Before you research:

Come up with a list of words that will help you with your search.  For example:

• New York

• Colony

• Delaware colony

• Colonial

• Colonial life in Rhode Island

In the library:

• Use Destiny to find a book about your colony.

• When you search in Destiny use the word list that you created to find a book that you think will be helpful.

• One you have the book in your hands, either READ to entire book, or use the Table of Contents or Index to locate information within your book.

• Look at the "Appendices" in your book and see if the author has recommended any websites about your colony.

• Use the World Book Encyclopedias to find an article about your colony. 

• Remember that there is a difference between the state of Pennsylvania and the Colony of Pennsylvania

On the Internet:

• About.com has an easy to read 13 colonies chart with links to information about each colony.

• Visit Mr.Nussbaum.com's 13 Colonies page. There are a lot of things to look at on this website so feel free to browse.

• Use True Flix in POWERLibrary. This resource has an ebook about each colony. (you may have to access this through the Google Apps Menu.

• Look up "Colonial Life"  or your colony name  in Britannica Online and read the article. Don't forget that you may need a username and password to get on this site.

  • Type in the the name of your colony and the word "colony"; i.e. "Georgia colony."