Reacting to Chemical Reactions

Elements, Compounds, Solutions, Mixtures
For the 8th grade chemistry classes' upcoming unit on elements and compounds, I gathered the following resources.

Review Law of Conservation of Mass

1. Lavosier's apparatus
2. On BrainPOP
3. Hypothetical pathway of a carbon atom through an ecosystem
4. Definition, Quiz, PowerPoint
5. Law of Conservation of Energy and Mass for Kids

Synthesis and Decomposition

1. 4 Types of Chemical Reactions
2. Difference Between Synthesis and Decomposition
3. PowerPoint Lesson
4. Synthesis and Decomposition Reactions Worksheet

Synthesis of Zinc Chloride

1. Lab
2. The lab on Youtube
3. Synthesis of Zinc Chloride Lab: Printable
4. Lab report PowerPoint
5. Zinc Chloride

Coping with Copper

1. Properties and uses
2. Lab
3. BBC Combustion
4. Incomplete/Reversible reaction
5. Complete and Incomplete Combustion
6. Difference Between Complete and Incomplete Combustion
7. Types of Chemical Reactions
8. BBC: Conservation of Mass and Precipitation Reactions

STUDYING SLUDGE

Elements, Compounds, Solutions, Mixtures

For the 8th grade chemistry classes' upcoming unit on the separation of mixtures, I gathered the following resources.

1. Study Jams: Elements and Compounds
2. Study Jams: Mixtures
3. Mixtures and Solutions
4. BBC: Compounds and Mixtures
5. Elements, Substances, Compounds and Mixtures
6. SMART: Mixtures Virtual Lab
7. Mixtures Lab
8. Separating Mixtures
9. Separation Techniques
10. Mixtures and Separation Techniques
11. Distillation Guide
12. Chromatography and Distillation
13. Fractal Distillation
14. How Oil Refining Works
15. Fractal Distillation of Crude Oil
16. Energy Kids: Petroleum
17. Mixture of Solids
18. Explain that Stuff: Chromatography
19. Kids.net: Chromatography
20. Lab: Sludge Test

MIT App Inventor

I am very excite to share that today I am in Washington DC with the AAUW being trained to teach the MIT App Inventor program.  This summer I will teach 7th grade girls at the AAUW Tech Trek at Stockton University in Galloway, NJ.  Through this experience I hope to integrate this program into my middle school STEM curriculum.  I can't wait to see and share what my students create with App Inventor!  Below are links to find out more about this free open-source web application.

1. http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/
2. http://www.appinventor.org/
3. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mitappinventortest
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Inventor_for_Android
5. https://www.youtube.com/user/appinventor

Debating the Constitution

Federalist vs. Anti-Federalists

1. The Federalist Papers - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/fed.asp
2. Background and Basics of Federalism - http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/studyback.htm
3. National and State Governments - http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/federalism.htm
4. Hamilton and the National Economy -http://americanhistory.about.com/od/18thcentury/a/Alexander-Hamilton-And-The-National-Economy.htm
5.  Antifederalists - http://www.ushistory.org/us/16b.asp
6. Anti-Federalists - http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h374.html
7.  Anti-Federalist Papers - http://www.constitution.org/afp/afp.htm

Bill of Rights                                                  

1. States’ Rights - http://civilliberty.about.com/od/raceequalopportunity/tp/States-Rights-History-Timeline.htm
2. Bill of Rights - http://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/
3. All Amendments - http://www.ushistory.org/documents/amendments.htm
4. 1^st Amendment - http://kids.laws.com/first-amendment
5. 2^nd Amendment – http://www.layers-of-learning.com/the-second-amendment-for-kids/
6. 3^rd Amendment – http://www.government-and-constitution.org/bill-of-rights/3rd-amendment.htm
7. 4^th Amendment – http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/bill_of_rights/media/four.htm
8. 5^th Amendment – http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1027130599001_2080298,00.html
9. 6^th Amendment – http://www.constitutingamerica.org/juliette/?p=271
10. 7^th Amendment – http://www.ducksters.com/history/us_government/seventh_amendment.php
11. 8^th Amendment – http://constitutioncenter.org/constitution/the-amendments/amendment-8-cruel-and-unusual-punishment
12. 9^th Amendment – http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2080345_2080344_2080383,00.html
13. 10^th Amendment – http://www.cliffsnotes.com/cliffsnotes/american-government/the-10th-amendment-does-what

