Lower School Internet Resources

Fifth Grade

Click HERE for the Library Pathfinder for the 5th Grade Ancient Egypt research project.

Try these websites without going to the full pathfinder:
NOVA’s great site about the pyramids where you can take a virtual tour and view the structure from all sides http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/

A site created by students and teachers at the University of Richmond, Virginia http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/egypt/

The Carnegie Museum site “Life in Ancient Egypt” http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/egypt/

The British Museum’s site http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

An online exhibit at the Museum of Science in Boston of ancient science and technology http://www.mos.org/quest/

The BBC’s (British Broadcasting Corporation) gallery of Egyptian Gods http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/gods_gallery.shtml This site links to more BBC information on Ancient Egypt, too.

Emory University’s site – this is programmed so you can click on certain names and words and hear them pronounced http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/people.html

Click HERE for the Library Pathfinder for the 5th Grade Brilliant Minds Research Project

Fourth Grade

Click here for the CIA Fact Book

Coral Reef mapping has good links to sites with maps.

Understanding Web Address Links


Chesapeake Bay Resources:
Bays and Streams Education
Guide to life, including fish and plants, in the Chesapeake.

Chesapeake Bay Program For Students
Information about animals, plants, the ecology of the Chesapeake Bay, watershed profiles, and pollutants. Especially geared to school assignments.

Chesapeake Bay, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offers some information on Chesapeake Bay threatened and endangered species.

My DNR: The Cool Place For MD Kids
Learn all about the Chesapeake Bay from the MD Department of Natural Resources through online guides, games, and activities.

click here to go to the Patricia Polacco website. Enjoy!

If your class has a website you would like to see up here, please contact Elizabeth. This page is for websites that are useful for research and reports.

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