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MATH RESOURCES

EVERYDAY MATH LOGIN

https://www.everydaymathonline.com/student_login.html
5th Grade Math Games
Input your name, level, and your off!

http://softschools.com/grades/5thgrade.jsp
Everyday Math Resources

http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/Edtech/edm/5.htm
Puzzle Parlor Games
FUN!

http://www.gamepuzzles.com/pparlor/puzzleparlmm.html

Math Fact Practice

Multiplication Matching

http://www.abcya.com/kids_match_multiplication_game.htm
Practice ALL your facts!
Multiple levels

http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practice.html?arithmetic
Fact Practice Worksheets

http://www.math-drills.com/multiplication.shtml

Number Sense

Speed Math: ALL OPERATIONS
How fast are you?

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/speedmath/
Prime and Composite Numbers
Just like Whack-a-Mole!

http://softschools.com/primemain.jsp
Place Value Game
Make the largest number you can!

http://education.jlab.org/placevalue/index.html
Test Your Place Value Skills!

http://www.aaamath.com/plc41ax2.htm

THE 3 AMIGOS: Fractions, Decimals, & Percents

Comparing Fractions & Decimals

http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=198
Fractions - Find Grampy!
HILARIOUS!!

http://www.visualfractions.com/FindGrampy/findgrampy.html
Add & Subtract Fractions
Get it rights OR the bugs go SPLAT!

http://fen.com/studentactivities/MathSplat/mathsplat.htm
Comparing Fractions
Test you knowledge and score some goals!

http://www.fuelthebrain.com/Game/play.php?ID=47

Geometry

Practice Measuring Angles

http://www.mathplayground.com/measuringangles.html

WEBQUESTS

Can You Make The Cut?
Football Data

http://www.kozlen.com/kelly/ppkwebquest.html
Design a Playground

http://www.elizrosshubbell.com/playground/

"WHO WE ARE"

Help Find the LOST Bill of Rights!

http://www.constitutioncenter.org/BillOfRightsGame/
Bill of Rights Matching Game

http://www.texaslre.org/BOR/billofrights.html
Bill of Rights Matching Game

http://www.quia.com/mc/67717.html

"SHARING THE PLANET"

Ecosystems

Analyze an Ecosystem

http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_int_ecosystem/
The Bounty of Bees Video

http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/kqed07.sci.life.oate.producers.betterb/
Producers, Consumers, Decomposers

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/producersconsumersgame.htm

Form: Adaptations for Survival

Animal Adaptations

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/adaptations/index.cfm
Animal Adaptations Quiz

http://users.netrover.com/~kingskids/quiz_science/animals/quiz1.html
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.oate.decompose/

Decomposers Video
Animal Diet Game

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animaldietgame.htm

Connection: Interdependence

Biodiversity Game

http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_int_biodiversity/
Food Web Game

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/foodchaingame.htm
Arctic Food Web Game

http://nature.ca/ukaliq/030act/017_fwb_e.cfm
Create Your Own Food Web Game

http://www.vtaide.com/png/foodchains.htm#create
Build a Food Web Game

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/play_chainreaction.cfm
Marine Food Web Game

http://www.coolclassroom.org/cool_windows/home.html
Fun With Food Webs

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/food_menu.html
Food Web Puzzles

http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/foodpuzzlechain.html

Causation: Impact/Threats

Water Pollution

http://www.oceansidecleanwaterprogram.org/kids.asp
Water Pollution & Prevention

http://www.water-pollution.org.uk/
A Precious Resource

http://www.chewonki.org/cleanwater/water_pollution.asp
Clean Water Project

http://www.epa.gov/owow/NPS/nps_edu/pdf/join.pdf
Human Impact on Ecosystems

http://www.ecologyfund.com/ecology/res_kid_care.html
Air Pollution & Climate Change

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3749204&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.scholastic.com%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch%2F%3Fquery%3Dpollution%26Ntt%3Dpollution%26Ntk%3DSCHL30_SI%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchallpartial%26N%3D0%26_N%3Dfff%22+
Arctic Pollution

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4608&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.scholastic.com%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch%2F%3Fquery%3Dpollution%26Ntt%3Dpollution%26Ntk%3DSCHL30_SI%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchallpartial%26N%3D0%26_N%3Dfff%22+cla
The C02 Effect

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/co2effect/index.cfm
Global Warming

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215471/global_warming.htm

Responsibility: Human Choices

Kids Can Make a Difference!

