Science The Week of December 14- December 18

4th graders- Solid Earth: We are going to be utilizing technology this week to learn more about rocks and our planet Earth. We will be using our wireless cart to visit the websites listed below, which are fun and informative. We will also have the opportunity to create a fun winter card using epsom salt and evaporation to create crystals.

5th graders- Water Planet: We are going to be utilizing technology this week to learn more about the solar system. We will be using our wireless cart to visit the websites listed below, which are fun and informative. We will also have the opportunity to create a fun winter card using epsom salt and evaporation to create crystals.

Websites for students this week:

All grades:
http://www.fossweb.com

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

http://geology.usgs.gov/index.htm

http://education.usgs.gov/index.html

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/world

Science Website in Spanish


4th grade:
http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/change.html

http://volcano.oregonstate.edu

http://ology.amnh.org/earth/

5th grade
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space.html

http://www.badastronomy.com

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/

http://ology.amnh.org/astronomy/index/htm