Coordinate Graphing

How about a Coordinate Graphing Treasure Hunt?

Log on and see if you find your way home.

Michelle Kwan: Heart of a Champion

Have you ever ice skated?
Watch Michelle Kwan perform.
What do you think about her technique?
Here are other skaters she studied and learned from:
Peggy Fleming's grace and artistry
Dorothy Hamill's elegance
Brian Boitano's heart
Other Skaters

Extreme Nature

This is a project that you can work on at home, too. It will give you more time at school to get your PowerPoint made.

Extreme Nature
Here is a great site for our research:
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/index.htm

Another site for recent hurricanes/tropical storms:
(use slide show photos)
http://news.yahoo.com/topics/hurricanes-and-tropical-storms

Types of Volcanoes

Let's learn about each

category of volcano.
As you read,

collect details using notetaking.
shield volcano

cinder cone volcano

composite volcano

Fractions

Number lines, sets, wholes, oh my! Try this site and watch your fraction power grow. Tell me what you think.

Young Sam Gribley tries to live in the woods with only his diary and a few animals for company. These animals include Frightful, the falcon; The Baron Weasel; and Jessie C James, a racoon. My Side of the Mountain is the story of how Sam survivies in the wilderness. Use the links provided and begin The My Side of Mountain Internet Scavanger Hunt. To begin the Scavanger Hunt, click the following link. Good Luck! If you have any questions or you have survived the Scavanger Hunt then please post your comments.

America's Least Wanted Creatures

Help!

The Most Wanted Invasive, Unwanted pest in Corning is the Olive Fruit Fly. The Olive Industry in Corning is trying to control this infestation. The Corning community depends on olive production and sales for a healthy economy. If we don't control this alien and other invaders, then our world,will turn into a nightmare.
It is your task to identify "America's Least Wanted Aliens". Who are they? How did they get here? What can we do about them? Here a few websites that will help you identify these least wanted invaders:

http://alic.arid.arizona.edu/invasive/sub7/index.shtml (teacher)

http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/

http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/main.shtml

http://dnr.wi.gov/invasives/

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01507/

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00946/accounts/reptiles.htm#turtle

Should dodgeball be banned at recess and P.E? Dodgeball has been banned from many public schools in the United States recently. What are the reasons for protecting dodgeball or eliminating the game from the school yard? Here is a webcite that may help you understand the debate. Let me know what you think.

Here's a webcite to practice your vocabulary. Let me know if you're an expert on Grizzly Bear Vocabulary.

Here's a webcite to practice your decimal division.

Let me know if you score a touchdown!

Here are several internet websites to help you research your Pioneer Report.

http://library.thinkquest.org/6400/
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210182/
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001587/
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Allabout.html

Try this site and watch your measurement power grow.. Tell me what you think.

What does surface area look like?

Would you like SEE how a rectangular prism is formed?

Try this cite and create a prism with your fingertips.

I'm a math puzzler.

Can you figure me out?

Riddle me your answer and leave me your comment!

If you have 2 coins for a total of 35 cents. One is not a dime. What coin values do I have?

I'm a math puzzler. Can you figure me out? If you can solve my riddle, leave me your comment!

How many 4 cent stamps are in a dozen?

Math Riddles

I'm a math puzzler. Can you figure me out? If you can solve my riddle, leave me your comment!

Take 2 apples from 3 apples. How many do you have?

Idioms

An idiom is a phrase that has a meaning different from the meaning of the individual words. For example, "It's raining cats and dogs." This phrase has nothing to do with cats and dogs. It simply means that it is raining very hard. Try this webcite and try to "see" through the idiom puzzle.

What are some idioms that your family uses? Write them in the comments.

Decimal Number Line

Try this site and watch your decimal estimation power grow. Tell me what you think.

Night Writers

Every week all fifth graders will receive a new writing prompt. This week our prompt takes us your next door neighbors. You discover that have super powers. Next week, you discover that your closet has a trap door . You slowly open the door when suddenly. . .