Good Websites to practice, research, and learn new things!
Tween Tribune
Math Websites:
Everyday Math Website
Everyday Math Games
Everyday Math Study Links (Click on here to find family letters, vocabulary, activities, study links to print or see, and selected answers.)
Shepphard Software Math Games
Stock Market Project Websites:
Yahoo Finance
The New York Stock Exchange
Wally’s Stock Ticker
Google Finance
Lemonade Stand
Unit 4: Add and Subtract Money Game
Language Arts Websites:
Funbrain - math, reading, games and more
Wacky Web Tales
Super Kids Vocabulary Builder
Vocabulary Games to Play
Vocabulary Games
Rhyming Dictionary
Grammar Games
Scholastic News for Kids
Kids' Newsroom
Giggle Poetry
Wordscram
Social Studies Websites:
Tour the States Song:
Animaniacs States and Capitals Song
Shepphard Software
U.S.Presidents
PBS Kids Democracy Page
Shepphard Software states & capitals games
USA States & Capitals Game
USA-Tetris
USA Map Quiz Game
Play Geo-Net
Enchanted Learning
The U.S. 50
50 States.com
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/USA_Geography/USA_GL_click_1024.html
http://lizardpoint.com/geography/usa-caps-quiz.php
http://info.teachtci.com/resources/ssa/G4_4.aspx
Northeast Region Tour Sites:
print sheets: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2013/11/virtual-field-trip-meets-real-life
Tour Stop 1: West Quoddy Head
West Quoddy LightKeepers
The Lighthouse at Night
Journal about West Quoddy Head
Tour Stop 2: Mt. Washington
Mountwashington.com
Mt. Washington Observatory
Journal about West Quoddy Head
(Tour Stop 3): Plymouth, Massachusetts
Google Earth: Plimouth Plantation
School House Rock song, No More Kings
voyage of the Mayflower sheet and site
Mayflower 2 travel pictures
online fieldtrip: Plimouth Plantation
America's Homepage
democracy brainpop
Mayflower Compact
2020 Space Compact
Extras:
Weather.com – check out the 10 day weather forecast
Plan a trip to Plymouth, Massachusetts
Google Maps: figure out how far Plymouth is from Normal, IL and the best route to get there
(Tour Stop 4): Boston Common
City Walking Guide info
Slides (35) of Boston Common
The Freedom Trail
The Freedom Trail
Boston National Historical Park
The Boston African American National Historic Site: virtual tour of the Black Heritage Trail.
Extra: Mission US
Tour Stop 5: The Erie Canal
Google Earth – Erie Canal
The Erie Canal: First SuperHighway
time lapse video of the Erie Canal
Erie Canal Song by Bruce Springsteen
The Erie Canal information for kids
Erie Canal Website
The Erie Canal
3 minute video of the Erie Canal
Maritime Heritage Program: importance of fishing and shipping
The Erie Canal: A Journey Through History: history of the canal, with songs, narration, maps, and images
Tour Stop 6: Hershey, Pennsylvania
factory tour ride :
How chocolate is made:
virtual fieldtrips
The Hershey Story
Hershey's
information about chocolate
Tour Stop 7: Independence Hall
Independence Hall information
Independence National Historical Park
ushistory.org
Tour Stop 8: Washington D.C.
interactive websites for kids
online tours
D.C. Tours: virtual tour of Washington, D.C
homepage of Washington, D.C.
official tourism website
Tour Stop 9: New York City
Statue of Liberty
Empire State Building info for kids
Empire State Building
live webcam of Statue of Liberty
live webcam of Empire State Building
New York pictures
Nyc.gov
New York City Official City Guide
Science Websites:
Shepphard Software
Animals: Live Webcams
Experiments 1
Simple Machines game
Astronomy for Kids
NASA Space Place
Planet Research
Astronomy: Solar System info
Animals: Endangered Animals
Animals: Owl Pellets
Animals: Producer, Consumer, Decomposer Game
The Food Chain Game
The Food Chain
Plants: Cells Alive
Plants: microscopic slides
Sound Unit:
1. www.explainstuff.com/sound.html
2. http://www.philtulga.com/harmonics.html
3. http://www.neok12.com/video/Sound/zX6d5740785f007905650259
4. http://www.philtulga.com/glock.html
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/science_elem_sound.htm - explore fun sound sites!
http://www.philtulga.com/harmonics.html - see frequency, wavelength of sound waves
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/#sound – sound experiments
http://www.philtulga.com/glock.html - after straw experiment
http://www.philtulga.com/MSSActivities.html - math, science, and sound research activities
http://www.neok12.com/video/Sound/zX6d5740785f007905650259.htm - sound (slinky demo, straw)
http://morsecode.scphillips.com/ - morse code
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-light-sound/sound.htm - Study jams: sound
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-light-sound/light.htm - Study Jams - light
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-light-sound/light-absorb-reflect-refract.htm - Study jams light absorption, reflection, and refraction
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/weather-and-climate/waves-and-currents.htm - study jams - waves and currents
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/waves/ - brainpop – waves
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/refractionanddiffraction/ - refraction and diffraction
http://www.brainpop.com/health/bodysystems/hearing/ - Brainpop – hearing, Say What?
www.kidskonnect.com – sound
www.sciencekids.co.n2/science facts/sound.html
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/water-whistle-sick-science
Water Whistler
www.explainthatstuff.com – super
What is sound? Check out www.sciencekidsathome
Tween Tribune
Math Websites:
Everyday Math Website
Everyday Math Games
Everyday Math Study Links (Click on here to find family letters, vocabulary, activities, study links to print or see, and selected answers.)
