Fourth Grade

Curriculum-Related Internet Links

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Citation Maker
from Department of English, Eastern Kentucky University

Elementary Citation Maker

Social Studies

Vermont || Vermont History || William Penn || Early Settlements || Thirteen Colonies || Colonial Diaries || Revolutionary War || The Constitution || Immigration

Items with a indicate activities developed by Orchard School faculty members.

Language Arts

Cinderella Around the World

Math

Graphs

Science

Geology || The Moon || Space Studies || Human Body


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(Good information on human anatomy.)

SOCIAL STUDIES

Vermont
Vermont Unit

Updated Vermont Geography Book

Vermont Secretary of State's Kids Home Page

Vermont.gov Kids' Page

Vermont Information (50states.com)

Vermont.gov Facts Page

Vermont Facts, Map and State Symbols
from Enchantedlearning.com

Vermont State Emblems

State Symbols USA

Vermont Symbols and Emblems
(from netstate.com)

City and County Information

Vermont County Information
(from Wikipedia)

History of VT Counties

Vermont Counties

Vermont Counties
(from U.S. Census Bureau)

Even more county information

Lake Champlain Basin Program Kid's Page
(Stories about Lake Champlain, lake and basin facts)

Vermont State Map Collection
(Cities, Counties, Rivers, etc)

Famous Vermonters, Part I

Famous Vermonters, Part II

Vermont Information
(from Kidspace@The Internet Public Library)

Vermont Geography

Vermont Geographic Alliance

Rivers of Vermont
(from Wikipedia)

Rivers of Vermont

Lake Champlain
(from Wikipedia)

Lake Champlain Information Directory

Lake Champlain Facts

Lake and Basin Facts

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Vermont History

Virtual Vermont's Vermont History Page 
(Includes links to people and places)

(Click on "History" on the left hand side of the page.)

Battle of Bennington
(from Wikipedia)

Battle of Bennington
from

Battle of Bennington
from
BritishBattles.com

History of Mt. Independence
(from Mt. Independence Coalition)

Mt. Independence State Historic Site
from

Exploring Mt. Independence
from
A REVOLUTIONARY DAY
ALONG HISTORIC US ROUTE 7

Battle of Hubbardton
(from Wikipedia)

Hubbardton Battlefield
from

Hubbardton Battlefield
from
A REVOLUTIONARY DAY
ALONG HISTORIC US ROUTE 7

Flood of 1927
(from St. Michael's College)

Flood of 1927
from UVM's Landscape Change Program

The Vermont Flood of 1927

Ethan Allen
(from Wikipedia)

Ethan Allen
from

Ethan Allen Homestead

Ice Storm of '98
(from Vermont Agency of Natural Resources)

Northeast Ice Storm of 1998
(from USDA Forest Service)

Ice Storm information
(from CNN)

America's Historic Lakes - The Lake Champlain and Lake George Historic Site

Vermont History on the Web
(from Vermont Historical Society)

Vermont Timeline
from

Jody Williams wins Nobel Peace Prize

NobelPrize.org

Jody Williams (from Wikipedia)

International Campaign to Ban Land Mines

Charlotte, The Vermont Whale
(from UVM)

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The Rokeby Museum

Vermont History Projects
(by students at Vergennes Union Middle School)
Vermont Web Scavenger Hunt (created by Joanne Finnegan at CESU)

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William Penn


The Slate Roof House, Penn's residence in Philadelphia (1700) was demolished in 1868.
William Penn - Paintings
(from Quakerinfo.com)
The Life of William Penn The Trial of William Penn
William Penn William Penn in Pennsylvania -Penn's House
(from PA's Environmental Heritage)
William Penn Plans the City

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Early Settlements

Jamestown Project Plymouth Project
Plimoth Plantation's Investigating the First Thanksgiving

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The Thirteen Colonies

The Thirteen Original Colonies Project

13 Originals - Founding the American Colonies

Colonial Ancestors

Archiving Early America

Colonial Kids: A Celebration of Life in the 1700's (a ThinkQuest site)

U.S. Population and Major Cities
from 1790
 
from U.S. Census Bureau

Relief and Political Maps
from geology.com

Distances
from yahoo.com

Maps - Relief and from 1895

Colonial Maps

State Information
from 50states.com

Paul Revere House

Native People and the Colonies The Thirteen Original Colonies Participation in the Revolutionary  War
Original Inhabitants of the Thirteen Colonies

13 Colonies: Who, What, Where, When

Native North America

13 Originals: Founding the American Colonies

The 13 Colonies of America

13 Colonies

The Original Thirteen Colonies

Population of Cities in 1790
 

Revolutionary War Battles-
Arranged by State

American Revolution Battles Map

Revolutionary War Battles 1775-1783

Extra Activities
History of the American Colonies Maze Activity 13 Colonies Activities American Revolution Activities

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Colonial Diaries

Writing it Down (from PBS American Experience)

Martha Ballard's Diary Online (from dohistory.org)

Henry Sewell's Diary (from dohistory.org)

Making a Diary (from the Charlotte Museum of History)

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Revolutionary War

Liberty! The American Revolution
(from PBS)

The History Place - Prelude to Revolution
(Timeline for the American Revolution)
Revolutionary War Quiz
AmericanRevolution.org

Battles of the American Revolution
Battles of the American Revolution
Revolutionary War Battles
Revolutionary War Battles by State

American Revolution Events
Major Events of the Revolutionary War

Battle of Valcour (Lake Champlain)

Causes of the War
from

AMERICAN REVOLUTION
from
Harlingen, TX schools

People of the American Revolution
Ben Franklin
from
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Paul Revere
from
earlyamerica.com
King George III
from
americanrevolution.com
People of the American Revolution
from
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/default.aspx

Popular Songs in American History

Revolutionary War Project - The Continental Peace Conference

Causes of the Revolutionary War

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The Constitution

Complete text of the Constitution-
from National Archives and Records

Biographies of the 55 Delegates to the Constitutional Congress -
from National Archives and Records

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Immigration

Immigration - Ellis Island

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SCIENCE

Geology

Fossils of the Lake Champlain Region
Charlotte, the Vermont Whale
Volcano World
Rock Hounds
Mineral Information Institute
Earth Science World
Connecting Students - Geology

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The Moon

Astronomy for Kids - A ThinkQuest Junior site
Earth and Moon Viewer - View live images! (Swiss site)
The Earth's Moon - from the University of Michigan
Lunar Prospector - a NASA site
Space and Astronomy for Kids - from About.com's Astronomy for Kid's Guide
The Moon - from The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
Outer Space - another ThinkQuest Junior site
Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures - from U.S. Naval Observatory

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Space Studies
NASA KIDS
Space.com
Spacekids.com
Astronomy.com
Solarsystem.com
Spaceday.com
Solarviews.com
Amazing-space.com
Ask-A-Scientist (NASA)
Space Station Information
NASA's Observatorium

Powers of Ten

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The Human Body

Human Anatomy Index
from

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My Body
from

Human Anatomy Online
from
MyHealthScore.com
Body Systems
from
The Franklin Institute
Tour of the Human Body BrainPop - Health

from the Discovery Channel
Human Body Adventure
from
"Kid Info" on the Human Body Science Fact File: Inside the Human Body
from Indianapolis Marion County Public Library

Click on "Health"

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Fourth Grade Curriculum Related Tasks

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This page last updated: 02/09/10.