Sunday, February 27, 2011

Third Grade Revolutionary War News!!


Prepare to go back in time, reporters, to research one of the most important battles in the Revolutionary War! Read the links for your battle carefully, fill out your note-taking packet, and save at least one picture on your flash drive to use in your news article.

Celia and Maggie, use these links:
Social Studies for Kids, Lexington and Concord
Kids.net, Lexington and Concord
Kids Past.com, The Shot Heard Round the World

Nolan and Logan, use these links:
Liberty Archive, Battle of Bunker Hill
Social Studies for Kids, Bunker Hill

Kids.Net, Bunker Hill
Think Quest, Battle of Bunker Hill

Sophia and Cecelia, use these links:
Social Studies for Kids, Battle of Long Island (Battle of Brooklyn)
Infoplease, Battle of Brooklyn
British Battles.com, Battle of Brooklyn
Long Island Exchange, Battle of Brooklyn

Levi and Adam, use these links:
Social Studies for Kids, Fort Ticonderoga
My Revolutionary War, Fort Ticonderoga
Liberty Kids, Fort Ticonderoga
Short Facts, Fort Ticonderoga

Caroline and Sarah, use these links:
Social Studies for Kids, Trenton
Think Quest, Trenton
Liberty! News article about Battle of Trenton
History Central, Battle of Trenton

Tucker and Preston, use these links:
Social Studies for Kids, Battle of Brandywine
Think Quest, Brandywine
British Battles, Brandywine

Meika, Kayla, and Isabella, use these links:
Social Studies for Kids, Saratoga, a Turning Point in the War
Archiving Early America, Battle of Saratoga
Think Quest, Battle of Saratoga

Trevor L. and Evan, use these links:
My Revolutionary War, Battle of Charleston
The Patriot Resource, Siege of Charleston
Social Studies for Kids, Charleston

Zach and Sean, use these links:
Social Studies for Kids, Battle of Yorktown
Think Quest, Battle of Yorktown
Liberty! News article about Yorktown
British Battles, Battle of Yorktown

Reagan and Trevor M., use these links:
Think Quest, Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton
British Battles, Battle of Princeton

Ethan H. and Ethan L., use these links:
Social Studies for Kids, Battle of King's Mountain
The Battle of King's Mountain
Sons of Liberty, Battle of King's Mountain
History for Kids, Battle of King's Mountain

Thursday, February 24, 2011

The Great Plant Escape!


Fellow researchers, we are embarking on a plant adventure!

Click on the following link to find your information. We are exploring CASE #1.

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/gpe.html

Wednesday, February 16, 2011


Hello Researchers!


Today, you will be using a self-monitoring tool called, "My Learning Trail" to record your learning online. You will be using the website below to research a person or event from the Civil War. For this assignment, you will be collecting enough information to write a two or three paragraph report. We will be writing the reports tomorrow! Good luck!

http://americancivilwar.com/

Friday, February 4, 2011

Here is our website for our Underground Railroad Research Diary!

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/