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/difference.html
What can you do?

http://www.pewclimate.org/global-warming-basics/kidspage.cfm#individuals
Do Something!

http://www.alligatorboogaloo.com/kids/features/globey/index.html
Save Water Game!

http://www.thewaterfamily.co.uk/index2_content.html

BIOMES

Rainforest

Rainforest Info!

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/index.htm

Tundra

Tundra Intro

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/tundra/index.htm

Taiga

Taiga Intro

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/taiga/index.htm

Desert

Desert Intro!

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm

Temperate

Temperate Intro

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/temp/index.htm

Grasslands

Grasslands Intro

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/grasslnd/index.htm

Freshwater

Freshwater Intro

http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/

Marine

Marine Info

http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/index.htm

"HOW WE ORGANIZE OURSELVES"

Form: The US Government

How Does Government Work?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial

http://pbskids.org/democracy/govandme/capitol.html
The Executive Branch

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/national/executive.html
Demographics of the House of Representatives

http://www.house.gov/daily/110thdemographics.htm
Government and how it affects you!

http://pbskids.org/democracy/govandme/
The Legislative Branch

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/national/legislative.html
The Judicial Branch

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/national/judicial.html
Branches of the Government Game

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usa_game/government/branches_government.htm
Government Who Wants to be a Millionaire

http://www.quia.com/rr/92742.html

Function: The Function of the US Government

The System of Check & Balances

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usa_game/government/checks_and_balances.htm

How Leaders are Chosen

Run for Office!

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008/games/candidate/
Walk in the shoes of the President

http://pbskids.org/democracy/presforaday/
Step inside the Voting Booth

http://pbskids.org/democracy/vote/
The Electoral College

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3747995&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.scholastic.com%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch%2F%3FNtx%3Dmode%2Bmatchallpartial%26_N%3Dfff%26Ntk%3DSCHL30_SI%26query%3Delectoral%2520college%26N%3D0%26Ntt%3De
Voting

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3747999
If you were President

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/games_quizzes/electiongame/game.asp
Create Your Campaign Poster

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008/games/poster/postermaker.htm

How Laws are Made

Laws in the making!

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/lawmaking/example.html

Portland Occupy Movement

Occupy Movement Intro

https://bsd-co-fc.beaverton.k12.or.us/~Kristopher_Taft/FOV1-0008591F/NBC%20News%20On%20Occupy%20Wall%20Street%20and%20the%20Occupy%20Movement%20Nati.mp4?Plugin=Block
Occupy Portland Protesters Speak

https://bsd-co-fc.beaverton.k12.or.us/~Kristopher_Taft/FOV1-0008591F/Occupy%20Portland%20Protesters.mov?Plugin=Block
Mayor Sam Adams & Portland Police

http://www.katu.com/news/133625143.html
City of Portland Responds to Protesters

http://videos.oregonlive.com/oregonian/2011/11/occupy_portland_city_leaders_d.html
City Workers Clean Up

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2011/nov/15/zuccotti-park-occupy-evicted-video

"WHERE WE ARE IN PLACE & TIME"

Explorers

Why they came?
Poerpoint Slide Show

http://www.slideshare.net/NSBMS/why-did-different-groups-of-people-come-to-the-new-world
English Explorers (Jamestown)
Video

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=021A6A8E-9235-4F2D-AFD5-65824530137A&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
English Explorers (Jamestown)
Video

http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/videos#life-in-jamestown
English Explorers (Plymouth)
Video

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=8783869c-bfd3-4a95-b501-19572e1d2669&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=HUB
French Explorers
Video

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=5D4B2E59-5C8E-48B0-BF9C-5210FB0478A5&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
Dutch Explorers
Video

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=9D790B04-AE93-4E95-A0D9-BB168DE399A6&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
Spanish Explorers
Video

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=79A577C7-C282-435D-AE5B-262A27F768C3&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
Vikings
Video

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=51529B49-B2AA-4C1F-BADD-460817589B17&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
Triangular Trade
Video

