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Adventures in Time and Place
Grade 4: New Jersey
Infographic #1: New Jersey’s Resources
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1. New Jersey has many natural resources. Learn more about one of our most important ones! Go to New Jersey’s Commercial Fishing Ports.
http://www.fishingnj.org/dirports.htm
- Click Belford on the map. Read about the significance of this port.
- Click Other NJ Ports to return to the interactive map.
- Learn about the other four ports in the same way.
- Be sure to click the links for Fisherman’s Dock at Point Pleasant and the Viking Village at Barnegat Light.
- Next, click Site Directory, then New Jersey's Fisheries.
- Click and explore each fish. Click the Back arrow to learn about the other fish.
Online Activity: Gone Fishin’
What have you learned about fish and fishing in New Jersey? Match each term with the statement that applies to it.
Click two cards. Wait to see them turn over. Try again until you find all of the matches!
2. What products are produced in the gardens and farms of New Jersey? For facts and coloring fun go to Jersey Fresh.
http://www.state.nj.us/hangout/color.html
- Click each product. Most are fruits or vegetables.
- Click the Back arrow to return to a list of Jersey Fresh products.
- Find out the importance of each product to the economy of New Jersey and where it is grown or produced.
On an outline map of New Jersey, locate the area where each of the fruits and vegetables or other products is produced. Create a map legend and mark the location of each New Jersey product. Include the fish from the New Jersey ports that you studied at the fisheries Web site, too!
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