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History

Test and Review Help
Have some fun and review with these quick quizzes
Study Guide for EVERYTHING
Like the refridgerator card, but better

1.2 Geography

Essential Understandings- Waterways
Has information for all parts of the SOL. Mainly for teachers but students can review from it.
Regions Video
FABULOUS
Canadian Shield Video
Regions Webquest

1.3 Native Americans

Essential Understandings
Has information for all parts of the SOL. Mainly for teachers but students can use for review.
Kwakiutl Information
Written for students
Kwakiutl Information For Kids
More in-depth information
Sioux Information For Kids
Written for students
Sioux Information
More in-depth information
Iroquois Information For Kids
Written for students
Iroquois Information
More in-depth information
Inuit Information
In-depth information
Pueblo Information for Kids
Written for students
Pueblo Information
More in-depth information
Information For All Tribes
Links to reports done by other students. Double check for accuracy but might be a good place to get ideas.
All Tribes Information
Lots of information but make sure the information goes with your tribe.
Information for Research Project
Make sure the information you find on this site goes with your tribe! Kid-friendly.
Mr. Nussbaum
Interactive Activities

Videos

Eastern Woodlands:Longhouses

1.4 Exploration

Exploration Slide Show
Exploration Webquest
Has great information. Even if not used as the webquest the information is worth it.
Explorer Resources
Has links to other sources about each explorer
Essential Understandings
Has information for all parts of the SOLs. Mainly for teachers but students can use to review.
Explorer Information
Has activities and information for the explorers we need plus many more!

Videos

1.5 Colonial America

John Smith's Adventure
Interactive Activity
Colonial Information with Map
Includes reading comprehension, interactive scavenger hunts, and more
Interactive Colonial Map
Colonial Webquest
Has a great question sheet to fill out as the students go along
Timeline- Early America
Beginning to 1700
Timeline- Colonial America
1700-1763
Colonial Squares Review
Game
Colonial American Slide Show
Essential Understandings
Has information for all parts of the SOLs. Mainly for teachers but students can use to review.
Webquest
Has a lot of information on culture of early settlers
Mr. Nussbaum
Lots of information and activities
Colonial Sites
Links to many sites with information on Colonial Times
Colonial Williamsburg Site
Many activities and information just for kids
Colonial Trades
Information on Colonial Trades (jobs)
13 Colonies
Simple, kid-friendly information
Growth of a Nation
10 min video showing how the nation grew until about 1789
Colonial Thinkquest
Written by children, easy to understand
Colonial Trades

Colony Project

13 Colonies Overview
Great place to start!
Interactive Map
Daily Life
Religion
School
Parks
Farming
Webquest
Has tons of great information
Colony Profiles

1.6 American Revolution

Jeopardy
Should be whole group
Answers to Jeopardy
Revolutionary War Information
Has short descriptions of both the leading up to the war as well as events during the war. Great for researching "oddball" stor
Revolution Jeopardy
Game
Spy Letters of the American Revolution
Timeline of Revolution 1763-1783
Has detailed descriptions of events and includes pictures of some people and events
Timeline with Primary Sources
Has events listed by years. When you click on the event, the related primary soruce wording comes up.
Virtual Marching Tour of American Revolution
Has descriptions of some events of Revolution. Events mentioned are extra to SOLs
Important People
Has pictures and short biographies.
Important Events
Has short info about Boston Massacre and Tea Party as well as Timeline
Essential Understandings
Has information pertaining to all parts of the SOL. Mainly for teachers but students can review from it.
French and Indian War
Simple, kid-friendly information
Revolutionary War
Simple, kid-friendly information
Rev war
Comprehensive Site
Info on Rev War
Fun with History
Has activities and short movies

Videos

1.7 New Nation

Declaration of Independence and Constitution Jeopardy
Game
Ben's Guide to Goverment for Kids
Has kid friendly information
Jefferson or Hamilton?
Has the students decide who they would choose
Roadmap to the US Constitution
Has great information
Ben's Guide to Branches of Government
Goes with Branches of Government poster they need to create
Constitution for Kids
Has grade level appropriate information. Might be a good jigsaw activity
Essential Understandings
Has information for all parts of the SOL. Mainly for teachers but students can review from it.
Congress for Kids
Information on all aspects of government
Articles of Confederation
Simple, kid-friendly information
Making of the Constitution
Simple, kid-friendly information
Congress Video Clips
Has short video clips about Congress
First Five Presidents
Slide Show

Videos

Shaping the Nation

1.8 Westward Expansion

Oregon Trail Webquest
Lewis and Clark Webquests
Has links to different webquests
Lewis and Clark: Into the Unknown
Interactive. Goes with questions on worksheet
Lewis and Clark Interactive Activity
Created by Scholastic
Underground Railroad
Journey told in short chunks
Essential Understanding
Has information for all parts of the SOL. Mainly for teachers but students can use to review.
Oregon Trail Game
Play the original game. Press F3 when asked to flip the disk.

