In addition to our Usborne Links, check out this introduction video about Protists (Protozoa) that our 3rd graders watched! It is made like a movie trailer, so it was highly interesting to our students.
https://youtu.be/0-6dzU4gOJo
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Everyone! I am so excited! I figured out how to post the links directly into each blog post. Now, students do not have to write down their pages and look up everything in the Usborne Quicklinks page. Students can just click below. Yay!
History for all ~ Book: 12,000 Years of World History
Pages 125 The Hundred Years' War (between France and England)
Pages 136-137 Traders and Towns between 1300-1500
Website 2
See pictures of a medieval merchant's house in Southampton, UK. (Scroll to the bottom of the page to see photos of the rooms.)
See pictures of a medieval merchant's house in Southampton, UK. (Scroll to the bottom of the page to see photos of the rooms.)
Website 3
Visit the German city of Lubeck, the capital of the Hanseatic League and a major trading center in the Middle Ages.
Visit the German city of Lubeck, the capital of the Hanseatic League and a major trading center in the Middle Ages.
Website 4
Find out about trading routes with a game. Can you tell Queen Elizabeth I where each object comes from?
Find out about trading routes with a game. Can you tell Queen Elizabeth I where each object comes from?
Website 5
Watch a video clip of the Doge's Palace in Venice, Italy. (The ruler of Venice was called a doge.)
Watch a video clip of the Doge's Palace in Venice, Italy. (The ruler of Venice was called a doge.)
Pages 138-139 The Power of the Popes & Enemies of the Town between 1000-1500
Website 1
Listen to a story about King Henry II that illustrates the battle for power between king and church.
Listen to a story about King Henry II that illustrates the battle for power between king and church.
Website 3
See the Palace of the Popes in Avignon, and its rooms. (Click on "9 Popes" to find out about the Popes who lived there.)
See the Palace of the Popes in Avignon, and its rooms. (Click on "9 Popes" to find out about the Popes who lived there.)
Pages 140-141 Building a Cathedral and Going on a Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages
Website 2
Examine a medieval crane and find out how medieval builders could raise blocks of stone to such heights.
Examine a medieval crane and find out how medieval builders could raise blocks of stone to such heights.
Website 4
Visit Chartres Cathedral in France and discover some of the stories depicted in the stunning stained-glass windows.
Visit Chartres Cathedral in France and discover some of the stories depicted in the stunning stained-glass windows.
Website 5
Can you build an arch? Find out how medieval masons built cathedral arches without the benefits of modern technology.
Can you build an arch? Find out how medieval masons built cathedral arches without the benefits of modern technology.
Pages 150-151 Kingdoms of the Celts
Website 4
Watch a video clip trailer for a film about the Battle of Bannockburn between Robert Bruce, King of Scotland and Edward II of England.
Watch a video clip trailer for a film about the Battle of Bannockburn between Robert Bruce, King of Scotland and Edward II of England.
Website 5
Interactive guide to the characters, locations and weapons of the Battle of Bannockburn with quizzes. (Click on "Find out more" under "Battlepedia".)
Interactive guide to the characters, locations and weapons of the Battle of Bannockburn with quizzes. (Click on "Find out more" under "Battlepedia".)
Science for 6th grade ~ Book: What's Science All About?
Section: Chemistry, Subsection: Let's Make Things Happen
Website 2
Make some virtual candy, then learn about the chemistry involved. (Click on "Candy-o-matic".)
Make some virtual candy, then learn about the chemistry involved. (Click on "Candy-o-matic".)
Science for 3rd grade: none this week (we have been using a non-Usborne book for biology, so there are no links).
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