NEWNEWNEWAs I find interesting Internet sites I will add links that we think might be useful to both the students and their parents. This page will by nature always be a "Work In Progress". For parents there is a separate "Parent Links" page with information you might be interested in.
NEW! - Country Reports - a GREAT Social Studies site!
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Country Reports - This is a great site if you are doing a report on a country for Social Studies. Although you must subscribe and pay to get the detailed information, the opening page for each country has a lot of information. |
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Science - Fear of Physics - Do you want to make perfect Basketball Jump-shots? This site has lots of interactive Physics experiments that can be done on-line. It is a well organized and easy to use site. |
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Science - Weather Links |
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Science Fair Info - This is a nice Nova Scotia site with a lot of useful information about Science fairs. Learn how to prepare a project for a fair, or just look at some of the great projects presented here. |
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Science - Body Systems (Updated!) |
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YesMag - This is an excellent site with lots of Science related information. Check out the "Projects" section for instructions on how to perform Science experiments. |
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Atlantic Science Links Association- This site can link you to the Scientists in the schools program, and if you follow that link, there are some excellent teaching resources there as well. |
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PBS Nature Puzzles & Games - This site has some great games and puzzles that are not only fun. but also educational. Take photos of animals on a safari and play them back when you finish, send a postcard to a friend with a "Nature" theme, or solve a puzzle to identify animals. |
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Student e-mail System - This is the e-mail system supported by both the Department of Education and the School Board. All students in the class have an account, and should use this account for school use. |
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How To Make Stuff This site has directions on how to make all kinds of "Stuff". Have a look. You might find some project you could do as your IWA. |
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Language Arts Help - Links for all areas of Language Arts |
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First Flight This site doesn't really have anything to do with Grade 5 Science, but I used to teach Grade 6, and they did "Flight". This site has a really cool simulation of the Wright Brothers first airplane flight. Have a look when you are all done your homework for Mr. Hill |
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Interactive Math Practice - This site by the Utah State University is excellent. It allows you to use manipulatives on the computer to solve Math problems. |
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Math Games - math games we play in class or links to math games that families can play at home. |
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Math Problem Solving - Annapolis Valley Regional School Board has developed this site for their Middle school Technology Integration, but This section has excellent Problem solving activities for Grade six Math. |
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Math Frog - An excellent site run by the University of Waterloo. It has great math games for grades 4, 5 & 6. Best of all they are all FREE! |
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Take a Challenge - A site operated by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. There are some excellent activities on estimation, and problem solving. Check out the section on Family Math. |
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How to Study - This site has some helpful ideas to make studying less of a drag. |
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Free The Children |
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Canada Games - Learn about Canada by playing these interactive games. |
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Halifax Explosion Links |
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Canada Research Help- This is an excellent resource site for your Province (or Territory) of Canada Research Project. |