5th Grade Resources

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Math

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Arcademic Skill Builders
Number Sense
Estimating/Rounding 1.1	Percents 1.2	Signed Integers 1.3	Factors/Multiples 1.4
Adding & Subtracting Decimals 2.1	Multiplying Decimals 2.1	Dividing Decimals 2.1	Multiplying Fractions 2.4
		Equivalent Fractions 1.2	Dividing Fractions 2.4
Relevant/Irrelevant Information 1.1	Draw a picture to solve a problem 1.1	Patterns 1.1
Multiplication Fun Activity	Division Puzzles Activity	Rounding Railroad (tens, hundreds, thousands)
Algebra and Functions
Writing Equations 1.2	Evaluating Equations 1.3	Graphing Equations 1.4
Measurement and Geometry
Angles 2.1	Triangles 2.1	Shape 2.3	Quadrilaterals 2.1
Properties of Rectangles and Parallelograms 1.1		Polygons 1.1	Space 2.3
Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability
Mean, Median, Mode 1.1	Writing Ordered Pairs 1.5

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Houghton Mifflin Listening Center
Reading
Houghton Mifflin	Authors & Illustrators	Time for Kids	Mysteries by Kids
Synonyms, Antonyms 1.3	Homographs 1.3	Greek & Latin Roots Activity	Greek and Latin Roots
Writing
The Writing Process	Graphic Organizers	Common Errors	"Story Starter" Contests
Transition Words and Phrases	Quick Cite citation help	Parts of Speech Help	Publish On-Line Tributes
Helping Verbs	Action Verbs	State-of-Being Verbs	Visual Thesaurus
Proofreading	Wacky Web Tales	Writing Prompts	Bibliography Help
Read & Write Book Reviews at Amazon.com	Monster Exchange	Persuasive Writing Scholastic writing workshop	Metaphor
Show not Tell concrete details	Research Report Scholastic writing workshop	Persuasive Writing Read Write Think NEW!
Listening and Speaking
	Speech Writing Tips	Tips for Being a Good Listener

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European Exploration
Explorers	Explorers A-Z	Navigation	Columbus & Navigation
Environment & Indian Lifestyle (PowerPoint-loads slowly)	Native Americans Regional Map	Chart of Native American Facts	Sioux
First Americans PowerPoint	Circle of Stories NEW!	The Moghen Tribe NEW!	Famous People: Explorers of N. America NEW!
Explorers WebSites NEW!
Becoming a Nation
Colonial Williamsburg	13 Originals	Revolutionary War Collection of Sites NEW!	American Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War Time Line	Indians and the American Revolution	Animated Atlas	Revolution's Black Soldiers
The Fight for Independence	Name the States activity	States and Capitals activity	Our America Scholastic Timeline
User's Guide to the Declaration of Independence	Religion and the Founding of the American Republic	Declaration of Independence Video	KidPort American Revolution
Biographies of Founding Fathers	Biographies	Name the States Name the States EXE	Patriot or Loyalist Activity
	States Info New!	50 States NEW!	States' Capitals and Abbreviations.
Westward Expansion
Lewis & Clark PBS	Oregon Trail	Westward Expansion animation	State Reports
Lewis & Clark's Historic Trail	Lewis & Clark Mapping the West	Lewis & Clark Journey of Discovery NEW!
Lewis & Clark Interactive National Geographic	More Lewis & Clark	Discovering Lewis & Clark NEW!	Trailblazers NEW!

Science

Earth Science
Weather Forces	Water Cycle	More Water Cycle
Water/United Nations	Water/NASA	Earth's Oceans	Extreme Science/ Weather
Earth's Fresh Water	The Story of Water NEW!	Interactive Weather NEW!	Weather Research Topics
National Geographic Tornadoes	Twister: The Tornado Story NEW!	Tornadoes Scholastic	National Geographic Hurricanes
KidStorm Sky Diary	Hurricanes Scholastic		The Bodies in our Solar System
Solar System	National Geographic Mars	Earth & Moon Viewer	Extreme Science/ Space
Nine Planets	Solar System (with audio)	Virtual Solar System	Mars Quest NEW!
45 years of NASA (multimedia, history, links)	Sun (movie)	Arty Astronaut	Amazing Space NEW!
Interactive Solar System	NASA's Student Page	Windows To the Universe
Solar System Guide from StarDate.org	Space Kids NEW!	Dynamic Earth choose "Solar System"
Physical Science
Periodic Table of Elements	Visual Elements Periodic Table	Atoms, Elements, Mixtures, & Compounds	Phases of Matter
Atoms	Elements	Reactions
All About Atoms	Physical & Chemical Changes Study Stacks	Matter	Properties of Matter & Energy
Chemistry Scavenger Hunt	Chemistry Powerpoint (Mrs. Lee) NEW!	Chemistry activities for children NEW!
Life Science
My Body - Digestive System	My Body - Lungs	Virtual Body Digestive System	Respiratory System (Yucky.kids)
Circulatory System	Circulatory (Yucky.kids)	Circulatory System KidPort	Digestive System (Yucky.kids)
My Body - Heart	Neuroscience for Kids
The Great Plant Escape English & Spanish	Illuminating Photosynthesis	Photosynthesis

WebQuests
North American Indians	Colonies	Solar System Temp. Unavailable	Explorers
Metal Men	Colonial America	Environment and Indian Lifestyle	New World Adventure