Read the introduction. Then click first route.

Find out why and where people explored.

At the bottom of the page, click Up and then Explorer Timeline.

Click to find out more about John Cabot, Hernando De Soto, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, and others.

Click Chronological Outline and then click and read about Verrazano.

Click the ship's wheel at the bottom of the page to return to the outline.

Select and read about three or four other explorers, or as many as time permits.

Click Welcome. See photos of the Catskills.

Click Area Map. What cities are in the Catskill region?

Click History and then Souvenir Folder 1 (1920s).

Return to History and click Hotel Kaaterskill. Click the photos to view different parts of one of the Catskills' grand hotels.

Read about the region. Then click and view each image in the Photo Gallery.

Click the home icon on the top left of the page. Then click Virtual Hike.

Select a hike. Follow the footprints to be on your way!

Read the sections "Introduction" and "The Basics of Plastics." What is a plastic? Look up the word polymer in the dictionary and write down its definition.

From the left navigational bar, click on At Play. Read about some of the products made of plastic we use to have fun.

Can you think of any other plastic products that you use? Make a chart containing the names of 4 or 5 of these products and brief descriptions of their uses.

Click 1850-1890. Read the introduction to this era.

Click Enter the House Divided.

Click Objects. Then click toys.

Go back to the main page. Click 1950 to Present.

Click Objects. Then click 1950s.

Look at the toys. How are these objects different from those 100 years earlier?