​Notetaking Project


1. Please copy and save the Note-taking Organizer on to your Google Drive.
2. Select any research topic that interests you.
3. Use the following sites to research your topic:
Factmonster
National Geographic Kids
InfoPlease
Internet Public Library


Presidents and First Ladies Research Project
Select any of the 45 Presidents or First Ladies to research!

1. Open and save the Presidents and First Ladies Research Project onto your Google Drive.
2. Use the following links to find out about the President/First Lady of your choice:

Fact Monster Presidential Biographies: https://www.factmonster.com/us/presidents/biographies-presidents
Info Please President Fact Sheet: https://www.infoplease.com/history-and-government/us-presidents/presidents
Presidents from WhiteHouse.Gov: https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/

First Lady Biographies (select Juvenile): http://www.firstladies.org/biographies
National Women's History Museum (search name of First Lady): https://www.nwhm.org/
First Ladies History Channel: http://www.history.com/topics/first-ladies


Explorer Research Project
Today we are going to research famous world explorers!

1. Save the Explorer Research Project to your Google Drive by making a copy.
2. Select your explorer from the following web page: http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/type/age-of-discovery/

Use these links to find out information about your explorer:
Mariners Museum: http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/type/age-of-discovery/
Biography.com: www.biography.com/people/groups/famous-explorers
History Channel: www.history.com/topics/exploration


When you're done, feel free to take the quiz to find out which explorer you're most like! Quiz

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Rockin' the Rock Cycle
1. Copy the Project Report to your Google Drive.
2. Use these links to answer the questions:

• Fact Monster Encyclopedia: http://www.factmonster.com/dk/science/encyclopedia/rocks.html
• Fact Monster Rocks: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0900642.html
• Rock and the Rock Cycle: http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/rocks_intro.html
• Erosion: http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_erosion.html
• Birthstones: http://www.earthsky.org/article/birthstones
• Fact Monster Birthstones: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770373.htm

3. Once your project is completed, feel free to play any of game and activites this site: Mineral Games: http://www.mineralogy4kids.org/games.html



Current Events Project

​1. Visit DOGO News and select an interesting article.
​2. Read your article.
3. Answer these questions about your news story:
Period 1
Period 2
Period 5
Period 7
Period 8

​4. When completed, feel free to explore the links on Mrs. Corkery's website and to read additional articles on DOGO News.

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