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Illustrated Math Lessons from LinksLearning KidsNumbers.com |
Life in the Ocean- written by a teacher provides a brief introduction to kelp farms, sandy beaches, tidepools and life in the ocean New England Aquarium have virtual tour of aquarium with video clipa and webcams Monterey Bay Aquarium Activities include online stories, coloring books, create your own field guide, penguin cam, learn about coral reefs, and aquarium exhibits Ocean Treasures- word search game Treasures at Sea- ocean facts crossword puzzle |
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50 States |
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| 50 States.com - tons of facts about each state | Chart of Knowledge - capital, city, bird, flower info for each state | |
| Making Regional Guidebooks from National Geographic | Quick Facts about states from the U.S. Census Bureau | |
| Postcards from America Gallery | Outline maps of United States, historical, state maps, climate, and physical from Houghton Mifflin | |
| Color Landform Atlas of the United States | State info plus pictures of state quarters find symbols, maps, geography, people, govenrment and state news | |
| Stately Knowledge from Internet Public Library Information on each state as well as games | Thinkquest regional geography questions by region | |
| US Regional Geography from Enchanted Learning - Maps, quizzes, games, and worksheets for each region | US States and Regions - lesson plans from Mr. Donn | |
| Internet Sites for DBQ's Internet Sites for DBQ's here are some links you will find there: |
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| Language Arts | ToonUniversity-opposites, alphabetizing, toon books and spelling |
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| Review Nouns & Adjectives while creating Fantastic Pictures-Fun! | ||
Aesop's Fables Webquest created by Miss Apollo, Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Tannen |
Stories, Folklore, and Fairy Tales Theme Page | |
| David Pikey's author of Captain Underpants website, games about books www.pilkey.com/index.php | Writing Prompts | |
Mexico |
Mexico for kids | |
| Links to websites about Mexico for kids | Mexico for Kids created by a second grade class at Pocantico learn about Mexico's history, how to count to ten in Spanish, Spanish Stories, Map of Mexico, Jigsaw puzzles and temperature in Mexico City and NY. | |
| National Geographic Mexico Take a tour of Mexico and listen to an real audio |
Time for Kids -go places- Mexico go sightseeing, go back in time, hear phrases in Mexican | |
Weather
The El Nino/La Nina Cycle explaination of ocean temperatures, wind & rainfall Lightening Kills, Play it Safe Discusses science of why some clouds produce lightening, indoor anmd outdoor safety, myths, survivor stories and great teacher links |
National Weather Service current warnings, local forecasts, radar, satelittes, snow and surface observations Storm Watch National Weather Service Hurricanes, Drought and Tornando information Meteorlogical Calculators allows you to convert from Farenheit to Celcius, Windchill and Humidity, heat index and wind speed Tracking Local Weather Good Science/Math lesson -Wind Direction, Measuring Rainfall, Wind Observation Weather Wiz Kids- track a some, hurricanes, clouds, rain and floods,earthquakes and temperature |
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Science 21 Third Grade- Cycles in the Natural WorldThird grade science links from Northside Independent School District in San Antonia, TX |
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Unit One: How a Scientist Investigates a Plant |
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| CalPhotos This form accesses 33,766 images of plants part of Berkeley Digital Library |
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| ARS Science4kids from the United States Agricultural Research Services |
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4HGarden interactive build a plant and water me under explorations section, can in connections section plant e-cards and ask a plant expert questions from Michigan State University |
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| The Great Plant Escape become a plant detective and solve one of six cases about plant from The University of Illinois extension Plant Growth video at Brainpop |
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Unit 2: How a Scientist Investigates Electricity |
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Current Electricity video at Brainpop Electricity Online Thinkquest made by students from three different countries-many resources has applications, lessons, history, great intro video Lightening Kills, Play it Safe Discusses science of why some clouds produce lightening, indoor anmd outdoor safety, myths, survivor stories and great teacher links The Electric Avenue from FirstEnergy includes experiments, electric journey, fun facts, meter reading, safety, quiz show, glossary and energy efficiency Video of Franklin's Kite getting hit my electricity Understanding Electricity from the Nasa SciFile -one page explaining electricity Theater of Electricity from MIT- includes videos, photo gallery, of Van de Graaff Generator and Franklin's kite, and teacher resources |
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Unit 3: How a Scientist Investigates Water Cycles |
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Drinking Water and Ground Water kids' stuff from the US Department of Environmental Protection Agency has water cycle activity, how to build your own water cycle activity, interactive water cycle and downloadable activity book Hydrologic Cycle from NASA Observatorium - Through animation examines the five processes of the hydrologic cycle. Includes quiz and word search game. Interactive Water Cycle - A flash animated activity that lets you control the water cycle as you learn from the US Department of Environmental Protection Agency The Water Cycle from kidzone- brief explanation about the water cycle includes print out poster and suggested activities. The Water Cycle from Enchanted Learning- has brief explanation of the water cycle with an illustation and explains why oceans are salty, also has label me printout diagram and water cycle find it quiz. Water Cycle Follow a drop through the water cycle from US Department of Interior Water goes Round- online activity where you have to place the picture in the order they appear in the water cycle Water Aid- impact of water in the world-learning activities and booklets for children has country fact sheet where water aid is helping Water Cycle video at Brainpop |
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Unit 4: How a Scientist Investigates Animal Cycles |
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All About Butterflies from Enchanted Learning Butterflies and Moths of North America many photos and fact about butterflies Butterfly Life Cycle simple page with straight forward information Go Diego Go- Blue Morpho Butterfly animated video from Nick Jr. Diego show Life Cycle websites- Butterflies links to life cycle webpages on butterflies, frogs, chicks, spiders Monarch Watch- join a nation wide project to collect data on Monarch butterflies migration Butterflies and Bugs - The Life of a Monarch Butterfly from Billy Bear |
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