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Classroom Projects

4th Grade
State Project

Encyclopaedia Britannica is an online encyclopedia. Start with the elementary edition. Click on the speaker, and it will read the paragraph to you!

Social Security Online-Popular Baby Names by State-use to find your character name.

National Park Service-Find a Park-use this site to find information about a national park, national monument, or national historic site in your state.

Stately Knowledge

Animal Project

Encyclopaedia Britannica is an online encyclopedia. Start with the elementary edition. Click on the speaker, and it will read the paragraph to you!

African Wildlife Federation Wildlife Gallery has information on many threatened animals in Africa. Make sure to click on the learn more link.

Arkive is a great place to find picture, videos, and information about animals. Use the search box to find your animal. Then click on the tabs in the description box on the right to find more information about your animal.

Honolulu Zoo Animal Information pages offer information, pictures, and sometimes video. If there is a quiz available for your animal, take it and see how well you know your animal.

National Geographic offers information on many animals. There are pictures, sound clips, or video clips for many of the animals.

San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes offers information on many animals. Just select the proper animal category to get started.

Smithsonian National Zoological Park offers information on many animals. Just click on the proper animal category (mammal, reptile, etc...) to get started.

3rd Grade
Country Research

Encyclopaedia Britannica is an online encyclopedia. Start with the elementary edition. Click on the speaker, and it will read the paragraph to you!

CIA World Factbook has information on all countries of the world. It can also be a good source for maps and pictures.

www.NationalAnthems.info allows you to listen and download the national anthem. Lyrics can also be found here.

Illinois and Chicago Symbols

Illinois State Symbols

Chicago Symbols

Planet Research

Encyclopaedia Britannica is an online encyclopedia. Start with the elementary edition.

Nine Planets...Just for Kids takes information from the Nine Planets website, and makes it easier for kids to understand.

Solar System Exploration is a website from NASA. Use the menu on the left to select your planet, then use the tabs on the top of the big picture. Make sure to check out the Kid's Eye View tab to find lots of interesting facts.

Nine Planets is a great website for information about planets and their moons, but it can be a bit difficult to understand.

Chicago History Resources

Chicago Timeline from the Chicago Public Library

Chicago-City of the Century: People & Events from PBS

Jazz Age Chicago 1893-1945 by Scott A. Newman. Make sure to visit the Extended Research Links page to find more information on many Chicago history topics.

Death, Disturbances, Disasters, and Disorders in Chicago by the Chicago Public Library

Encyclopedia of Chicago from the Chicago History Museum and the Newbery Library

Great Chicago Fire from the Chicago History Museum and Northwestern Universtiy

Chicago Daily News Photographs 1902-1933 from the Library of Congress American Memory Project

Chicago Landmarks from the Chicago Department of Planning and Development

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