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Math
Computation and Estimation
Estimation - AAA Math
http://www.aaastudy.com/est.htm
Addition - AAA Math
http://www.aaastudy.com/add.htm
Decimals - AAA Math
http://www.aaastudy.com/dec.htm
Division - AAA Math
http://www.aaastudy.com/div.htm
Multiplication - AAA Math
http://www.aaastudy.com/mul.htm
Data and Chance
Fire - Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=143
Adjustable Spinner - Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=79
Bar Grapher - Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=63
Geometry
Geometry - AAA Math
http://www.aaastudy.com/geo.htm
Measurement and Reference Frames
Measurement - AAA Math
http://www.aaastudy.com/mea.htm
Number and Numeration
Concentration - Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=73
Equivalent Fractions - Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=80
Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
Math Games
fun 4 the brain
variety of games
http://www.fun4thebrain.com/
Multiplication
Great for fact practice
http://www.multiplication.com
Math Is Fun
Explanations and tutorials on many math topics
http://www.mathisfun.com
Learning Box
good games on patterns and fractions
http://www.learningbox.com
Khan Academy
Excellent tutorials on math topics for all grades
http://www.khanacademy.com
Science
Khan Academy
Excellent tutorials on many topics for all grades
http://www.khanacademy.org
Earth-Sun-Moon System
Earth, Sun and Moon - BBC KS2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/earth_sun_moon.shtml
Ptolemy Wikepedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy
Ptolemy Mac Tutor Summary
http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/Mathematicians/Ptolemy.html
Ptolemy Nine Planets Site
http://obs.nineplanets.org/psc/theman.html
Copernicus Wikepedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernicus
Copernicus Mac Tutor Summary
http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/Mathematicians/Copernicus.html
Copernicus Biography
http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Science/Copernicus.htm
Galileo Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei
Galileo Mac Tutor Summary
http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/Mathematicians/Galileo.html
Moon Phases
http://www.calculatorcat.com/moon_phases/moon_phases.phtml
Galileo Biography
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96feb/galileo.html
Aristotle Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle
Aristotle Mac Tutor Summary
http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/Biographies/Aristotle.html
Aristotle Biography
http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Aristotle.html
Lunar Cycle Challenge
Play a game to help remember the moon phases
http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/moon/moon_challenge/moon_challenge.html
Moon Phase Calendar
http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon
Ecosystems
Food Chains - Crickweb
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=foodchains
Virginia Naturally
Linking Virginians to their Environment
http://www.vanaturally.com
Virginia's Wildlife
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
http://www.dgif.state.va.us/wildlife
Animals in Our Backyard
Good site about an actual school nature trail
http://www2.lhric.org/poCantico/trail/trail.htm
Walter reeves.com
Tips for building a school nature trail
http://www.walterreeves.com/how_to/article.phtml?cat=26&id=883
Windsor Hill Elementary School Nature Trail
good ideas for a school nature trail
http://www.windsor-hill.org/whesnatr.htm
Tidewater Growers
National Directory for Finding businesses that sell native plants
http://www.wildflower.org/suppliers/show.php?id=4464
Virginia Master Naturalist
Great links to many relevant websites
http://www.virginiamasternaturalist-tidewater.org/links.html
Virginia.gov
Information about water quality
http://vaperforms.virginia.gov/indicators/naturalResources/waterQuality.php
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Information about natural resources in VA
http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/
Adaptations Adventure
Use this website for the adaptations webquest
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/adaptations/
Kids Gardening
Tips and ideas for kids planning a garden
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/firstgarden/
eco-art
http://cynthiarobinson.net/ecoart.html
water quality
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/waterquality.html
Virginia water quality
http://www.deq.state.va.us/water/
NorfolfkBotanical Gardens
http://www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org/education
Nature Trail Activities
http://www.alincolnlearning.us/Naturetrailteacher.html
Virginia Beach Wetlands Board
Information about what the board does
http://www.vbgov.com/vgn.aspx?vgnextchannel=d85354cf18ad9010VgnVCM100000870b640aRCRD&vgnextparchannel=92d154cf18ad9010VgnVCM100000870b640aRCRD
Virginia Products Webquest
http://www.agintheclass.org/Teachers/Pages/VirginiaRegionsandProductsWebQuest.aspx
Electricity
Changing Circuits - BBC KS2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/changing_circuits.shtml
Using Electricity - BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/electricity.shtml
Materials, Circuits and Conductors
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/conductors.shtml
Energy and Work
goal shots
practicing reading a distance time graph
http://www.sycd.co.uk/dtg/
The Physics Department
Great information on energy and forces
http://id.mind.net/~zona/mstm/physics/mechanics/mechanics.html
Beyond Books
Newton's Laws of Motion
http://www.beyondbooks.com/psc91/4.asp
Utah Office of Education
visuals of Newton's laws of Motion
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/forces/sciber/newtons.htm
Thinkquest
forces in the context of outer space
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215468/
US Department of Energy
http://www.fossil.energy.gov/education/
UCI Summer Science Institute
Speed and Motion Webquest
http://www.can-do.com/uci/ssi2002/motion.html
Matter
Plants
The Great Plant Escape
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/
Plant Life Cycles - Crickweb
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=lcycles5b
Weather
Fema
Information on Natural Disasters
http://www.fema.gov/kids/dizarea.htm
Fema - What Now?
US map with links to storms
http://www.fema.gov/kids/whatnow
Kidspace - Internet Public Library
Many links to weather sites
http://www.ipl.org/div/searchresults/?searchtype=traditional&words=weather&coll=youth
NOAA Drought Information Cener
http://www.drought.noaa.gov/
NOAA Education
http://www.education.noaa.gov/sweather.html
U.S. Drought Portal
http://www.drought.gov/portal/server.pt/community/drought.gov/202;jsessionid=750C395B69E7EDF61F60521CC1A09BBE
Weather - World Book Student
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/search?st1=weather&searchprop=WBS
Weather Forcast - Crickweb
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=wforecast
Weather Whiz Kids
Kid friendly information about weather (though they do include earthquakes and volcanoes!)
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-thunderstorms.htm
Edheads Weather Page
Interactive weather prediction and forecasting
http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/frame_loader.htm
Windows to the universe
Great information on storms and fronts
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/front.html
Wildlife Watching
e-nature
online field guides
http://www.enature.com
Research & Publishing Tools
Finding Information
The World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
Grolier Online
http://go-passport.grolier.com/
The World Almanac for Kids
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/
Jazz Up Your Presentation
Finding Audio Aids
Finding Visual Aids
Pics4 Learning
http://www.pics4learning.com/
Citing Sources
QuickCite - NoodleTools
http://www.noodletools.com/quickcite/
Publishing
Kids' Vid
tools for video production
http://kidsvid.altec.org/
Web Poster Wizard
http://poster.4teachers.org/
Organizing Information
NoteStar
http://notestar.4teachers.org/
ThinkTank
http://thinktank.4teachers.org/
Software Tips
How-to Articles from Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/education/howto.mspx
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