Research Links
- News for Kids
- 3_Astronomy
- 3_Chicago History
- 3_Natural Resources
- 4_Biomes
- 4_Changing Earth
- 4_Endangered Animals
- 4_State Resources
- 5_Body Systems
- 5_Explorers
- Animals
News for Kids
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/
KidsPost
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost
National Geographic for Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/
Science News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
Smithsonian History Explorer
https://historyexplorer.si.edu/
Smithsonian, Jr.
http://tweentribune.com/junior
Smithsonian Tween Tribune
http://tweentribune.com/frontpage?link
Wonderopolis
http://wonderopolis.org
3_Astronomy
These links can be used for additional research and information. |
BrainPop
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NASA Picture Dictionary |
**Star Child: The Solar System Listen and Learn with NASA. This site was created for elementary students. For more detailed information select Level 2. |
Welcome to the Planets Great images of the planets. Includes RealAudio or MP3 Audio of text. |
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NASA Kids Club |
NASA Space Place |
Starchild: Where, Oh Where Does That Little Object Go? |
NASA Images |
3_Chicago History
Chicago Fire
Experience how the fire spreads through the city
http://www.shoppbs.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/chicago/maps/pop_fire_body.html
Chicago in the 19th Century
http://chicagowebdocent.org/modules/chicagohistory/index.html
The Great Chicago Fire - Media Enhanced Book
Click here to enjoy the online version of this book
Check with Mrs. Talbot for the code.
3_Natural Resources
General Information
Encyclopedia Britannica
http://www.school.eb.com/elementary
Soil
Brain Pop
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/soil/
Children of the Earth – Environmental Education Group
http://www.childrenoftheearth.org/soil-facts-for-kids/soil-facts-for-kids-01.htm
National Geographic
http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/keep-soil-healthy-2159.html
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/edresources/soil.html
Renewable or Non-renewable
Argonne National Laboratory – Newton Ask a Scientist
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/env99/env99449.htm
BrainPop
http://www.brainpop.com/science/ourfragileenvironment/naturalresources/
Discovery Education
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/down_dirty.html
Ecos-Pro
http://www.eco-pros.com/renewableresources.htm
Penn State
http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/FreePubs/pdfs/uh177.pdf
University of Delaware
http://ag.udel.edu/extension/renewresources/
University of Illinois
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/world/nres.html
see section 25.3
4_Biomes
Explore Biomes of the world
Earth Observatory: Biomes http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/ Brief summary of the land biomes. Site published by NASA. |
Missouri Botanical Gardens Explains the biomes. Describes the different animals and plants that live there. |
Plant Adaptations http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/adapt.html Plant adaptations. Segment detailing how plants adapt to the conditions in each biome. |
The World's Biomes http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/ Overview of the major biomes on Earth. Few pictures. |
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/midewin/home Tour the restored ecosystem south of Chicago in Wilmington, Illinois. |
Prairies in the Prairie State http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/midewin/index.html Technical review of the Illinois prairie. Great photographs of Illinois’s natural areas. Includes database of native prairie flowers. |
4_Changing Earth
4_Endangered Animals
Endangered Animals
Endangered Species
http://idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season9/endspecies/facts.cfm
Espeices
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
Grolier – Amazing Animals
http://go.grolier.com/
Our Endangered Animals
http://www.konicaminolta.com/kids/endangered_animals/about/index.html
4_State Resources
Online Databases
Culture Grams - States Edition
http://online.culturegrams.com/states/state_sub_category.php?sid=13&sn=Illinois&StateHistoryID=78
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
http://www.school.eb.com/elementary
Free Websites
America’s Story from America’s Library - Illinois
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/es/
FactMonster – Illinois
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0108209.html
IPL – Kidspace: Stately Knowledge – Illinois
http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/il1.html
5_Body Systems
5_Explorers
Encyclopedia Brittanica
http://www.school.eb.com/elementary
Start your research by reading up on your topic in an encyclopedia. Contact your librarian for home login information.
Grolier Encyclopedia
http://go.grolier.com:80/
Your first place for information. Contact your librarian for home login information.
Age of Exploration - The Mariner's Museum
http://www.marinersmuseum.org/education/age-exploration
Brief biography of many explorers.
Specific Explorers
Vasco de Balboa
The Explorers: Spanish Exploration
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/25992-the-explorers-spanish-exploration-video.htm
Brief video clip summarizing the relationship of early Spanish explorers.
