Online Encyclopedias

Here are 2 resources you can use for your research!

Grolier

username- williamses
password- tigers


World Book

username- ew1
Password- tigers

Colonial Jobs

You and your partner have just been sent back in time and given a colonial occupation! What are you responsible for in your town?

Read and take notes from the website. Be sure you are the expert in your field because you will be teaching the rest of the class what you do in the town.

When you finish this, add your information to the appropriate place on the shared google doc. Please write only in the box describing your job.

If you have extra time at the end, you may read some of the other descriptions listed. Good luck!


Click here to begin!

Raz Kids

This morning we are going to use the site RAZkids for some non-fiction reading!

Go to raz-kids.com.   Click here!

Click on Kids Login.

For teacher username, you will use ewoods3. Find your name. Your regular account password will be your Raz password!

OSearch

The website osearch is a global shark tracker. Oceanologists place chips on sharks and track their movement. When the shark's dorsal fin comes above the surface of the water, it send a signal, or ping, to a satellite. This website tracks the pings sent from the sharks and shows the miles they have traveled.

Click on this link to begin studying shark movement.

Our Changing Nation

Use the website below to analyze how the Americas changed during the Age of Exploration.



Click this link

Jamestown Webquest

Join Captain John Smith on his adventure beginning the Jamestown colony.


Click this link to begin!

Explorer Websites

Use these sites below to explore information about some famous explorers!



Explorer Biographies...and more!
Check out this site for some cool biographies and maps to help you research.

World Explorers

Read here to find more explorer information.

Here are some sites about specific explorers:

Columbus

Hernan Cortes

Vasco da Gama

Sir Francis Drake

Ferdinand Magellan

Francisco Pizarro

Marco Polo

Ponce de Leon