Interactive Constitution - http://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/interactive_constitution/

Constitutional Convention

Proceedings

1. First President - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj2
2. Notes on the Debates - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/debcont.asp
3. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/usconstitution/p/constitutional_convention.htm
4. Key Compromises - http://americanhistory.about.com/od/usconstitution/tp/compromises-of-the-constitutional-convention.htm
5. Convention Procedures - http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/convention/themes/12.html

Virginia vs. New Jersey Plans

1. Image of document - http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=7
2. Montpelier - http://www.montpelier.org/james-and-dolley-madison/james-madison/father-of-the-constitution/virginia-plan
3. Father of the Constitution - http://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-constitution-amendments/james-madison/
4. New Jersey Plan - http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch8s9.html
5. Why was the NJ Plan Introduced? - http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/convention/themes/3.html
6. Virginia and New Jersey infographics - https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/founding-a-nation-1783-1789-9/the-united-states-constitution-84/the-virginia-and-new-jersey-plans-475-3263/
7. At the Convention - http://zorak.monmouth.edu/~njhist/njconstconvention.html

Slavery

1. Jefferson Notes - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj1
2. The Constitution and Slavery - http://www.crf-usa.org/black-history-month/the-constitution-and-slavery
3. Influence on Writing the Constitution - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/dec/18/20051218-125506-2924r/?page=all
4. Constitutional Understanding - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/dec/18/20051218-125506-2924r/?page=all
5. Slavery and the Constitution - https://www.docsoffreedom.org/readings/slavery-and-the-constitution
6. Excluded from We the People - http://school.familyeducation.com/slavery-us/african-american-history/47429.html

The Constitution 

1. http://www.ushistory.org/documents/constitution.htm
2. http://www.usconstitution.net/constconart.html
3. Q & A - http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_q_and_a.html
4. Almanac of Policy Issues - http://www.policyalmanac.org/government/archive/constitution.shtml
5. Constitution through Compromise - http://www.ushistory.org/us/15d.asp

Articles vs. Constitution

1. http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.art.html
2. http://ocw.usu.edu/university-studies/u-s-institutions/comparison-of-constitution-and-articles-of-confederation.html
3. http://annmariehayeswebsite.weebly.com/articles-of-confederation-vs-us-constitution-comparison.html

Governing a New Nation

New State Constitutions/Governments

1. State Constitutions - http://www.landofthebrave.info/state-constitutions.htm
2. Government Unit 1 Review - http://quizlet.com/11237692/government-unit-1-review-worksheet-flash-cards/
3. Natural Law and Constitution Making -http://www.nlnrac.org/american/founding-era-constitution-making
4. 1783-1784 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline2d.html
5. 1785-1786 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline2e.html
6. 1787-1788 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline2f.html
7. To Form a More Perfect Union - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/intro01.html

