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Science
Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/index.shtml
Biome Web Quest Project
http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/project.html#
Coral Reef Web Quest
http://www2.lhric.org/kat/coral.htm
biome map
http://www.empire.k12.ca.us/stroud/room14/Science/biome/map.htm
Biome research
http://mbgnet.mobot.org
More biome info
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/B/Biomes.html
and more biome research
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org
Interactive food web
http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm
create a graph
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
energy pyramid/web
http://www.cas.muohio.edu/scienceforohio/Wetlands/images/Day4A.pdf
coral reef animals
http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/living_species/default.asp?hab=10
and even more biome info
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html
coral reef pics/info
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/coralreef.html
coral reef plants
http://www.coexploration.org/bbsr/coral/html/body_plants_algae.html
coral plants 2
http://www.inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/marine/coral_%20reef/plants.htm
tundra plants
http://www.ri.net/schools/West_Warwick/manateeproject/Tundra/plant.htm
ecology games
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/kidscorner3.htm
succession
Mount St. Helens eruption info
http://www.olywa.net/radu/valerie/StHelens.html?
Mount St. Helens today - current info
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov
Mt.St. Helens live cam
http://www.geography4kids.com/extras/live_mtsthelens.html
adaptations
animal adaptation examples
http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/index.html
desert animal adaptations
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/
defense adaptations
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=3803
plant adapt review game
http://www.mbgnet.net/teachers/plants.html
heredity
Interactive Punnett Squares
http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/punexam.html
More punnett square activities
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio105/geneprob.htm
Punnett explanation
http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/les4/casino/cas1ck.html
disease unit
disease directory
http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/Alphalist.html
WHO directory
http://www.who.int/topics/en/
Panama Puzzle
http://www.microbiologybytes.com/tutorials/Panama/Panama.html
center for disease control
http://www.cdc.gov/az/a.html
yahoo disease index
http://kids.yahoo.com/search?p=disease&x=0&y=0
kids health
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/
black death info
http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/fleas/bdeath
Fever 1793 internet search
http://74.125.93.104/search?q=cache:BZdd8stQg5MJ:homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/fever.pdf+Fever+1793+internet+hunt&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a
With #8 info about epidemic in Philadelphia
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/yellowfever.htm
Name of river in Philadelphia
http://www.aaccessmaps.com/show/map/us/pa/philadelphia_e
River highlighted in yellow
http://cpmwsrender09.cp.prod.mappoint.net/render-30/getmap.aspx?key=716E9F740269C6D1ED5C
Internet search #1
http://www.history.org/history/clothing/intro/index.cfm
internet search #2
http://www.who.int/topics/yellow_fever/en/
internet search #3
http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/manners/rules2.cfm
internet seach #4
http://www.writerlady.com/
botanical site
http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/comindx.html
Benjamin Rush
http://www.hsl.virginia.edu/historical/rare_books/classics/
Hoe cake ingredients
http://www.mountvernon.org/visit/plan/index.cfm/pid/289/
How the cake got its name
http://www.inmamaskitchen.com/FOOD_IS_ART/nativeamer.html
Welsh rabbit
http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/food/fdwrare.cfm
Name one other illness
http://www.philadelphiahistory.org/akm/lessons/epidemics
Internet search #9
http://www.ushistory.org/libertybell/index.html
Internet search #11
http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_tomb.htm
second part #11
http://www.ushistory.org/tour/philmap.html
internet search #12
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1590.html
second part #12
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3narr1.html
internet search #13
http://www.fi.edu/franklin/printer/printer.html
immune system
Antibody definition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibody
How immune system works
http://health.howstuffworks.com/immune-system.htm
Kids Health Website
http://www.kidshealth.com/kid/
Vaccines
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/body/guide_shots.html
Parts of the immune system
http://www.hometrainingtools.com/articles/what-is-the-immune-system-science-teaching-tip.html
Immune system cells
http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/immune.html
Owl studies
Owl information
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~au/owl.htm
North American Owl Info
http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?location=North+America
burrowing owl info
http://www.albertabirds.com/buow1.htm
even more owl info (snowy, spotted)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/info/Owl.shtml
pellet dissection
http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/
Classification
Classification game
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/critters/critters.html
Animal Classification (except genus and species)
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
A lot of great animal info - best site
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/index.htm
Classification
