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

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)

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.

Basic Interactive Learning/Games

1. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/thats_a_fact/english_K_3.html

2. http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/math2002/na/gr2.html

3. http://www.joelson.addr.com/math.htm

4. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/family_involvement/grade_2.html

5. http://www.joelson.addr.com/izmath.htm

6. * http://www.allentownsd.org/EETT/secondgrade.htm (covers all math topics)

7. http://www.eduplace.com/math/mw/models/tm_2.html (tutorial)

8. http://www.eduplace.com/math/mw/g_2.html

9. http://www.eduplace.com/math/mw/practice/lp_2.html (worksheets)

10. http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/g_2.html

11. http://school.discoveryeducation.com/homeworkhelp/homework_help_home.html (video)

12. http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html (virtual manipulatives)

13. *http://www.allentownsd.org/EETT/ppt/ProgressAssessment3Review.ppt (jeopardy game)

14. http://www.teachers.cr.k12.de.us/~galgano/2ela.htm

15. http://faculty.usiouxfalls.edu/arpeterson/computer_lab.htm#second

16. http://www.abcya.com/second_grade_computers.htm

17. http://www.uen.org/k-2interactives/math.shtml

18. http://icc.k12.ar.us/Izard%20County%20Elementary%20Library/I%20Games%20G2.htm

19. http://www.uen.org/k-2interactives/math.shtml

20. http://www.uen.org/k-2interactives/index.shtml

21. http://www.toonuniversity.com/free/math-games-1st-3rd.asp

22. http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/edm/2.htm

23. http://www.gpbkids.org/countonit/2ndgrade/index.html

24. http://www.pasadenaisd.org/sailon/grade2.htm

25. http://www.redmilles.vbschools.com/2NDGR.HTM

Time Interactive Games

1. *http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/timetables/index.htm

2. http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/books/ (audio books)

3. http://www.mrnussbaum.com/bedtime/index.html

4. http://www.mrnussbaum.com/ elapse10.htm

5.  http://www.mrnussbaum.com/clocksall10.htm

6.  http://www.mrnussbaum.com/clockq10.htm

7.  http://www.mrnussbaum.com/clock30.htm

8.  http://www.mrnussbaum.com/clock30f.htm (flash cards)

9. http://www.mrnussbaum.com/clockqf.htm (flash cards)

Literacy Interactive Learning/Games

1. http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/books/

2. http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/ (math literacy)

3. http://faculty.usiouxfalls.edu/arpeterson/computer_lab.htm#second

4. http://icc.k12.ar.us/Izard%20County%20Elementary%20Library/I%20Games%20G2.htm

1. Rosa Parks
   How many days did the Montgomery bus boycott last?

2. Jackie Joyner-Kersee
   How many Olympic medals did she earn?

3. Sacajawea
   What famous team of explorers did she travel with?

4. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
   What prominent organization was led by these two women?

5. Janet Reno and Madeleine Albright
   What jobs did these women hold during Bill Clinton’s presidency?

6. Betsy Ross
   Who asked her to make the first American flag?

7. Harriet Tubman
   By what nickname did slaves call her?

8. Sally Ride
   What sport did this famous astronaut play as a young woman?

9. Helen Keller
   What is the title of her autobiography?

10. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
    Which president nominated her to the Supreme Court?

11. Amelia Earhart
    What was Earhart’s role on her first transatlantic flight?

12. Georgia O’Keeffe
    Which museum presented the first retrospective exhibit of a woman artist?

13. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
    What job did Jackie have before she married John F. Kennedy?

14. Hillary Clinton
    To what official role did President Bill Clinton appoint her?

15. Equal Rights Amendment
    Who wrote the ERA, passed by the Senate in March 1972?

16. Molly Pitcher
    What heroic acts did she perform during the Battle of Monmouth, in June 1778?

17. Clara Barton
    Why wasn’t she permitted to work with the International Red Cross?

18. Gloria Steinem
    Which two magazines did she help found?

19. Sandra Day O’Connor
    What “first” did she accomplish in the Arizona Senate?

20. Eleanor Roosevelt
    What was the title of the newspaper column she wrote?

Reference

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_  womens_questions_TM.shtml

Notable Quotes by Women Quiz

Directions: Read each quotation below, and choose the woman who said each statement.

Use http://womenshistory.about.com/library/qu/blqulist.htm to determine your answer.

 1. “I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.”

a. Jane Austen

b. Diane Ackerman

c. Abigail Adams

d. Simone de Beauvoir

e. Susan B. Anthony

2.  “Deliver me from your cold phlegmatic preachers, politicians, friends, lovers, and husbands.

a. Carrie Chapman Catt

b.  Charlotte Bronte

c.  Abigail Adams

d.  Betty Friedan

e.  Marian Wright Edelman

3. ” She had been forced in to prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older the natural sequence of an unnatural beginning  

 a. Jane Austen

 b. Simone de Beauvoir

 c. Nadia Boulanger

 d. Anne Morrow Lindbergh

 e. Muriel Sparks

4.  “One is not born a woman, one becomes one.”

a. Jane Austen

b. Betty Friedan

c. Nadia Boulanger

d. Charlotte Bronte

e. Simone de Beauvoir

5.  “I am neither a man nor a woman, but an author.”

a. Barbara Bush

b. Betty Friedan

c. Nadia Boulanger

d. Charlotte Bronte

e. Jane Austen

Links for Research:

http://www.biography.com/womens-history/notables.jsp

http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php

http://www.history.com/minisites/womenhist

http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/whm/

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/articles/0,6709,101044,00.html 

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_herstory.php