During the week of May 12 we will be completing research on the planets. There are several websites listed below to help you in completing your research.

Research Links

1. http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/planets.html

2. http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

3. http://kids.nineplanets.org/intro.htm

4. http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/eds/astronomy-basics.php

5. http://www.kidzone.ws/planets/index.htm

Games

1. http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/funzone_flash.html

2. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/mars_rocket.shtml

3. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/sse_flipflop.shtml

4. http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/planets.html

5. http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/playandlearn/playandlearn_archive_1.html

6. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/quiz_show/ep001/ep001.shtml

Picture Dictionary

1. http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/dictionary/index.html

White and Smart Board Activities

1. http://teacher.scholastic.com/whiteboards/sciencemath.htm
2. http://pbskids.org/whiteboard/ (language arts)
3. http://www.myinteractiveclassroom.com/
4. http://www.learningtoday.com/corporate/second-grade-interactive-whiteboard-lessons.asp (2nd grade)
5. http://www.learningtoday.com/corporate/interactive-whiteboard-lessons.asp
6. http://www.roythezebra.com/guided-reading-story.html
7. http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games-word-level.html
8. http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games-sentence-level.html
9. http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games.html
10. http://www.tes.iboard.co.uk/ 
11.  http://www.ettcnsc.org/instructional_resources/other/interactive_whiteboard_links.htm (all grades and subjects)
12. http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/games.htm
13. http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/resources/default.htm (math)
14. http://www.tryscience.org/home.html (science)
15. http://funschool.kaboose.com/arcade/index.html
16. http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm
17. http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm?s=15&p=250,index (math)
18. http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm?s=15&p=249,index (science)
19. http://www.iwb.org.uk/
20. http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/fiction/fairytale2/fairytale.htm (literacy)
21. http://www.ziptales.com/ (literacy)

Dog Treats

Abby, Carter, Scott, and Tracey reward their dogs with treats each time one of their dogs does a trick. Each child began with 10 treats.

• Abby’s dog did 5 tricks.
• Carter’s dog did 2 less tricks than Scott’s dog.
• Scott’s dog did 1 more trick than Abby’s dog.
• Tracey’s dog did 3 more tricks than Carter’s dog.

 How many treats did each owner have left?

Solution:

Abby had ___ treats left.
Carter had ____ treats left.
Scott had ____ treats left.
Tracey had ____ treats left.

1. http://www.starfall.com/
2. * http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy/index.htm
3. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/onlinestory.htm
4. * http://www.mightybook.com/story_books.html
5. http://www.starfall.com/n/level-c/index/play.htm?f
6. http://pbskids.org/lions/stories/
7. http://www.rockfordsrockopera.com/music/chapter1.asp
8. http://www.ictgames.com/literacy.html
9. http://www.vanbasco.com/ (karaoke)
10. http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/children.html (science content)
11. http://www.interactica.com/
12. http://www.poissonrouge.com/
13. http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/kentict_home.cfm
14. * http://myths.e2bn.org/story_creator/
15. http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/index.php?type=storycreatorstories
16. http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/index.php#stories
17. http://www.citycreator.com/ (virtual city building)
18. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-2nd-langbuilders.htm
19. * http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=ScrambledStory
20. http://www.readroom.com/RRoom/BooksRead/BookRead.htm
21. http://www.sundhagen.com/babbooks/
22. * http://www.storylineonline.net/
23. http://www.merpy.com/index_stories.html
24. * http://www.vocabulary.co.il/games2/vocquiz/vocquiz.php (6-12th graders)
25. http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/english/bgfl/dont_use_said/index.htm
26. http://www.topmarks.co.uk/EducationalGames.aspx?cat=42
27. http://www.topmarks.co.uk/EducationalGames.aspx?cat=41

1. Clock Wise Game

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/clock2/index.html

2. Telling Time Game

http://www.lil-fingers.com/games/time/index.html

3. Elapsed Time

http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=6339

4. Elapsed Time Worksheets

http://www.edhelperblog.com/cgi-bin/geom2.cgi

5. Interactive Elapsed Time Webpage

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/elab2002/grade_3/018.html

6. Elapsed Time Quiz

http://66.216.68.87/activities/cgi-bin/mchoicepage?mc_m4_002

7. Match Game with Elapsed Time

http://www.quia.com/mc/66516.html

8. Story Problem – Elapsed Time Mystery

http://teacher.scholastic.com/maven/timefor/index.htm

9. Interactive Elapsed Time Work with Clocks

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_318_g_2_t_4.html

10. Worksheet on Elapsed Time Using a Calendar

http://www.rhlschool.com/math4n2.htm

11. Interactive Elapsed Time Quiz

http://marg.mhost.com/MathGr5/elapsedtime.htm

12. Lesson Plan for Elapsed Time

http://www.cbv.ns.ca/sstudies/activities/math/5.html

13. Lesson Plan for Elapsed Time with the Book Tuesday

http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/courses/ci332fa01/students/cohort2/mraiche/Assignments/field2.html

14. Elapsed Time Memory Game

http://www.quia.com/mc/66516.html

15. Visual Dictionary Entry for Elapsed Time

http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/math2/define/gr4/elapsed_time4.html

16. Elapsed Time Flashcards

http://www.quia.com/jfc/66516.html

17. Elapsed Time Concentration Game

http://www.quia.com/cc/66516.html

18. Interactive Elapsed Time Game

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ElapsedTime/?jv=Mac&jb=Mozilla/5.0%20(Macintosh;%20U;%20PPC%20Mac%20OS%20X;%20en-us)%20AppleWebKit/312.8%20(KHTML,%20like%20Gecko)%20Safari/312.6

19. Elapsed Time Worksheet

http://www.mathslice.com/simpleclock.php

20. Elapsed Time Lesson Using the Book The Grouchy Ladybug

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathWhatTimeIsIt12.htm

Thanks to http://www.cotwcourses.net/elementary/projects/keckery/elapsed_time.htm for the information and resources on elapse time.