Fifth Grade
3-5 Science - Engineering Design
3-5 Science - Engineering Design
| Engineering Adventures | Boston Museum Activities |
| RubeGoldberg | Official Rube Goldberg Site, Iformation, Ideas and Game |
| Trap-O-Matic | Game, build a machine with a mousetrap to catch a mouse |
| Goldburger To Go | Rube Goldberg type game from PBS |
| Engineering for Kids | Several different games related to engineering topics |
| Exploratorium | Lots of Info, activities, and games |
| Ask Dr. Universe | Answers to lots of engineering questions |
| How Stuff Works | Lots of Info, Activities, great pictures, and more |
| Simple Machines - Label game | Label the parts of a Rube Goldberg-like machine. |
| Junk Box Wars | Project worksheets, checklists, rubric, and more to help you coordinate a Junk Box War; includes a library of goals |
Science - Earth and Space Systems
5th Grade- Science - Earth and Space Systems
(gravity, gravitational force, sun, stars, planets, satellite/moon, shadows, day and night, stars and seasons, geosphere,
biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, ocean and ecosystems, landforms and weather, earth's resources)
| EARTH TOPICS | |
| Water in Earth's Spheres | Activities for water in the 4 spheres & good powerpoint for teacher to use |
| Earth's Water from Space | Satellite images of Earth's water systems |
| Ecosystems | Dirtmeister's how does acid rain effect an ecosystem? |
| Ecosystem | Kids can learn about the causes and effects of climate change |
| Environmental Kids Club | How to take care of planet Earth |
| Environmental Education for Kids | Facts and activities on everything environmental from the Wisconsin DNR |
| Environmental Kids Club | How to take care of planet Earth |
| Eco-Kids | Several fun eco games for learning about our environment |
| Earth Day for Kids | Activities and games for Earth Day |
| Energyville | Create your own virtual city and decide how to power it by using solar, wind, coal, and other resources |
| Ecosystem | Kids can learn about the causes and effects of climate change |
| Energy Quest | Energy Quest's interactive site: Movie Room, Energy Vampires, Time Machine, Solar Facts, Jigsaw Puzzles, Change a Light, Change the World, News |
| The Water Cycle | Interactive Water Cycle Diagram |
| SPACE TOPICS | |
| Amazing Space | Video, images and articles about everything space related |
| Hubble Site | Extensive Hubble site with links to the News Center, Gallery, Discoveries, Telescope, Astronomy, Museums and Reference Desk |
| Interactive Eclipse Diagram | Students can label the diagram of both a solar and lunar eclipse |
| McDonald Observatory | Shadows, stars, and moon activities |
| Moon and Tides | ZOOM: Moon and Tides from Enchanted Learning |
| NASA | NASA's official home page |
| NASA for Students | NASA's site for students: Picture Dictionary, Play and Learn, Find It Fast, Stories, Career Corner, In the Spotlight, Kids Club |
| NASA Kids Club | NASA's Kids Club with information and activities |
| Neave Observatory | Interactive star map you can set to your location |
| Peoria's Astronomical Society | News, Archives, Learning Topics, Calendar, Downloads, Gallery, and Links |
| Planet Tac Toe | Trivia questions tic tac toe from Star Child |
| Planet Weight | Find your weight or the weight of any object on any of the planets |
| Planets | Exploring the Planets: National Air and Space Museum provides links to planets, asteroids, comets, tools of exploration, Voyager and more |
| Smithsonian: Air and Space | Online exhibits from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum |
| Solar System Simulator | Choose your vantage point and space object to see where it is right now |
| Solar Views | Information about our solar system: planets, comets, asteroids, meteors and history of space exploration as well as lesson plans and activities |
| Space Camp | Programs, Information, Museum and Links |
| Star Child | A learning center for young astronomers |
| Sun | ZOOM Sun from Enchanged Learning |
| Universe | Explore the Universe, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum |
| Windows to the Universe | Our Planet, The Solar System, Astronomy & the Universe, Space Weather, Space Missions, Images and Multimedia |
Science - Earth's Systems
5th Grade- Science - Earth's Systems
Science - Matter and Its Interactions
5th Grade- Science - Matter and Its Interactions
(Matter, particles, gases, states of matter, properties of materials, chemical changes)
| Chem4Kids | Good explanation of the states of matter |
| Elephant's Toothpaste | Easy and fun experiment to show an exothermic reaction, video instructions included |
| Kid Safe Chemical Reactions | Several experiments, games and puzzles |
