Sunday, November 13, 2011

Monday, August 22, 2011

Welcome to 3rd Grade Fun!

Math, Math, Math!!!

Math Magic - math drills

Ghostblasters  - addition fact practice - 2 players

Ghostblasters  - subtraction fact practice - 2 players

Cool Math 4 Kids  - all kinds of math!


Science is Everywhere!
Our 2nd Unit of Inquiry - How the World Works
Our Central Idea:  The gravititional pull of the moon effects physical conditions of the Earth.
An exploration into:
-the relationship between the moon and conditions on the earth (reflection)
-how the moon's phases impact tides (causation, form)
-the impact of the moon has had on societies over time (causation)

Moon Facts

Kid's Cosmos: Facts about the Moon

The Moon

Moon Phase Calendar

Moonrise and moonset for October 2011

Moonrise and moonset for November 2011

Eagle Cam - There is very interesting information about this mom and dad eagle at the top of this page, as well as a timeline of all their babies and life for the last 4 years. Afterwards, scroll down to the cam site, (sometimes a very short commercial will appear first), and then you can see the eagle family in the nest in Decorah, Iowa. It seems they have new babies February or March of each new year..

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

ART

Mark Kistler's Imagination Station

Mark Kistler's Imagination Station part 2



Science:

States of Matter

Solids and Liquids

Matter Matching

Mass vs. Volume

Matter Millionaire Game

Strange Matter

All About Matter Quiz

Curiosity Zone - discover Oobleck!

Ladybugs (from National Geographic)

Eagle cam    Scroll down, a very short commercial will show first and then you can see the momma eagle and babies in the nest in Decorah, Iowa. 


Ben Franklin's Lightning Rod

Authors:
Robert Munsch

Megan McDonald


MUSIC!

New York Philharmonic Kids

San Francisco Symphony

Dallas Symphony Orchestra for Kids




Math, Math, Math!

IXL Math - K-8th grade

Math Magic

Ghostblasters II  -  addition

Ghostblasters III   - subtraction

Cool Math for Kids


SUPER PET CONTEST!


Current PYP Unit: HOW THE WORLD WORKS (Here We Go Again)

Understanding Cycles

Life Cycles

The Water Cycle

The Water Cycle 2

More on the Water Cycle!

The Man-Made Water Cycle

The Rock Cycle

This is the Song that Never Ends - enjoy!

Life Cycles

Cycles of the Earth System


STUDENTS' CYCLE RESEARCH
Mia - Bird cycle
 Penguins  
More Penguins

Abby- Recycling cycle
Recycle
More Recycling

Ben -Race car cycle
Race Cars

Alexander - Old Faithful Geyser cycle
Old Faithful Geyser
More on Old Faithful

Tori- Bean plants cycle
Bean Seed Life Cycle for Kids

Forrest- Forests cycle
Boreal forest in Canada

Anna- Moon cycle
The Moon
Moon Tides

Pedro- Bats cycle
All About Bats

Jessica- Candy factories
Candy corn video
More on candy corn

Bernardo- Business cycle
kids-in-biz

Gustavo- Water cycle
water cycle-animated diagram
water cycle from kidzone
the water cycle - zoomschool
follow a drop







February NEWS

Groundhog Day for Kids

Official Groundhog Day Site

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

International Day is December 16!

Australia

Australia - Traditional Aboriginal Art Symbols

Australia on Enchanted Learning

Unique Australian Animals

Australia  - lots of links!

Jigsaw puzzles on Australia

Australia Day

Spelling Bee  - look here for information

Google for Kids - research signs and symbols here for our Unit- How We Organize Ourselves

American Sign Language