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=DEA8457B-F958-4FE7-BB8F-6A325A64E73E&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

The Road to War

The American Revolution

"HOW THE WORLD WORKS"

Scientific Principles

Heat Transfer

Interactive PowerPoint

http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=SCE304
Test You Knowledge of all Three

http://www.quia.com/pop/10875.html?AP_rand=129163342

Conduction

Conduction with Balloons

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUNj4hkA4iU

Convection

Convection Air Currents

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmeCxZ8l0SY
Convection Currents

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xWWowXtuvA&feature=related
Convection in a Cup!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBVMm9i-pvo
Funky Tube Convection Experiment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VcBOMn1LbY

Radiation

What is Radiation?

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0062-radiation.php

Global Warming/Carbon Footprint

Green BBQ

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/11/17/green.barbecue.stove/index.html?iref=allsearch
Tips to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

http://sustainability.publicradio.org/consumed/tips.html
Tips for Companies & Individuals

http://www.carbonfootprint.com/minimisecfp.html
Calculate Your Carbon Footprint

http://www.nature.org/greenliving/carboncalculator/
What is a Carbon Footprint?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2010/jun/04/carbon-footprint-definition
Carbon Footprint Emissions

http://timeforchange.org/what-is-a-carbon-footprint-definition
Rising sea levels may force relocation

http://www.dogonews.com/2012/3/12/rising-sea-levels-may-force-residents-of-kiribati-to-relocate

BLOG

Group Blog

https://sites.google.com/site/globalwarmingexhibitiongroup/

Pollution/Air Quality

Natural Ventilation

http://www.climatered.com/images/atticvents31.jpg

VOC's

VOC's & Kids

http://children.webmd.com/environmental-exposure-head2toe/vocs
VOC's & Asthma

http://www.theasthmamom.com/2008/11/06/reduce-indoor-vocs-for-your-asthma-kids/
What are VOC's?

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/indoorair/voc/

Pesticides

Rachel Carson

http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4964
Children & Pesticides

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/kidpesticide.htm
Pesticides and Gardening

http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=558
Pesticides & Fish

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/restrictions_placed_on_three_p.html
Roundup

http://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service185.htm
Round Up Research

http://www.organicconsumers.org/monsanto/roundup.cfm
Round Up Research

http://www.naturalnews.com/028347_GM_crops_Roundup.html
Round Up Research

http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/blog/health/roundups-effects-health-environment

BLOG

Group Blog

https://sites.google.com/a/bsd48.org/pesticides-impact/

Transportation

Sustainable Transportation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJbMGwl0dAc&feature=related
Eco Friendly Plane

http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/04/04/high-school-students-design-eco-friendly-plane-for-real-world-design-challenge/

BLOG

Group Blog

https://sites.google.com/a/bsd48.org/ccnk4greencars/

Cars

Hybrid Cars

http://www.newcarpark.com/blog/247/how-do-hybrid-cars-help-the-environment/
Air Pod Car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RBl1LFUQ4c
City Car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSKpE2d3BaY&feature=related
Gas Prices and Fuel Efficient Cars

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout/high-gas-prices-fuel-demand-competition-efficient-cars-200926036.html

Waste/Landfills

Canadian Landfills

http://www.bchomesmag.com/practicing-the-3-rs/
Landfill Basics

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/30218-really-big-things-americas-landfills-video.htm
Lords of the Landfill

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/28791-how-do-they-do-it-lords-of-the-landfill-video.htm
Trash...in space?

http://www.dogonews.com/2012/3/19/trashin-space
Landfills and Green Energy

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2012/04/02/zolbert-eco-malaysia-landfill.cnn

BLOG

Group Blog

http://hsbwastelands.blog.com/

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Recycling Facts

http://www.chevroncars.com/learn/wondrous-world/recycling-facts
Benefits of Recycling

http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/recyclingforkids.html
Recycling Specific Products

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/kidspage/
Zero Waste Information

http://www3.sympatico.ca/dsloly/zerowaste/index.html
How to Change Peoples' Minds?