Lewis and Clark

Lewis and Clark Facts
frequently asked questions about Lewis and Clark
Maps and Information
list of goverment web sites with maps and information
Investigate the Animals Lewis and Clark Discovered
animals discovered by Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark
Interactive site - Lewis and Clark
Animals and Plants
the animals and plants Lewis and Clark discovered
Lewis and Clark Research
great research for Lewis and Clark
Listen to the Authors
a PBS site where great authors discuss Lewis and Clark
Plants and Animals Research
research plants and animals Lewis and Clark discovered
Great Interactive Site
the best interactive site - Lewis and Clark
The Impact of Lewis and Clark
the impact of Lewis and Clark on the land and the people
Scientific Encounters of Lewis and Clark
scientific encounters of Lewis and Clark
Great Primary Sources Smithsonian
Great Primary Sources
Great Primary Sources
Great Primary Sources

1.9 Civil War

Essential Understandings
Has information for all parts of the SOL. Mainly for teachers but can be used by students for review.
Underground Railroad
Interactive
Jeopardy
Evaluating Sources
Examine primary sources to help discover causes of the Civil War
Civil Webquest
Directly linked to VA SOLs
Civil War Songs
Lyrics and melody (for some)
Written Primary Sources
Multiple sources for various events
Using Sources Lesson Plan
Has letters the studens examine
Mr. Nussbaum
ThinkQuest
Has information on people, battles, experiences, and timeline. Great for research.
Lesson Plans
For Teachers- great primary sources
House Divided
Digital history of the Civil War and the events leading up to it
Lincoln Treasure Hunt
For fun
Terms and People Games
Quia games
Not Just a Man's War
Webquest- Useful Information but too large for our typical needs

Teacher Resources

Comprehensive Resources - Set the Standard
Breaks the resources down by SOL strand
General Resources for Colonial America
Lesson Plans
Teacher created, sorted by time period
Primary Source Material
Has primary sources from Early America
Lesson Plans
Lesson plans divided by SOL strand and bullet. Created by VDOE
History Review
Resources for All Units
Scroll down to find pretty much everything you need to teach each SOL.
Webisodes
Has teacher guides to go with each
History Poems
Poems about all aspects of history
History Links
Primary Sources
Links
Links to sites for History
Activities and Information
One teacher's collection of how to teach each unit
History Activities
One teacher's whole curriculum, from homework to activities

General SOL Review for History

SOL Practice Tests
Interactive
Review Games
Quia Portaportal
Has quia resources for each strand
Famous Americans Info
Has info on many famous Americans
Online Quiz
Tests knowledge through colonies
Online Quiz 2
Tests knowledge through Civil War
Graffle Maps
Graphic Organizers for all units

Science

5.1 Scientific Investigation

5.2 Sound

Online Quiz
Physical Processes
Interactive Activities
Module 1
Module 1 Questions
Module 2
Module 2 questions
Module 3
Module 3 Questions
Ocean Odyssey
After you have done the modules, you can play the game!
Changing Sounds
Reading
Sonar
2 minute video

5.3 Light

Light Information
Goes beyond 5th grade but has good information
Alien Attack!
Interactive game using light knowledge
Light Module 1
Light Sources and Rays
Light Module 1 Questions
Light Module 2
Reflection
Light Module 2 Questions
Light Module 3
Shadows
Light Module 3 Questions
Light Module 4
Reflection Mirrors
Light Module 4 Questions
Physical Processes
Interactive Activities
Light and Color
Interactive
RGB Model
Magic Factory
Interactive activities

5.4 Matter

Various Activities for Materials
Interactive
Chem 4 Kids
Might be a good webquest. Might just be good background knowledge for teachers.

