Process

Introduction ~ Task ~ Process ~ Conclusion ~ Evaluation

~ You must complete the following activities. ~
1. As a team, write a report about the areas you researched.
2. Print a picture or create your own picture to go with each area you learned about.
3. As a group, come up with five items that should be displayed in or outside of the home to remind us of
the Witting family. Describe these items in the final paragraph of your report.
4. Create a flyer in Publisher advertising your bed and breakfast. Use the information
you gained from your report to persuade people to visit your hotel.

~ You will do research in one or two of the following areas. ~
Job Descriptions

Agent 1: Will report on Maine
Agent 2: Will report on Old West Kansas
Agent 3: Will report on transportation in the late 1800s-Early 1900s
Agent 4: Will report on wildflowers
Agent 5: Will report on seashell

Resources

Research your area using the Internet, books and other resources.

Maine

State of Maine: http://www.state.me.us

Maine (History-encyclopedia.com): http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/section/maineus_history.asp

The Center of Maine History: http://www.mainehistory.org

50 States ~ Maine Information: http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/states/maine.html#me

Old West Kansas

Old West Kansas: http://www.vlib.us/old_west/

Old West: http://eyewitnesstohistory.com/owfrm.htm

Kansas History: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/history/

Transportation

Encyclopedia Smithsonian (Transportation History): http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/transportation.htm

Showroom of Automotive History: The Model T: http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/showroom/1908/model.t.html

Railroads in Kansas: http://www.ku.edu/heritage/research/rr/rrhistory.html

Wildflowers

Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses: http://www.lib.ksu.edu/wildflower/

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/

Celebrating Wildflowers and Grasses: http://www.nps.gov/plants/color/northwest/com.htm

Seashells

Seashell Photographs: http://www.conchologistsofamerica.org/home/

Seashell Information: http://www.seashells.org/

e-Nature Shell Guide: http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/intermediate.asp?curGroupID=9