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After visiting the Internet links, books and other resources, and completing information on the New England state clue sheet, you will write a description of your clue information, and provide the resource you used.

Northeast Region Resources

Use these resources to gather information for your New England location clue. Complete the individual clue sheets as you find information.
(A clipboard might be helpful if you have one available.)

Individual State Information:
Connecticut,
Connecticut Tourism,
Maine,
Massachusetts,
Massachusetts Facts
New Hampshire,
Rhode Island,
Vermont

General Resources to gather information on NE states.

Visit at least 4 sites from the general section. Your choice!

Interactive U.S.Map
Learn your states and capitals using this interactive tool.
**There will be a states & capitals quiz**

U.S.Regions to the U.S. Sponsored by the U.S.Embassy Diplomatic Mission to Germany - Interesting site to gather facts.

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
Use this resource to get facts about our government and the states. Click on Our Nation to find facts about the states.

My America Online Field Trip

Explore the States
Interesting site to gather facts.

IPL Stately Knowledge
From the Internet Public Library - get the facts...

Census information

Classbrain-State Report links
Answer questions on the Northeast States from this area.

States and Capitals
State information is listed here.

Boundaries of the Contiguous United States
Animation showing historical growth of the U.S.

National Scenic Byways
Online pictures and more.

Child Labor in America
Images of child workers with descriptions. 1908-1912

The Irish Potato Famine
Background information on the famine and the description of beginnings for this immigrant group.

Trade in Colonial America
Offered by Time Travel (U.S. Mint) complete the task.

New England states

Visit at least 3 of the sites in the New England region. Your choice!

Mount Washington
Highest peak in New England.

New England Travel Guide

The Boston Tea Party

A Colonial Family and Community
A fun site to explore colonial life. Be a history detective - do research on the site and then answer questions. Watch the movies that are included.

Old Sturbridge Village
An online tour of the village.

Samuel Slater, English millworker
Learn about how New England became a center for mills.

Lowell Online: Mill History
Find out how Lowell became and industrial town almost overnight. National Park web site.

Archeology of the Central Artery Project
Online tour

Welcome to Fitchburg, MA
An overview of the city. Includes the history and information on manufacturing.

Brief History of Fitchburg

Nantucket in a Nutshell
Includes whaling history.

Nantucket Chamber of Commerce

Plymouth History

Historic Sites of Plymouth

A Virtual Tour of Plimoth (Plymouth) Plantation

Plymouth Rock

Lobsters
Full of information on this industry.

Camden, Maine
Visitor information

Mid-coast Maine

Portland Press Herald
Search this online version of the newspaper. Access travel information, weather, news and more.

Portland Online
City website to gather facts. History,
Climate, Geography, and Maine fun facts, Population, scroll down to see products, Scroll through S for facts on Seafood, and State Symbols. Waterfront facts

Portland Maine
Overview of the downtown area.

Newport, Rhode Island
Tourist information.

A historic perspective on Newport, R.I.

Newport Chamber of Commerce

Newport Postcard Museum
Online postcard museum.


Vermont Maple
Maple Facts

Virtual Cabot, Vermont

History of Cabot

Cabot Vermont Cheddar

Lake Champlain Region Information
Find out about this region - including Burlington.


New London, CT
Tourist information, Community Information

Weather Underground - New London

U.S.Coast Guard Academy
New London, CT

New London Ledge Light
Visit the lighthouse, locate local maps and more.

Yellow Pages for Business
New London focus - change location for other cities.

Town-USA
Local information on cities and towns. New London information on page - change location for other cities.

New London Gazette - Historical Sites

Hartford Tourism

CT - Heritage Gateway
Information on museums, historic landmarks and more.

General Resource Sites

New England Soil Profiles
Images of soil samples from various N.E. locations.

Soil Survey for New England

Switchboard.com

Mapquest

Weather.com

U.S.Census Bureau-Commerce

U.S.Census Bureau-Quickfacts

GORP-Your Guide to Outdoor Recreation & Active Travel

Yahoo!Directory-U.S.National Historic Sites & Landmarks

Biography.com

Area Code Listing by Number

Netstate.com

Project Tools

Project Poster
Use this online tool for students to create your project, and share with the class on the Internet.

Color Landform Atlas of the U.S.

Conclusion

Congratulations on completing your research on the New England region. You have visited the various states, learned some history along the way as well as identified important symbols of the area. In addition, you are more aware of the diversity of the region and what those backgrounds have contributed. You also have a better understanding of the different industries and how they assist in the Northeast region economy. An added benefit, you know the states and capitals.

Teacher Resource

As a result of participating in this activity, students will:

1. Write informational text using main ideas, supporting details, and sequence.
2. Sequence information using signal words and phrases (e.g., for example, consequently, since).
3. Research New England state locations using various reference material.

MA Frameworks Covered in this activity:

Language Arts

Language Strand
Standard 1 - Discussion
Standard 2 - Questioning, Listening & Contributing
Standard 3 - Oral Presentation

Reading & Literature Strand
Standard 8 - Understanding text

Composition Strand
Standard 19 - Writing
Standard 20 - Consideration of Audience & Purpose
Standard 21 - Revising
Standard 22 - Standard English Conventions
Standard 23 - Organizing Ideas in Writing
Standard 24 - Research

Media Strand
Standard 27 - Media Production

History

**Under Construction**

Math

Patterns, Relations & Algebra (3-4)
4.P.4 - Use pictures, models, tables, charts, graphs, words, number sentences, and mathematical notations to intrepret mathematical relationships.

Instructional Technology

Standard 1 - Demonstrate proficiency in the use of computers and applications as well as an understanding of concepts underlying hardware, software, and connectivity.
1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10 (PreK-4)
1.14, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.25, 1.26, 1.27, 1.28, 1.32, 1.33 (Grades 5-8)

Standard 2 - Demonstrate responsible use of technology and an understanding of ethics and safety issues in using electronic media.
2.1, 2.2, 2.4 (PreK-4)
2.6, 2.7, 2.14 (Grades 5-8)

Standard 3 - Demonstrate ability to use technology for research, problem-solving, and communication. Students locate, evaluate, collect, and process information from a variety of electronic sources. Students use telecommunications and other media to interact or collaborate with peers, experts, and other audiences.
3.1, 3.2, 3.4 (PreK-4)
3.6, 3.8, 3.9 (Grades 5-8)

This resource created and written by Susan Herook, Instructional Technology Specialist
Last updated: December 18, 2003 (Copyright 2003)