Create a Timeline of New Hampshire History

Barnard 4th and 5th graders have been studying New Hampshire History this year.  They have researched topics related to the state of New Hampshire, written about their findings, and created a Thinglink based on their information. Now they are going to create a timeline of all the important events that have happened in New Hampshire since the first settlement was founded in the early 1600s.

Click here to sign up for an event for the timeline


Click one of the two Timeline Options below:
(username and password are:  barnardtech)

Dipity:  New Hampshire History Timeline
Tiki-Toki: New Hampshire History Timeline

Some timelines to use as resources.  Remember to put the events in your own words and do more research if you need information on the event.
New Hampshire Student Resource Guide
New Hampshire History Timeline
Timelines of History:  New Hampshire
World Atlas NH Timeline

You will be responsible for finding the important events in one of the following time periods:
1600-1700
1700-1800
1800-1900
1900-present day

Your time line entry must include:
1.  Title of the event or a key word
2.  Date (exact if possible)
3.  Description of Event (2 complete sentences if possible!)
4.  Image or link related to event

Example:

Dartmouth College
December 13, 1769
The charter establishing Dartmouth College was signed in 1769, by John Wentworth, who was the governor at the time. Dartmouth's founder was Rev. Eleazar Wheelock who started the College as a place to educate Native Americans.

National Geographic Young Explorer

Click here to go to National Geographic Young Explorer

Learning about The United States

You are going to learn about your country:  The United States.  After we review the states, each student will choose a state to research.  When you complete your research, we will make a presentation about the states to share with the class.

Click here to go to our 50 States Presentation

Click here to take this quick survey:  What do you know about the United States?

Use these sites to research your State.  Write your answers on the Graphic Organizer I handed out in class.

Try these sites first-
Fact Monster:  The 50 States
State Facts for Students

Other good sites-
US 50 States Game
Enchanted Learning:  The 50 States
Facts about the 50 States

Look up your assigned state.  Find out the following facts:
State Name
State Capital
Govenor
State Flower
State Bird
Three Largest Cities
Three Interesting Facts

A Visit to the Zoo

Click here to practice your tying







Today you are going to learn more about an animal that can be found at a zoo.

1.  Choose a zoo animal
2.  Click here to go to our Presentation "A Visit to the Zoo"
3.  Find a picture of your animal and put it on the slide
4.  Find 3 facts about your animal.  Write these facts on your slide
5.  Write one sentence (caption) about your animal on the slide


Click here to go to the "A Visit to the Zoo" Presentation

Barnard School 4th and 5th Graders particpate in a Mystery Skype

Barnard School students have been participating in Mystery Skypes with other schools around the world.  So far, students in Grade 1-6 have had a chance to try to guess the location of another school, first guessing the state and then the town.  Our last Skype was with a school outside of Atlanta, Georgia whose student body was larger than the entire population of South Hampton! Our students had to turn their Barnard School T-shirts inside out so they wouldn't give our location away!

Barnard students have created questions, gathered geographical material and facts about New Hampshire to participate in the Skype video conference.  Here are some of the questions they have found most helpful:
1.  Is your state east or west of the Mississippi River?
2.  Does your state border an ocean?
3.  Are you landlocked?
4.  Does your state have snow in the winter?
5.  Does your state have two names?
6.  Does your state border another country?

These questions really narrow things down.  For one Skype, they had to guess the location of a school in California and used highways and major thruways to identify the location!  It has been fun to see the creative ways they use the atlas, computer, and maps to figure out where the other school is located.

We are continuing to look for more schools that are interested in participating through the Mystery Skype site. 

Virtual Field Trip: The San Diego Zoo

Click here to visit the San Diego Zoo

Learn How to take the Smarter Balance Test

Click here to go to the Smarter Balance Training site