Shepphard Software Math Games
Stock Market Project Websites:
Yahoo Finance
The New York Stock Exchange
Wally’s Stock Ticker
Google Finance
Lemonade Stand
Unit 4: Add and Subtract Money Game
Language Arts Websites:
Funbrain - math, reading, games and more
Wacky Web Tales
Super Kids Vocabulary Builder
Vocabulary Games to Play
Vocabulary Games
Rhyming Dictionary
Grammar Games
Scholastic News for Kids
Kids' Newsroom
Giggle Poetry
Wordscram
Social Studies Websites:
Tour the States Song:
Animaniacs States and Capitals Song
Shepphard Software
U.S.Presidents
PBS Kids Democracy Page
Shepphard Software states & capitals games
USA States & Capitals Game
USA-Tetris
USA Map Quiz Game
Play Geo-Net
Enchanted Learning
The U.S. 50
50 States.com
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/USA_Geography/USA_GL_click_1024.html
http://lizardpoint.com/geography/usa-caps-quiz.php
http://info.teachtci.com/resources/ssa/G4_4.aspx
Northeast Region Tour Sites:
print sheets: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2013/11/virtual-field-trip-meets-real-life
Tour Stop 1: West Quoddy Head
West Quoddy LightKeepers
The Lighthouse at Night
Journal about West Quoddy Head
Tour Stop 2: Mt. Washington
Mountwashington.com
Mt. Washington Observatory
Journal about West Quoddy Head
(Tour Stop 3): Plymouth, Massachusetts
Google Earth: Plimouth Plantation
School House Rock song, No More Kings
voyage of the Mayflower sheet and site
Mayflower 2 travel pictures
online fieldtrip: Plimouth Plantation
America's Homepage
democracy brainpop
Mayflower Compact
2020 Space Compact
Extras:
Weather.com – check out the 10 day weather forecast
Plan a trip to Plymouth, Massachusetts
Google Maps: figure out how far Plymouth is from Normal, IL and the best route to get there
(Tour Stop 4): Boston Common
City Walking Guide info
Slides (35) of Boston Common
The Freedom Trail
The Freedom Trail
Boston National Historical Park
The Boston African American National Historic Site: virtual tour of the Black Heritage Trail.
Extra: Mission US
Tour Stop 5: The Erie Canal
Google Earth – Erie Canal
The Erie Canal: First SuperHighway
time lapse video of the Erie Canal
Erie Canal Song by Bruce Springsteen
The Erie Canal information for kids
Erie Canal Website
The Erie Canal
3 minute video of the Erie Canal
Maritime Heritage Program: importance of fishing and shipping
The Erie Canal: A Journey Through History: history of the canal, with songs, narration, maps, and images
Tour Stop 6: Hershey, Pennsylvania
factory tour ride :
How chocolate is made:
virtual fieldtrips
The Hershey Story
Hershey's
information about chocolate
Tour Stop 7: Independence Hall
Independence Hall information
Independence National Historical Park
ushistory.org
Tour Stop 8: Washington D.C.
interactive websites for kids
online tours
D.C. Tours: virtual tour of Washington, D.C
homepage of Washington, D.C.
official tourism website
Tour Stop 9: New York City
Statue of Liberty
Empire State Building info for kids
Empire State Building
live webcam of Statue of Liberty
live webcam of Empire State Building
New York pictures
Nyc.gov
New York City Official City Guide
Science Websites:
Shepphard Software
Animals: Live Webcams
Experiments 1
Simple Machines game
Astronomy for Kids
NASA Space Place
Planet Research
Astronomy: Solar System info
Animals: Endangered Animals
Animals: Owl Pellets
Animals: Producer, Consumer, Decomposer Game
The Food Chain Game
The Food Chain
Plants: Cells Alive
Plants: microscopic slides
Sound Unit:
1. www.explainstuff.com/sound.html
2. http://www.philtulga.com/harmonics.html
3. http://www.neok12.com/video/Sound/zX6d5740785f007905650259
4. http://www.philtulga.com/glock.html
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/science_elem_sound.htm - explore fun sound sites!
http://www.philtulga.com/harmonics.html - see frequency, wavelength of sound waves
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/#sound – sound experiments
http://www.philtulga.com/glock.html - after straw experiment
http://www.philtulga.com/MSSActivities.html - math, science, and sound research activities
http://www.neok12.com/video/Sound/zX6d5740785f007905650259.htm - sound (slinky demo, straw)
http://morsecode.scphillips.com/ - morse code
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-light-sound/sound.htm - Study jams: sound
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-light-sound/light.htm - Study Jams - light
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-light-sound/light-absorb-reflect-refract.htm - Study jams light absorption, reflection, and refraction
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/weather-and-climate/waves-and-currents.htm - study jams - waves and currents
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/waves/ - brainpop – waves
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/refractionanddiffraction/ - refraction and diffraction
http://www.brainpop.com/health/bodysystems/hearing/ - Brainpop – hearing, Say What?
www.kidskonnect.com – sound
www.sciencekids.co.n2/science facts/sound.html
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/water-whistle-sick-science
Water Whistler
www.explainthatstuff.com – super
What is sound? Check out www.sciencekidsathome