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Other Informational Resources:

Just for Fun

Keyboarding Games: http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games.html

Lure of the Labyrinth: http://labyrinth.thinkport.org/www/

Funschool http://www.funschool.com/

Zoom Dinosaurs http://www.zoomdinosaurs.com/

Enchanted Learning  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

AAA Math Web Site http://www.aaamath.com/

Presidents http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/

States http://www.50states.com/

Proof Reading Activity  http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm

Grade 8:

Lewis and Clark Expedition:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/index.html

http://www.lewisclark.net/

http://lewis-clark.org/

http://lewisandclarktrail.com/101.htm

http://edgate.com/lewisandclark/

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/

Elements, Compounds & Mixtures WebQuest - http://stb.esu7.org/Elements,%20Compounds%20and%20Mixtures%20Webquest.pdf

Simple Assessment Review

Board Game: http://download.howtomaster.com/aefiles/jerry_kiger/bnets1998/bnets1998.htm

"Jeopardy" Trivia Game: http://download.howtomaster.com/aefiles/jerry_kiger/nets-st1998/nets-st1998.htm

Crossword Puzzles:

#1: http://files.howtomaster.com/marketing/simpleassessment/testprep/NETS_S1998_crossword.html

#2: http://files.howtomaster.com/marketing/simpleassessment/testprep/NETS_S1998_crossword2.html

#3: http://files.howtomaster.com/marketing/simpleassessment/testprep/NETS_S1998_crossword3.html

Grade 7:

 

PHYTOCHEMICALS AND A HEALTHY DIET

Animal CLassification WebQuest: http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/schauvin/Classification%20Webquest/classificationwebquest2.htm

Animal Adaptations Webquest: http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=4750

Good Buddies: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent525/close/goodbuddies.html

Other Animal Adaptation Websites:

South African Burrowing Bullfrog, : http://www.tburg.k12.ny.us/mcdonald/ANIMAL%20ADAPTATIONS/AAdapt.htm

White Throated Savanna Monitor: http://www.honoluluzoo.org/monitor_lizard_white_throated.htm

Simple Assessment Practice Games: http://simplek12.com/test-prep-games-students

Mineral Advertisement:

http://www.dietbites.com/Vitamins-Minerals-Facts/vitamins.html

http://www.healthalternatives2000.com/minerals-nutrition-chart.html

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/list-all/

http://www.natural-health-information-centre.com/minerals.html

Macrominerals: http://www.inspiredliving.com/liquid-minerals/a~macrominerals.htm

http://nutrition.about.com/od/therapeuticnutrition1/tp/Know-Your-Vitamins-And-Minerals.htm

Trace Minerals: http://ag.udel.edu/extension/fnutri/pdf/nutrition/fnf-21.pdf

http://nutrition.about.com/od/nutrition101/tp/tracemineralsglossary.htm

Plant and Animal Webquest: http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~hck/cgi-bin/wq_student_page.pl?id=dml2nc&wq=1

Replaces Last Link: http://www.wiley.com/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/cell_structure/cell_structure.htm

Grade 6:

Theory of Plate Tectonics Web Quest: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/

Mineral Web Quest

http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=119

Kentucky Geological Survey: http://www.uky.edu/KGS/rocksmn/mintype.htm

KYANA Geological Society: http://www.kyanageo.org/minerals.html

http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzethsci3.html

Minerals A-Z: http://www.minerals.net/mineral/sort-met.hod/alphabet/abcdsort.htm

www.mineralogy4kids.org

http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/identification.html

Roll of Thunder Web Quest:https://www.msu.edu/~wohltjes/WebQuest/index.htm

Goin to Chicago Video: online at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idRvPi7Z3d4 or on Common, in 6th Grade, Roll of Thunder

Number the Stars: http://ajms.lancasterscschools.org/www/lcsdschools_ajms/site/hosting/number%20the%20stars.htm

I - Understanding the Holocaust

Hitler - http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007671

Nazi - http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007679

Deportations - http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005372

Final Solution - http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007704

II - Danish Resistance Fighters

Knud Duby - http://www.humboldt.edu/rescuers/book/album/dyby/dyby.html

SS Police - http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007403

Resistance - http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007738

German Resistance - http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005208

Ghetto Resistance - http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005407

Rescue in Denmark - http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/danish/

III - Jewish Citizen of Denmark

Ghetto - Warsaw - http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005069

Auschwitz - http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005189

 

Volcanoes:

General Information: http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/index.html

US Volcanoes

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/about/volcanoes/volcanolist.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_the_United_States_of_America

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volcus/ustext.html

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volcus/titlepage.html

http://geology.com/

Volcano Rating System for Activity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano_warning_schemes_of_the_United_States

Active and Potentially Active Volcanoes in the United States:

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Vhp/C1073/active_volcanoes_USA.html

Types of volcanoes: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/types.html

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Outreach/AboutVolcanoes/volcano_types_quick_reference.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/17457/volcanoes/types.php

Difference between active, dormant & extinct volcanoes:

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes/faq/active_erupting.html

http://scienceblogs.com/highlyallochthonous/2008/05/active_dormant_and_extinct_vol.php

Pearson Science:   http://www.phschool.com/science/       Code: cfd  1054

Faith First www.faithfirst.com

Glencoe Social Studies: http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078609763/

Proof Reading Activity  http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm

Mineral Research:

Kentucky Geological Survey: http://www.uky.edu/KGS/rocksmn/mintype.htm

Minerals A-Z: http://www.minerals.net/mineral/sort-met.hod/alphabet/abcdsort.htm

My Side of the Mountain Internet Hunt http://www.mrsoshouse.com/ext/mymoun.html

Grade 5:

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Saint John Neumann

Avatar / Mii / Portrait Creator:

http://www.wiiplayable.com/playgame.php?gameid=157 - Mii Creator

http://www.doppelme.com - Avatar Creator

http://illustmaker.abi-station.com/index_en.shtml - Portrait Creator

Saints Research

Proof Reading Activity  http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm

Iditarod Web Quest http://www.altamonte.scps.k12.fl.us/IditarodWebQuest/IditarodWebQuest.htm#Introduction

Map of Alaska: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/alaska.shtml

Iditarod Trail for 2012: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=iditarod+trail+2012&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&sa=N&rlz=1T4GZAG_enUS442US443&tbm=isch&tbnid=TzBO2T1w3Urg0M:&imgrefurl=http://www.iditarod.com/race/route.html&docid=z2UlkoCqs-XYuM&imgurl=http://www.iditarod.com/images/route_northern.jpg&w=492&h=355&ei=RooNT6GpEM2ftwfXtPi1BQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=717&vpy=140&dur=5177&hovh=191&hovw=264&tx=140&ty=104&sig=108415855597752523033&page=1&tbnh=117&tbnw=199&start=0&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0&biw=1024&bih=595

Grade 4:

States Research:

http://www.50states.com/

http://www.kids.gov/k_5/k_5_states.shtml

http://www.infoplease.com/states.html

Biography Poem: http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/biography.htm

Martin Luther King, Jr. http://holidays.kaboose.com/martin-luther-king-jr-day.html

Proof Reading Activity  http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm

Saint Martin of Tours: http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-martin-of-tours/

Gross & Cool Body: http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/

Grade 3

Subtraction Games: http://www.mrnussbaum.com/subtraction.htm#games

Christmas Fun!

http://www.thekidzpage.com/christmas/games.htm

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/xmas/

http://holidays.kaboose.com/games-xmas.html

 

Charlotte's Web:

http://www.charlotteswebmovie.com/games/poetry/index.html

http://www.gamequarium.com/charlotteswebvocabulary.html (vocab games- we will be up to Chapter 6 today)

http://www.nick.com/games/cw_hangman.html

http://www.nick.com/games/cw_wordsearch.html

http://www.nick.com/games/cw_piggy.html

http://www.nick.com/games/cw_junkyard.html

http://www.nick.com/games/cw_quiz.html

http://www.scholastic.com/charlottesweb/perfectword.htm

http://www.scholastic.com/charlottesweb/comic/index.htm

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe:

www.quia.com/jg/1873.html

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/narnia1.html

http://www.thelionscall.com/activities/

http://www.kidsreads.com/funstuff/trivia/narnia-triv.asp

Planet Research

To Answer Questions:

• http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/
• http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/planets.htm
• http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/planets.html

More Sites to Explore:

• http://kids.nineplanets.org/title.htm
• http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
• http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm
• http://starryskies.com/solar_system/planets_top.html

Games:

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/games/levelfive/KC_Solar_System.html

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/fun/make-a-planet.htm

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/fun/index.htm

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/java/concentration-games/planets/

http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/radiobuttonquiz/Sspz.shtml

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/games/slidepuzzle/game.htm

Martin Luther King, Jr. http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/taverna/98/1.htm

Christmas Activities http://www.newton.k12.ks.us/tech/holiday_45.htm#Christmas

Simple Machines: http://magic.pen.fizzlebot.com/