4th+Grade

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[|Math], [|LA], [|Science] or [|SS]

 =Math= [|MTB] This site goes with the Math Trailblazers series.

[|Equivalent Fractions]
 * FRACTIONS:** These PowerPoints can be used to introduce fraction concepts--the links and presentations are below:

[|Fraction Basics]

[|Fraction Pieces] [|Fraction Comparisons] [|Fraction Equivalents] [|Adding Fractions]
 * FRACTIONS:** Virtual Manipulatives for Fractions

[|Visual Fractions]
 * FRACTIONS:** Information about fractions; Interactive activities for fractions

[|United Streaming Videos] 1. Math Mystery: Fractions (30:00)—Segments include: Whole numbers; simplifying fractions; least common denominator; adding and subtracting fractions 2. Maths Mansion 5: Fraction Aid (9:14)—Segments include: decimal tenths; fraction pairs and a viewer’s challenge 3. Maths Mansion 26: More Fraction Action (9:13)—Segments include determining fractions of whole numbers; viewer’s challenge 4. Discovering Math: Arithmetic (Grades 3-5) (1:14:13): 45 segments are included in this comprehensive video, including adding and subtracting fractions 5. Math Mastery: Decimals and Percents (30:00) Segments include: Changing decimals to fractions 6. Maths Mansion: Do the Same to the Top as the Bottom (9:02)—Discusses equivalent fractions; includes a viewers challenge
 * FRACTIONS:** United Streaming videos to consider when introducing the concepts of fractions--**You must have a username and password to use this site!**

 =LA=

[|Reading Resources] This website has a lot of valuable sites that go with each of the Open Court reading units

[|**O.C. Resources**] This site has links to PowerPoint presentations for all of the Open Court Units. Unit openers, Jeopardy games and other activities are listed.


 * Unit 1: Risks & Consequences**


 * Unit 2: Dollars to Sense**


 * Unit 3: Medicine Past to Present**


 * Unit 4: Survival**


 * Unit 6: A Changing America**

=**Writing**= Here students can learn the parts of a letter and generate their own letters.
 * [|www.readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/]**

Powerpoint to be used with students when instructing about persuasive letter writing. = = = = =Science= [|Schrock's Electricity Helps]
 * ELECTRICITY**: Kathy Schrock's Curriculum Center for Electricity (includes quick facts about electricity; quizzes and projects using electricity)

[|Frankenstein's Learning Laboratory]
 * ELECTRICITY**: Frankenstein's Lightening Laboratory from the Miami Museum of Science (Teaches students about static electricity, electrical safety and fruity electricity)

[|United Streaming Videos] 1. Getting to Know Electricity (15:00) Segments include: What is electricity?; Static electricity; Electrical flow and Series and parallel circuits 2. Hot Line! All About Electricity (15:00) Segments include: Positive and Negative Charges; Circuits; Static electricity 3. The Magic School Bus Gets Charged (24:04) Segments include: Charges; Currents; Electrical Paths 4. Magnets: A First Look (17:00) Segments include: Magnetic attraction, fields and poles; how to make a magnet; magnets and electricity 5. Animated Hero Classics: Benjamin Franklin: Scientist and Inventor—(25:24) Biography of Ben Franklin 6. What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? (30:08) Video based on Jean Fritz’s 1976 book
 * ELECTRICITY:** United Streaming videos to consider when introducing electricity topics and vocabulary--**You must have a username and password to access the site!**

[|Download Google Earth]
 * LAND AND WATER:** Google Earth can be downloaded to your computer and used to find satellite images of landforms around the world. This is the link to download the program:

[|Landforms Definitions--PowerPoint]
 * LAND AND WATER:** PowerPoint with basic definitions of landforms--Link & presentation are below

[|Landforms PowerPoint & Activities]
 * LAND AND WATER:** PowerPoint with basic definitions of landforms. Also includes a hands-on and a writing activity--Link & presentation are below

[|Links from Enchanted Learning]
 * LAND AND WATER:** Enchanted Learning’s resources for landforms and water. Includes a printable quiz.

[|Face of the Earth]
 * LAND AND WATER:** Face of the Earth website. Includes information about landforms; processes and the rock cycle; also includes games for students.

