Science for Nov. 20 - go to this website first and work on case 6 - http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/gpe.html      If you complete that, go to this website - http://urbanext.illinois.edu/food/

Intermediate website -  http://schoolrack.com/lialint/

October activity - Try to "stop that creature" in cyberspace: http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/functions/

October alternative activity - Take a cyberspace quest: http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/quest/index.html

October additional fun - http://www.highlightskids.com/Magazine/Nov07/h1magazineFlashObjects/h11107NovemberArtist.asp

or: http://www.abcya.com/pumpkin_carving.htm

Interesting "Math is Fun" website - http://www.mathsisfun.com/

On Oct. 23, 2008 we used this website to learn about a poet, Mattie Stepanek - http://www.mattieonline.com/about.htm

Find out exactly how old you are at this website -  http://www.mathcats.com/explore.html  Then explore other activities at the site.

To aid in feeding hungry people around the world - http://freerice.com/ (For each word you get right, they donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program) 

Go to this area and learn about programming a robot - http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=BattleBot_Puzzle

Go to this area and explore the "widgets" similar to contraptions - http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Widget

This is the main website -    http://www.iknowthat.com/com

 Just for fun - try this cosmic zoom site - http://aspire.cosmicray.org/labs/cosmic_zoom/index.htm

Try this awesome art website - http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/zone.htm

The BEST research website:   http://www.infohio.org 

Another place for kids to use for research http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm

Internet safety -  http://www.netsmartzkids.org

Nutrition - http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/   or http://www.dole5aday.com/Kids/K_Index.jsp

Math -  http://www.coolmath4kids.com/index.html  or  http://www.mathcats.com/contents.html 

Health -  http://www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramid/index.aspx

Saints - http://www.catholic.org/saints/stindex.php

Highlights -  http://www.highlightskids.com/

Houghton Mifflin Math website - http://eduplace.com/kids/hmm

Website to learn facts about early computers - http://www.computersciencelab.com/ComputerHistory/HistoryPt4.htm

Website about internet safety - http://www.netsmartzkids.org/games/index.htm

Activity 1 - Please look at these two websites and decide if they are valid and correct.  Would you trust the information found there?  Use your investigative skills such as asking - who? what? when? where? why? or how?  After you decide, write me an email from your gaggle account - send to:  lial_jones@gaggle.net    Tell me if you think the websites are valid and can be trusted and why.

website 1 - Is this true? Was this a real plane?    http://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/fisher/  

website 2 - Do you think you can get paid the make people laugh?  Is this website real?  http://www.profitfromhumor.com/humor.html?pg=sb-web

ONLY ONE of these websites is real... choose which one, email Mrs.Jones and explain why you made that choice.

Activity 2 - The BEST research website:   http://www.infohio.org

Use infohio to search for your science topic and email a copy of the article to yourself.

Here is a website that helps you learn to type - "Dance Mat Typing" at  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

A website to practice your typing for free - http://www.powertyping.com/qwerty/lessonsq.html

Use this link to learn about the inside of a computer

http://www.kids-online.net/learn/clickjr/clickjr.html

use this link to understand the history of computers http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/articles/generations.htm

 Art zone website from the National Gallery of Art - A great site with features similar to Kid Pix - http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/zone.htm

Free ecards - be careful NOT to sign up for advertising - http://www.dayspring.com/ecards/ 

Go to this website and try an activity in at least 3 sections for your grade level:   http://www.funbrain.com/

OR Go to this website and try something you haven't done before:

http://www.edheads.org/

Let's learn some Spanish words with this Pinata Concentration Game:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/pinata/game.htm

Today you will be practicing for the Math Assessment on the computer.  You will be taking a review test at the math website that links in with your textbook.  After the practice test, raise your hand to let Mrs. Jones know that you are finished and so that she can see your score. 

This is the website to use, where you will choose your grade level and then the area of "cumulative test prep."   http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmm/

NOTE: The room needs to be silent while testing is being done.  Thanks!

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Learn to Type - online at "Dance Mat Typing"  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

 Math skills by grade level - http://www.aaaknow.com/grade4.htm

For future programmers - you can engineer machines at this website:  http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Widget

This is part of a great website -

http://www.iknowthat.com/com

Source: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Summary: This introduction to art appreciation for children is sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Listen and learn about artists and their paintings through this interactive gallery.
URL: http://www.moma.org/destination/

Awesome art website sponsored by the National Gallery of Art-   http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/zone.htm