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Online Classrooms Although District 21 attempts to restrict external links to websites of appropriate educational content, neither the school or School District 21 is responsible for questionable or controversial content found thorough links external to this site. |
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| North, South, East, West--Use these directions to escape the pirates! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treasure Hunt: Row your boat to the island to find the buried treasure. Read the clues and follow those directions and coordinates before time runs out! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special Lines of Latitude and Longitude: 4 Quia Games Matching, Flashcards, Concentration, Word Search | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latitude and Longitude Game by Kids Geo.com Welcome to Hannah's world. Sometimes Hannah gets lost. Fortunately for her, you are here to help find her. She will tell you her latitude and longitude. Your job is to use this information to locate her on the map. How fast can you find Hannah on the map? You must find her three times before the timer runs out to advance to the next level. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treasure Hunt! Latitude and Longitude by ABC-Ya! Find gold on the map by using latitude and longitude coordinates. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| GeoSpy from National Geographic Choose a game: continents, countries, or states and provinces. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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View the 4th and 5th Graders Moderated Wiki Is Chicago's bid to Host the Olympic Games in 2016 in the best interest of Chicagoland residents and businesses? |
4th & 5th Students Vote for the Olympic Host City 2016 |
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Use Word Banks to Improve Your Word Choice and to Add Specific Details to Your Writing Word Bank |
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Choose a term from the Grade 2 through 4 lists found on the wall of the lab. Think carefully about your understanding of the word as you check its definition in the online dictionary. When you have a good understanding of what the word means, go to the READWRITETHINK site and compose an acrostic poem. Follow the directions that appear on the screen. Dictionary and Encyclopedia Resources listed on the Riley Library Page |
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Smart Mouth.org -- Center for Science in the Public Interest invites you to make smarter choices about what you eat. |
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More than 25 hands-on science activities are provided in classroom-ready pages for both teachers and students for exploring Earth, the planets, geology, and space sciences. |
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Learn how to report and predict the weather at the underground W.H.E.D. weather caves! |
Tiger WebQuest |
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The Tiger Information Center--Go to All About Tigers and to KIDS to answer the questions on the quest. Sea World Animal Sounds Library--has tiger information as well as about many other animals. |
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Nutrition Information |
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT..... Appetite Attack! play this game and show what you have learned about eating well to stay healthy.
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Geology |
Classifying
Rockshttp://www.coaleducation.org/lessons RockHound -- Go digging for some fun and facts about rocks. |
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http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/docs/ask-a-geo.html |
Physical Characteristics of Minerals http://galleries.com/minerals/physical.htm |
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Tourism Check your geography knowledge: As director of tourism, identify locations in your state that you believe would be interesting to a family. Describe the features that would appeal to the children and/or the adults of the family. Record your information on the notetaking worksheet. DO NOT write down the state bird, flower, song, etc. These will be included in your report by linking to a chart of this information. US 50 Choose a state, then locate the Tourism link on the state's page. Choose attractions or national parks in that state. Things to Do.com Choose a state from the map. Scan the material under SPOTLIGHT for for suggestions of Things to Do. Roadside America.com Choose a state from the list at the far left. Select the state attractions map and then choose the attraction listed on the left that you wish to investigate. This will activate the map's pin. By clicking MORE, a page of information about that attraction will be opened. National Park System: Click on a state to find the location of National Parks and Historic Sites. Select one or two National sites you will highlight in your work. Briefly describe why a a tourist would go there and what they might see. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - General Information about the states The Fifty States: Infoplease site Select a state and then scroll down toward the end of the screen. Locate famous people who are from that state. Select one or two individuals that you will highlight in your work. Briefly record their accomplishments. America's
Story: Explore the States: From the Library of Congress.
A wonderful resource of material about the history of each
state and stories of people and events particular to that state. Photographs and Graphic Sites Bureau of Land Management: Choose the state from the map at the right of the screen. Digital Photo Library View more than 2500 historic photo images taken across the United States from 1890 thorough 1970. many images highlight traditional activities found on the public lands, such as grazing and mining. There are also photos of covered wagons, homesteading, and surveying of the West. (Western states are featured) National Park System: photos of national parks and historic sites Pics4Learning.com a wide variety of copyright-free photographs. |
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Discover Illinois for Kids: learn about the history behind the capitals of Illinois, the flags and the seals, the government and many interesting facts. Alliance Library System: Illinois A rich resource of information about agriculture and business, Early Illinois authors and Illinois women the, American Civil War, the African American Experience, and the Emigration, immigration and ethnicity State of Illinois This is the official Illinois website. Check the list of links on the left to locate specific information about the state. MuseumLink Illinois See the Native American Heritage Web Module, the Forest Web Module, the Prairie Web Module and the Art Web Module. Additional sites on Illinois can be found on Illinois Jeopardy Game |
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The Case of the Missing Trunks Identify the owner of the trunk that has come into your possession. Match the clues to the content of the websites to determine who is the owner. |
Explorers' Homeport use a time machine to travel with Columbus, Magellan, or Drake. |
Explorers of the earth, sea, sky, art, ideas Enchanted Learning's offerings about explorers. |
| The Colonies: Early Towns and
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Social Studies for Kids |
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| Compare Your Life to that of the Colonists | |
| The First Thanksgiving and You Are There | Colonial Kids--all about life in the colonies from a child's point of view |
| Where Would You Settle? to make your home in the New World? Since it is the 1600’s, you must cross a gigantic ocean in a ship. Once you arrive in the New World, the biggest decision still awaits you. Where in this new land is the best place for your family to settle? | |
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Liberty! The Story of the American Revolution Chronicle
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Timeline of Events in the American Revolution |
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The Road to Revolution-An American Revolutionary War Game from the Liberty Website sponsored by PBS |
| Revolutionary War--Simulation and Facts and Fun links | Road to Independence Simulation, listen to music heard at that time, learn about the famous leaders and much more. |
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Episodes from The History Detectives The Place: Salem, Oregon |
Revolutionary War--test your knowledge with these games. Teacher Resources/Activities for Students Revolutionary War Coloring Pages to Print Spy Letters of the American Revolution webquest The American Revolution Activities Apples for the Teacher WebResources: Revolutionary War Apples for the Teacher: 4th of July Resources The Battle of The Battlefields Webquest Just Imported from London: Study the Economics of Colonial America and her connection with Britain |
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Free Educational Resources (government) Early American Leaders Webquest Links to Sites about the Colonies New Hampshire School Student Historical Museum Site Kid Info: Colonization lots of links to topics about the colonies including Native Americans, African-Americans, family life, and more. Colonial Children's Activity Ideas for Elementary Schoo The American West from a Variety of Perspectives IT'S ALL A MYSTERY: Reviewed/Revised July, 2009
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