Articles of Confederation

1. America’s First Failure at Government - http://www.ushistoryscene.com/uncategorized/articlesofconfederation/
2. http://www.ushistory.org/us/14b.asp
3. Text - http://www.ushistory.org/documents/confederation.htm
4. Annotated Text - http://context.montpelier.org/document/693#passage-48
5. History.com - http://www.history.com/topics/articles-of-confederation
6. Timeline - http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/articles.html
7. The First Constitution - http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters_of_freedom_4.html
8. James Madison Papers - http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mjmtext:@field(DOCID+@lit(jm020120))  and more http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query
9. Policies and Problems of the Confederation Government - http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/newnatn/confed/confed.html
10. Strengths and Weaknesses - http://quizlet.com/21925946/articles-of-confederation-strengths-and-weaknesses-flash-cards/
11. Revision Called for - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj8
12. Shay’s Rebellion - http://shaysrebellion.stcc.edu/  and  http://www.ushistory.org/us/15a.asp
13. The Source of the Evil is the Nature of Government - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj8
14. Revolt in Massachusetts - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj8
15. Franklin’s Draft - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/contcong_07-21-75.asp
16. Dickenson’s Draft - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/contcong_07-12-76.asp
17. In Franklin’s Autobiography - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/jeffauto.asp#artconfdebate

 Northwest Ordinance

1. An Ordinance for the Government of the Western Territory - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj17
2. This Day in History - http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-enacts-the-northwest-ordinance
3. Chronicle of the Revolution - http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_northwest.html
4. 6 Principles - http://constitution.laws.com/declaration-of-independence/the-northwest-ordinance
5. WikiHistoria - https://wikihistoria.wikispaces.com/Northwest+Ordinance
6. Map and Effects - http://www.americanhistoryusa.com/northwest-ordinance-1787-effects/

Franklin in Paris and the End of the War

End of the War –

1. Timeline of the Revolutionary War - http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm
2. The End of the Revolutionary War - http://blog.oup.com/2013/09/washington-end-revolutionary-war/
3. An Unlikely Victory - http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/revwar-77.htm
4. Ending the War - http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/ending-war-1783
5. The End and the Beginning - http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/revolutionarywar3.htm
6. 1775-1783 - http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/revolution/section7.rhtml
7. Surrender at Yorktown - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/oct19.html

Treaty of Paris –

1. Text - http://americanhistory.about.com/od/revolutionarywar/a/treaty_of_paris.htm
2. Text - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/paris.asp
3. Our Documents - http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=6
4. Franklin - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/franklin/franklin-treaty.html
5. British/American Relations - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/british/brit-2.html
6. Treaty of Paris Ratified - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jan14.html
7. Milestones 1776-1783 - https://history.state.gov/milestones/1776-1783/treaty

Map the War

1. ZeeMaps - https://www.zeemaps.com/
2. Google Map Maker - https://support.google.com/mapmaker/?hl=en#topic=3180752
3. Click 2 Map - http://www.click2map.com/free_map_creator
4. Animaps - http://www.animaps.com/#!home
5. Scribble Maps - http://scribblemaps.com/
6. Quick Maps - http://quikmaps.com/
7. Umapper - http://www.umapper.com/
8. Mapfaire - http://www.mapfaire.com/
9. World Map - http://worldmap.harvard.edu/maps/new
10. GmapGIS - http://www.gmapgis.com/
11. Map Fab - http://www.mapfab.com/editor/new

Serving, Spies, and the Navy

Women in the Revolution

• 10 Amazing Women - http://allthingsliberty.com/2013/10/10-amazing-women-revolutionary-war/
• Revolutionary War Women - http://www.revolutionary-war.net/revolutionary-war-women.html
• Amazing Women in War - http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets.html
• National Women’s History - https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/spies/2.htm
• The Roles of Women - http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-roles-of-women-in-the-revolutionary-war/
• Women’s Service - http://www.history.org/history/teaching/enewsletter/volume7/nov08/women_revarmy.cfm
• Women in the Revolution - http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/revolution/women.htm
• Women Spies and Heroes - http://claireseraphinaoliviaamericanrev.weebly.com/women-spies-and-heroes.html

