Fun Elementary Links

Webrangers: Visit National Parks around the country and earn Certificates. Sign up or just visit.
Three difficulty levels from ages 6 to 13+.
Study Jams States of Matter: Animation video from Scholastic that talks about the three states of matter and what matter is.

Free Clip Art

Feebleminds
Classroom ClipArt

Biomes

Here are some links to various biomes of the world.
MBGNet
Blue Planet Biomes
Earth Floor Biomes
Biomes of Earth
Enchanted Learning - Biomes
The Wild Classroom - Biomes

Peru

Some fifth grades are communicating with Colegio America in Callao, Peru, so I've included some links to more information about Peru.

Lima Easy - Welcome to Lima weather and climate, animals, history, festivals, etc.
Machu Pichu pictures and information
Enjoy Peru - El Callao near Lima, where the school is located
Colegio America the school's website
Two older websites where we learned about their school through a stuffed animal exchange
Moose on the Loose 2003-04 and Moose on the Loose 2004-05

Earth Day - April 22, 2008

Here are some interesting links to Earth Day activities and information:

Tox Town

FunSchool Earth Day
Earth Day Clean Up Your World
Food Chain

Famous People

Women in American History
Famous People Links
History Link
First Ladies of the USA
Famous Figures in Black History
Biographies of Famous African-Americans
Famous Firsts by African Americans

Water Cycle

The Water Cycle
The Water Cycle
Water Cycle Diagram
Drippy the Raindrop - to the mountains and back
Drippy the Raindrop - the land of snow and ice
Tom Snyder - Is there water in the air?
Tom Snyder - Water Cycle Song
Giving Water a Second Chance
Earth Cycles - Water Cycle
Water Cycle
Zoom Astronomy- Water Cycle
EPA Water Cycle
Ecolinks - Water Cycle
The Water Cycle Explorer
The Water Cycle
Kidzone Water Cycle
Water Facts of Life
Water, Water Everywhere
Water Goes Around
Readers' Theater Script: Water Cycle Adventure - a play
Fact Matching
Word Scramble
Make a Water Cycle Wheel
Water:A Never-Ending Story - teacher module
ProTeacher Directory - teacher plans

Biomes and Ecosystems

Aviation Week

The K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook Learn the principles of aeronautics and even some sign language
Aviation History Online Museum
Royal Air Force Museum
AV Kids Games a memory game, puzzles, put the parts of a plane together.
How Does an Airplane Fly?

Movement to the West

The Oregon Trail

New Perspectives on the West a PBS site with timeline

Albert Bierstadt Artist and traveler

Trails of Hope Biographies of settlers in 1800"s
Links to some of the texts

Pioneer Life Web Center

Famous Pioneers of Iowa

Famouse Pioneers, Frontiersmen, Mountainmen and Fur Traders

Famous American Pioneers

US Timeline

Westward Expansion

Santa Fe Trail Association

National Road Historical Timeline

Famous People in Maine Research Links

Famous Mainers - just a listing, no information
Secretary of State's Kids Page
Famous People - List of sites. Joshua Chamberlain site does not link.
Imagine Maine - List of sites to famous people from Maine
MeLiving.com - short description and picture of some famous Mainers
Maine Memory Network - scroll down and search here
Famous People from Maine - list of links
Stuff About States - a list of people, click on and go to a list of links for them
Search terms to use: famous maine people or put in your person's name
Abbie Burgess Sites
Abbie Burgess Grant - Matinicus Rock Light -USA Lights - Bangor Daily News

John Ford Sites
John Ford
John Ford, Answers.com
John Ford, BNet
John Ford, Who2

Samantha Smith Sites
Samantha Smith, The Eighties Club
Samantha Smith.info
Samantha Smith, Wikipedia
Samantha Smith, Can Do

Joan Benoit Samuelson Sites
Joan Benoit Samuelson, Wikipedia
Joan Benoit Samuelson, UMAugusta
Joan Benoit Samuelson, Suite101

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Wikipedia
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Biography and Works
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Maine Historical Society
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Stephen King
Stephen King, Illiterarty
Stephen King, Shop
Stephen King, Books and Writers
Stephen King, Biography
Stephen King, Bio
Stephen King, Biography

E.B. White
E.B White
E.B. White, Houghton Mifflin
E.B. White, Today in Literature