4th Grade Resource Page
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Fourth Grade Service Organizations
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Northwest Coast Indian Websites
Welcome to Chumash Indian Life - fine site found by Duncan.
Chumash Life - another site found by Duncan.
Daily Life in Ancient Times - a great, easy to read site with valuable information for you!!!
Northwest Culture - here's yet another cool site found by Conner. This one gives good basic info on the NW Indian Cultures.
Northwest Coast Indian Art - this site lists artists who are selling their art - clicking on the artists' names brings photos of art.
Eldrbarry's Raven Tales - a wonderful site for legends, museums, art, and more!
Story of the Northwest Coast - Excellent maps of the areas the various Northwest Coast Indian Nations occupied plus descriptions of early experiences of non-Indian visitors to some of these nations. Hint: at the bottom of the first page be sure to click on "To the next page" button.
Directory of Northwest Indian Poems
Basketry, Woven Hats, and Footgear - fine photos and drawings, and fine explanations of these NW Coast Indian Items.
Totem Poles - Great photographs and descriptions of totem poles!!! Note the pictures are blue bordered - this means they are thumbnails and if you click on them the picture will become much larger and clearer.
The Background of the Raven Stories - learn about how these stories relate to the life of the Northwest coast Indian people.
The Grand Hall - this site is a feast for the eyes, showing homes of different Northwest Nations, maps, masks, and much more!
Make a Totem Pole - both how to make a pole and a lot of information about totem poles.
Northwest Coast Indian Resources - a site with links for all the Northwest Coast Tribes including the Tillamook.
Northwest Coast Indian Nations
Coast Salish (Bella Coola) Nation
The Coast Salish Nation - good basic info and maps.
Coast Salish House - terrific site for Coast Salish Houses!
Brian Thom's Coast Salish Home Page - info.
Coast Salish Art - done by a 4th grade class!
Coast Salish Gallery - lots of photos.
Coast Salish Villages of Puget Sound - clickable maps
Coast Salish Maps - all the way south to California! Includes Tillamook.
Haida Nation
Haida Indians - good basic info.
Haida History - excellent site on making a canoe plus more.
Haida - map and basic info.
Haida Indians - basic info.
Haida Spirits by the Sea - very interesting site with great photos!
Kwakiutl Nation
The Kwakiutl of British Columbia - a terrific site for lots of kinds of info!
Kwakiutl - good easy to read info.
Kwakiutl Recipes - learn how to cook a whale, and salmon guts!!!
Kwakiutl - basic information about the past lifestyle of the Kwakiutl Indians - don't let the Nootka title fool you; it is about the Kwakiutl.
Makah Nation
Makah Nation - info on the Makah Indians today and some of their history.
Makah Cultural and Resource Center - good photograph of a Makah woman.
Welcome to the Makah Nation - a good site about the Makah people today.
Makah House Interior - An Interactive Photo Excavation - neat site!
Makah Whaling Site - a modern whale hunt - click on the movie link for the movie.
Nootka Nation
Nootka - map and basic info.
Nootka Indians - excellent info, map, and photo.
Nootka Indians - good info on location, diet, dress, and society.
Nootka - basic info and explanation of how to pronounce Nootka.
The Nootka - good basic information.
Tlingit Nation
Tlingit Indians - A-to-Z - good basic info
Tlingit Culture - 4 legends, georgous artwork, terrific info about the Tlingit Indians, a great site!
Tlingit - an interesting site!
Kuiu Tlingit Nation - the Tlingit Indians today.
Tlingit History - pronounced "klingket", this site gives a written history of the Tlingit nation.
Chilkat Blanket - learn about this beautiful blanket that takes a year to make!
Tsimshian Nation
Tsimshian Indians' Frontal bracelet
Tsimshian Society and Culture - click on the left side links of this site for more info.
Tsimshian Villages - click on the left side links for individual village photos and info
The Tsimshian People - includes photos of Tsimshian people today.
Pacific Coast Animals:
Survey of Organisms - Great page with movies of intertidal animals!
Birds with Oregon Coast Winter Habitats - a listing, and a good Great Blue Heron photo
Albatross:
Wildlife: Marine World - Albatross - basic information, recorded sound, and good picture
Wandering Albatross - information.
Albatrosses at Work - excellent photos and info.
Everything about Albatrosses - many sites with info, photos, and sounds
Anemones:
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Cnidarians and Ctenophores for anemones
Bald Eagles:
Bald Eagle - excellent photo and information
American Bald Eagles - a number of great photos!
Bald Eagle - some good info
Everything about eagles - many sites with info, photos, and sounds
Bald Eagle Facts - lots of good and fun facts about bald eagles
American Bald Eagle - photos and information
Barnacles:
Barnacle General Biology - excellent drawings and info
Barnacles - excellent info, photos, and videox (the videox take a long time to load - please be patient.)
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to the Crabs and Shrimp (Arthropods) category for goose-neck barnacles.