Jacques Cartier
Empire of the Bay: Jacques Cartier
http://www.pbs.org/empireofthebay/profiles/cartier.html
Explorers and businessmen of the Hudson Bay Company
Online Exhibit of the Virtual Museum of New France: Canadian Museum of Civilization
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/explore/virtual-museum-of-new-france/the-explorers/jacques-cartier2
Paintings and maps depicting Cartier’s exploration of Canada.
Christopher Columbus
Did the Chinese Beat Christopher Columbus to America?
http://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/chinese-beat-columbus.htm
What do you think? Who reached America first? Great picture file.
Video Clips of Columbus’ Voyages
Age of Exploration: Voyages of Columbus
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/5740-age-of-exploration-voyages-of-columbus-video.htm
Age of Exploration: Columbus's First Voyage
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/6286-age-of-exploration-columbuss-first-voyage-video.htm
Age of Exploration: Columbus's Later Voyages
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/5741-age-of-exploration-columbuss-later-voyages-video.htm
Christopher Columbus Video Clip
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/history-kids/christopher-columbus-kids.html
Summary of Columbus’s expedition to search for spices.
Francisco Coronado
Coronado National Memorial
http://www.nps.gov/coro/historyculture/parkmission.htm
National park commemorating Coronado’s explorations
Francisco Vasquez De Coronado
http://history.howstuffworks.com/north-american-history/francisco-vasquez-de-coronado.htm
Brief summary and map of Coronado’s exploration in the United States.
PBS: The West - Francisco Coronado
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/coronado.htm
Information from a PBS Documentary that contrasted the gain versus the human price of discovery and exploration.
Hernado Cortez(s)
The Conquistidors: Hernando Cortes
http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/cortes/cortes_flat.html
The quest for gold and land that created the modern world.
Hernando Cortez
http://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/hernando-cortez.htm
Brief summary of Cortez’s colonization of the New World.
Bartolomeu Dias
Age of Exploration: World in 1400
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/5733-age-of-exploration-world-in-1400-video.htm
Brief video clip of geography and the early explorers
http://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/bartholomeu-dias.htm
Summary of Dias’s findings.
Vasco da Gama
Exploring the World: Vasco da Gama
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/5665-exploring-the-world-vasco-de-gama-video.htm
Brief video clip summarizing da Gama’s voyage to Asia.
http://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/vasco-da-gama.htm
Summary of da Gama’s voyage to Asia.
Henry Hudson
Empire of the Bay: Henry Hudson
http://www.pbs.org/empireofthebay/profiles/hudson.html
Explorers and businessmen of the Hudson Bay Company
Henry Hudson
http://history.howstuffworks.com/north-american-history/henry-hudson.htm#
Brief summary of Hudson’s exploration of North America.
The Life and Voyages of Henry Hudson
http://www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/
Extensive biography of Henry Hudson.
Ferdinand Magellan
Age of Exploration: Voyage around the World
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/5743-age-of-exploration-voyage-around-world-video.htm
Brief video clip summarizing Magellan’s voyage around the world.
Ferdinand Magellan: The First to Go around the World?
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/magellan
Q’s and A’s about Magellan’s travels.
Francisco Pizarro
The Conquistidors: Francisco Pizarro
http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/pizarro/pizarro_flat.html
The quest for gold and land that created the modern gold.
The Explorers: Conquest of the Incas
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/25993-the-explorers-conquest-of-the-inca-video.htm
Brief video clip summarizing Pizarro and the Conquistadors conquest of the Incas.
Pizarro and the Incas
http://history.howstuffworks.com/south-american-history/conquistador-incan-empire3.htm
Brief overview of the demise of the Inca civilization.
Juan Ponce de Leon
Juan Ponce de Leon
http://history.howstuffworks.com/north-american-history/juan-ponce-de-leon.htm
Brief summary of exploration.
Ponce de Leon: Florida’s First Spanish Explorer
http://fcit.usf.edu/Florida/lessons/de_leon/de_leon1.htm
Brief biography written for students.
Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto
http://history.howstuffworks.com/north-american-history/hernando-de-soto.htm
Brief summary of de Soto’s exploration of the United States.
Hernando de Soto Arrives and Explores Florida
http://fcit.usf.edu/Florida/lessons/de_soto/de_soto1.htm
Brief summary written for kids.
Hernando de Soto Trails Through North America
http://s64624.gridserver.com/currentsite/de_soto.htm
Extensive research on the travels of de Soto in the southern United States. Includes many illustrations and maps.
Amerigo Vespucci
The Age of Discovery: The New World
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/27313-the-age-of-discovery-the-new-world-video.htm
Brief video clip summarizing the exploration of the New World.