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Below you will find links to different websites that may help you with your homework if you have problems or if you need to practice.

Noodle Tools

Bibliography Wizard ...Create citations or entire bibliographies with this interactive tool.

Noodle Quest ...Wizard that helps you develop a search strategy for researching a topic.

Internet Safety …  Learn about Internet safety with this fun online game, and get a Hero Certificate!

Electricity

Electricity ... Information about electricity, inventors, safety and more.

Static Electricity ...Activities that help you learn all about static electricity.

More about Static Electricity ...An explanation of static electricity and some experiments to try.

Lightning, Electricity and Safety ...Easy to read site about lightning and making electricity.

Electrifying Law Game ...Play a quick game to test your electricity IQ.

Kids and Electricity ...Lots of interesting stuff about electricity.

How Electricity Gets to Your House ...Great site that shows how electricity gets to your house.

Electricity Experiments ...Try these experiments and simulations!

Kids' Science Projects ...Very interesting science projects you can do at home.

Science 

Why do leaves change color in the fall?... Great lesson about photosynthesis, chlorophyll, and leaves.

 Minnesota Trees … Department of Natural Resources Young Naturalist site about Minnesota trees.

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet … Learn about the yucky, gross things in life!

Science Movies …Watch short movies about all kinds of things!

 How Stuff Works … Learn about how just about anything works!

 Revisewise Electricity … Interesting interactive site about electricity.

 

Math

Mt. Everest Math Puzzles ...Climb to new heights by discovering passwords at lower levels!

Math Flashcards ...Practice your multiplication and division math facts online or create flashcards.

Math Games ...A few games that will help you sharpen your math skills.

Suduko ...A great game that makes you think about where the numbers go!

Cash Register ...Select "Super Brain" and make change online!

Math Mayhem ...What a fun game...play online with kids from all over the world!

Lizardpoint Math ...Practice math facts online or print out worksheets to do at home.

Online Practice ...Practice basic math facts against a timer online.

Who Wants Pizza? ...A fun way to learn all about fractions...easy to use!

Fraction Frenzy ...Find the equivalent fractions...but you have to beat the timer!

Multiflyer ...Fantastic site to help you practice multiplication...requires Flash.

Math Teaser ...Brain teaser questions that test your skills.

Multiplication Tables ...Easy way to figure out multiplication.

Crack the Code ...Figure out the missing number.

Place Value Puzzler ...Great practice for rounding and place value.

Abiator's Math Activities ...Several great math games!

Hurkle ...Find the Hurkle using x and y coordinates.

Mode, Mean, Median ...Interactive lesson followed by activities.

Create a Graph ...Create 5 different types of graphs.

Build a Bug ...Figure out the answers to build a bug! 

Pick a Number ...Great site to help reinforce multiplication facts.

Quick Flash ...Timed multiplication flash cards.

Farm Stand ...Use addition and multiplication to determine the price of food.

Draggable Division ...Drag the correct digits to where they should go.

Math Mastery ...Select an operation and practice your math facts.

Speed Math ...See how quickly you can figure out the answers!

Times Tables Emporium ...Can you figure out the answer before the computer does?

Angle Quiz ...Great lessons about angles followed by an online quiz.

Simple Coordinates Game ...Determine where the object is on a grid.

Maze Game ...Avoid mines while getting through the maze!

Function Machine ...Guess the function based on inputs and outputs.

Fraction Review ...Review information about fractions.

Visual Fractions ...Great lessons followed by online quizzes.

Shade ...Shade in the figure to match the fraction.

Flower Fractions ...Find the missing fraction to make the flower whole.

Fraction Math ...Addition and subtraction of fractions.

Fraction Bar ...Create your own fraction bar.

Tony Fraction's Pizza Shop ...Fun game using fractions.

Roman Numerals ...This site even has a Roman Numeral Converter!

 Harcourt Math…   Play games that follow along with our school's math curriculum.  Password is "burton".

321Know Math… Dozens of math demos and activities specifically geared to 4th graders.

Change Maker…  Practice making change for $1.00, $5.00 and $100.00.

Fresh Baked Fractions … Fraction game...of the four fractions, which does not equal the other three?

Kidsmath.com … Lots of practice on fractions, division, decimals, multiplication and graphs.

Math Baseball … Score runs by answering math questions correctly.

Divhttp://build.tripod.lycos.com/adm/redirect/www/bin/membership/logoutision Games … Play games that help you practice division skills.

AAAMath--4th Grade … Dozens of games, examples and practice guides for any kind of math problem!

 Fraction Frenzy … Find the equivalent fractions...but you have to beat the timer!

Tunnel Blaster … Great multiplication game involving a spaceship and rockets!

Math Glossary … http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/math2/index4.html

 

 Language Arts

 Grammar Gorillas … Feed bananas to the gorillas by identifying parts of speech like nouns and verbs.

 Word Search Puzzles … Create your own word search puzzle using words you tell it to use!
     Great for practicing your spelling words each week!

PuzzleMaker  … Create more crossword and word search puzzles!

