grade5Links

Human Body
**Resources:** [|All Systems Go] - a game where students have to choose the different components of each system and place them in the correct area of the body
 * Suggested projects:**
 * Students could break into groups, each group researching a particular body system. Each group would create Jeopardy-style questions and answers about their system, increasing in difficulty. Finally, the questions would be put together in a Jeopardy PowerPoint template and students could have a game night, with a prize going to the highest-scoring team.
 * In the same groups, students could instead create a performance piece depicting their body system in action (such as an interpretive dance, a song, a skit, etc). These pieces would be shown to their parents at an event culminating the student’s end at the Primary School.

BrainPop Human Body - also available in **Spanish**. You'll need the username and password provided to you at the beginning of the year.

[|EdHeads] - has several activities involving the human body, including a [|Virtual Hip Replacement] and [|Resurfacing] and a Virtual Knee Surgery. Each main page includes lesson plans and ideas for teachers.

El Cuerpo Humano - exploration of the human body only in **Spanish**

E-learning for Kids - Check out this site offering free learning courses to students in science, language arts, English language, math, health and life skills, and computer skills. Choose from a wide variety of different learning experiences in the subject areas for earning in a fun and engaging way. Each subject area has countless interactives ready to go! Detailed instructions are provided for each activity. **Available in English, Spanish and French.**

[|Human Body Expedition]

Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System - This web page, geared to the middle level learner in health or science provides information and activities about air pollution, lung health and wellness, the respiratory system, and tobacco. Each topic has an interactive associated with it.

[|Science & Nature: Human Body and Mind]- interactives created by BBC that explore organs, muscles, skeletons, the nervous system and puberty.

[|Skeleton Shakedown] - put the skeleton back together! When you mouse over the parts of the skeleton, it shows their name (in English).

[|The Virtual Body] - also available in **Spanish**

[|Two Forks, Idaho] - a medical mystery where you play an investigator who has to figure out how a disease is spreading. The [|main website] includes other mysteries, including topics such as allergies, the Amazon rainforest, and the Pacific ocean.

[|Your Gross and Cool Body]

[|le cerveau universite de Mcgill] **French and English**

Ecosystems
**Resources:** [|Blue Planet Biomes] - detailed information on each biome; includes a map of the world and shows which biomes are found where
 * Suggested projects:**
 * Use Inspiration to create a concept map of a food chain (such as of their particular ecosystem)
 * Create a PowerPoint project showcasing their ecosystem. Students will have to use Paint.NET to edit their images and will be judged on their content as well as their presentation (color choice, amount of text, reading from slides, etc.)
 * Students create and illustrate their own unique ecosystem (using an image editor such as Paint.NET or Inkscape), noting the ecosystem’s particular challenges
 * Have students create a simulation of an ecosystem showing choices that humans make and the direct impact of those choices (think along the lines of a choose your own adventure book). Could use a slideshow presentation or animation software (Ex., Scratch)

[|Build a Food Web] - Come to this site to learn about food webs with skunks, plants, mice, insects, lizards, and other animals. This interactive site challenges you to connect the lines to demonstrate the order of the food web. Extend the activity by having students create a web of their own from scratch using clip art or free images from Flickr or PowerPoint.

[|EarthPulse] - Use this site to investigate ecosystems and their value to humans, biomes, and conservation issues, all using these interactive maps. Focus in on special areas of biodiversity concern. View additional maps and trends towards the bottom of the page. Review topics such as Connections and Resources, Human Impact Trends, Food and Water Trends, and others. Tip: groups can research particular issues to determine causes and possible remedies for the future.

[|Ecopibes] - En estas páginas encontrarás aquellas cosas que todos los EcoPibes deben saber: ¿qué es el efecto invernadero? ¿qué le ocurre a la capa de ozono? ¿por qué hay especies en extinción? ¿qué es un ecosistema? ¿porqué debemos reducir, reusar y reciclar? ¿qué significa desarrollo sustentable? ¿qué dice la Agenda 21? ¿qué ocurrió en Chernobyl? y miles de cosas más. **Only in Spanish.**

[|Enchanted Learning: Biomes] - has detailed information on each type of biome; it does have an annoying top bar asking people to subscribe to the website, however

[|Geography at the Movies] - This website contains videos about geography, sorted by topic (such as [|Climate Change], [|Enivronment], [|Industry] and [|Weather]). There is also a large section of links to other interesting websites about Geography.

