Social Studies
- Interesting Facts about United States Presidents
- http://fs6.depauw.edu:50080/~jkochanczyk/president/index.htm
- American Presidents Resource Page
- http://www.americanpresidents.org/
- Encyclopedia of Prominent African Americans
- http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-4429.html
- Great African Americans
- http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/
- Iditarod Sled Race
- http://www.iditarod.com/
- U.S. History, Civil War
- http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAcivilwarC.htm
- Civil War Potpourri
- http://www.civilwarhome.com/potpourr.htm
- Civil War Home Page
- http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
- AmericanCivilWar.com
- http://www.americancivilwar.com/
- AmericanCivilWar.com
Index of Civil War Information and Resources - http://www.civilwarhome.com/indexcivilwarinfo.htm
- This Day in History: Civil War Events
- http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih.jsp?category=civil
- Civil War at the Smithsonian
- http://civilwar.si.edu/home.html
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Comments
This page has links to stories about individuals who played roles in the Civil War; both famous military and political leaders and "common people".
Language and Writing
- Power Proofreading
- http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/
Play this game to practice your English language and proofreading skills. It's fun!
Math
- Practice Your Division
- Click the link for a division practice game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/activities/division.shtml - The Number System
Here's a fun review of how orderly numbers are!
- A Game for Understanding Percentages
- A Game for Understanding Data Displays (Charts)
- A Quiz on Total Value, 20 questions (for understanding place value)
- http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/maths/mc/intermctotalval1.html
(One of the problems has an error! Watch out for unlucky #13!) - A Quiz on Place Values, 35 questions
- http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/maths/mc/intmcplvalue1.html
- AAA Math, 5th Grade Topics
- http://www.aaaknow.com/grade5.htm
- AAA Math, Place Value practice (including DECIMAL places)
- http://www.aaaknow.com/plc.htm#topic1
Science
- "Discovery Works" Science: Internet Field Trips
- http://www.eduplace.com/science/dw/5/ca/ift/b/index.html
- The NASA Mission to Observe Pluto
- http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html
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Language and Literature
- Myths of the Greek Gods and Heroes:
- http://mythweb.com/
- Encyclopedia Mythica Greek mythology
- http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/greek/
- Cinquain Poems:
- http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/wr/3/wr3_04_9_9.html