African Americans in the Revolution

• Africans in America - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2narr4.html
• Teacher Reference Sheet - http://www.history.org/history/teaching/enewsletter/volume5/images/reference_sheet.pdf
• Maybe for Freedom - http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/autumn07/slaves.cfm
• Photo Essay - http://www.oxfordaasc.com/public/features/archive/0907/photo_essay.jsp?page=1
• Slavery and the Revolutionary War - http://www.revolutionary-war.net/slavery-and-the-revolutionary-war.html
• Liberty to Slaves - http://ncpedia.org/history/usrevolution/african-americans
• Blacks during the American Revolution - http://fas-history.rutgers.edu/clemens/AfricanAmericansRevolution.html
• Black Soldiers and Sailors - http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/2004_summer_fall/soldiers.htm
• US Army - http://www.army.mil/article/97705/Black_Soldiers_in_the_Revolutionary_War/
• Brothers in Arms - http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/educational-resources/article-brothers-in-arms.shtml
• No Clear Choice - http://www.usnews.com/news/national/articles/2008/06/27/for-blacks-there-was-no-clear-choice
• Seamen - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p51.html

The Navy

• War at Sea - http://www.usahistory.info/south/sea.html
• Naval History - http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/American_Revolution,_naval_history
• First naval force - http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/continental-congress-authorizes-first-naval-force
• John Paul Jones - http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/john-paul-jones-and-the-naval-battles-of-the-revolutionary-war.html
• Strengths and Weaknesses - http://www.ushistory.org/us/11a.asp
• A Naval History - http://www.americanrevolution.org/navindex.php
• At Sea - http://www.awiatsea.com/
• Privateers - http://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/privateers.html
• Privateers and Mariners - http://www.usmm.org/revolution.html
• US Naval Power - http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/ask-a-historian/25036
• Video - http://www.havefunwithhistory.com/movies/Navy1.html
• Champlain Valley - http://www.lcmm.org/shipwrecks_history/history/history_revolution.htm

Turning Point of the Revolution

Fighting in the Middle States

• Flash cards - http://quizlet.com/19842403/fighting-in-the-middle-states-flash-cards/
• Outline - http://wilhelmsja.wikispaces.com/file/view/Ch6S3.pdf
• Notes - http://teachersites.schoolworld.com/webpages/farleyc/files/chapter%206%20section%203%20struggles%20in%20the%20middle%20states.pdf

Battle of Trenton

• British Battles - http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-trenton.htm
• Trenton and Princeton - http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-trenton-and-princeton
• Revolutionary War.net - http://www.revolutionary-war.net/battle-of-trenton.html
• American Revolution.org - http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=14
• NJ During the Revolution - http://www.doublegv.com/ggv/NJrev.html
• Reading Comprehension - http://mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/trenton
• Land of the Brave - http://www.landofthebrave.info/battle-of-trenton.htm
• Animated video - http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Trenton.html
• About education - http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolution/p/American-Revolution-Battle-Of-Trenton.htm

Battles of Saratoga

• History.com - http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-saratoga
• US history.org - http://www.ushistory.org/us/11g.asp
• British Battles - http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-saratoga.htm
• Saratoga.org - http://battle1777.saratoga.org/
• Land of the Brave - http://www.landofthebrave.info/battle-of-saratoga.htm
• Liberty! - http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_saratoga1777.html
• Ducksters - http://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/battles_of_saratoga.php
• Map - http://www.earlyamerica.com/maps/battle-saratoga-map/
• Freeman’s Farm and Bemis Heights - http://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/battles_of_saratoga.php
• Military History - http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolution/p/saratoga.htm

Foreign Aid in the Revolution

• The French Alliance - http://www.ushistory.org/us/11h.asp
• Treaty of Alliance - http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/militarystrategies/p/American-Revolution-Treaty-Of-Alliance-1778.htm
• Foreign Officers - http://classroom.synonym.com/famous-foreign-officers-served-american-revolution-12551.html
• Foreign Aid - http://www.usahistory.info/Revolution/foreign-aid.html
• Commerce and Diplomacy - http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/2002_summer_fall/foreign_policy.htm
• European Ordeal - http://www.ushistoryscene.com/uncategorized/americanrevolutioneuropeanordeal/
• Spain in the American Revolution - http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/ask-a-historian/22894
• Spain’s contribution - http://xenophongroup.com/mcjoynt/spain01.htm

