Fifth Grade Resources!!

 

Longfellow Fifth Grade Team: Mrs. Brescia, Mrs. Dorr, and Mr. Mazerolle

  • Meteorology
  1. Clouds: http://vortex.plymouth.edu/clouds.html
  2. Coastal Cumberland County Weather:  http://www.state.me.us/mema/weather/zone24.htm
  3. Dan's Wild Wild Weather:  http://wildwildweather.com/
  4. Hurricane Storm Science: http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/
  5. Local Weather:  http://www.wunderground.com/US/ME/Brunswick.html
  6. Looking at the Sea:  http://www.mos.org/oceans/planet/index.html
  7. The Water Cycle:  http://www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12/pilot/water_cycle/grabber2.html
  8. The Weather Dude:  http://www.wxdude.com/
  9. The Weather Unit: http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/WEATHER/weather.html
  10. USAToday Weather: http://usatoday.com/weather/wfront.htm
  11. Water, Water, Water:  http://thinkquestjr.moe.edu.sg/~tqj2156/page1.htm
  • Astronomy

  1. Astronomy for Kids: http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html

  2. Astronomy Dictionary: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/dictionary.htm

  3. Our Universe for Kids:  http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/OurUniverse.html

  4. Kid's Astronomy: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/

  5. Star Child: http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

  6. More Kid's Astronomy: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

  7. Astronomy:  http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/

  8. Astronomy Online: http://www.astronomy-for-kids-online.com/

  9. Intro To Astronomy: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ps&id=6

  10. Blast OFF to the Stars: http://library.thinkquest.org/3645/

  11. Ask an Astronomer: http://www2.ari.net/home/odenwald/qadir/qanda.html
  12. Astroweb: http://fits.cv.nrao.edu/www/astronomy.html
  13. Creative Constellation Myths:  http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/lon/grade5/class/stars/index.html
  14. Exploreit Science Center: http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~explorit/
  15. Hubble's Greatest Hits: http://www.stsci.edu/pubinfo/BestOfHST95.html
  16. Imagine the Universe: http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/homepage.html
  17. NASA M2K4: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/m2k4/frameset.html
  18. Sky Online: http://www.skypub.com/index.shtml
  19. Stars and Constellations: http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/
  20. The Nebulae: http://www.seds.org/billa/twn/
  21. Whatzit: http://www.omsi.edu/online/whatzit/askform.html
  • The Human Body
  1. A look inside the Human Body: http://www4.tpgi.com.au/users/amcgann/body/
  2. Guided Tour of the Visible Human: http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/VH/tour.html
  3. My Body:  http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/
  4. Science & Nature: The Human Body and Mind: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/
  5. The Human Body online for Kids: http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
  6. Vital Signs: http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/monitor/vitals.html
  • The Circulatory System
  1. The Heart; an Online Exploration: http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html
  2. The Heart - Enrichment Activities: http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/activity/activity.html
  3. Your Heart:  http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000131.html
  4. How does it work? http://www.globalclassroom.org/hemo.html
  • The Respiratory System
  1. Breathing:  http://users.tpg.com.au/users/amcgann/body/respiratory.html
  2. Inside the Human Body:  http://www.lung.ca/children/grades4_6/index.html
  3. Your Respiratory System:  http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000138.html
  • The Digestive System
  1. The Human Body's Digestive System Theme Page:  http://www.cln.org/themes/digestive.html
  2. The Digestive System: http://www4.tpgi.com.au/users/amcgann/body/digestive.html
  3. The Real Deal on the Digestive System: http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/digest_noSW.html
  4. Your Digestive System: http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000126.html
  • The Muscular System
  1. The Anatomy of the Muscular System: http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000654.shtml
  2. The Bundles of Energy:  http://infozone.imcpl.org/kids_musc.htm
  3. Your Muscular System:  http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000123.html
  4. Your Multitalented Muscles: http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/muscles_noSW.html
  • The Skeletal System
  1. Anatomy of The Skeletal System - http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000621.shtml
  2. Body Quest - Select the Skeletal System: http://library.thinkquest.org/10348/
  3. The Skeletal System: http://www.bio.psu.edu/faculty/strauss/anatomy/skel/skeletal.htm
  4. Your Skeletal System: http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000124.html
  5. Bones: http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/bones_noSW.html
  • The Brain and Nervous System
  1. Neuroscience for Kids: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
  2. The Brain: http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/brain_noSW.html
  3. The Control Center: http://infozone.imcpl.org/kids_nerv.htm
  • Dissections
  1. Cow's Eye Dissections: http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/index.html \
  • Colonial Life
  1. Jamestown: http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
  2. Archiving Early America: http://earlyamerica.com/
  3. Biography of Henry Hudson: http://www.georgian.net/rally/hudson/
  4. Biograohy of Jacques Cartier: http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/cartier.html