[|Global Warming: Signs and Sources] - Use this interactive resource to identify signs of global warming and its causes. Use the categories of "Signs," "Sources," and "Carbon Cycle" to view topics to understand how these point to climate change. Each topic brings up an interactive globe with headlines that can be clicked. Information, graphics, and graphs are presented in headline pop-ups. Click "Global Warming" on the blue bar above the map to move to Global Warming: What you need to know by Tom Brokaw.

[|Mission Planet Earth] - a challenging game where you have to lead expeditions across the globe and make important decisions about equipment and travel. When you complete an exhibition, there's a great video of the footage you "gathered".

[|National Geographic] - can search by particular biome or type of ecosystem for detailed information

in French, definition of an ecosystem. http://www.inrp.fr/lamap/index.php?Page_Id=10&Action=1&Element_Id=539&DomainScienceType_Id=5&Referrer_Id=527

[|Pennies for the Planet] - This site, organized by the Audubon Society, provides materials to help students learn about preserving wildlife and their habitats. By encouraging students to become more aware of the efforts their local communities are making to practice intelligent conservation, the students can become more proactive and even participate in the pennies collection program offered here. Be sure to visit the //For Educators// link. The site provides an educator kit with materials, a user guide, printable activities, and a poster. Projects for the students include a downloadable label to put on a penny jar, drawing activities, and plans for several different types of bird feeders.

[|Smithsonian Images] - This website contains a huge collection of images from the Smithsonian, from such categories as [|Air and Space], [|Art], [|Cultural History], [|Technology History], [|Military History], [|Natural Science], [|Political History], and photographs on [|the National Mall].

Working on the Food Chain - Follow this animated story to learn about the different food chain roles and the animals of the Savannah that fill these roles. Read the words and watch the organisms move across the screen (and even listen to the sounds of a few -- so turn up the speakers). Follow the story to the end and be sure to click on the joke. Not only is there more information but a knee-slapper pun of a joke as well.

Ancient Civilizations

 * Suggested projects:**
 * Students could break into small groups and each group would focus on one particular civilization. Students could then create a website,video or song sharing their knowledge of the different civilizations with the world.
 * Students can create their own civilization! Using image editing programs, students can create their own gods or architectural wonders. Students could write a paper or create an interactive presentation (using Scratch, for example) to show their civilization to the class and parents.
 * Students, working in small groups, could use a WebQuest to explore the legend of the Trojan War. Each student could take on the role of a different person involved in the war (for example, Paris or Helen of Troy). Students could respond to different questions on a blog posing as that particular character, to work on understanding multiple perspectives. To culminate the project, students could create and present their own interpretation of the events of the Trojan War.

[|Ancient Civilizations for Kids] - a large database containing links to websites about major ancient civilizations such as China, Phoenicia, Egypt, Greece, Rome and India.
 * Resources:**

[|Ancient Rome using Google Earth] - in the Ancient Rome 3D layer in Google Earth, students can see Rome as it looked in 320 A.D., tour the interior of famous buildings (such as the Forum and the Colliseum), and learn facts about how the Romans lived

[|Discover Babylon]

Pompeii - I just wanted to share my excitement that the Google street view service, which lets you “walk” through a city map in a 3D simulation, is now available for the ancient ruins of Pompeii. Click on the link below to check it out. []

Energy
**Resources:** [|Adventures in Energy]
 * Suggested projects:**
 * Explore how physics works by using websites that allow students to manipulate rollercoasters; discuss how students are seeing potential kinetic energy in action
 * Play the Energyville game with your students, or have them play individually. Afterwards, have them create their own alternative energy fuel. Students can then create a brochure in Publisher marketing their energy fuel to Chevron.

[|Amusement Park Physics] - students design a rollercoaster, using what they have learned about kinetic and potential energy. A good follow up activity is the [|Funderstanding Roller Coaster applet].

[|Carma: Carbon Monitoring for Action] - “the world’s best place for power-plant voyeurism." Read an article about this website [|here].

[|C'est un circuit] - **Only in French.**

[|City of Ember Activities] - When you study electricity, //The City of Ember// is a natural reading tie-in. Reward the end of the unit with the viewing of the movie. You will love the vocabulary enhancement exercises, and depth of all the activities. Check out the links at the bottom of the page for author interviews and information.

[|Climate Change] - information about global warming, quizzes and games on climate, and ideas about how to be "green"

[|Discover Primary Science] - Come to this site to view animation videos, practice online science activities, and learn about science at this interesting site. The videos bring many important science topics alive, including the physics of motion, structures, and more. Examples of movies include "Cleaning Dirty Water," "Exploring Lungs," or "Bouncy Custard Balls." Topics vary from pollution to the human body to levers to making homemade bouncy balls!

[|Ecole de l'énergie] - **Only in French.**

[|Energy Experience] - explore the different types of energy by walking through the "Energy House". Students can also explore energy at the town level, the nation level, and the world level. There are lots of interactive activities, including [|sorting renewable and non-renewable resources] and [|constructing your own power station].

[|Energy Hog] - Find "Energy Hogs" in your home and figure out ways to reduce the energy that your family consumes. Very interactive.

Energyville Game at Chevron - students explore the challenges of powering a city economically and safely

[|EERE Kids: About Renewable Energy] - US government-sponsored website giving facts about renewable energy sources. Make sure to follow the link to [|Teacher Resources] and check out the videos, interactive sites, and experiments that are available.

[|Energy Kids Page] - energy facts, games, and activities

[|Energy Quest] - students can explore a house, clicking on objects that give them facts about energy

[|Energy Webquest] - a WebQuest about sources of renewable energy, where students propose a solution to an energy crisis

[|Fantastic Contraption] - Use this physics mechanism creator to build amazing contraptions. Stretch your brain with the puzzles and contraptions to move the object in to the goal. Use simple URLS to share your fantastic creations with your friends. Follow the simple instructions and tutorial. Visit the forum for challenges and fixes to activities.

[|Get Energized] - learning about all the different types of energy used around the world; includes several fun and educational quizzes and games

[|Les énergies] - **Only in French.**

[|Niños y Energía] - **Only in Spanish.**

[|Roller Coaster Designer] - a fun way to introduce potential and kinetic energy

[|Tout sur le vent] - **Only in French.**

[|Zero Footprint Calculator] - asks questions and calculates the footprint that students leave on the earth; it also says how many Earths we would need if everyone lived the same way.

Children's Rights
**Resources:** [|BeelineTV] - This online TV resource offers instant streaming of TV news, sports, music, and cultural programs from **up to 400 different countries in many languages**. With a Windows Media Player or other player (downloading directions given at the site), teachers can have television on classroom computers instantly. Foreign language teachers can show programs featuring their language group. English language TV comes from the U.S. and the U.K. Some examples of “TV” places include Dubai, France, Jordan, Kuwait, Japan, Korea, China, Poland, Denmark, Russia, and countless others.
 * Suggested projects:**
 * Teachers could create a blog or (closed) social network. Students, put into small groups each representing one right, could respond to questions or scenarios put forth by the teacher. For example, a scenario could be represented and each group would have to point out how their right was or was not met.
 * Students could use a program such as Skype to discuss necessary rights with children in another country. Afterwards, students could write a paper or draw a Venn diagram showing the differences and similarities between the different viewpoints of inalienable rights
 * Students could create short skits about each type of Right. These skits could be videotaped and shown at a film night, with the proceeds benefiting a children’s charity (such as Make-A-Wish)

Explore.org- “Never stop learning” with this wonderful, high quality, and easy to use site. View videos, documents, and photos about people around the world who have devoted their lives to extraordinary causes. Search through a wide range of places or causes. View a range of topics from health, animal rights, spiritualism, and education. Explore a variety of global issues to bring cultures and issues into perspective. View videos in HD. Download and embed videos for reuse.

[|Stolen Childhoods:] A feature length documentary on child labor

[|Los derechos de los niños] - **Only in Spanish.**

UNICEF cartoons illustrating children rights - **Only in** [|French] **and** [|Spanish]

[|Asterix ambassadeur des droits des enfants] - **Only in French.**