What is surface area? What is the surface area of a basketball court? a football field? my house? How do I measure it? Try this site and watch your measurement power grow. Tell me what you think.

Decimal Number Line

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

Revolutionary Vacation

Use this site to help you decide which revolutionary state you would like to
convince tourists to make their summer vacation in 2009.

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