Grade
4 Video Support Link
General Resources
Online Science-athon
http://scithon.terc.edu/
The Science-athon offers elementary and middle-grade students opportunities
to discover the science in their daily lives through experiments, data
collection and analysis, and sharing of data online.
Science News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
This site has articles on a variety of science topics, as well as Science
Fair Ideas, LabZone, activities, and a teacher's area with lessons.
Earth WebQuest - Study the globe, animals, plants and people.
The Big Wide World Webquest
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bww/
How does the Big Wide World work? This webquest for K-4th graders
has students work in teams to study the globe, plants, animals, people,
culture, language and rules for how each subject works. Their findings
are plotted on to a relationship wheel and students are challenged to
develop one grand theory of how the world works.
The Earth's Oceans
Soundkeepers,
Ahoy!
http://www.milforded.org/schools/jfk/dshimchick/wq/soundkeepers.html
An Internet webquest on Long Island Sound created by David Shimchick.
Bell
Live: The Watershed Game
http://www1.umn.edu/bellmuse/mnideals/watershed/watershed2.html
Good interactive learning game on a watershed.
A
Coral Reef WebQuest
http://www2.lhric.org/kat/CORAL.HTM
Scientists predict that the ice cap is melting
and will destroy he ecological balance of the ocean. Help is needed.
Neptune's
Web
http://pao.cnmoc.navy.mil/educate/neptune/neptune.htm
Facts on oceanography.
Long Island Sound
Facts
http://www.mysound.uconn.edu/index.html
University of Connecticut Department of Marine Sciences that monitors
Long Island Sound. The sensor data available includes: water temperature,
salinity (from conductivity), dissolved oxygen, and meteorological data.
EPA - Drinking
Water for Kids
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/exper.html
The information and lessons are good. The games are not interactive.
KidZone The Water Cycle
http://www.kidzone.ws/water/
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection: this terrific
single-page explains it all for lower-elementary students. Five printable
activity sheets are available.
Animal Habitats
Endangered
Animals
http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/e-animals.htm
A ThinkQuest site designed by students in grades
4-6 that focuses on endangered animals around the world.
Seaworld
Animal Resources
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/index.htm
Has facts and fun pages.
Smithsonian National
Zoological Park
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/default.cfm
Animal
Diversity Web [QuickTime, RealPlayer]
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
From the homepage, visitors can search through thousands of individual
species accounts. Each account may include such features as extended
descriptions, pictures of each species, and in some cases, recordings
of sounds and short movies. Reading Level is High
Site Map
for Enchanted Learning
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/siteindex.shtml
Look for information written at children's level for whales, sharks,
mammals, biomes, insects, birds, etc.
Click here for more websites on Animals.
Simple Machines
Simple Machines
http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm
Simple description of each simple machine, with links to activity sheet,
interactive online activities, and other websites.
Edheads - Simple Machines
Activities
http://www.edheads.org/index.php
Excellent website activity for learning about simple and compound
machines. There is a Teacher Guide and Glossary. Use Internet Explorer
and ask if you need a plug-in.
ASPIRE
- Simple and Complex Machines - Lab Menu
http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/javalabs/java12/machine/index.htm
Interactive webpages on Wedge and Lever, Ramp and Pulley, and Wheel
and Axle, with Student Lab and Teacher Lesson Plans for each one.
The
Inventor's Toolbox: The Elements of Machines
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsWorkshop.html
Descriptions of simple machines with photos. Study and go to Gadget
Anatomy. Decide which simple machines make the compound machines.
Simple
Machines Learning Site
http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles1/finalhome.htm
Explanations of six simple machines with student illustrations, followed
by an experiment. Teacher resource links and a quiz.
List of Links
on Simple Machines
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/simmach.html
An extensive list of links.
Electric Circuits and Magnets
The
American Experience: Thomas Edison's Miracle of Light
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/edison/sfeature/index.html
Teacher and student materials to go with the PBS program. Has animations
of AC/DC, battery, wire, and light bulb.There is a timeline and there
are some recordings.
Edison After Forty
http://americanhistory.si.edu/edison/
Edison After Forty, produced by the Smithsonian, is a unique look at
the demands that success placed upon the prolific inventor, told in
photographs.
