Student Resources:
Weather Sites |
Science Sites |
Social Studies Sites |
Fifth Grade Social Studies Sites |
Literature Sites |
Fun Sites |
Surf
Swell Island - Internet safety game.
Braille
Activities - type in your name and see it in Braille plus other fun
activities.
Enchanted
Learning.com Information with print out
for many topics including the states, weather, seasons and many themes.
Fact
Monster from Information Please
Easy to use directory
with ability to search any subject by word or phrase. Includes
interesting features such as today’s famous birthdays and today in history.
Contains a dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas and almanac.
Little
Explorers
Excellent picture
dictionary for preschool through elementary school students. Contains 1160 illustrated entries available in
4 languages accompanying the English with example sentences
and links to related sites for most entries.
KidsConnect
Maintained by school
librarians, a great site to help students grade k-12 with
research skills. Students can pose research questions which a school librarian
will respond to
within 48 hours in most cases. Students will be directed to sources on the web
that will help them with their assignment.
So
You have to do a Research Project
Great site takes students
step by step through the research process from organizing thoughts
to finding resources to completing the project and evaluation. Different
research methods are explored and links
provided to reference resources and research models.
EasyBib
- Creates Bibliographies online.
Web
Evaluation for primary grades
Rubric for primary students
to use when evaluating websites.
Quick,
the quality information Checklist
Animated checklist of
things students should look for in evaluating a website.
Do
we Know Dewey A site created by students to explain the
Dewey Decimal system.
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Science |
Ask
a Scientist
Choose the science area
that interests you, choose a scientist, e-mail a question.
Most answers are 48 hours.
Includes links to scientists in other fields.
Chemical
Elements
Shows color periodic
table with links to information about each element including
name, atomic number,
atomic mass and number of protons and electrons.
Human
Anatomy Online
Best feature: interactive
links to view the body systems in action.
Butterflies
Think Quest winner.
High school student designed site. Includes a wealth of information.
Great interactive activities
include links from body parts to electron microscope images.
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Dress
for the weather- Mouse skills activity
National
Weather Service
Weather map of the United States.
Click on any state and see up to the
minute weather.
Reloads page automatically every 60 seconds.
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Social
Studies Sites |
Color
Landform Atlas of the United StatesThe
America Presidency
Facts about all the presidents
from the New Book of Knowledge. Reading level grade 3 and up.
50
States. com
Basic facts about all
50 states with many links to more in-depth information.
The
Cherokee Trail of Tears View maps,
timeline and read descriptions of the Trail
of Tears.
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Literature
Sites |
Shel Silverstein Fun
Poetry.
Jack
Prelutsky Poetry for children
Guys
Read Website Created by author Jon Scieszka "to help boys find stuff they
like to read."
Reading
Corner
Book reviews for
readers in Grades2-8.
List of books for the Great Stone Face Award summaries.
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Fun
Sites |
SEUSSVILLE:
Meet all your favorite characters from Dr. Seuss.
FUN BRAIN:
Many fun educational activities.
National
Wildlife Federation: This site is loaded with activities
involving animals,
nature, habitats.
Smokey
the Bear: Meet the US Forest Services famous bear. Learn how you
help
Smokey prevent forest
fires.
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