New Hampshire - Web Sites for Kids
                                                   (and Grownups, too)

 

Research Maps Info Places Schools & Colleges Communications/Web Cams Teacher Materials

        Research:

New Hampshire Almanac - Facts for Kids
 http://www.nh.gov/nhinfo/

New Hampshire from the NH State Senate
How NH got its name and more:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate/About_Senate/kids.aspx

NH Folklife - http://www.nh.gov/folklife/index.htm
     Learning Center - http://www.nh.gov/folklife/learning/index.htm
     Traditions - http://www.nh.gov/folklife/learning/traditions.htm
Census Bureau Data for New Hampshire
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/guidestloc/st33_nh.html
 http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/33000.html
 http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/new_hampshire_map.html

New Hampshire Facts and Trivia
http://www.50states.com/newhamps.htm

NH Almanac Fast Facts by county
http://www.state.nh.us/nhinfo/ffcounties.html

NH  State Flag and Facts
http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flags/nh_flag.htm
State symbols - http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/nh_symb.htm
Almanac - http://www.netstate.com/states/alma/nh_alma.htm
Geography - http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/nh_geography.htm
Maps - http://www.netstate.com/states/maps/nh_maps.htm
Links - http://www.netstate.com/states/links/nh_links.htm

NH Historical Markers by region - links to historic people and places
http://newhampshire.com/historical-markers/list-by-number.aspx

Famous New Hampshire People
http://www.nhliving.com/famouspeople/
http://www.nh.gov/nhinfo/people.html
http://www.nhtourguide.com/famous_nh_people/index.htm
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/nhfamous.htm

NH Facts - http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/nh1.html

NH Information - http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0108244.html

NH Weather Data from NOAA - National Weather Service weather
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nh/nh.html

Weather Data from WeatherLook - http://weatherlook.net/nh.shtml

NH African-American History- stories and great information
http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/index.html

NH Genalogy and History - http://www.nh.searchroots.com/history.html#NHH

New Hampshire Places By Region - developed by Nora LeDuc
http://www.concord.k12.nh.us/schools/kimball/leduc/NHplaces.htm

Famous New Hampshire People - developed by Nora LeDuc
http://www.concord.k12.nh.us/schools/kimball/leduc/nhhist2.htm

New Hampshire Authors - developed by Nora LeDuc
http://www.concord.k12.nh.us/schools/kimball/leduc/nhauthors.html

Maps:

New Hampshire Maps:
       Mapathon - http://www.mapathon.com/nh.shtml 
       Regional - http://www.visitnh.gov/welcome-to-nh/about-the-regions/maps.aspx#
       Regional - http://www.visitnh.gov/maps.html
       National Geographic Society
          http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/outline-map/?map=New_Hampshire&ar_a=1

Geological Society of NH - (NH Geology links) - excellent site
 http://www.gsnhonline.org/geolinks/geolinks.shtml

NH DES Maps - http://www.des.state.nh.us/organization/commissioner/gsu/gmp/index.htm

Generalized Bedrock Geologic Map
http://www.des.state.nh.us/organization/commissioner/pip/publications/geologic/documents/generalized_bedrock.pdf
Simplified Bedrock Geologic Map
http://www.des.state.nh.us/organization/commissioner/pip/publications/geologic/documents/simpllified_bedrock.pdf

Historic USGS Maps of NH
  http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm

NH Maps from the University of Texas at Austin
  http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/new_hampshire.html

Satellite Image for New Hampshire
  http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/avhrr/NH_213.n12.96may31_1148.html

NH Maps - physical, elevation, satellite, political, cities, and roads
   http://geology.com/state-map/new-hampshire.shtml

**New Hampshire Map/Quiz printout for students and teachers 
   http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/newhampshire.shtml

General NH Information:

New Hampshire State Government Online
http://www.nh.gov/

New Hampshire Fish and Game - Education programs and Wild New England for Kids!
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Kids/kids.htm
     **Downloadable pocket guide to animal tracks
              http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Wildlife_PDFs/Track_Card.pdf

     **Wildlife sheets profiles - http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/wildlife_profiles.htm

     **Project WEB newsletters - http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Education/project_WEB.htm

     **NH Fish species - http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/fish_species_profiles.htm

New Hampshire Travel and Tourism
http://www.visitnh.gov/

NH.Com - Things to Do and Places to Go
http://www.nh.com/

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Fact Sheets
http://www.des.state.nh.us/organization/commissioner/pip/factsheets/index.htm

Seacoast NH
http://www.seacoastnh.com/

Tide Charts for New Hampshire
http://nh.usharbors.com/monthly-tides
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.shtml?gid=33

Ski New Hampshire
http://www.skinh.com/

NH Outdoors
http://www.nhoutdoors.com/
  Links: http://www.nhoutdoors.com/links_page.htm

New Hampshire Department of Education - Lists NH schools
http://www.education.nh.gov/schools/index.htm

