Pathfinders

A pathfinder is a set of pre-selected educational websites to guide your research and help you find the right path. NOTE: These links will take you away from the LMC webpages. Students should always use the Internet with adult supervision

No links are currently listed for Kindergarten

Visit the sites below for some Christmas fun over break.  (students should only use the Internet with adult supervision)

Gingerbread Houses

Peppermint Checkers

Trim a Tree

Fifty States

World Book Online - subscription database; see Mrs. Norris for the log-in and password.
The US50 - lots of facts and pictures from each state.

Astronaut  Biographies

NASA - biographies and photographs

World Book Online - short biographies

Mercury Seven - astronauts of the Mercury project

Apollo Program - imagery and information from manned Apollo missions

Gemini Project - imagery and information

Space Shuttle Program - history of American manned space flight

 

Counties of Maryland

Maryland's Kid Page
The twenty-three counties are listed alphabetically. Click on the name of your county and follow the links to 'tourism' on each site. The main page includes background history on each county and county symbols.

The Continent of Africa

Explore Africa
An interactive PBS site featuring maps, music, menus and more!

Anansi tours Africa
Visit different African countries with  Anansi, the spider as your guide.

The Story of Africa
The history of African countries with an informative timeline.

Culture Grams
See Mrs. Norris for the password to log in from home.

World Book Online
See Mrs. Norris for the password to log in from home.

Earth Science
Unit One: Earth's Surface.
Find links to all of the concepts covered in the first section of your science text here.

Depression Era Research Projects

ALL students should visit World Book Online, The Great Depression article, for information on their particular topic.

Stock Market Crash of 1929
Causes of the Depression
Brief Summary

WPA Projects
Overview of the program
Project examples

Jim Crow Laws
Examples of the laws
Rise and Fall of Jim Crow - read programs one and two

Hoovervilles
Mass Migration
Conditions

Dustbowl
Overview
Dust storms

Jazz Music
Timeline
Great Musicians - read Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington

Railroads and Hoboes
Personal Account
Riding the Rails

 Math Websites: Mr. Fleming's class : practice your integers with the games below.

Orbit Integers  

 Integer Warp

Spider Math  

Integers Multiplication Blocks  

The Eagle's Nest Blog

New blog directions posted soon.

Although our blog is password protected, nothing on the Internet is completely secure.  Therefore, never include any personal information with your posts, ie. address, phone number, or email.

Remember to sign your post using just your first name and last initial. 

Noodle Tools

Click here to generate an online bibliography.  Mrs. Norris has the passwords.