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Grades 5-6

New as of January, 2002 is an outstanding website devoted to the integration of technology and literacy. Created and maintained by Dr. Donald J. Leu and Julie Coiro at the University of Connecticut, the Literacy Web is designed to promote the use of the Internet as a tool to assist classroom teachers in their search for best practices in literacy instruction, including the new literacies of Internet technologies. Check it out for some great ideas in the area of literacy.

   
Some General Useful Fifth Grade Links

http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/tech/k6/5.htm
Good integration sites

http://www.expage.com/page/connectionwebsites
Websites for 5th and 6th grades

http://expage.com/teacherlinksmain
Links just for Teachers

http://www.imschools.org/centel/grades/5th/fifth.htm
Curriculum links for teachers

http://www.fredonia.wnyric.org/ESpages/grade5/index5.htm
5th grade curriculum sites

http://lps.lexingtonma.org/Libdept/grade5.html#native
Lots of grade 5 curriculum links

Do We Really Know Dewey ?

A Thinkquest to help you learn about the Dewey Decimal System

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Math

http://www.aaamath.com/grade5.html
AAA math activities for fifth graders

http://www.edhelper.com/math_grade5.htm
Worksheet makers for 5th grade

http://www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/grade5.html
Some challenging word problems for 5th graders

http://mathforum.org/teachers/elem/3-5/projects.html
Math activities for grades 3-5

http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/math/glossary5.html
Glossary of math terms

http://www.mathsurf.com/5/
By surfing the Internet, students work to solve challenging math problems

http://www.mhschool.com/student/math/mhmath/5/activities.html
Online math activities

 

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Science

General
http://www.kids.gov/k_science.htm

Math and science sites for kids

Plants
http://www.life.uiuc.edu/cgi-bin/plantbio/cell/cell.cgi

Interactive virtual plant cell

http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3608/
All About Plants Thinkquest

http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3715/index.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0716
Plants and Our Environment Thinkquest

The Human Body
http://kidshealth.org/kid/

Great site for kids to learn everything about your body

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson065.shtml
The Human Body: An Online Tour. Lots of good links

Matter
http://www.chem4kids.com/

Great information on matter, atoms, etc.

http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/main_pages/experiments/scimethod/scimethod.html
Good information for kids on the scientific method

Oceans
http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/kids.html

Oceans and Coastal Protection: Kids' Page

Spectroscopy and Chromatography
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/glossary/spectroscopy.shtml

Information on Spectroscopy for kids

http://www.kids.union.edu/fsnChromatography.htm
Fun activity with chromatography

http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/explore/optics.htm
Color and Optics for kids

Endangered Species
http://www.schoolworld.asn.au/species/species.html

Schoolworld Project on Endangered Animals. A good possible project for students

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
Endangered fact lists

http://endangered.fws.gov/kids/
Kids Korner ­ endangered species site by the US Fish and Wildlife Service

http://www.endangeredspecie.com/kids.htm
Site for kids on endangered species

 

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Social Studies

http://members.aol.com/MrDonnHistory/American.html#COLONIAL
Social Studies lessons and projects by students

http://www.eduplace.com/parents/ss5.html
Parents' site to help students with social studies

http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/soc_studies/text/gr5.html
Grade 5 social studies resources

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/grade5/index.html
Excellent set of links with activities and resources for students

http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/index.html
Discovers Web ­ good site on exploration

http://www.hssd.k12.wi.us/FG/MaryMc/DIGN/esoc5co.htm
Good links on Colonization

Jamestown

http://www.allabery.com/courses/webquest/henning/index.html

Webquest on Jamestown

http://www.virginiaplaces.org/vacities/7jamestown.html
Why settle at Jamestown?

http://www.natick.k12.ma.us/schools/memorial/grades/grade3/dSmith/jamestown/Comparison.html#3
The investigation of Jamestown:


http://www.kidport.com/Grade5/SocialStudies/AmericanRev.htm
Questions and reference information on the American Revolution, Westward expansion and Civil War

http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/hcarter/webquest.htm
A webquest on the Civil War for 7th graders but can be used in lower grades.

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html
Kids guide to US government

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/
WhiteHouse for kids

http://www.usd230.k12.ks.us/espictt/
Kids' view of World War II

http://www.kidsdomain.com/kids/links/Salute_to_Veterans.html
Links for kids about various military encounters

 

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Holidays

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/holiday/
Some cute activites revolving around the holidays

http://www.primarygames.com/holiday_fun.htm
A great place for coloring pages, games, crafts, etc.

http://www.beritsbest.com/14498.shtml
links to many other sites recommended by Berit's Best Sites for Children

http://members.aol.com/il2teach/pubpage.holidays.htm
A teacher's suggested activites to celebrate Christmas Around the World

http://www.holidays.net/
Holidays on the net is a site where you can easily find links to each holiday. There you'll find information about the holidays as well as suggestions for teaching.

http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/Holidays/
Yahooligans lisring of holiday sites

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/index.html
Holiday sites