Play the Edison
Game
http://www.si.edu/lemelson/edison/default.asp
Match his inventions and read about his life.
Electrical
Safety World
http://www.sce.com/site/teacher/index.html
This website has excellent and appropriate information on how electricity
works, conductors, insulators and safety at a readable level. It has
3 games (the Shock Blocker is only tic tac toe). The part called "Tell
Me More" has pioneers and basics. Each purple word can be clicked on
for a glossary meaning. There is a Safety Certificate that you can print
out first and have kids check off that they went to each part of the
website.
EnergyQuest
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/index.html
Frankenstein's
Lightning
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/frankenstein/safety.html
More safety rules. We have worksheets to go with
this website. Contact a computer teacher.
Maps/Geography
USA State
Map/Quiz Printouts - Enchanted Learning.com
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/
Crack
the Code
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/01/crackcode.html
Lesson on longitude and latitude. Students find locations and solve
a mystery.
Graphic Maps'
World Atlas
http://www.graphicmaps.com/geoquiz/thelist.htm
List of continents, countries, cities, continents, oceans, and other
facts.
FirstGov For Kids- Geography
http://www.kids.gov/k_geography.htm
Map Games
http://www.funbrain.com/where/
Pick the maps and difficulty level you wish to play. There is also a
two player version.
Level 1 : Identify which country or state is highlighted (multiple choice).
Level 2 : Spell the name of the highlighted state or country.
Level 3 : You are given the capital. Identify the country or state (multiple
choice).
Level 4 : You are given the capital. Spell in the country or state.
Level 5 : Identify which country or state is highlighted, AND fill in
the capital.
Maps.com States and Capitals
Game
http://www.maps.com/games/caps.html
There are 3 levels here.
Other games are here http://www.maps.com/games/.
Connecticut
Learning
about Connecticut
http://www.milforded.org/teachers_rooms/jwislocki/ct.htm
Lesson developed by Debbie Hourigan and Janet Wislocki. Follow the links
to find current information about Connecticut.
Connecticut's
Treasures: A WebQuest
http://www.milforded.org/schools/meadowside/dsimington/index.htm
"We live in the historic State of Connecticut.
There are many treasures to discover as we travel throughout the state.
You have been hired as a tour guide at the Connecticut Department of
Tourism. Your job is to make others aware of the treasures that are
hidden in Connecticut. Your task is to create and design a Connecticut
Travel Brochure to encourage those who read your brochure to visit the
attraction." This WebQuest was created by Milford teachers, Lorraine
Hawkins and Diana Symington.
CT
Photo Observation and Analysis
http://www.milforded.org/schools/jfk/ctphotos/ctphoto.html
Activity for CT study adapted from an activity on CT History Online
by Beth Maroney. Look at old photos of Thomas Hooker and Native Americans
and complete an observation and analysis worksheet. There is a link
for the worksheet and a link for teacher information on the photos.
(Of course, the photos are NOT from the 1600s, but most are actually
a reenactment from 1908.)
Connecticut
History Online
http://www.cthistoryonline.org
Connecticut History Online (CHO) is a collaboration
between the Connecticut Historical Society, the Thomas J. Dodd Research
Center at the University of Connecticut, and Mystic Seaport. The CHO
website currently contains about 14,000 images of photographs, drawings
and prints which may be searched or browsed in a variety of ways, including
by keyword, subject, creator, title and date. Geographical sites may
be searched using a Digital Geographic Locator developed by the University
of Connecticut's Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC). Online
learning tools created especially for middle and high school students
provide suggestions for interpreting and exploring the database. Additional
lesson plans, activities and photo essays designed by teacher advisors
and educational consultants will be added in the future.
Meet
your legislators
http://connecticut.sierraclub.org/legis2.htm
Names and addresses of all our legislators and
governor.
Visit
New England: Connecticut
http://www.visitconnecticut.com/
Hot links to Connecticut's regions
Connecticut
http://www.state.ct.us/emblems.htm
Sites and symbols of the state.
Governor
Rowland
http://www.state.ct.us/governor/
Connecticut
Kids
http://www.kids.state.ct.us/
A great site for finding a wealth of information
about our state.
