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Title:
| Florida: St. Augustine |
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Description:
| These sites are about St. Augustine, the oldest city in the United States. View pictures of buildings from the past and learn about the rich history of this city including coquina, the Fountain of Youth, and the Castillo de San Marcos. Includes lesson plans, online games, and multimedia. |
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Grade Level:
| 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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Resource Links:
| Castillo de San Marcos Online
This park is the oldest remaining European fortification in the continental U.S. Check out the links on the left like "History" and "Photo & Multimedia". Includes classroom activities in "For Teachers."
Castillo de San Marcos Timeline
This moving timeline shows the main events in the history of the Castillo de San Marcos. Use the backwards and forwards arrows to move the timeline. Move to the years for a drop box containing information about it.
Castillo de San Marcos History
Text information tells about the history of this place. Click on "Photo Slide Show" in the menu to view the castillo and other sites in St. Augustine.
1740 Map of St. Augustine
See how the town looked in 1740 with this map.
America's Story Establishing St. Augustine
This three page site gives information about the founding of St. Augustine. Click on the arrow to move to the next page.
Why St. Augustine is a Rock
Learn about coquina and how is has been helpful to St. Augustine. No pictures, but the text is easy to read.
St. Augustine for Kids
Learn about history as well as historic places in St. Augustine. Includes lesson plans and printouts.
St. Augustine Lighthouse, St. Augustine, Florida, 1824 and 1874
Find out the history of the first lighthouse in Florida as well as preservation effort.
St. Augustine Lighthouse Games
This page has online games and printouts related to St. Augustine Lighthouse.
Florida Museum of Natural History
This online exhibit of St. Augustine shows artifacts that archeologists found during digs in many different places in St. Augustine. They dated the artifacts and then told how they were used in everyday life.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 2.1, 2.2, 2.7, 1, 3, 4, 8, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
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