Synonym Thesaurus …  Click "thesaurus", type a word, click "Look it up" and get dozens of synonyms!

Antonym Dictionary …  Click "Find Antonyms", type a word, click "Enter" and get lots of antonyms!

What is a Noun? …  Learn all about nouns!

Possessive Noun Rules  … Here are the 8 rules for making possessive nouns!

Count, Mass, and Collective Nouns … Learn how to create plural nouns...and even take an online quiz!

Games about Nouns… Games about singular and plural possessive nouns!

What is a Verb?... Lots of information about verbs.

What is an Adjective?... More than you ever wanted to know about adjectives!

 

 

Revolutionary War

Historical Figures ...Learn about many of America's great leaders over the years.

American Revolution ...Site by The History Place that is thorough, but might be hard to read!

User's Guide to the Declaration of Independence ...Very interesting and thorough guide to the Declaration of Independence.

A Shot Heart Round the World ...Listen to and watch this multimedia presentation.

Spy Letters of the American Revolution ...Lots of interesting information about spies during the war.

Boston Tea Party ...Interesting story about the Boston Tea Party!

Chronicle of the Revolution ...A PBS site with lots of information about the Revolutionary War.

Causes of the War ...Excellent site with links to several causes of the War...easy to read!

Revolutionary Period ...Easy to read articles about lots of events during early American history!

Other Revolutionary War Websites ...Dozens of links for 4th and 5th graders!

Paul Revere's Ride ...Read the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

The American Revolution ...A site for teachers with activities, lessons and quizzes.

The American Revolutionary War Timeline ...Tons of links based on a timeline of the Revolutionary War!

 

Space 

NASA for Kids ...Lots of fun activities presented by NASA!

Windows to the Universe ...Intermediate site with lots of activities and pictures.

Astronomy For Kids ...Interesting site about the planets, sky charts, and more for kids!

Kids Astronomy ...Fun site with games, printable daily sky maps, and information.

Planets of our Solar System ...Lots of information about the planets in our solar system.

Other WWW space-related links ...Dozens of other links related to astronomy and space exploration.

 

States 

50States.com ...Lots of facts and links for all 50 of the United States.

US50.com ...Another great source of information, games, quizzes, and more for all 50 states.

America's Story ...Stories about places in each of the states.

State Games ...Great site for learning state locations, capitals, and more by playing games online!

KidSpace ...Kid-friendly site with information about all 50 states.

Netstate.com ...Facts about each of the 50 states.  

Kids Corner ...Learn facts, take quizzes, and learn about the census.

State Flags Game ...Look at the flags and guess which states they belong to!

State Maps ...Print a map for your state report.  

Fact Monster ...Facts about every state plus games, maps, and tons of links to other sites!  Great site!

American Folklore ...Read Folktales and jokes from each of the 50 states...Paul Bunyan, Casey Jones, and more.

50 States Puzzle ...Put the states in their correct place on the map.

US State Detective ...Find the state based on the clues given.

Capital Field Trip ...Find the state, given its capital

 State Quiz .. http://www.quia.com/quiz/108898.html

Geography Quiz… http://www.coolquiz.com/quizzes/map/

Animals 

Yahooligans.com ...Search for just about any animal you can think of!

National Geographic ...Learn facts, watch videos, listen to animal sounds, and more!

eNature.com ...Enter an animal's name under "Wildlife Search."

Minnesota Zoo ...Learn about animals at the zoo and watch an animal cam!

San Diego Zoo ...Lots of information about animals at the San Diego Zoo, home of the pandas!

Oakland Zoo ...Check out Student Resources for animal facts, games, and report suggestions.

Animals of the Rain Forest ...Lots of info and pictures...follow the prompts for user name and password.

GeoZoo ...Lots of information about animals.

The Electronic Zoo ...Hundreds of links to other websites about various animals.

Mr. Smith's Fifth Grade Animal Reports ...Read the reports of 5th graders in a Virginia school.

Mrs. Streeter's 3rd Grade Animal Reports ...Lots of reports from this classroom in Massachusetts. 

InfoPlease.com ...An online encyclopedia where you can look up just about any animal!

About.com ...More links about animals!

Birds 

Minnesota Birds ...Great list of Minnesota birds.

Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center...lots of info about migratory birds.

Bird Watchers Digest ...click on bird calls!

Classroom Feeder Watch ...great classroom bird project.

Birder ...bird seeds, bird house building, and more.

Bird Watching Links ...tons of links to bird websites.

University of California ...another search page for birds.

Bird Clip Art ...lots of bird related clip art.

Yahooligans ...kid-friendly search engine.

Natureworks ...Click on "Nature Files" for lots of information!

Birds of the World ...Information about almost any bird you can think of!

The Day I Was Born 

How old are you in days?

The moon looks different each day of the year.  What did it look like the day you were born?

Time Capsule

Authors who share your birthday, not the exact birthdate

The History Channel

The New York Times Archive

Uncle Woody's Almanac

CNN Almanac
 

Online Research

 

A. V. Norrell Elementary School 5th Grade Website