5.5 Living Sytems

Kingdoms Info
Has great pictures
Cell Information
Goes beyond 5th grade but has great information
Plants Information
Goes beyond 5th grade but has great information
Invertebrates Information
Goes beyond 5th but good info
Vertebrates Information
Goes beyong 5th but good info
Five Kingdoms
Has info and examples but may need some vocabulary help
Cells Alive!
Interactive to explore cells
Activities
Interactive covering many topics

5.6 Oceans

The Ocean's in Trouble Webquest
Students research the relationship between the oceans, humans, and animals
Ocean Information
Info for habitats, life, currents, regions, and ocean floor
Coral Reef Webquest
Webquest focusing on coral reefs
Ocean Webquest
The links do not work but the information to get them started on the webquest is great.
Ocean Webquest
Looks to be complete
Ocean Information
Comprehensive site for all ocean topics
Sea Dwellers
Information about ocean animals and a few plants
Sunlit Zone
Enchanted Learning information with links to animals that live in the zone
Twilight Zone
Enchanted Learning information including links to animals that live in the zone
Ocean Zones
Overall description of zones
Ocean Environment Slide Show
Comprehensive slide show
Ocean Habitats
Has information on some different habitats in the ocean. Great for a group, pair, or individual research project.
Oceans Animals- Enchanted Learning
Has pictures and descriptions of MANY ocean animals.
Create a Food Web
Quick activity
Food Web
Not an ocean web, but a good review

5.7 Geology

Rocks and Rock Cycle
Description of rocks, minerals, and rock cycle.
Rock Cycle Animation
Short Movie
Rock Cycle Animation 2
Detailed Animated Clip
Plate Tectonics and Boundaries
Has animations for the different boundaries
Earth's Layers Slide Show
Rocks and Rock Cycle Slide Show
Volcanoes
Information and you can BUILD YOUR OWN VOLCANO
Plate Techtonics Information
Has illustrations and information
Rock Cycle
Interactive
Earth Science
Interactive with info for almost all topics
Animated Rock Cycle
Step by Step Rock Cycle
animated
Rock Cycle Webquest
Goes with worksheet
Minerals Webquest

General SOL Review for Science

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
SOL Practice Tests
Interactive
Jefferson Lab
quizzes
BBC Schools
Interactive Activities
Review for All Topics
Review
Study Guide Books
General study guides for all science SOLs in Word format

Teacher Resources

Science Standards
Resources for all of the standards
Lesson Plans and Activities
Not all are 5th grade SOLs
Woodlands
Has activities for all topics

4th Grade Science Review

Solar System
Game reviewing the solar system.
Various Activities for Processes
Interactive
Quia Games
Games to review 4th grade material.
Resources/Games
Has links to resources/games for 4th grade material
4th Grade Science Resources
4th Grade Science Resources

4.3 Electricity

Module 1
Module 1 Questions
Module 2
Module 2 Questions
Module 3
Module 3 Questions
Module 4
Module 4 Questions
Silicon Spies
After the modules, you can play this game.
Circuit World
Build and test your own circuits
Quia Games
Electricity Pop Up
Quia Game
Changing Circuits
Interactive Activity
Electrical Conductors
Interactive Activity
Learning Circuits
Interactive
Electric Circuits
Interactive
Electro-Bot
Interactive
Electric Circuits
Interactive
Circuits and Conductors
Interactive
Louie's Space
Interactive
Create a Circuit
Electromagnet
Conductors
Movie Clip with quiz
Electric Current
Movie clip with quiz

4.2 Forces and Motion

Module 1
Module 1 Questions
Module 2
Module 2 Questions
Module 3
Module 3 Questions
Module 4
Module 4 Questions
Module 5
Module 5 Questions
Parkworld Plot
After the modules, you can play this game.
Pushes and Pulls
Short Animation
Forces
Interactive Activity
Quia Games
Friction
Interactive Activity

4.4 Plants

Identifying Parts of a Flower
Interactive
Parts of a Flower
Diagram and Description

Reading and Language

Prefixes
Interactive
Root Words Part 1
Interactive
Suffixes
Interactive
Root Words Part 2
Interactive
Multiple Meaning Words Jeopardy
Can be a one or two player game
Grammar Quizzes
Interactive quizzes covering all topics
Grammar Practice Park
Has games to practice grammar skills.
Reading Practice
Interactive
Writing Practice
Interactive
Spelling and Grammar Practice
Interactive
SOL Practice Tests
Interactive
Guide Words
Rags to Riches Game
Activities
Interactive
Reading Comprehension
Short passage with 10 questions on a variety of topics.
Mr. Nussbaum
TONS of language and reading activities.
Channel Island Research
Research Link
Sentece Surgeons
Editing Practice
Spelling Practice
Game
Parts of Speech Practice
Game
Verb Practice
Game
Plural Practice
Game
Proofreading Practice
Has different grade levels to choose from
Apostrophes Practice
Pronoun Practice
Punctuation Practice
Sequencing Activites
Arthur's Story Scramble
Sequencing Activity
Ordering Around
Sequencing Games
Skill Builders
Practice both language and reading comprehension skills
Reading/Language Skills
Click on each reading skill and it will bring you to practice.
Internet4Classrooms
has activities for many reading and language skills
Grammar Games
HUGE collection
Grammar Activities
Tons of games from CA
Iditarod Information

Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose 1
Short passages with multiple choice
Author's Purpose 2
short but good
Author's Purpose 3
online quiz with self checking
Author's Purpose 4
25 questions

Cause/Effect

Adverb Causes and Effects
Fill in the blank
Quia quiz
Matching
Quia quiz
Fill in the blank
Quia quiz
Fill in the blank 2
Quia quiz
read paragraph and answer question
Elephants
read and answer questions
Dolphins
read and answer questions
Science Cause and Effect
uses nonfiction to teach skill

Comprehension

Inferring
gives hints
Poetry comprehension
Context clues
Reading strategies
short passages with questions
Dr. Stripp
put comic strips in order then answer questions
Drawing Conclusion
short and to the point
Drawing Conclusions
short and to the point
Practice Test
Pretty much like an SOL test. LONG.
Inference Battleship
quia game
Reading Clothing Labels
need to be careful with details!
Reading a map
Use clues in sentence to find the places
Reading an envelope
Los Angeles Gets a New Spider
reading passage with questions

Context Clues

Find Similar Meaning Words
context clues in a sentence
Cows
move cows by correct answers
Context Clues
has hint at the top
Context Clues 2
no hint at the top

Math

Simplifying and Equivalent Fractions Game
Everyday Math Resources
Graphing Tool
Super easy! Creates bar graphs, line charts, pie graphs, and area graphs. Very kid friendly.
Various Math Activities
Interactive. Has something for numbers, data, and shapes
SOL Practice Tests
Interactive
Length Measurement Game
Has both customary and metric. Clicking on proper lengths.
Fun Brain Math Arcade
Walks student through various games and skills.
Activities for All Topics
Math Activities
Jefferson Lab
Quizzes
Draggable Math
FABULOUS! Interactive!
Mr. Nassbaum
TONS of interactive games and activities for all math topics.
Math Practice
Has MANY interactive activites to learn and practice each skill.
Fractions
Have fun with fractions
Fun with Fractions
Wow, What a great site for fractions!
Volume
Math Practice
Links to sites with practice games for many skills
Railroad Tracks
Adding Decimals
Decimal Blackjack
Adding Decimals
Rope Tug
Subtracting Decimals
Decimal Speedway
Multiplying Decimals
Decimultiplication
Multiplying Decimals
Decimal Games
Games for lots of decimal skills
Math Playground
Measuring Angles
Division Practice
Word Problems
Fraction Games
All steps of fractions are here
Multiplication Games
Division Games
Decimal Darts
Game
Fractions to Decimal Matching
Game
Decimal Blackjack
Game
Death to Decimals
Game
Math Games
Variety of Skills
Polygon Playground

General Math Games

Other Portaportals

Suffolk
Parkway
Raleigh County
Science Links by Category
From a teacher, not a whole school
History
Links by SOLs
Science
Links by SOLs
Math
Links by SOLs

General Teacher Links

Vocabulary Lists
Pre-made vocab lists for all subjects
Curriculum Guides for Science
Site for Review in All Areas
There is Something for Everyone on This Site!
Rockingham
Thinkfinity
FunSchool Games
different games for many skills sorted by grade level

SES Scholars

Math

Division Practice
Multiplication Games
Action Fraction
Fraction Game
Tony's Fraction Pizza Shop
Fraction Game
Balloon Pop Fractions
Ordering fractions game

Reading/Language Games

Language Games
Anagram Slueth
Spelling Game
Aton-Ra
Spelling Game
Bon Appetit
Reading Comprehension/Grammar Game
Clear the Track
Word Game
Critter Jumble
Word Scramble Game
Fun City
Spelling Game
Gator's Smash 'Em
Spelling Game
Hangman
Spelling/Word Game
Reef of Lost Words
Word Search Game
Super Hyper Typer Spider
Typing Game
What's Hidden?
Fill in missing letters game