Schools and Colleges:
Antioch - New England Graduate School - Keene - http://www.antiochne.edu/
Brewster Academy - Wolfeboro - http://www.brewsteracademy.org/
Dartmouth College - Hanover - http://www.dartmouth.edu/
Granite State College - Concord - http://www.granite.edu/
Holderness School - Plymouth - http://www.holderness.org/
Keene State College - http://www.keene.edu/
Kimball Union Academy - Meriden - http://www.kua.org/podium/default.aspx?t=129255
NHTI - Concord - http://www.nhti.edu/
New Hampton School - http://www.newhampton.org/
Phillips Exeter Academy - http://www.exeter.edu/
Plymouth State University - http://www.plymouth.edu/
Proctor Academy - Andover -  http://www.proctoracademy.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1
Rivier College - Nashua - http://www.rivier.edu/
Southern NH University - Manchester - http://www.snhu.edu/
St. Paul's School - Concord - http://www.sps.edu/default.aspx
Tilton School - http://www.tiltonschool.org/
University of New Hampshire - http://www.unh.edu/


NH Places:

Audubon Society of NH - Concord - http://www.nhaudubon.org/
 
Canterbury Shaker Village - http://www.shakers.org/

Currier Gallery of Art - Manchester - http://www.currier.org/

Fort Constitution
http://www.nhstateparks.com/fortconstitution.html
http://www.nhstateparks.org/explore/state-parks/fort-constitution-state-historic-site.aspx
http://www.portsmouthnh.com/thingstodo/todoDetail.cfm?TodoID=55&CategoryID=7

Gorham Historical Society and Railroad Museum
 http://www.gorhamnewhampshire.com/railroadmuseum.html

Isles of Shoals - http://seacoastnh.com/Places_%26_Events/Isles_of_Shoals/The_Isles_of_Shoals/

Lost River Gorge and Boulder Caves - http://www.findlostriver.com/

Manchester Historic Association Millyard Museum
 http://www.manchesterhistoric.org/mill.htm

McAuliffe-Shephard Discovery Center - Concord - http://www.starhop.com/

Montshire Museum - Norwich, VT - http://www.montshire.org/

Mount Washington - highest mountain in northeastern US
http://www.mountwashington.org
Also, http://www.mountwashington.com/

Mount Washington Cog Railway - http://www.thecog.com/

Mt. Kearsage Indian Museum - Warner - http://www.indianmuseum.org/

New England Ski Museum - Franconia Notch - http://www.skimuseum.org/

New Hampshire Historical Society - Concord
http://www.nhhistory.org/
    NH History Curriculum - http://www.nhptv.org/kn/nh/home.html
    PowerPoint Slide Shows - http://www.nhhistory.org/edu/support/slidesindex.htm

New Hampshire Motor Speedway - Loudon
http://www.nhms.com/

NH State Parks
http://www.nhstateparks.org/
http://www.nhstateparks.org/explore/state-parks.aspx
NH Beaches - http://www.nhstateparks.org/explore/visiting/seacoast-beaches.aspx
NH Historic Sites - http://www.nhstateparks.org/explore/historic-sites.aspx

Odiorne Point - Rye
http://www.nhstateparks.org/explore/state-parks/odiorne-point-state-park.aspx

Portsmouth Harbor Trail
http://www.portsmouthnh.com/harbourtrail/

Seacoast Science Center
http://www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/

Society for the Protection of NH Forests - Concord
http://www.forestsociety.org/

Squam Lakes Science Center
http://www.nhnature.org/

Strawbery Banke - Portsmouth
http://www.strawberybanke.org/

 
Communications:

AJR Newslink - NH newspapers - http://newslink.org/nhnews.html
The Concord Monitor - http://www.concordmonitor.com/
Fosters Daily Democrat - http://www.fosters.com/
The Laconia Evening Citizen - http://www.citizen.com/
NH Public Radio - http://www.nhpr.org/
NH Public Television - http://www.nhptv.org/
The Union Leader - http://www.theunionleader.com/
WMUR - http://www.wmur.com/
 

Web Cams - See NH Places As They Look Right Now

Black Cat Lake Winnipesaukee Weather Cam
Governor's Island
Gunstock Acres

 Lake Winnipesaukee WebCam from Weirs plus more on the left side
 Mount Washington Web Cam
Another Mt. Washington Web Cam

NH Web Cams - http://www.nhtourguide.com/live_web_cam_nh.htm
 Portsmouth Web Cam
Rye Beach
Wolfeboro

I used the program Kidspiration to create these files about New Hampshire
  as part of a Concord School District professional development activity in April 2004:

Mount Washington
 The Flume
 The Old Man of the Mountain
 Lake Winnipesaukee
 Merrimack River
 Connecticut River

Lake Winnipesaukee information - https://kathimitchell.com/winnipesauk.htm

NH History Virtual Tour - http://lss.sau16.org/content/nhvirtual_field.htm

NH Tourism Webquest from Cynthia Flynn from Merrimack, NH - for fourth graders
   http://www.gmpdc.org/webquests/flynn/NHTourism.htm

NH Webquest by Karen LaRue from SAU 29
   http://www.deweybrowse.org/nh/nh1.htm

 Regions of New Hampshire Webquest by Denise McLaughlin of
  Thornton's Ferry School in Merrimack, NH

What's Special About Manchester, NH?
   http://www.gmpdc.org/webquests/plyons/manchester/

New Hampshire History Virtual Field Trip from Exeter
  http://lms.sau16.org/lss/classpages/gr4projects/nhvft/nhvirtual_field.htm

New Hampshire Scavenger Hunt
  https://kathimitchell.com/nhtrivia.htm

New Hampshire State Song - https://kathimitchell.com/nhstatesong.htm

 

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and was last updated January 14, 2013