Connecticut Women's
Hall of Fame
http://www.cwhf.org
The Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame celebrates
Women's History Month with programs throughout the month of March.
Browse the list of inducted women here. http://www.cwhf.org/browse/index.html
Noah Webster House
http://noahwebsterhouse.org
227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107
Mark Twain House
http://www.marktwainhouse.org/
351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06105
Harriet Beecher
Stowe Center
http://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/
77 Forest Street Hartford, CT 06105
Multicultural
Children's
Games from Around the World
http://www.rice.edu/projects/topics/edition11/games-section.htm
This site takes a look at timeless children's games, such as hopscotch
and marbles, and provides accounts on how these very games are played
by kids across the globe.
Colonization
Old Sturbridge Village
http://www.osv.org/Main.php
A virtual tour, articles on Native Americans, and other information.
Northeast and Southeast Regions
The State Report Section of ClassBrain
http://www.statereports.com
Although it is the ideal for students to consult many resources for
state reports, teachers really need to be aware of what's on the web.
Classbrain has assembled state report resources. Templates, clipart
and other resources are available here. The websites gathered for each
state include the official state websites, so this will be a place to
start for many students.
USA State
Map/Quiz Printouts - EnchantedLearning.com
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/
Print out state maps and flags to color with quiz questions about them.
Facts
and Information about The 50 United States
http://www.milforded.org/schools/simonlake/bsundmacker/index.htm
Links for many state information sources on the web.
Reading Comprehension
Online
Tutorials for Reading Comprehension Grades 3-5
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/rcompindex.htm
Reading Comprehension
http://abcteach.com/Reading/readingcomp.htm
Articles and stories with questions open in Adobe Acrobat and can be
printed
Literature Connections
S.C.O.R.E Cyber
Guides for Literature
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cy45.html
Literature guides for books, such as Sarah Plain and Tall, Stone Fox,
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, and others.
Dear Mr.
Henshaw Guide from S.C.O.R.E.
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/dear/deartg.html
Beverly Cleary:
Teacher Resources Unit
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/cleary.htm
Lesson plans, bibliography, and links.
In The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson:
On-Line Chinese Tools
http://www.mandarintools.com
Enter and English name and have it translated to a Chinese name with
an explanation. Look at Family Relationships in Chinese culture.
Using Chopsticks Properly
http://mothra.rerf.or.jp/ENG/Hiroshima/Things/85.html
See Chopsticks Used
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2039.html
About
Chinese Culture
http://chineseculture.about.com/c/esntl.htm?PM=ss10_chineseculture
Find out About Chinese Daily Manners, Taboos and Superstitions, Characters
and Names.
James
and the Giant Peach
http://www.yaindy.org/catalogpages/willgould/JamesWebQuest.htm
Not actually a WebQuest, this site has information about Roald Dahl, ladybugs,
and an online quiz about the book.
Braillebug
http://www.afb.org/braillebug/
A site for children with information about Braille writing, Louis Braille
and Helen Keller.
http://www.hotbraille.com
Let's you see your name in Braille.
Writing
The Five
Paragraph Essay
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/index.html
This site offers step by step directions for expository writing as well
as other forms. It can act as a tutor and can be recommended to parents
who ask for suggestions as to helping their child with writing. It has
prompts and examples of good writing.
The Biography
Maker
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm
Page created by Jamie McKenzie
This site leads students step by step through the process of writing
a great biography.
An Online Workshop
for Implementing Writer's Workshop in the Classroom
http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/fiss/default.htm
Ideas and lessons for setting up a Writer's Workshop in your classroom.
Math Practice
AAA
Math - Grade 4
http://www.aaamath.com/grade4.html
Learn, Practice, Play, Explore
NCTM Math Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/index2.html
http://illuminations.nctm.org/imath/
Math
in Daily Life
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/
Yahooligans
Math Page
http://www.yahooligans.com/School_Bell/Math/
A+ Math
http://aplusmath.com/
This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills
interactively. Has a game room, Flashcards, Math Word Find puzzle. Create
and print your own set of flashcards online. In the Worksheets section
http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets
you can print some out or have the students complete it online, get
it corrected and print it for you to see.
