Links

=Welcome to the 4G Links page! Many of these links are part of other pages in this wiki and will be part of assignments over the course of the year. Having them here offers you a chance to preview some topics that are coming up, to get to know some favorite authors of mine, and to find opportunities to practice skills such as typing and math facts. There are some links here that I think are really interesting that may not come up over the course of this year. I hope you find them interesting too. Please let me know if you have found a site that you think should be added to this page. The best wiki pages come from collaboration. = = = =Happy exploring! =

=Math Links = Math Manipulatives Great for base 10 blocks! [|Harcourt Math Glossary] Use this site to find definitions, some with animation, of important math vocabulary [|Comparing Fractions Games] [|Fun Kids Online Math Games] [|Decimal Games] [|Math Trainer - Multiplication] Try this feature on "math is fun" to practice multiplication combinations. It times you and keeps track of how you do and you can choose which combinations to work on. [|Illuminations: Deep Sea Duel] [|Illuminations: Factorize] This is a great website for practicing finding arrays and factors of numbers from 1 to 50. [|Create A Graph] This website will allow you to create a professional-looking graph using any information you want. [|Classroom 2.0] [|Math is Fun] This site has a wide variety of math puzzles and games, as well as information about many math topics. [|Quia - Multiplication] Use these online flashcards to practice multiplication combinations [|House Plans | Home Plans | Floor Plans - Find house plans at The House Designers] Another good site for looking at floor plans of houses. Fill in some information under SEARCH FOR HOUSE PLANS or click on one of the categories at the top of the page. [|3 Bedroom House Plans from Houseplans.com] A good website for looking at floor plans of houses. You can choose different numbers of bedrooms. [|KENKEN Puzzles - NYTimes.com]Here is another website to try if you love Kenken. It allows you to change your answers. [|Welcome to KENKEN®!] Play Kenken online at its official website! [|Illuminations: Exploring Krypto] Read about and play Krypto on this website. [|AAA Math] [|funbrain] Provides an interesting selection of math games and word games. [|Aplusmath.com] [|Quia - Addition, sums 10 to 18] [|Multiplication Study Jam]This website includes a video that explains multiplication and its properties and story problems for you to solve in a quick quiz format. =Reading Links = [|Carl Hiaasen's Official Web Site - Books] Listen to the audio clip of Carl Hiassen reading from his own book. Click on FAQs to learn more about his books (but beware that it gives away a few things.) [|Florida Panthers] [|Florida Panthers - Natureworks] [|Kids Explore the Everglades] [|Christopher Paul Curtis] [|Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, Vermont Children's Book Author] [|Pam Muñoz Ryan] [|Kidsread.com Authors] This website lets you research many of your favorite authors. [|Andrew Clements] This is Andrew Clements' official website. Read a biography of him, see pictures, and check out all of his books [|Lauren St. John - The White Giraffe] [|Diary of a Wimpy Kid ::: by Jeff Kinney] Check out this website for all kinds of information about Jeff Kinney and the Wimpy Kid books. [|Asiaforkids.com - Kid's Corner] [|Linda Sue Park] [|Julia Alvarez] [|Lensey Namioka, Children's Book Author yang family] [|Grace Lin: The Year of the Dog] [|Candace Fleming] [|ReadingQuest | Reading Strategies for Social Studies] [|Mildred D. Taylor - Penguin Group (USA) Authors - Penguin Group (USA)] [|Mildred Taylor - Fourth Grade]

=Word Study and Writing Links = [|CanTeach: English Language Arts: Writing Prompts/Journal Topics] This website gives lots of prompts for writing. Stuck on what to do in your journal? Check this out! [|Student Interactives - ReadWriteThink] [|SpellingCity.com Home Page] [|AAASpell.com - Practice Your Spelling]

= Keyboarding Links = [|Keyboarding Games for Kids - Learning to Type Games for Kids]This website has a variety of typing games that look really fun. [|BBC - Schools - Dance Mat Typing - Home] = = = States of Matter and Water Cycle Links = [|Earth Floor: The Water Cycle] This site has a good diagram and a brief explanation of the water cycle. [|KScience - Animations] [|Water Cycle] [|Thirstin's Water Cycle] [|The Water Cycle, from USGS Water Science for Schools. Diagram available in 60+ languages] [|The Water Cycle] [|States of Matter] [|States of Matter]

= Geology Links = [|Interactive Rock Cycle Animation] This site includes an animation and photographs of geological formations.[|Interactives . Dynamic Earth . Intro] [|Rocks and Minerals] [|BBC - Schools Science Clips - Rocks and soils] [|*The Rock Cycle] [|BBC/OU Open2.net - The World Around Us - What rock is that?] This website lets you identify any rock you have by answering questions about the rock. You also can use a virtual rock to practice. Try it! [|Earthquakes 101 -- National Geographic] [|Geo-Mysteries @ The Children's Museum of Indianapolis] [|SDNHM: Mine Games] [|Rock Identification Key] [|identify_rocks]

=Social Studies Links = Meet Young Immigrants Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today Immigration Explorer Interactive Map [|Kids Explore the Everglades] [|The History Box Presents: New York Tenement Life] [|The History Place - Dorothea Lange Photos] [|Great Depression Pictures] [|A Photo Essay on the Great Depression] [|Time for Kids | Home] [|Old Sturbridge Village] [|Lowell National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)] [|University of Massachusetts Center for Lowell History] [|TekMom's Search Tools for Students] [|MapMachine - National Geographic] [|USA Geography - Map Game - Geography Online Games] Use this site for lots of fun games to help you learn the states. The games under the heading "states" that are highlighted in orange are the ones to focus on. Choose the level that is right for you! [|Grolier Online Login] [|Geography of the United States] Use the first 2 links under each region to practice the locations of states. = = =Global Issues = [|Chris Jordan - Running the Numbers II]Chris Jordan is an artist who uses real materials to create works of art that visually show statistics related to the environment and sustainability. Click on an image and it will zoom in slowly until you can see what it is made of. = = = Technology = Blockly Maze Use logical thinking and commands to solve the mazes. @http://scratch.mit.edu/ Check out Scratch! Only use "Try It Out" unless a parent helps you to join.