Unit 4
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topic |
website |
description |
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Spanish explorers in Florida |
Information about the explorers | |
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French explorers in Canada |
Information about Cartier and Champlain | |
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English explorers in Virginia |
Jamestown | Links available to John Smith and Pochahontas |
| Jamestown | jamestown | Students get to make decisions about the settlement to see if they do better than the original settlers did |
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transportation |
wright | Video about theWright brothers. Need media player installed. |
| PBS transcontinental railroad | Information about the Transcontinental Railroad | |
| Life of Henry Ford | Henry Ford information | |
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communication |
History of Commuication | Includes linkfor telegraph, telephone, radio, television and computers |
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inventors |
Inventors | List of inventors. When you click on the inventor you get more sites. |
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medicines |
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Pocahontas |
pocahont | |
| pocahontas myth | Tells a different angle on the story of Pocahontas, including her real name | |
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representative government |
democracy_v2 | An interactive site to experience Jamestown and government |
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St. Augustine |
castillo de san marcos | History of the fort and St. Augustine |
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Quebec City |
Quebec City history | Lots of information about historical and current Quebec City |
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Iroquois |
iroquois | Information about the Iroquois tribe |
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longhouses |
houses | Information about Native American Homes |
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time lines |
tech | Timeline that you can move through and shows when things were invented |
| timeline | Timeline of greatest inventions - very long | |
| TOYS timeline | Interesting look at toys from 1840 to today | |
| people |
people in PA history. Could be used to put a timeline together as described on page 257 Would have to click on each name to see the articles. | |
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Helen Keller |
Helen Keller Kids Online Museum | Pictures and information about Helen Keller |
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Pony Express |
ponyexp1 | Information about pony express |
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Scott Foreman |
Communities Unit 4 Activity | communication and transportation |