Valley Forge

• Historic Valley Forge - http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/
• Eyewitness to History - http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/valleyforge.htm
• Washington’s Valley Forge - http://www.mountvernon.org/research-collections/digital-encyclopedia/article/valley-forge/
• Winter at Valley Forge - http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/battleswars16011800/p/valleyforge.htm

Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence

Charters of Freedom - http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration.html

History.com - http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence

The Heritage Foundation - http://www.heritage.org/initiatives/first-principles/primary-sources/the-declaration-of-independence

US history.org - http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/

Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DeclarInd.html

The Final Text - http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1776-1785/the-final-text-of-the-declaration-of-independence-july-4-1776.php

Painting - http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/winter11/painting/

Principles of Freedom - http://research.history.org/pf/Index.cfm

Digital Declaration - http://neatline.org/2014/07/02/a-digital-declaration-of-independence-with-text-painting-and-map/

Creating the Declaration of Independence - http://www.oercommons.org/courses/creating-the-declaration-of-independence-interactive/view

Shot Heard 'Round the World

PROTEST TO REBELLION 1767-1774

The Townshend Acts

• Land of the Brave explanation - http://www.landofthebrave.info/townshend-acts.htm
• History.com - http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/townshend-acts
• Primary - http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/townshend.htm
• Coming of the American Revolution - http://www.masshist.org/revolution/townshend.php

Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer –

• http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1751-1775/john-dickensons-letter-2-from-letters-from-a-farmer-1767-1768.php
• http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1751-1775/john-dickensons-letter-4-from-letters-from-a-farmer-1767-1768.php

Boston Massacre

• Boston Massacre Historical Society - http://www.bostonmassacre.net/
• Revere’s Engraving - http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/winter96/massacre.html
• Coming of the American Revolution - http://www.masshist.org/revolution/massacre.php
• Preston’s Account - http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1751-1775/captain-prestons-account-of-the-boston-massacre-march-5-1770.php
• Anonymous Account - http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1751-1775/anonymous-account-of-the-boston-massacre-march-5-1770.php
• Boston Massacre Files - http://bostonhistory.org/sub/bostonmassacre/
• You Be the Judge - http://chnm.gmu.edu/tah-loudoun/blog/lessons/the-boston-massacre-you-be-the-judge/
• Who was to Blame? - http://www.history.org/history/teaching/enewsletter/volume8/sept09/teachstrategy.cfm

 Tea Act

• http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/tea-act
• http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/the-tea-act
• http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/teaactdef.htm
• http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1248.html
• http://www.landofthebrave.info/tea-act.htm

Boston Tea Party

• Have Fun with History - http://www.havefunwithhistory.com/activities/btp.html
• Read, Write, Think - http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/boston-party-took-place-20371.html
• High Tea in Boston Harbor - http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_boston1774.html
• http://www.libertyskids.com/
• The Effect - http://mrnussbaum.com/history-2-2/btparty/
• Boston Tea Party Museum - http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/?s=boston+tea+party&cat=199%2C342%2C203

Intolerable Acts

• Calami – tea - http://www.landofthebrave.info/tea-act.htm
• Definition - http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/intolerableactsdef.htm
• The die is cast - http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/the-intolerable-acts
• Political Cartoon - http://www.historywiz.com/intolerable.htm
• Related Articles - http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwar1/p/jutland.htm

Committee of Correspondence

• http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h675.html
• http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/committees-of-correspondence
• http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/committees-of-correspondence
• Primary documents - http://www.masshist.org/revolution/committees.php
• Virginia - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/va_res_corres_1773.asp

Lexington and Concord

• US History.org - http://www.ushistory.org/us/11c.asp
• History.com - http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord
• Kidport - http://www.kidport.com/reflib/usahistory/americanrevolution/lexingtonbattle.htm
• For Crown or Colony - http://www.mission-us.org/
• The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere - http://revolution.mrdonn.org/paulrevere.html
• The Forgotten Midnight Rider - http://historyofmassachusetts.org/william-dawes/

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I'm posting this a day early so that you can make use of these resources tomorrow.