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/hangman.html
prokaryote/eukaryote and all
http://www.earthlife.net/kingdom.html
info all kingdoms
http://www.ric.edu/faculty/ptiskus/Six_Kingdoms/Index.htm
links to kingdoms
http://www.pthsd.k12.nj.us/SCH/BMS/Curriculum%20Projects/SCIENCE/kingdoms/index.htm
Dichotomous key-trees
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/leaf/Treekey/tkframe.htm
Info on your kingdom
http://teachers.oregon.k12.wi.us/hanson/index2.htm
more kingdom info
http://danmarkltd.tripod.com/taxonomy/index.html
symbiosis
oxpecker, spider crab, bacteria
http://necsi.org/projects/evolution/co-evolution/symbiosis/co-evolution_symbiosis.html
crocodiles, cleaner shrimp, oxpecker, clownfish
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0601/articles/mainarticle.html
honey guide bird and honey badger
http://www.mailsbroadcast.com/b25.honey.bird.htm
Tapeworm/ ladybug and plant/fleas
http://necsi.org/projects/evolution/co-evolution/parasites/co-evolution_parasite.html
spanish moss,tree
http://web.fccj.org/~dbyres/mutualism.html
ants
http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v24/i1/ants.asp
yucca plant and yucca moth
http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scripts/yucca.html
symbiosis video
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/tdc02/sci/life/eco/coralreefconnections/index.html
parrotfish, lizard fish, hermit crab, manta ray and remora, sea sponge
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/survival/coral/partners.html
Man-of-war fish, goby fish
http://www.poliza.de/starship/sciencenew/symbiosis.htm
Dwarf mistletoe
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/12/1220_021226_mistletoe.html
cat/tick
http://www.best-cat-art.com/cat-parasites.html
African cuckoo, Fork-tailed Drongo
http://www.wildwatch.com/living_library/birds-1/cuckoos-noisy-deceivers
Aphid and wasp
http://www.planetnatural.com/site/xdpy/kb/aphid-parasite.html
birds and berries
http://www.nearctica.com/ecology/pops/mutual.htm#fruit
ants and acacia
http://web.fccj.org/~dbyres/ant1.html
flea and dog
http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/12547/1/What-Is-a-Symbiotic-Relationship.html
Science fair
Science fair central
ideas
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/
more ideas and info
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/science-fairs.shtml
Nervous system
Neuroscience for kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
brain memory games
http://www.exploratorium.edu/brain_explorer/index.html
Cells
Interactive cell
http://www.cellsalive.com
animal cell model
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/animals/cell/
plant cell model
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/cell/
Parts of cell - with descriptions
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_main.html
human body systems
body systems site
http://www.stcms.si.edu/hbs/hbs_student.htm
select a body system
http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000029.html
search kids health
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/
more info
http://www.kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=29673&ps=110
more body systems
http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/tour.htm
Another great site
http://library.thinkquest.org/2935/Natures_Best/Nat_Best_Med_Level/Title_Net_Page/Title_page.m.html
tissue, cell, organ
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0776265.html
cell, tissue, organ more info
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0768617.html
Skeletal system movie
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/SSmovie.html
label skeletal system
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/labeled-skeletal-system-diagram.html
another skeletal system diagram
http://hes.ucfsd.org/gclaypo/skelweb/skel04.html
endangered species
endangered species links
http://www.endangeredspecie.com/
animal links
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
world wildlife fund
http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/
more species
http://www.earthsendangered.com/
Ecology Vocab Flashcards
http://www.flashcardmachine.com/ecology-vocabulary.html
http://www.flashcardmachine.com/ecology-vocabulary.html
Ecology glossary
http://www.ecology.org/biod/library/glos_index.html
Bacteria survey
Bacteria Lab
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6XL8FSY
Bacteria lab post test
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5JP5RJ7
Social Studies
Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs
Maya Information
http://www.indians.org/welker/maya.htm
Inca Mummy
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mummy/splash/splash.html
Inca info - money
http://www.crystalinks.com/incan.html
Mayan Sites
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/Ancient_Civilizations/Mayans/
More mayan sites
http://www.michielb.nl/maya/
Mayan Tikal 360
http://www.destination360.com/tikal/guide.htm
Mayan culture
http://www.jaguar-sun.com/default.htm
secret mayan glyphs
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/bureau/
chichen itza - Mayan city
http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/chichen/chichen_jaguar.html
Mayan math
http://www.michielb.nl/maya/math.html
Mayan ball court
http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/mayan/BallCourt.html
What happened to Mayans
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/15nov_maya.htm
Clues at Copan - Mayans disappear
http://www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/copan/index.php
Mayan disappear - thoughts
http://www.jaguar-sun.com/ideas.html
overview of Mayans and Aztecs
http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/pyramids/overview.html
Mayan rabbit legends
http://www.indigenouspeople.net/rabbmaya.htm
Aztec information
http://www.aztec-history.com/
Incan quipus