[|Landform Games]
 * LAND AND WATER:** Quia's interactive games testing students' knowledge of landforms

[|Geography4Kids Information] [|Geography4Kids Real Time Monitors] [|Geography4Kids Interactive Quizzes & Activities]
 * LAND AND WATER:** Geography4Kids information--Activities and information about earth science for students

[|United Streaming Videos]** 1. Landforms #1 (16:00)--Segments include: mountains, valleys, bodies of water, deserts and plains 2. Geographical Features: Landforms (18:00)—Segments include: NASA footage of landforms; continents; mountains; lowlands 3. Geologist’s Notebook: Why Land Goes Up and Down (11:00)—Segments include: Uplifting; erosion and a video quiz 4. Physical Geography (29:21)—Segments include: Geography; maps and globes; land; water; weather; natural resources; regions and a video quiz 5. The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top (23:56)—Segments include: Ocean floor and volcanoes; how new landforms are made 6. Weathering and Erosion (20:00)—Segments include: weathering; erosion; deposition 7. Junior Geologist: How Does the Land Wear Down (10:51)—Segments include: weathering; erosion; how wind and other forces change the land
 * LAND AND WATER:** United Streaming videos to consider when introducing the land and water unit--**You must have a username and password to access this site!

**SKYWATCHERS**
Interactive gamesite for students - http://www.weatheroffice.pyr.ec.gc.ca/skywatchers/games_e.html Where Can I find...? http://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/help/where_do_i_find.html#starcharts Anything and everything you ever wanted to know about constellations http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/Constellations/constnavi.html Space Place site is designed for teachers and students and is loaded with resources and links to be used in your classroom. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/educators/

 =SS= Need additional resources to use with your instruction? Check this site out! http://www.hbschool.com/menus/auto/19/20.html

Interactive site that teaches states
 * Geography**

[|1|Key vocabulary for economics]
 * ECONOMICS**: Great PowerPoint to introduce vocabulary (economics; goods and services; bartering; producers and consumers, etc.) Link & presentation are below:

[|Econedlink]
 * ECONOMICS:** National Council on Economic Education's site: Includes lesson plans and web resources

[|United Streaming Videos] 1. Understanding Economics (25:00) Segments include: Resources and Choices; Money and Supply and Demand. Also includes 3 video quizzes. 2. Economics: The Production, Distribution and Consumption of Goods and Services: Consuming (15:24) Segments include: Choice; consumer influence on choice; Goods and services and the role of advertising on choice) 3. Economics: The Production, Distribution and Consumption of Goods and Services: Money (15:30) Segments include: History, properties and importance of money. 4. Economics: The Production, Distribution and Consumption of Goods and Services: Needs and Wants (15:17) Segments include: What are needs? And How are needs satisfied?
 * ECONOMICS:** United Streaming videos to consider when introducing economics topics and vocabulary--**You must have a username and password!**

[|Ben's Guide Website]
 * CIVICS:** Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids (Grade-level specific information on the people, processes and symbols for the U.S. Government; includes links for teachers, parents and students)

[|White House for Kids]
 * CIVICS:** The Official White House website for kids

[|United Streaming Videos]** 1. This is Our Government (18:00)—Segments include: What is government?; Three branches of government; citizenship; federal, state and local government 2. Understanding the Constitution: Creating the Federal Government (22:00)—Segments include: The Articles of Confederation; separation of powers; The Bill of Rights; Amendments (*Note to teachers: There are also separate videos in the Understanding the Constitution series for each of the branches. Each video is approximately 22 minutes in length.)
 * CIVICS:** United Streaming videos to consider when introducing government and civics topics and vocabulary--**You must have a username and password!

[|****Official State of Delaware site****]
 * DELAWARE HISTORY**: Official Website for the State of Delaware (Includes links to facts about, history of and symbols of Delaware; also includes links to Delaware museums and archeological information)

[|**HSD's Site for Students**]
 * DELAWARE HISTORY**: Historical Society of Delaware’s site for Kids (Includes links to the Delaware History Explorer Online Encyclopedia**)

DELAWARE HISTORY**: Information and statistics about Delaware from Infoplease [|****Infoplease--DE stats and history****]

[|Native Americans of Delaware]
 * DELAWARE HISTORY**: Brief history of Native Americans in Delaware. Also includes links to specific tribes (e.g. Lenape)