Paddy’s Day

Class Activities

• St. Patrick’s Day for Kids and Teachers - http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Holidays/StPat/
• On EdHelper - http://www.edhelper.com/st_patricks_day.htm
• Easy Art Activities - http://www.123child.com/lessonplans/seasonal/spring/stpatricksday.php
• Saint Patrick's Day Songs, Games and Poems - http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/songs/index.htm

Games

• Games - http://www.thekidzpage.com/st_patricks_day_games/games1.htm
• Puzzles - http://akidsheart.com/holidays/stpat/stgames.htm
• Lucky Clover - http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/st.patricksday/games/luckyclover/
• BlackDog Online Games - http://www.blackdog.net/holiday/pat/
• Wishing Rocks game - http://www.ziggityzoom.com/activity/irish-wishing-rocks-game-make
• Squigly’s Playhouse - http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/Holidays/StPatricks.html
• Solitaire - http://www.stpatricksdaysolitaire.com/
• Sudoku - http://www.stpatricksdaysudoku.com/

Facts

• Biography - http://www.biography.com/people/st-patrick-9434729#missionary-work
• Myths, Legends, Heroes, and Saints - http://www.irelandnow.com/myths.html
• Who Was St. Patrick - http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day/who-was-saint-patrick
• History and Traditions - http://www.wilstar.com/holidays/patrick.htm
• Facts and Videos - http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day
• The Leprechaun Watch - http://www.irelandseye.com/leprechaun/webcam.htm

Revolutionary Myths

Carol Berkin: Myths of the American Revolution from The Gilder Lehrman Institute on Vimeo.

The War Begins 1776 – 1777

• http://www.founding.com/timeline/pageid.2462/default.asp

Common Sense

• These are the times that try men’s souls - http://www.ushistory.org/paine/
• Text of document - http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/commonsense/text.html
• Teacher’s Guide - http://americainclass.org/thomas-paine-common-sense-1776/
• Quotations - http://hua.umf.maine.edu/Reading_Revolutions/Paine.html
• Colonists on all sides - http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/revolution/section5.rhtml

Second Continental Congress

• http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h656.html
• Explanation with primary documents - http://www.masshist.org/revolution/congress2.php
• 1774-1789 - http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/the-continental-congress
• Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms - http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1751-1775/second-continental-congress-declaration-of-the-causes-and-necessity-of-taking-up-arms-july-6-1775.php

Olive Branch Petition

• http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1263.html
• Text - http://ahp.gatech.edu/olive_branch_1775.html

Bunker Hill

• US History.org - http://www.ushistory.org/us/11d.asp
• History.com - http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-bunker-hill
• The True Story - http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-story-of-the-battle-of-bunker-hill-36721984/?no-ist

Battles of the Revolution

• Top 10 - http://allthingsliberty.com/2013/09/top-10-battles-revolutionary-war/
• Major Battles - http://www.revolutionary-war.net/battles-of-the-revolutionary-war.html
• Revolutionary Battles - http://www.landofthebrave.info/revolutionary-battles.htm
• Complete List - http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolution101/a/american-revolution-battles.htm 

Celebrate Pi Day! 3.14.15 9:26:53

Pi day is March 14th and many schools will be celebrating on Friday.  How will your school mark the big day?  Here are some resources and suggestions.