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2012/03/26/eco-solutions-hong-kong-recycle-warrior.cnn

Green Building

Green Designs

http://www.epa.gov/region8/building/kids/design.html
Green Building Ideas

http://www.childrenoftheearth.org/green-building-sustainable-homes/green-homes-sustainable-living-index.htm

BLOG

Group Blog

https://sites.google.com/site/greenbuildings13/

Efficiency

Household Energy Use

http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=us_energy_homes-basics
City Planning

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/27/mitchell-joachim-terreform-one-zero-impact-new-york_n_815220.html#s232934&title=The_Future_Brooklyn
Living in the Trees

http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=11067&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.scholastic.com%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch%2F%3FNtx%3Dmode%2Bmatchallpartial%26_N%3Dfff%26Ntk%3DSCHL30_SI%26query%3Dtree%2Bhouses%2Benvironment%26Nr%3DAND%25
Green Architecture

http://www.ted.com/talks/william_mcdonough_on_cradle_to_cradle_design.html
"One man's trash is another man's treasure"

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2009/10/trash_used_to_build_green_home.html
Green Building

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/july-dec06/green_12-26.html
How efficient is your home?

http://www.bchomesmag.com/how-energy-efficient-is-your-home-2/

Rain Water Harvesting

Rainwater Harvesting Slideshow

http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=171811
DIY Rainwater Harvesting

http://www.rwh.in/

Water Usage

Saving Water

http://www.epa.gov/region8/building/kids/water.html
Water Conservation

http://www.epa.gov/region8/building/water_conservation.html
Water Statistics

http://www.unwater.org/statistics.html
Grey Water Systems

http://www.ecoplay-systems.com/

Energy Efficiency

Green Roof

http://www.epa.gov/region8/building/kids/green_roof.html
Saving Energy

http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=about_energy_efficiency-basics
Energy Efficiency

http://www.epa.gov/region8/building/kids/energy.html

Green Rooves

Pos & Cons

http://www.house-energy.com/Roof/Roof-green-costs.htm

Lighting

Transparent Cement

http://www.dogonews.com/2011/1/27/ilight-the-transparent-cement
Daylighting

http://www.epa.gov/region8/building/kids/light.html
Lightshelves

http://livebuilding.queensu.ca/green_features/smart_lighting/light_shelves
Daylighting Examples

http://livebuilding.queensu.ca/green_features/smart_lighting/daylighting
Daylighting - More Examples!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/usepagov/3900223997/
Green Lighting

http://www.treehugger.com/htgg/how-to-go-green-lighting.html
Environmentally Friendly Lighting

http://inhabitat.com/green-building-101-environmentally-friendly-lighting/
Energy Efficient Lighting

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CIS_EO_Lighting_167401_7.pdf
LED Lights Explained

http://www.ledlights.org/

Alternative Building Materials

Natural Materials

http://www.epa.gov/region8/building/kids/materials.html
Straw Houses

http://www.dogonews.com/2010/5/29/he-huffed-and-he-puffed-but-could-not-blow-the-straw-house-in
Alternative Insulation Materials

http://www.oregonshepherd.com/alternative-insulation/

Building Reuse

Building Reuse Explained

http://www.concretethinker.com/solutions/Building-Reuse.aspx
Building Reuse Examples

http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-building-reuse-the-barn-house-in-belgium/
More Examples

http://www.ncruralcenter.org/community-programs/building-reuse/project-examples.html
Reused Architecture

http://weburbanist.com/2008/06/22/7-examples-recycled-urban-architecture/

Endangered Species/Extinction

Can You Spot The Endangered Animals?

http://www.dogonews.com/2012/1/14/can-you-spot-the-endangered-animals
Saving Endangered Pandas

http://www.dogonews.com/2010/12/10/researchers-disguise-as-pandas-to-save-the-endangered-animals
Dinosaurs

http://animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/omeisaurus.htm
10 Most Amazing Extinct Animals

http://www.oddee.com/item_88742.aspx
Extinct Animal Facts

http://factsaboutanimals.net/extinct-animal-facts.htm
Extinct Animal List

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_extinct_animals
Images of Life on Earth

http://www.arkive.org/
What is the Endangered Species Act

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html

BLOG

Group Blog

https://sites.google.com/a/bsd48.org/exhibition-blog/home

"HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES"

GEOGRAPHY CLUB

Interactive October Study Map

http://www.rethinkingschools.org/just_fun/games/mapgame.html