Tangram
Game Online
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/area/tangram.html
Move the pieces to make the displayed shape. Get a hint if you're not
sure. This needs Flash to work. Ask your computer teacher to download
Flash and it should work.
Dositey: Multiplication
http://www.dositey.com/muldiv/multip.htm
Dositey is a pick of the day for fun multiplication games and interactive
lessons. Best click is Multiplication with Regrouping, which takes you
step-by-step through two-digit problems such as 36x4 and 67x 3. Dositey
also has a collection of printable worksheets for both single-digit
and two-digit multiplication. From any of the worksheet pages, click
on New Problem Set for a fresh set of exercises.
CyberChase Math
games
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games.html
Many, many games that are fun and foster thinking. Score the Pour- this
game is great for liguid measures and thinking skills Sleuths on the
Loose- this game practices estimating length
Teach all Students
the Multiplication Facts
http://www.multiplication.com/index.htm
Links to great sites, both online or paper
Superkids Math Worksheet
Generator
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/
Math
Worksheets and Flash cards online
http://www.mathgoodies.com/worksheets/mathfactcafe.html
Math Worksheet Generator
http://themathworksheetsite.com/
Online or printable
math worksheets
http://www.lizardpoint.com/math/mathsheet.html
Math Applications
Free
Math Problem-Solving Worksheets
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/wordprobsindex.htm
Interesting problems developed for Florida state test practice.
The Math Forum
http://mathforum.org/students/
Ask Dr. Math, Problems of the Week, Internet Math Hunt, etc.
Practical Money
Skills for Life
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/index.php
Created by the folks at Visa, this website checks out as a good learning
center for all ages. Lessons (look under For Teachers) include Spending
Plans (for younger children) up to Living on your Own (for college age
students).
Money
FunBrain: Change
Maker
http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/
Earn money in a virtual piggy bank by calculating change. "If you
get the answer correct, the amount of change is added to your piggy
bank. If you get the answer wrong, the correct amount of change is subtracted
from your piggy bank. The more money you get in your piggy bank, the
harder the questions will get." Change Maker has four levels of
difficulty (including Big Spender with purchases over $100) and five
currencies: American dollar, Canadian dollar, Mexican peso, English
pound and Australian dollar.
Aplusmath:
Money Flash Cards
http://www.aplusmath.com/cgi-bin/flashcards/money
"How much money is here?" Flash cards present one problem
at a time, using dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies.
If you prefer an interactive presentation with ten, twenty or fifty
problems on a single screen, visit http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets/OnlineMoney.html
instead.
Family
Education Network: Piggybank (needs Shockwave)
http://fen.com/studentactivities/Piggybank/piggybank.html
"Can you choose coins that add up to an amount of money?"
As coins fall from the top of the screen, click on them to reach your
goal. To remove a chosen coin from your total, simply click on it again.
Easy level shows the sum of your chosen coins. When playing at the hard
level, you have to keep the running total in your head.
The Behavioral
Report
http://www.jimwrightonline.com/php/tbrc/tbrc.php
This website allows you to make behavior reports for students. You can
personalize them by student name, choose, write and arrange behaviors
and choose a rating scale (yes/no, smile face, 1-9 scale, etc.) Then
you can print it as a daily or weekly chart.
FunBrain
http://www.funbrain.com/
FunBrain is a site at which you can choose the age of the students and
the subject and find simple games that practice skills in a fun way.
This site does not use any special plug-ins so it can be run on any
computer connected to the Internet.
Kathy
Schrock
Scholastic
PBS TeacherSource
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
2,500 lessons available for K-12 Arts & Literature, Math, Science
& Technology, Social Studies, Health & Fitness and Early Childhood.
42 eXplore
http://eduscapes.com/42explore/
Great place to develop theme lessons and to
explore educational websites for a variety of subjects and topics. Search
by topic, subject or by date. The idea is explained in easier and harder
terms. Then there are 4 websites that relate, very helpful if one site
is busy or not working. There are some general ideas for projects, followed
by more related websites with details. Allows teachers as well as students
to explore topics for learning.
