Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: New York
This site has a colorful display of information about New York. It contains a map, pictures, a list of state symbols, and links to related information.
PBS
Pbs: Leland Stanford (1824 1893)
Read a brief biography of the native of New York, Leland Stanford (1824-1893 CE), who helped to buid California's Central Pacific railroad.
DLTK
New York State Map
Provides a blank map of New York. Teachers will find many uses for this in the classroom. Students will enjoy coloring it and locating different parts of the state.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Gertrude Belle Elion
A synopsis of Gertrude Belle Elion's (1918-1999 CE) life. Read about her amazing discovery of a drug that could fight leukemia and also aided in the advancement of kidney transplants.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: George Babcock
Learn about George Babcock (1832-1893 CE), a New York native who, along with Stephen Wilcox, invented an improved water tube steamboiler.