  5. Biography of Samuel de Champlain: http://www.blupete.com/Hist/BiosNS/1600-00/Champlain.htm
  6. Colonial American Gazette: http://www7.bcity.com/history/
  7. Colonial American History Resources: http://www.bham.wednet.edu/colonial.htm
  8. Colonial Williamsburg: http://www.history.org/trips
  9. Early American History Interactive Crossword Puzzle: http://earlyamerica.com/crossword/index.html
  10. Exploration of the Northwest Passage: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arctic/explore/intro.htm
  11. Explore the Hudson Valley: http://www.georgian.net/rally/hudson/
  12. New York History Time line: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arctic/explore/intro.htm
  13. Norlands Living History Center:  http://www.norlands.org
  14. Old Sturbridge Village: http://www.osv.org
  15. Quebec City: http://www.rtsq.qc.ca/quebec
  16. The European Voyage of Exploration: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/HIST/tutor/eurvoya/index.html
  17. The Thirteen Original Colonies: http://www.seanet.com/Users/pamur/13colony.html
  18. The Mayflower: http://pilgrims.net/plymouth/history/mayflower.html
  19. Virtual Museum of New France: http://www.rtsq.qc.ca/quebec
  20. Virtual Tour of Plimoth Plantation: http://Pilgrims.net/plymouth/vtour/
  • American History
  1. A Day in History: http://www.historychannel.com/thisday/
  2. Black History: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
  3. Columbus - The Door to American History: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/COLUMBUS/colhome.html
  4. The History Place: http://www.historyplace.com/index.html
  5. Those Were the Days: http://www.440.com/twtd/today.html
  6. Today in History: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html
  • Journey West
  1. Images of the American West: http://www.treasurenet.com/images/americanwest/
  2. Lewis and Clark: : http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
  3. The Gold Rush: http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/home.html
  4. The Oregon Trail: http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
  5. Welcome to the West: http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs000/w010_001.htm
  • The Revolutionary War
  1. The Revolutionary War: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/delphi/4393/rev_war.html
  2. American Revolution War Music: http://members.aol.com/bobbyj164/mrev.htm
  3. Awesome Library - The American Revolution: http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/Revolutionarywar.html
  4. American Independence:  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook12.html
  5. Benedict Arnold: http://earlyamerica.com/review/fall97/arnold.html
  6. Liberty! The American Revolution: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
  7. Major Events of the Revolutionary War:  http://www.multied.com/revolt/battles.html
  8. Spy Letters of the American Revolution:  http://www.si.umich.edu/spies/
  9. Social Studies for Kids: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/
  10. The American Revolution: http://www.mce.k12tn.net/revolutionary_war/american_revolution.htm
  11. The American Revolution: http://revolution.h-net.msu.edu/
  12. The American Revolution:  http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/amrevol.html
  13. The American Revolution:  http://www.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/coakhist/amrev.html
  14. The American Revolution: http://www.eslarp.uiuc.edu/ibex/archive/IDOT/idot4.htm
  15. The American Revolution Essays:  http://revolution.h-net.msu.edu/essays.html
  16. Lessons on The American Revolution:  http://www.mce.k12tn.net/revolutionary_war/american_revolution.htm
  17. The American Revolution Timeline:  http://www.nps.gov/archive/cowp/Timeline.htm
  • The Civil War
  1. Boys in the Civil War:  http://www.civilwarhome.com/boysinwar.htm
  2. Chamberlain's Medal of Honor & Bracelet:  http://www.curtislibrary.com/pejepscot/jlcmedl.htm
  3. Civil War for Kids:  http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm
  4. Civil War Links: http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm
  5. Civil War Selection Navigation Bar: http://www.civilwar.com/navbar.htm
  6. Colonel Joshua Chamberlain:  http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/aramsey/civil/chamberlain.html
  7. Flight to Freedom:  http://academic.bowdoin.edu/flighttofreedom/intro.shtml
  8. Gettysburg National Military Park's Civil War Page For Kids! http://www.nps.gov/gett/gettkidz/kidzindex.htm
  9. Historical Image Collection:  http://www.treasurenet.com/images/
  10. Images of Children from the Civil War Era:  http://www.edc.org/CCT/NDL/1999/lessons/teams/24/images.htm
  11. Official Home Page of Joshua Chamberlain: http://www.joshuachamberlain.com/
  12. Selected Civil War Photographs: http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/cwphome.html
  13. Soul of the Lion: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain:  http://world.std.com/~khebert/index.htm
  14. Student Civil War Trivia Questions:  http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/aramsey/civil/studenttrivia.html
  15. The American Civil War Homepage: http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
  16. The Fifth Grade Social Studies Club: Brunswick, Maine and The Civil War:        http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/lon/civilwar/index.htm
  17. The State of Maine's Unit on the Battle of Gettysburg:  http://www.state.me.us/quinn/Gettysburg/
  18. The Underground Railroad:  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
  • The United States Government
  1. The Three Branches of Government: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/3bgovt.htm
  2. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html
  3. Creation of the Constitution: http://www.concentric.net/~walika/conhist.htm
  4. Government Links: http://www.npac.syr.edu:80/textbook/kidsweb/government.html
  5. The Constitution of the United States: http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/constitution/conmain.html
  6. The Constitution: http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/usconst.html
  7. The Electoral College: http://www.ipl.org/inksub/Vol1No3/higraph/electoral.html
  • Physics
  1. Roller Coasters: http://travel.discovery.com/ideas/themeparks/rollercoasters/buildacoaster.html
  2. Roller Coasters: http://virtual.questacon.edu.au/rollercoaster/main.html
  3. Amusement Park Physics: http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/coaster.html
  4. Build a Roller Coaster: http://kids.discovery.com/games/rollercoasters/media/coaster_trv.swf?trakfile=s/games/rollercoasters/buildacoaster.html&oasRand=80290987&oasPosList=x12,x21,x24,x26,x27,Top3
  5. Design a Roller Coaster: http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/coaster/
  6. Longfellow Roller Coaster Unit: http://www.col.k12.me.us/lon/grade5/Rollercoasters/rollercoasters.html
  7. Physics 2000: http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/
  8. The Physics of Roller Coasters: http://141.104.22.210/Anthology/Pav/Science/Physics/book/home.html
  9. Roller Coaster Physics - Weightlessness: http://141.104.22.210/Anthology/Pav/Science/Physics/book/weightless/home.html
  • Cells
  1. The State of Maine's Unit on Cells:  http://www.state.me.us/quinn/cells/
  2. Cells Alive: http://www.cellsalive.com
  3. Cell Structure: http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~carl/cellhome.htm
  4. Mysteries of the Cell: http://www.life.uiuc.edu/bio100/lessons/cells_and_organelles.html
  • Map Skills
  1. Mrs. Doughty's Map Links:   http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/lon/lonlinks/grade5/bsd.html
  2. Geography Glossary: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/glossary/
  • Current Events
  1. ABC News: http://www.abcnews.com/
  2. CNN: http://www.cnn.com
  3. Create your own Newspaper: http://crayon.net/
  4. Maps in the News: http://www-map.lib.umn.edu/news.html
  5. Newspapers and Magazines from Around the World: http://www.newslink.org/news.html
  6. The Online News Hour: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/
  7. The Times Record: http://www.timesrecord.com/website/main.nsf/vwHome/Home
  8. The Weather Channel: http://www.weather.com
  9. USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com
  • Research Report Links
  1. Journey North Mystery: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/mclass/
  2. Scholastic: http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/profbooks/technology/easyinternet/science.htm
  3. Maine's First Ship: http://www.mainesfirstship.org/cfm/maineship/
  4. Popham Colony: http://www.pophamcolony.org/
  5. Dr. Seuss: www.randomhouse.com/seussville/
  6. The Librarians Internet Index: http://www.lii.org/
  7. Biography:  http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
  8. Biography: http://www.biography.com/
  9. Biographies of Women Mathematicians: http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm
  10. BHS Community Service Learning: http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/bhs/academics/service_learning/index.htm
  11. ESPN Sports Century: http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/
  12. World Book Online: http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home
  13. Citing Web Sites: http://homeworktips.about.com/library/weekly/aa052298.htm?once=true&terms=citing
  14. Research Report Writing Checklist: Click here for your Research Report Writing Checklist
  15. Research Plan: Click here for your Research Plan Worksheet.
  16. Brunswick Police Department D.A.R.E. Program: http://www.brunswickpd.org/dare.htm
  17. 5th Grade Research: http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/lon/grade5/research.html 
  18. Ask Jeeves: http://askjeeves.com
  19. KidsClick - Web Searching for Kids:  http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!
  20. Grandpa Tucker's Rhymes and Tales: http://www.night.net/tucker/
  21. Research Report:http://www.randomhouse.com/teachersbdd/beav.html
  • Reading Resources
  1. Stone Soup: http://www.stonesoup.com/
  2. Stories: http://www.tiac.net/users/rmcadow/FeatsFile/Gluskabe.html
  3. Funny Poetry by Robert Pottle: http://www.cybertours.com/~pottle/poems.htm
  4. Explore Island of the Blue Dolphin:  http://www.inskate.com/dolphin/home2.htm
  • Social Studies Resources
  1. The Achievement Zone: http://www.HarcourtAchieve.com/AchievementZone
  2. Social Studies for Kids:    http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com
  • Science Resources
  1. EarthSky Kids - http://www.earthsky.org/kids/?pg=3
  2. Chem4Kids:  http://www.chem4kids.com/index.html
  3. Constellations and Myths:  http://windows.arc.nasa.gov/tour/link=/mythology/stars.html&edu=elem
  4. Matter Web Quest:  http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/lon/grade5/mazerolle/matterwebquest/home.html
  5. NASA Kids: http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov
  6. Simple Science:  http://www.sciencemadesimple.com
  7. Stars:  http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level2/stars.html
  • Enrichment
  1. Haiku Poetry: http://home.earthlink.net/~familytravelhaiku/welcome.htm   
  2. Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky: http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/jack_home.htm
  3. Save the Children: http://www.savethechildren.com/
  4. USA Freedom Corps: http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/
  5. Backyard Jungle:  http://backyardjungle.org
  6. Don't Buy It:  http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit
  7. It's My Life:  http://pbskids.org/itsmylife
  8. Plastic Fork Diaries: http://plasticforkdiaries.org
  9. 3D Designers:  http://3d-i.org