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Science

1" Square Project: Looking Closely Without a Microscope
Observe and record data like a scientist

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/inchsquare/index.html

Weather

Stormy Weather
Musical Compositions Inspired by Storms

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3358/
Clouds-Windows to the Universe
Interactive Way to Explore Clouds

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/cloud.html
Miami Museum of Science
Make Your Own Weather Station!

http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/weatherstation.html
National Geographic: Creative Climates
As head of the new National Geographic Climate Observation Post, you need to create a Climate Map to illustrate the world's diff

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/08/climates.html
National Geographic Quick Flick: Thunderstorms
Learn about thunder and lightning

http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0505/quickflicks/
National Geographic: Stir Up a Hurricane
Experiment: Learn how to duplicate the swirling motion around the calm eye of a hurricane.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/trythis/tryfun3.html
Don't Hang the Weather Person!
Play this version of hangman using weather vocabulary.

http://www.quia.com/hm/422239.html
Planet Pals: Let's Weather Together
Let PLANETPALS teach you about Clouds,Rain, Snow, Rainbows, Earthquakes and Tsunami!

http://www.planetpals.com/weather.html
Quia Activity
Play Concentration, Flash Card Games, Word Searches and Matching Games with weather pictures and vocabulary (First Grade, STC We

http://www.quia.com/jg/1401920.html
Quia Activity
Try your skill at hangman with weather vocabulary!

http://www.quia.com/hm/422239.html

Solids and Liquids

National Geographic Try This!
Make Blue Goo!

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/trythis/try1.html
National Wildlife Federation: Experiments on Ice
Learn some basic properties of water by trying a few icy experiments.

http://www.nwf.org/kidzone/kzPage.cfm?siteId=2&departmentId=146&articleId=1028
National Wildlife Federation: Slime Time
This activity, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, includes a recipe to make homemade slime and helps children learn

http://www.nwf.org/kidzone/kzPage.cfm?siteId=2&departmentId=146&articleId=980
National Wildlife Federation: Sunshiney Fun
This activity, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, uses a sunny day to show your child how the sun's heat causes cha

http://www.nwf.org/kidzone/kzPage.cfm?siteId=2&departmentId=146&articleId=968

Organisms

Classifying Critters
Classify animals

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/critters/critters.html

Earth Week

Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Plant Parts
Build a salad to learn about which plant parts we eat

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/vegquiz/plantparts.html
Air Junk
Examine and Explore Specks, Flecks and Particles in the Air

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/airjunk/index.html

Language Arts

Interactive Language Arts Games

Don't Hang the Weather Person!
Play this version of hangman using weather vocabulary.

http://www.quia.com/hm/422239.html
Bembo's Zoo
Interactive letter/sound animal names

http://www.bemboszoo.com

Math

Interactive Math Games

Science Images

hail

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0119-hail.php

Weather Images

hail balls in hand

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour.cgi?link=/earth/Atmosphere/precipitation/hail.html&sw=false&art=ok&edu=mid&cdp=/windows3.html&cd=false&fr=f&frp=/win
partly cloudy

http://encarta.msn.com/media_701681839_761562112_-1_1/The_Sun.html
cloudy

http://wildwildweather.com/clouds/stratocumulus.htm
fog

http://www.pics4learning.com/details.php?img=foggedin.jpg
sunny

http://www.pics4learning.com/details.php?img=oct.2004009.jpg
cirrus clouds

http://www.boatsafe.com/kids/weather1.htm
cumulus clouds

http://wildwildweather.com/clouds/cumulus.htm
stratus clouds

http://www.planetpals.com/weather.html
thermometer

http://www.howstuffworks.com/therm.htm/printable
rain

http://www.pics4learning.com/details.php?img=rouen_3572sz.jpg
snow

http://www.pics4learning.com/details.php?img=06090022.jpg
strong wind

http://www.freefoto.com/preview/11-08-2?ffid=11-08-2&k=USA+Flag
some wind

http://www.freefoto.com/preview/11-08-55?ffid=11-08-55&k=Union+Jack+at+half+mast
no wind

http://www.freefoto.com/preview/11-08-35?ffid=11-08-35&k=Swiss+Flag
driving in snow

http://www.freefoto.com/preview/16-16-47?ffid=16-16-47&k=Driving+in+the+snow
Night Snowing

http://debtorby.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/7_pm_still_snowing.jpg

Other PortaPortals

SEPARSI

http://guest.portaportal.com/separsi
Marlene Canio (First Grade)

http://guest.portaportal.com/bywood
Danielle Hart (BSES)

http://guest.portaportal.com/dhart1223
Marple Newtown School District

http://guest.portaportal.com/marplenewtown

Sound Clips

Rain

http://www.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de/ags/ni/projects/datamining/datason/demo/ICAD2003/samples/rain.mp3
Wind

http://psychic3d.free.fr/extra_fichiers/sons/vent3.wav

Videos

TeacherTube - Did You Know?
Technology Video for Back-to-School Night

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=6f2c2eba77f39993d118

Garnet Valley

Ms. Barber's Website
Class Homepage

http://www.garnetvalleyschools.com/1377201031122152390/site/default.asp

Miscellaneous Images

volunteers needed

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/clip/volunteers-needed-color.html
Tiger Wild About Reading

http://danburylibrary.org/Wild_150px.jpg
book worm

http://www.waynet.org/nonprofit/images/literacy/bookworm125.gif

Jaguars

Daimler the Jaguar
By Tambako the Jaguar

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/480467788/
Portrait of the Jaguaress
By Tambako the Jaguar

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/615492632/in/set-72157600165885528/
Daimler the Jaguar lying
By Tambako the Jaguar

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/494119768/in/set-72157600165885528/
Ah! So tired!
By Tambako the Jaguar

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/614753377/in/set-72157600165885528/
Jaguaress lying on a log
By Tambako the Jaguar

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/614755693/in/set-72157600165885528/
Jaguar on Flickr
By Joachim S. Muller

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joachim_s_mueller/533061625/
Jaguar
By Joachim S. Muller

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joachim_s_mueller/531301122/
Jaguar
by vigilant20

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnszwalkiewicz/505077967/
sleeping jaguar
By Tambako the Jaguar

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/2701117725/
Onca Pintada
By Márcio Cabral de Moura

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcdemoura/854572768/
Jaguar's Call
By Picture Taker 2

http://www.flickr.com/photos/80835774@N00/1271785860/
the

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alternatewords/2429181313/
the dignity of the jaguar
By Alternate:Words

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alternatewords/2429181313/
Jaguar
By Mari Click

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariclick/2475736586/
dcs jag
By Uli1001

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64706470@N00/244088882/
dsc Jaguar
By Uli1001

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64706470@N00/244084002/
Jaguar
By Picture Taker 2

http://www.flickr.com/photos/80835774@N00/1235781588/

SmartBoard Resources

GV SmartBoard Links
From Summer 08 Technology Academy

http://www.garnetvalleyschools.com/1376103591610650/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=57394
SmartBoard and Science NetLinks

http://smartboards.typepad.com/smartboard/smart_board_lesson_plans/index.html