Science: Structures
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/index.html This is the site we looked at in class with lots of examples of bridges and building materials
Science: Matter
www.sciencebob.com has great experiments you can do at home, including the lava lamp we made in class!
Ancient Civilizations
Check this out! A great website for information on Rome
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/
Ancient Rome games: http://www.rome.mrdonn.org/games.html
This has good background information on Rome: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/ancientrome.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/
Ancient Rome games: http://www.rome.mrdonn.org/games.html
This has good background information on Rome: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/ancientrome.htm
Cool News
I read the news all the time. Here are some cool articles I thought you might find interesting:
This man cracked a code to figure out how to always pick winners from a certain lottery ticket. The article shows you how he did it. Cool stuff!
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/933200--toronto-man-cracked-the-code-to-scratch-lottery-tickets?bn=1
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that humans can get. This researcher is using a tusk from a woolly mammoth to help humans who have osteoporosis:
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/yourhealth/agingwell/article/921283--ancient-mammoth-tusk-used-to-study-osteoporosis?bn=1
A German zoo started to count and weigh all of its animals. Check out these pictures! Warning: Your cute-o-meter may go into overdrive or it may explode. Not for the tough and cool. http://www.thestar.com/fplarge/photo/921168
Random Acts of Kindness come in all shapes and sizes. Read about them here http://www.thestar.com/kindness
Mr. R's second homepage- this website constantly updates with GREAT STUFF! Check it out: www.bluejays.com
This man cracked a code to figure out how to always pick winners from a certain lottery ticket. The article shows you how he did it. Cool stuff!
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/933200--toronto-man-cracked-the-code-to-scratch-lottery-tickets?bn=1
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that humans can get. This researcher is using a tusk from a woolly mammoth to help humans who have osteoporosis:
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/yourhealth/agingwell/article/921283--ancient-mammoth-tusk-used-to-study-osteoporosis?bn=1
A German zoo started to count and weigh all of its animals. Check out these pictures! Warning: Your cute-o-meter may go into overdrive or it may explode. Not for the tough and cool. http://www.thestar.com/fplarge/photo/921168
Random Acts of Kindness come in all shapes and sizes. Read about them here http://www.thestar.com/kindness
Mr. R's second homepage- this website constantly updates with GREAT STUFF! Check it out: www.bluejays.com
The Human Body
Want to know some more gross stuff about the human body? Check out some of these links....
Kid's Health Website: Quiz yourself! Play some games! http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/
BBC Science Human Body: Cool diagrams and activities! http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/
Get Body Smart: Saaaay whaaaat??? That muscle is called THAT?? http://www.getbodysmart.com/
Medtropolis: Travel through the virtual body http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp
Discovering Psychology: The Big, Bad Brain http://www.learner.org/discoveringpsychology/brain/brain_flash.html
"The yuckiest site on the internet": http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/
BBC Science Human Body: Cool diagrams and activities! http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/
Get Body Smart: Saaaay whaaaat??? That muscle is called THAT?? http://www.getbodysmart.com/
Medtropolis: Travel through the virtual body http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp
Discovering Psychology: The Big, Bad Brain http://www.learner.org/discoveringpsychology/brain/brain_flash.html
"The yuckiest site on the internet": http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/
*Optical Illusions
When you look at this, do you see an old woman or a young lady? Check out this website for more optical illusions! They will blow your mind! http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/illusion/illusions.htm
Check these out!
Enjoy the view from the top of the world: An aerial camera from Mt. Everest http://panoramas.dk/fullscreen2/full22.html
Want some extra help with math? This is the website that links to our textbook. The site has a student and a parent zone http://www.math5.nelson.com/
Need a refresher on graphs? Check this one out- they make them for you! Thanks JL for showing me this link! http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
Here is another math website- thanks again, JL! http://www.math4children.com/
And ANOTHER math website: www.mathplayground.com
Want to make your own comic book? Check this out! www.comiclife.com
Want some extra help with math? This is the website that links to our textbook. The site has a student and a parent zone http://www.math5.nelson.com/
Need a refresher on graphs? Check this one out- they make them for you! Thanks JL for showing me this link! http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
Here is another math website- thanks again, JL! http://www.math4children.com/
And ANOTHER math website: www.mathplayground.com
Want to make your own comic book? Check this out! www.comiclife.com