http://agutie.homestead.com/files/Quipu_B.htm
Incan culture
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/inca/inca_culture.html
Canada Explorers
Explorers
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/
Canada Map - interactive
http://www.canadacool.com/COOLFACTS/MapofCanada.html
practice game
US states review
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html
Culture Activites
culture games
http://www.coedu.usf.edu/culture/Activity.htm
Languages
http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/hello.htm#L
language pronunciation
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/hello/
more translations
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
phrase search
http://www.google.com/language_tools
Trinidad and Tobago
History
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/trinidad-and-tobago/
Tobago map with legend
http://www.caribseek.com/Caribbean_Maps/road-map-of-tobago.shtml
Trinidad map with legend
http://www.caribbean-on-line.com/islands/tt/images/tdmap.gif
Mexico and Central America
Central America interactive map
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/centralamquiz.html
South America interactive map
http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/Samerica.html
Central and South America map
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/South_and_Central_American_Geography.htm
Mexican history timeline
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/timeline_flash.html
Panama Canal
How the canal works
http://www.pancanal.com/eng/general/howitworks/index.html
South America
Amazon River
http://cgee.hamline.edu/rivers/Resources/river_profiles/Amazon.html
Animal life on the Amazon
http://www.mbarron.net/Amazon/
etiquette Brazil
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/brazil-country-profile.html
Longitude and latitude
Long. and lat. game
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php
overview
http://www.geographyalltheway.com/ks3_geography/maps_atlases/longitude_latitude.htm
Long. and Lat. practice
http://geographyworldonline.com/tutorial/practice.html
Math Practice
More interactive games
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/index.shtml
cool math 4 kids
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
Homework helper
http://www.mathgoodies.com/students.html
More games
http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm
math playground
http://www.mathplayground.com/
fantasy football
http://www.fantasysportsmath.com
properties
http://www.aaamath.com/pro.htm
writing expressions
http://www.math.com/school/subject2/practice/S2U1L3/S2U1L3Pract.html
solving equations add,sub,mult
http://www.aplusmath.com/flashcards/algebra.html
AAA math - interactive
http://www.aaamath.com
tangrams
http://cs.bmcc.cc.or.us/mth213/labs/online%20tangrams.htm
geoboard
http://mste.uiuc.edu/users/pavel/java/geoboard
distributive property algebra
http://www.algebrahelp.com/worksheets/view/simplifying/distribution.quiz
algebra order of operations
http://www.algebrahelp.com/worksheets/view/simplifying/oops.quiz
Math Practice online
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_original.htm
order of op game
http://www.funbrain.com/algebra/index.html
Mrs.C's Pattern assignment
http://enlvm.usu.edu/ma/nav/index.jsp
Quadrilateral practice
http://www.math.com/school/subject3/lessons/S3U2L3GL.html
Polygon practice
http://www.aaastudy.com/geo.htm#topic18
More polygon practice
http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/grade-6-classify-quadrilaterals
interative math
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/
create a worksheet
http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets/index.html
Flashcards - algebra, ratios, order of op
http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/index.html
solving inequalities
http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/inequality-solving.html
solving equations- multiply
http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/introduction-multiply.html
solving equations - add/sub
http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/add-subtract-balance.html
eNLVM
http://enlvm.usu.edu/ma/nav/index.jsp
World Math
http://www.worldmathsday.com/2010/Default.aspx
teaching resources
planetarium
http://www.northern-stars.com/Biology_of_the_Cell.pdf
ecology resources
http://www.kathimitchell.com/paclass.htm
internet safety
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/
pre-alg worksheets
http://www.kutasoftware.com/freeipa.html
ebola activity
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/2304_ebola.html
graphic organizers
http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
math word problems
http://www.fi.edu/school/math2/index.html
map outlines
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/megamaps.htm
compass learning
https://compass.rsu34.org/childu/index.html?SSL=1
Mayan name, learning style, etc
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/classmanagement/firstday.html
What's in a Name?
name meanings
http://www.zelo.com/firstnames/
quick and easy name meanings
http://www.behindthename.com/
more name meanings
http://www.baby-names-meanings.com/
Funbrain Quizzes
Funbrain quizzes
http://www.quizlab.com/
freerice
Free Rice Link
http://www.freerice.com/
Trash and Litter
protecting wildlife
http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/hazmat/articles/trash.html
recycling
http://earth911.org/recycling/
game with facts
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/gameintro.htm
3 R's
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/recycle.htm
trash facts
http://www.hotfact.com/facts-about-trash-and-garbage.html
Citing Sources
Easy bib
http://www.easybib.com/
Typing Program
http://www.customtyping.com/student
http://www.customtyping.com/student
Multiple Intelligences
M.I. Survey
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/index.htm