1. News Hour wants to know how you're celebrating Pi Day, tweet about it!
2. The Math Forum @ Drexel activities to celebrate Pi Day.
3. Teach π.org - A one-stop Pi Day stop for teachers and number lovers.
4. The Joy of π
5. CNN - How America Celebrates Pi Day
6. Pi Day Challenge
7. Pi Day.org
8. Exploratorium: Pi Day
9. How to Celebrate Pi Day
10. Celebrate Pi Day on Math  Goodies
11. Tween Us
12. How to Type the π Symbol
13. Fun Facts about our Favorite Irrational Number
14. Visnos Interactive Teaching Resource

Resisting Control

1763 - 1766

The Navigation Acts 1763

• http://www.landofthebrave.info/navigation-acts.htm
• On United States History - http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h621.html
• Flash cards on Quizlet - http://quizlet.com/2918713/scatter

The Sugar Act 1764

• The Sugar Act and other Resources - http://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/road-revolution/timeline-terms/sugar-act
• US History .org - http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sugaract.htm
• Boundless.com - https://www.boundless.com/definition/sugar-act/
• An Act with Teeth - http://www.masshist.org/revolution/flash.htm

Stamp Act 1765

• Mr. Nussbaum - http://mrnussbaum.com/history-2-2/stampact/
• Ducksters Test Quiz - http://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/the_stamp_act_questions.php
• Curriculum Pathways - https://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/Launch?id=30
• Summary - http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm
• Colonial Reaction - http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrone.cfm
• Liberty! - http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/index.html
• The Trouble with the Stamp Act - http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/stampact.htm
• Matching Taxes Game - http://www.econedlink.org/interactives/EconEdLink-interactive-tool-player.php?lid=356&filename=em356_popupActivity.swf
• Video Explanation - http://youtu.be/O9JJuVxtNOc

Quartering Act 1765

• Myths and Realities of the Quartering Act - http://boston1775.blogspot.com/2007/03/myths-and-realities-of-quartering-act.html
• History.com - http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/parliament-passes-the-quartering-act
• Timeline of the Revolutionary War - http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm
• Video Notes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_1zCgprfEg
• Quiz on the Acts - http://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780190216030/student/ch2/quiz/

Taxation without Representation

• Lesson - http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=356&type=educator
• Brainpop Lesson - http://www.brainpop.com/educators/community/lesson-plan/no-taxation-without-representation-lesson-plan-causes-of-the-revolutionary-war/
• Hands-on Lesson - http://lessonplanspage.com/SSTaxationWithoutRepresentation47.htm/
• Political Cartoon - http://www.virginiamemory.com/online_classroom/shaping_the_constitution/doc/political_cartoon

Stamp Act Congress 1765

• Resolutions - http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1751-1775/the-resolutions-of-the-stamp-act-congress-october-19-1765.php
• US History.org - http://www.ushistory.org/us/10a.asp
• united states history - http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1221.html
• http://www.landofthebrave.info/stamp-act-congress.htm

Sons and Daughters of Liberty

• US History.org - http://www.ushistory.org/us/10b.asp
• Sons of Liberty - http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sons.htm
• American Revolution Stories - http://americanrevolutionstoriesabc.wikispaces.com/Sons+and+Daughters+of+Liberty
• Social Studies for Kids - http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/sonsoflibertydef.htm
• Sons and Daughters of Liberty Unite to Boycott William Jackson - http://www.masshist.org/object-of-the-month/objects/sons-and-daughters-of-liberty-unite-to-boycott-william-jackson-2008-08-01
• Terms of Estrangement: Who Were the Sons of Liberty? - http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/winter12/liberty.cfm

Declaratory Act

• US History.org - http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/declaratory.htm
• Encyclopedia Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/155205/Declaratory-Act
• Land of the Brave - http://www.landofthebrave.info/declaratory-act.htm  

Where do you stand and why?

• Patriot, Loyalist or Neutral Lesson - https://www.converse.edu/sites/default/files/site-files/Academics/NEH/PatriotLoyalistorNeutral_YouDecide.pdf
• Political/ Editorial Cartoon - http://jewettc.wikispaces.com/MWF+11.15+-+Revolutionary+era+cartoons
• Create a Loyalist/Patriot/Neutral Fakebook page - http://www.classtools.net/FB/home-page