Grade 6 Class Assignments
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Author Study /Biographical Information
Biography Research - Mrs. Perla-Mullins
Sport Biographies
Infoplease Sport
Bios
Author Biographies
Authors
and Books from Scholastic
Index to Children's Book
Authors & Illustrators
Children's Authors &
Illustrators on the Web
KidsClick!
Authors - search the alphabetical list
Internet Public Library Youth Division:
Author
Author Webliography
Carol Hurst's
Children's Literature Site
Dr. Seuss WWW Links
Dav Pilkey's Web Site O'Fun
William Steig's Offical WEb
Site
J.K.Rowling and
Harry Potter (Scholastic)
J.K.Rowling and Harry Potter
(Kidsread.com)
Book Awards and Prizes
The Newbery Medal Homepage
- info on the award and lists of the books.
The Reading Corner - reviews
for YA fiction, Newbery award books etc.
Random
House Guides to children literature - reviews, book awards, etc.
Children's Book Awards and
Other Literary Prizes
Poet Study
You can also find biographies of poets using Grolier Online Encyclopedia at http://go-passport.grolier.com/ logon: overlook - password: eagle
The Academy of American Poets.
http://www.online-literature.com/ - The Literature network
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/laureate.html
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/
http://www.shelsilverstein.com/html/home.html
http://poetry.about.com/
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/index.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/foolingwithwords/main_poet.html
http://www.poetrymagazine.org/
http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display/index.cfm
http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/authors.html
Poet's Corner -
http://www.gale.com/free_resources/poets/bio/index.htm
American Poems /Poets - http://www.americanpoems.com/poets
Language Arts - Career Exploration
Zidzonline quiz
Occupational Outlook Handbook
College
Board Majors and Profiles
Holt, Rinehart and Winston world maps - good for GROW assignments
Ancient World
Ancient World Architecture Egyptian, Greek and Roman Architecture
Mr. Donn's Ancient History Page
Ancient Egypt -
Egyptian Timeline; Chronology of the Great
Pharaohs; Egyptian Gods and Goddesses; Mummies of the World; Clothing; Symbols; Pyramids and lots
more.
Ancient Egypt - a huge site
with links to pyramids, timelines, daily life etc.
Gods and
Goddesses
Daily life in ancient Egypt
Egyptian Life -
nobleman and farmer
Ancient Egyptian Military
Ancient Egypt Webquest
Great Pharos
Lighthouse
Afterlife - coffins
- mummy masks
Mummification
The Rosetta Stone
Ancient Greece and Rome
Ancient Greece
The Acropolis
Mr. Donn's Ancient
History Page
Daily Life
Ancient Greece
The Trojan War and
Horse
The
Trojan War
The Olympic Games
The
Olympics of Ancient Greece WebQuest
Ancient Rome
The Roman Coliseum
Welcome to Ancient Rome - an extensive listing of topics: women, gladiators,
daily life etc.
Milieux: The Costume Site- Greek and
Roman
KidsClick!
Search Results -Ancient Rome (a great list of sites on Ancient Rome)
Milieux: The Costume Site-Roman Period
Costume
Roman Aqueducts
Roman Sports and
Games
Circus Maximus
Roman Ball Games
Roman arms and armor
Mythology
MythWeb - Gods
and Heroes of the ancient world
Greek Mythology - origins of
Greek mythology, Greek vs. Roman names etc.
Ancient China
The
Great Wall
The
Great Wall of China
KidsClick!
Search Results - great sites on China
Terracotta
soldiers
Ancient India
Harappa -
Indus Valley - