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Riverdeep Portal

Science

Ecosystems Project

Spanish websites
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Station 3
Station 4

Social Studies

Math

Reading/Language Arts

Science
Physical Properties of Matter Using Tools	Electricity & Electromagnet	Sound
Mixtures & Solutions Harcourt Science (English) Harcourt Science (Spanish) Click on the link above, then click on Unit E (Unidad E).	Circuits What is a circuit Revise Wise AC/DC What's the Difference? Electric Circuits Energy & Electricity Brainpop: Electricity Edison's Miracle of Light What is Energy? Electricity Online Great Projects: The Building of America Greatest Achievements: Electrification The Atoms Family Theater of Electricity	How is Sound Created? Hunkin's Experiments Brainpop: Sound
Reflection & Refraction	Earth, Moon & Sun & Gravity	Earth Systems
Light Energy ReviseWise Readings on Light Optics for Kids The Human Eye Physics of Light and Color Vocabulary Hangman How Telescopes Work Interactive Reflection Tutorial Optics for Kids A-Z Microscope Glass-Sphere Microscope	Space Hubble Space Telescope's Amazing Space Planet History, Characteristice, & Moons Nine Planets Solar Views NASA Kids Astronomia Sunspots NASA Sunspot Information Sun Watchers from Long Ago Sun-Earth Connection Moon Adler Planetarium Moon Hoax Phases of the Moon Gravity Objects on Earth	Earth's History Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker Earth's Changing Surface Playing with Time Plate Tectonics USGS: Plate Boundaries Landforms Erosion in the Grand Canyon Weather Storms Hurricanes
Earth/Life Science	Life Science	Other Resources
Life Cycles Nitrogen Cycle Brainpop: Carbon Cycle Brainpop:Photosynthesis Brainpop:Greenhouse Effect Brainpop: Water Cycle Ecology Facts Photosynthesis Information Biomes Biomes of the World Tundra All About Nature Desert CyberZoo's Key to the Biomes Biomes Biomes - Introduction Mission: Biomes	Inherited Traits Activities on Inherited Traits Tree Growth Rings Tree Rings Non Renewable Resources Eco-Pros	Nature of Science I Have Einstein's Rules Clear (scientific method)

Ecosystems
Station 1: Adaptations & Niches (in library)
Choose 4 plants and 4 animals within your ecosystem and describe their adaptations and Niches. Use the attached organizer to manage your information.
Station 2: Ecosystem Description & Cycles
Use the following websites to find a description of your ecosystem and to find where this ecosystem is found throughout the world. Use the organizer to manage your description information. Open the map template and color in the location of your ecosystem. (Remember you will have to draw in a complete closed shape within your continent to be able to fill it.)
General Ecosystem Websites Blue Planet Biomes Biomes of the World
Desert www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/desert_eco.html&edu=elem www.desertusa.com
Oceans www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Water/ocean.html&edu=elem www.mbgnet.net/salt/oceans/index.htm
Rainforest www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/index.htm www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/rainforest.html&edu=elem Rainforest Action Network Animals of the Rainforest Canopy Insects and Animals of the Rainforest www.animalsoftherainforest.org/frames.htm
Woodland Forest www.mbgnet.net/sets/temp/index.htm www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/forest_eco.html&edu=elem
Ponds & Lakes www.mbgnet.net/fresh/lakes/index.htm www.yvw.com.au/waterschool/seniors.html
Artic Tundra www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.htm www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=ecosystems.tundra www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/07/010723101549.htm magazine.audubon.org/features0312/hottest_spot.html www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/tundra.html
Marsh Wetlands www.mbgnet.net/fresh/wetlands/index.htm Wetland Plants & Habitats National Wetlands Inventory Common Wetland Plants Animals of the Wetlands Freshwater Marsh Animals Aquatic Creatures
Spanish Websites www.tierramerica.net/2000/suplemento/losabias.shtml jmarcano.topcities.com/beginner/biomas/biomas2.html#tundra www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/ecosystems.sp.html www.barrameda.com.ar/ecologia/ecosistem.htm www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe_sp/case1/c1m2a.html www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/desert_plants.sp.html&edu=elem www.elbosquenuevo.org/espanol/lluvioso-tropical.php
Station 3: Life Cycles of Plant and Animals
Compare the life cycle of an animal and a plant within your ecosystem. Use the Venn Diagram to organize your information.
The Life Cycle of Plants www2.bgfl.org/bgfl2/custom/resources_ftp/client _ftp/ks2/science/plants_pt2/ What is the Life Cycle of a Plant? arboretum.fullerton.edu/grow/primer/cycle.asp
Growing and Changing www.enchantedlearning.com/books/general/growingchanging/ Structures of Life www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/StructuresofLife/index.html
Life Cycles www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/lifecycles.shtml www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/87/27/ elephant.elehost.com/About_Elephants/Life_Cycles/life_ cycles.html teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/judi/life/activities/cycles/life_cycles.html Life Cycles of Animals www.uen.org/themepark/cycles/animal.shtml
Station 4: Food Webs & Food Chains
Create both a food web and 2 food chains that can be found withing your ecosystem. Used the attached powerpoint to design your own using clip art of animals and plants in your ecosystem.
Food-Web Pond Activity: www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/pond_activity.html Food Chains & Webs: www.vtaide.com/png/foodchains.htm Food Web & Food Chain: www.sciencebob.com/lab/q-web-chain.html A Food Web in the Deciduous Forest Biome: curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/deciduous/decweb.html Desert Food Web: curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/desert/hot-desert-chain.html Rain Forest Food: Webcurriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/rainforest/temp_rain/tempweb.html Whales and Food Webs: www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/wildlife/whales/food%20web.htm Wetland Food Web: www.cwmb.sa.gov.au/KWC/section5/5-05.htm

Social Studies
New Beginnings	Conflict & Change: American Revolution	We the People
13 Originals 13 Colonies: Online Resources About.com: 13 colonies The Roanoke Colony History of Jamestown Plimoth.org Virtual Tour of Plimoth Plantation The American Experience - Wayback: Stand up for Your Rights Roger Williams America's Library - Jump Back in Time	Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man The Electric Frankllin Mount Vernon: The George Washington Biography Lesson - (For Teachers) Liberty's Kids America's Library - Jump Back in Time	The Constitution The White House Project VOTE Texas Secretary of State: Gwyn Shea U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Ben's Guide to U.S. Governement for Kids America's Library - Jump Back in Time Bill of Rights Institute
American Frontier (Westward Expansion)	A Nation Torn (Civil War)	Immigration/ Cultural Diversity
Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark PBS Online - Lewis and Clark: Into the Unknown PBS Online - Lewis and Clark: Classroom Resources (For Teachers) PBS Online - Lewis and Clark Gold Rush! California's Untold Stories The Oregon Trail The Star-Spangled Banner America's Library - Jump Back in Time	All Civil War People Civil War Biographies Abraham Lincoln Wikipedia:Abraham_Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Online The History Place Abraham Lincoln Overview Biography of Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S Grant Civil War Biographies: Grant Ulysses S. Grant Homepage Wikipedia: Grant Miller Center: Grant Harriet Tubman: New York History: Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman & Underground Railroad Harriet Ross Tubman Frederick Douglas Frederick D ouglass Biography Americas Library: Douglass Robert E. Lee Civil War Home: Lee Robert E. Lee Biography Library.thinkquest: Lee Stephen Douglas Stephen Douglas Biography Famous Illinoisians: Douglas	Immigration and Naturalization Service: History, Geneology, and Education Immigration, Ellis Island Ellis Island: Through America's Gateway An Interactive Tour of Ellis Island Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island U.S. Census Bureau: We the Americans America's Library - Jump Back in Time Stately Knowledge
Technology & Change		Other Resources
Inventor of the Week Archives Spotlight Biography: Inventors Smithsonian Instititution: Inventors & Innovations Thomas Alva Edison as a Scientist & Inventor Eli Whitney A Man Named Birdseye America's Library - Jump Back in Time		America's Story America's Library American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century Biography.com Yahoo Kids AJ Kids Presidential Biographies Factmonster All wars MLK, Jr. Henry Ford Operation Desert Storm / gulf war Rosa Parks Titanic
20th Century Project	Other Notable Americans
Historical Events Timeline (by decades) General 20th Century Resources Ease History (Click Decades) Hyperhistory	Susan B. Anthony César Chavez Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Martin Luther King, Jr. Thurgood Marshall Other Notable Americans

Math
coolmath aaamath multiplication.com aplusmath funbrain	Brainchild 5th Grade Math Skills Builder	math dictionary for kids

Reading / Language Arts
Eduplace Scott Foresman Reading	5th Grade Skills Builder (Language Arts)	TAKS Release Test Brainchild

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