Codfish:
Cormorants:
Identifying Cormorants of the west coast - great photos of many types of cormorants
Everything about Cormorants - links to many sites about cormorants
Crabs:
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Crabs and Shrimp for info
Crows (see Ravens below):
Crustaceans:
Barnacles, Sand Shrimp, rock crabs, shrimp, isopods
Dolphins:
Ducks:
Mallard - good info and photos
Wood duck - good info and photos
Everything about ducks - many links to ducks
Ducks of the World - scroll down to the Mallard Duck
Mallard Duck - good info and a drawing by a school student
Mallard Ducks - lots of info
Wood Ducks - lots of info
Eels:
The Virtual Zoo - photo and good info
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Other Fish for eels.
Geese:
Canada Goose subspecies - descriptions of the various subspecies of Canada Geese
Great Blue Heron:
Waterfowl ID - info
Great Blue Heron - nice photo and some info
Great Blue Heron - photos
Great Blue Heron - great information and photos! Click on the photos to make them bigger!
Great Blue Heron - info and good photo
Great Blue Heron - description and good photo
Wildlife Diorama - photo and description of Great Blue Herons in Texas. They same things apply in Oregon
Grebes:
Everything about Grebes - many links about this common Oregon coast bird.
Gulls:
Everything about Gulls - many gull links
Herring:
Jellyfish:
Cnidarians - Jellyfish description and videos
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Cnidarians and Ctenophores for info on the Pencil jellyfish.
Loons:
Mollusks - Bivalves:
Blue Mussel - photos and basic info
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to find information on bivalves
Mollusks - Snails and Limpets:
Periwinkes, limpets, whelks
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to find info on snails, limpets, and chitons
Ocean Whitefish:
Octopus:
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Cephalopods (Mollusks) for info and picture of the Pacific octopus
Osprey:
Pelicans:
Brown Pelican - picture and information.
Everything about Pelicans - many pelican links
Plovers:
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus - Excellent photos, sound and info.
Raven and Crows:
Ravens - lots of info
Crow - photo and recorded sound
Corvus brachyrhynchos (American Crow) - lots of information about crows.
Rays:
Rays - info, 2 good pictures, and a movie!!!
Rockfish:
Bottom Fish - this commercial site shows a photo of rockfish and lists some of the more common species.
Speckled Rockfish - another commercial site with good descriptions of the red snapper
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Scorpion Fish for 7 different rockfishes.
Salmon:
Sand Dollars:
Sandpipers:
The Western Sandpiper - good info, map, and drawing
Sea Lions and Seals:
Pinniped Populations - thorought descriptions of California sea lions and Pacific harbor seal
Seals, Sea Lions, Manatees - use this for the sea lion and seals sections
Sea Otters:
Wakko's Otter Resource Page - great info and two great photos of sea otters
Sea Otters - another great page with fine info and photos
Seals, Sea Lions, Manatees - use this for the sea otter
Sea Otter - pictures and information by students
Introduction to Sea Otters - good photos and information
Sea Otters - 2 good photos
Sea Stars:
Sear Stars and Urchins - photos and basic info
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Echinoderms for info on sea stars
Sea Urchins
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Echinoderms for info on sea urchins.
Seals:
Segmented Tidepool Worms:
Annelids - segmented worms - description and videos
Sharks:
The Virtual Zoo - Shark - great photo and good info
Shrimp:
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Crabs and Shrimp (Arthropods) for info on shrimp.
Sponges:
Sponges (Porifera) - this site includes orange finger sponge, large finger sponge, and bristly vase sponge
Sturgeon:
Squid:
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Cephalopods (Mollusks) for two kinds of squid.
Trout:
Whales:
Whales and Dolphins - info and comparison of sizes of whales.
The Virtual Zoo - Whales - great photo and good info, plus a recording of whale sounds.
The Virtual Zoo - Dolphins - a great photo, info, and a recording
Humpback Whale Page - basic information prepared by children!
Humpback Whale - lots of information and 2 photos
Humpback Whale - great photo and some information
Blue Whale Fact Sheet
Blue Whale
Blue Whale Information
Zooplankton:
Zooplankton - excellent photographs, and a description
Forestry Sites
Oregon Forest Atlas - great maps of Oregon forests, and more.
Oregon Forests - the Oregon Forest Practices Act (OFPA)
A Guide to Exploring Oregon's New Forests, includes private and public forestlands, driving tours, featured forests to explore, museums and historical sites.
Flora and Fauna Sites
Trees of the Northwest - great info!
Trees and shrubs of the NorthWest - another great site!
Flora and Fauna Northwest - great site! Photos of Oregon flora and fauna of
great variety. This is a must see site for flora and fauna.
Oregon -The Land - basic description of the flora and fauna of Oregon.
Wildflowers of the Oregon Cascades - photos and descriptions.
Women's History Sites:
Encyclopedia of Women's History
Oregon History &Geography:
National Association of Counties - excellent sites for each Oregon county.
Oregon History - Historical headlines, Lewis & Clark trip planning, all about the wagons, mountain men & the fur trade, Oregon Trail, Lewis and Clark Trail, and more.
History of Oregon Names - fascinating history of the names of many places in Oregon.
Oregon Facts: Interesting Names and Places in Oregon - History of Oregon names including the name, Oregon.
Other:
Citing Internet Resources in Bibliographies - how to give credit for information taken off the net.
