Ms. Karlsson's 5th Grade Class

Discovery Elementary    2300 228th Ave SE    Sammamish WA 98075    425.837.4100

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Research, citing and bibliography Guidelines
Research Organizer

All Subjects:
Free Puzzle Games

Science: Simple Machines and Energy
Independent Study Activity: Simple Machines
Simple Machines
Rube Goldberg 'Inventions'
Seattle City Light: Exploring Energy
US Dept of Energy: Dr. E's Energy Lab
SMUD: Tell Me More About Electricity!
Theatre of Electricity

Science: Oceanography
Independent Study Activity: Oceanography
Ocean Floor
Deep Sea Dive
Voyage to the Deep
Gander Academy Ocean Floor
Ocean Floor Volcanism
Hydrothermal Environments of the Ocean Floor
Office of Naval Research: Oceans
Oceans Alive!
USGS: Rift on the Ocean Floor
Savage Seas

Science: Body Systems
Independent Study Activity: Human Body
Virtual Body
Yucky, Gross and Cool Body (No Flash link)
Yucky, Gross and Cool Body (Flash link)
Human Anatomy Online
A Look Inside the Human Body
Kids-Connect: The Human Body

Science Misc.
Chemistry Games
FunGames-Science
 

Social Studies: Geography
USA Map Puzzle Games
FunBrain Geography
WORLD Geography Games

Social Studies: History Alive!
History Alive! Tutorial

Social Studies: Exploration and Colonization
Independent Study Activity: Colonization
Wikipedia-British Colonization of America
Social Studies for Kids (Learn about colonial schools, religion, food, etc.)
Cybrary (Info on individual colonies, daily life, and places)
James Madison University (Links to primary sources, timelines, colony histories, war histories, maps, etc.)
Gettysburg College Alumni (Colonial Education)
The Henry Ford: Be a History Detective!
Nat'l Park Service: Children in Colonial Times
Colonial Williamsburg

Wikipedia-Colonial America
Virtual Jamestown
Historic Jamestowne
Wikipedia-Jamestown
African-American Historical Documents
Native-American Historical Documents
Historical Speeches

Social Studies: Revolution and Government
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate

The National Archives
Independence Hall Association-US History
Wikipedia-American Revolution  
The American Revolution
American Revolution Documents
The Declaration of Independence
NSA CryptoKids Codes and Ciphers
Ben's Guide to Government for Kids
The Franklin Institute Online
Articles of Confederation
United States Constitution
US Constitution and Bill of Rights
African-Americans: Slavery and Civil War
Historical Documents- America 1776-1882
Founding Fathers
                                                  

Math                                                                                
EveryDay Math Online
EveryDay Math FAMILY LETTERS
FunBrain Math Games

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Gamequarium
Math Puzzles
Play Kids Games-Math
Surfing the Net with Kids-Math
Strategy Games
Enchanted Mind Interactive Puzzles
Multiplication
Sudoku

Reading
Literacy Circle Sheets
AR Note card Directions
AR Process
Complex Plot and Theme Novel List (sorted by reading level)
Complex Plot and Theme Novel List (
sorted by title)
Discovery Library
King County Library System
Renaissance Learning for AR book levels and points

Writing
Writers on the Web: Discovery Students Read Their Stories in Their Own Voice!
5-Paragraph Outline
Spelling Menu
Fall Writing Checklist
Fall Writing Rubric

Online Dictionary and Thesaurus

Wiktionary-Dictionary and Thesaurus
Vocabulary Web Games
FunBrain Language Arts
Neat Stories
Hangman

Writing: Poetry
30 Days of Poetry
Giggle Poetry
Poetry4Kids

Typing
Learn2Type for Kids (Free Online)
Visibone Touch-Typing (Free Online)
Mr. Kent's Typing Tutor
(Free Online)
All the Right Type
(Discovery has a site license for this program. This is not a free program, but Discovery families can purchase it for home use.)


Misc.
WA Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction