Find a website that sells or shares other useless inventions. Post the URL and name of the “UseLess” invention below.

Google Books allows you to search the full text of books, find the perfect book for your purposes and discover new ones that interest you. Search Book Search works just like web search. Try a search on Google Books or on Google.com.

When Google finds a book with content that contains a match for your search terms, they  link to it in your search results. Browse books online If the book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given Google permission, you'll be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text. If it's in the public domain, you're free to download a PDF copy.

 If you find a book you like, click on the "Buy this book" and "Borrow this book" links to see where you can buy or borrow the print book. You can now also buy the ebook from the Google eBookstore. 

Currently, Google is connecting readers with books in two ways: the Partner Program and the Library Project.

Check out the book I found on Google Books titled, Great Ideas and Where They Came From by Sarah  Houghton.

What are your thoughts about this video and how it relates to inventions and innovations?
 

Civil War Artifacts on PhotoPeach

Based on what you heard and observed today during the Civil War Presentation, answer the questions in the worksheet below.

If you choose to go beyond the classroom……….

At the age of 13, Cicero Barker was one of the youngest boys to enter service from North Carolina. Read his story and share why you think he would emerge from his four years of service, "rich in experience well beyond his teenage years."

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This is a primary source activity.  The students will useGlogster to interpret American World War I propaganda posters to evaluate how individual citizens were encouraged to support the war effort.   Students must be able to interpret both written and visual primary sources to understand history. This activity will introduce students to numerous visual primary sources,and will require the students to evaluatethe posters based up its illustrations, colors and use ofsymbols and words.  Point of view, stereotypes and bias will also be used in the students’ analysis.    

Please visit our colonial coins wiki.  Here you will find pages on the New England, Middle, and Souther Colonies regarding our coins.  Please review and vote for your favorite!

COLONIAL COINS PROJECT

After researching the links about Child Labor, post a comment about what surprised you or interested you the most. 

Due to overcrowding, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is considering limiting the population in New York City.  As his Urban Planner, you have been chosen to advise him on this issue. Post your advice.

How does geography shape the way you live your own personal life.  Share examples.