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Geography

Jamestown Settlement

John Smith Voyages Map
Play around with a virtual map of John Smith's explorations.
Virtual James Fort
A virtual fort to explore.
Patterns of Settlement Map
Virginia settlements in 1607, 1619, 1624, and 1634.
Powhatan Indian Village
Read about a Powhatan Village or watch a video.
Jamestown Timeline
A timeline of Jamestown.
The Jamestown Online Adventure
Play a game. You are Captain of the Jamestown colony!
The Pocahontas Myth
The Powhatan Nation weighs in.
Pocahontas Biography
Biography from National Women's History Museum.
Jamestown History Quiz
Quiz created by a fifth grade teacher.

Math Sites

Facts Practice
Practice multiplication and division facts.
Fractions Game
Adding Fractions
Square Root Practice
Finding square roots of numbers.
Prime Numbers
Prime or composite?
Rounding Numbers
Round numbers to the nearest.....you decide!
Place Value Game
Find the place value of the underlined digit.
Comparing Fractions & Decimals
Changing fractions to decimals.
Graph Mole
using a coordinate grid
Arcade Math
math games
Place Value
place value game

Pilgrims

The Mayflower & Thanksgiving
Design a New Home
Mayflower History
Go to the Passenger List to click on biographies.
Who Were the Pilgrims
An overview of the Pilgrims.
The First Thanksgiving
A Scholastic site on the Pilgrims.
Plymouth: Its History and People
A history of the Pilgrims.
Timeline of Plymouth Colony
You Are the Historian!
Find clues and investigate the first Thanksgiving.

Reading

Character Scrapbook
Because of Winn-Dixie
Holes
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Inkheart
Charlotte's Web
It's Greek to Me - Word Roots
Clean Up Grammar at the Beach
Fish 'Em Up Word Endings
Charlotte's Web: Pick the Perfect Word
Hangman
Michelle Paver's site - author of Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
look up facts about Wolf Brother and others
Series of Unfortunate Events
Lemony Snicket's site

Resources

Science Sites

Rocks and Minerals

Magnets and Electricity

Bright Light Fright
Information about lightning.
AC/DC - What's the Difference?
How are watts, ohms, amps and volts related?

Matter

States of Matter Game
Help Steve survive in the icy temperatures of Alaska.
Mass vs. Weight
The difference between mass and weight. See what you would weigh on other planets.
Matching Matter Vocabulary
Match the terms with the correct definition.
States of Matter Quiz Game
Answer the questions to reveal a picture underneath.
Change of State Quiz Game
Periodic Table of Comic Books
See where elements are used in comic books.

Spelling

spellingcity.com
Go to "Find List" and search for "Abigail Svenson."

Environmental Stewardship

American Red Cross
Midcoast Maine American Red Cross chapter
Chewonki Foundation
Good Shepherd Food Bank
Goodwill Industries
New England Goodwill
Harpswell Garden Club
Nicodemus Wilderness Project
Salvation Army
Salvation Army for Maine
Town of Harpswell Recycling Facility
Florida Power and Light Fishway
Brunswick Farmer's Market
Bath Farmer's Market
Maine State Game and Marine Wardens
Maine State Parks
Harpswell Heritage Land Trust
U.S. Coast Guard
Maine Audubon Society

Settling the Colonies

Revolutionary Period

Constitution

Holidays Around the World

Holiday Scrapbook
Celebrates Christmas, Hannakah, and Kwanzaa