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Homeschooling Resources
The Rock: Alcatraz IslandAge Range: 10-18 (Grades 4-12, with parental supervision) At this National Park Service multi-media website, you can take a virtual tour of the infamous prison that operated from 1934-1963 on Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay. Click on “Virtual Tours” under “Multimedia Site Features” and tour: Cell Block Exercise Yard Kitchen Mess Hall You can also watch slide shows that explore the history of Alcatraz including its use as a military fort, the decades it was used as a federal penitentiary, and its occupation by American Indians from 1969-1971. And learn about some of the correctional facility’s most notorious inmates including Al “Scarface” Capone, George “Machine Gun” Kelly, and Robert “Birdman”…
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Homeschool Resources: Social Sciences
It’s Thursday, April 4, 2019, and time for Homeschool Resources: Social Sciences. I’m bringing you Homeschooling resources you’ll be able to use in your classroom. If you have used any of these in the past let me know what you liked or disliked about them and why. Jell-O Gallery Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision) The mere mention of Jell-O causes most people to giggle — but the silliness of Jell-O’s history is serious business. Here are some more fun facts: Did you know that immigrants entering Ellis Island were served Jell-O as a welcome dish? Or that there were chocolate and cola flavored gelatins that were discontinued? Norman Rockwell and…
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Free Topics For April 19th, 2019
Free Topics For April 19th, 2019 Lakes Formed by Dams Modern History of Hawaii And then there were 50! It was 60 years ago, this week, that Congress approved Hawaii to be admitted as the 50th state in the United States. Learn more about the state’s modern history in this Topic. History of Telescopes The Revolution Reaches America Rotation, Revolution, and Eclipses Did you know that the catalyst for the start of Spring is when a pole starts to slant toward the Sun? So does Fall begin when a pole starts to slant away? You’ll have to check out this Topic to find out! Thank you, Glenda, Charlie and David…
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