| Blobs in a Bottle | Experiment about molecular polarity, video included |
| Properties of Materials | Kid cyber: list of many materials and their properties |
| States of Matter | Experiments, puzzles, and games about the states of matter |
| Science Kids: Properties of Materials | Games, projects, quizzes on properties of materials |
| Science Online Matter | Many activities and lessons on interactions of matter |
| What is Chemistry? | Physical and Chemical Changes |
| States of Matter, How Stuff Works | Many activities and projects on matter |
| States of Matter Archive, Steve Spangler | A plethora of science experiments on matter, complete with pictures and video |
| Dirtmeister's Changes in Matter | Lesson and activity on changes in matter |
| Better Lesson | Activities on gravitational force |
Science - Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems
5th Grade- Science - Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems
(Plants needs, photosynthesis, plant life cycle, energy flow in an ecosystem)
| Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem | Good diagrams and video about energy flow in ecosystem |
| Life Cycle of a Plant | Interactive game about the life cycle of plants |
| Photosynthesis For Kids | Diagrams, pictures and explanation of photosynthesis in kid friendly format |
| Plant Life Cycle: PBS | Plant life cycle activity |
| Putting Together with Light | Good diagrams and explanation of photsynthesis and energy flow |
| What Plants Need? | BrainPop game and quiz about plant life cycle |
Science - Miscellaneous
5th Grade- Science - Miscellaneous
| Science Bob | Lots of simple experiments on many topics with video instructions |
| Several Sites for Kids | Many different websites with interactive capabilities. |
| Spangler Experiment Archive | Step by step directions with pictures and video for many experiments. |
| Hooked on Science | Experiment archive connected to NGSS. |
| Science A-Z | Some free samples of science activities, subscription is $99 |
| Bozeman Science | Videos, cards, and posters related to NGSS |
| Bill Nye | The Bill Nye official website with Science Fair ideas and videos |
| Gizmo | Explore learning,GREAT interactive site that you can use for 30 days free |
| Discovery Education: Connect with Weather | Get a behind the scenes look at the Weather Channe |
| Earth in Motion | Interactive activity from the Adler Planetarium explains why Earth experiences seasons and has users properly place Earth in its orbit for particular seasons |
| Kidstorm | Kids site from Illinois about Illinois weather conditions includes links for other weather sites |
| National Weather Service | NWS storm prediction center |
| Tree House Weather | Information and activities for students to learn about weather, climate, air pressure and all things related to those topics. Very colorful and informative. |
| Weather Wiz Kids |
Weather facts, diagrams, and much more good for student research |
| Weather Works | How Stuff Works site on weather, lots of articles on specific weather conditions (tornados, flooding, etc) and videos as well |
| Web Weather | Learn about thunderstorms, hurricanes, blizzards, types of clouds and much more; games to test your weather knowledge |
| What forces affect our weather? | What affects our weather; links to The Atmosphere, The Water Cycle, Powerful Storms, Ice and Snow, Forecasting and Our Changing Climate |
| BBC School Science | Activities on a variety of science topics including Sun and the Earth and Life Cycles |
| Educational Videos and Games | Videos, activities, and games of many different science topics |
| Fact Monster | Fact Monster – Reference to find information about science topics |
| Harcourt Science | Our science text at Harcourt School Publishers |
| Learning Science | Science interactives and resources for teachers and students over many topics |
| National Geographic Kids | Games, puzzles, videos, and more are on this great kids science site (use Firefox) |
| Physics 4 Kids | Facts on motion, thermodynamics, electricity & magnetism, light & optics and modern physics as well as Chemistry 4 Kids and Cosmos 4 Kids |
| Science News for Kids | Written in kid friendly format, this newspaper contains fascinating information on many different science topics. |
| Science Spot | Resource for teachers and students including Daily Science Trivia, Puzzle Corner, Nature Center, Idea Factory and Mrs. T's Tech Corner |
| Science Monster | Several activities on different topics |
| Scientific Method | Video and quiz over the scientific method and its steps |
| Zoom: Kitchen Chemistry |
Learn about acids and bases with this fun interactive game
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