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Welcome P.S. 115 Media Center students

Media Center: Library Information

Dewey Decimal System
Main subjects in the library

http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/about/dewey.html
Online Library Catalog
All the books in the P.S. 115 library

https://library.nycenet.edu/cataloging/servlet/presentadvancedsearchredirectorform.do;jsessionid=533BF2D46422051C142EC15F050A1589?l2m=Library%20Search&tm=TopLevelCatalog&l2m=Library+Search

New York City

Broadway
History starting in 1904

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/milestones/index.html
Big Apple History
EXCELLENT RESOURCE

http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/building/index-flash.html
Tenement Museum

http://www.tenement.org/research.html
Different locations in NYC

http://www.inetours.com/New_York/Pages/NYC_History.html
Broadway, Greenwich Village, Bowery, Harlem

http://www.nnp.org/vtour/regions/Manhattan/fort-amsterdam.html
NYC Landmarks
Visitors' Guides to many NYC Landmarks

http://gonyc.about.com/od/bestofnewyorkcity/tp/topattractions.htm
NYC Official Website - landmarks

http://www.nycgo.com/must-see-nyc/
Coney Island - interactive map
click on dots to go to areas on map

http://www.westland.net/coneyisland/histmaps.htm
Yankees History
Timeline, facts, and photos

http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/al/nyyanks/yankees.html
Library Catalog
All the books in our school library

http://library.nycenet.edu/cataloging/servlet/presentadvancedsearchredirectorform.do;jsessionid=D9C817B71456116812FC5C94D9DF5919?l2m=Library%20Search&tm=TopLevelCatalog&l2m=Library+Search
Titanic deconstructed

http://www.history.com/videos/titanic-deconstructed#titanic-deconstructed
Titanic history

http://www.history.com/topics/titanic

1st, 2nd & Kindergarten

Disney Nature
Beautiful videos of our planet

http://disneynature.com
Starfall
Reading activities

http://www.starfall.com
National Geographic for Kids
videos, animals. activities, continents

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids
PBS Kids
Educational activities

http://pbskids.org
Scholastic Games
Clifford, Word Girl, Magic School Bus and more!

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/play/games/
Story Line
Listen to famous actors reading stories aloud

http://www.storylineonline.net
Time Warp Trio Games

http://www.timewarptrio.com/adventures
Wild Detectives/Crittercam

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/animals-pets-kids/wild-detectives-kids/

4th Grade

Immigration - Ellis Island
Take a virtual tour of Ellis Island, listen to audio, view photos, watch video

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm
Time Machine
Go back in time to the days of colonial times, American Revolution, Women's Suffrage, Civil War

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/timeMachine/
Erie Canal Tour
Tour Erie Canal with music

http://www.epodunk.com/routes/erie-canal/index.html
Algonquin/Iroquois webquest
Compare and Contrast the lifestyle of the Algonquins and Iroquois

http://ryecityschools.rhs.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?sessionid=3e85696e269bc77fb02fc4a191a4a6be&pageid=92408&sessionid=3e85696e269bc77fb02fc4a191a4a6be
Native American match game
Match Native American vocabulary

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=cchamberinhabitant
NY Explorers match game
Match explorers of NY

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/draggeneric.asp?filename=rburgessexplorers
New York explorers
Major NY explorers

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/majorexl.cfm#
Jump back in time
Description of different time periods in America

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb
Interactive Map of Mannahatta
Watch Mannahatta transform into Manhattan

http://themannahattaproject.org/explore/mannahatta-map/
Ellis Island Webquest
Immigration

http://users.tellurian.net/sws/Immigration/

Colonial Times

Colonial Living
Everything about colonial life

http://eev.liu.edu/KK/colonial/resources.htm
Interactive colonial times
Excellent interactive site

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/history/index.html
Plymouth Colony - Be a historian
Amazing adventure on Plymouth and the First Thanksgiving

http://www.plimoth.org/media/olc/intro.html
Now and Then videos
Colonial lives

http://www.libertyskids.com/nowthen/index.html
Colonial Kids
Colonial life for kids

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/
Daily life in the colonies
move your mouse to discover parts of a colonial town

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/perspectives_daily.html
Colonial Williamsburg
Kids Zone: games and activities

http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/kids/

Slavery

Underground Railroad
Choose your own adventure

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
Life Stories of New York Slaves
Life Stories of slaves in New York

http://www.slaveryinnewyork.org/PDFs/Life_Stories.pdf
Drinking Gourd Song
Follow the Drinking Gourd

http://pathways.thinkport.org/secrets/gourd2.cfm
Black History Month
Honoring the history of African Americans

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/specials/articles/0,28285,97217,00.html
Interactive adventure

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground%5Frailroad/
Underground Railroad slideshow
Introduction to Underground RR

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/slideshows/escape_slides.htm

3rd Grade

World Atlas
Continents and oceans

http://worldatlas.com/geoquiz/thelist.htm
National Geographic for kids
wonderful website with photos, facts, and games

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0609/
Mr. Nussbaum Continents
Learn about different countries in each continent

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/continentscode2.htm
Research on Spain
Research on Spain

http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/390/27/
Research on China
Facts, history, etc.

http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/307/27/
Character Trading Cards
Create a card about characters from your favorite books

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/trading_cards/
Geography Copycat
Challenge your memory by clicking on the continents

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/GeographyGames/Copycat
Explore the Continents
Visit the 7 continents and learn facts about each

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/continents/
Time for kids - Spain

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/hh/goplaces/article/0,28376,1535490,00.html
Biographies
Find Biographies on famous people

http://www.biography.com/bio4kids/index.jsp
Mr. Nussbaum Biographies

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/bio2.htm
Pitara Magazine Biographies

http://www.pitara.com/magazine/people.asp
Garden of Praise Biographies

http://gardenofpraise.com/leaders.htm
Bullying
Games and Activities on Bullying

http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/games/
Great Wall of China
Panoramic pictures

http://www.thechinaguide.com/index.php?action=activity/greatWallOfChina
Panorama Great Wall
Great Wall and 7 Wonders

http://www.panoramas.dk/7-wonders/great-wall.html

5th Grade

Jamestown Colony
Jamestown Choose your own adventure

http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
Columbian Exchange
Items traded in the Columbian Exchange

http://www.mnh.si.edu/archives/garden/history/
Columbian Exchange 2
Another website for Columbian Exchange

http://daphne.palomar.edu/scrout/colexc.htm
Time Machine
Go back in time to the days of Westward Expansion, Civil War, and many other periods

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/timeMachine/
DBQ Practice
Here are DBQ's you can use to practice for the Social Studies State Test

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/sscrqindex.cfm?Type=DBQ
CRQ Practice
Practice Constructed Response Questions for Social Studies State Test

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/sscrqindex.cfm?Type=CRQ
Who was Pocahontas?
Biography on Pocahontas

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/colonial/jb_colonial_smith_1.html
Jump back in time
Different time periods in America

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb
Meet Amazing Americas
Explorers, Presidents, Leaders

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa
Jamestown Challenge
Get to Jamestown by answering questions

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/commemoratives/jamestown/
On the Trail with Capt. John Smith
Jamestown interactive adventure

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/InteractiveAdventures/John-smith
Myth Brainstorming Machine

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/

Pioneer Trip

Jumping Off
More preparations for the trip

http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Jumpingoff.html
Prairie Schooners
What did the Prairie Schooners look like?

http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/wagons.html
Pioneers!
Wagons Ho! Get ready to start your journey

http://library.thinkquest.org/6400/
Lewis and Clark Interactive Adventure
Join the Expedition of Lewis and Clark

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/index.html