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Penguins
Reading
Topic 5
Mrs. Young's Favorite Links
Cool Learning Games: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
General Research
MATH
1.) Fun Brain - Math Games
2.) Create a Graph
3.) Math Is Fun - A Great Online Reference Tool
4.) All Math - Free Math Flash Cards to practice math facts!!
5.) Cool Math For Kids - Math Games
6.) Basketball Math
SCIENCE
1.) Search for a Treasure Chest of Ocean Facts at The Missouri Botanical Garden -
2.) Diving for Ocean Facts - Currents, Waves, and Tides
Ocean Links
2.) National Marine Fisheries Service
3.) Kid's Sites from Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
SOCIAL STUDIES
U.S. History --East Field Trip (Gettysburg, Philadelphia, and Colonial Williamsburg)
1.) Gettysburg, PA (Virtual Tour)
1.) Easier Introduction: Gettysburg
2.) Gettysburg Museum Collection
2.) Valley Forge (right outside Philadelphia, PA)
1.) National Park Service Website
2.) National Park Service Museum Collection
**Make sure you look up: Liberty Bell, (Liberty Bell picture), Independence Hall,
Franklin Court, Christ Church, Betsy Ross House
4.) Jamestown Settlement (near Williamsburg, VA)
1.) For letter: History of Jamestown
5.) Presidents Park (Williamsburg, VA)
6.) Colonial Williamsburg, VA
7.) Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's home)
1.) For floor plan page: The House
INDIANA HISTORY
Indiana Historical Society - Today in Indiana History
Southern Indiana Field Trip
1.) Vincennes, IN or Vincennes Sites or Vincennes State Historic Sites
2.) George Rogers Clark Memorial
3.) Grouseland-William Henry Harrison Home
4.) Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home
5.) Corydon, IN or Historic Corydon Website
6.) Hendricks House
THE GREAT MAIL RACE
2.) USPS - ZIP Code Lookup - Search By City
3.) School Search - Click on state and then browse by city
Martin Luther King, Jr. Website
1.) The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project
2.) The King Center: Biographical Outline of Martin Luther King, Jr.
3.) Ready Classroom from Discovery Education
4.) Ready Kids - from the Dept. of Homeland Security and FEMA
5.) Social Trade - Offs Activity : Introduction
*How does the forest change over time?
*Why do the shade-tolerant trees take over?
*What role does the fire have in the natural cycle of a forest?
*How was the cycle of this forest different from the previous one?
*What was the role of humans in the cycle of change for this forest?
*How have humans' decisions impacted the forest?
Different Parts of Grandma Peterson's Land:
Nurse Log Road Standing Snag Stand of Trees Stream
*How do you view this part of the forest?
*Is it of value to you? Why or why not?
*How would you use this land?
*What would your interest in protecting it be, if any?
Grandchild's Perspectives: Write 2 -3 sentences to explain what you learned from each article.
Alex Kelly
Promote Tree Growth Home is Where the Habitat Is
Forest Products Vole's Eye View
Chris Sam
Time Treasures Sheltering Soil
Animal Information - Kratt's Creatures (from PBS)
Mental Health Essay -Info to Look At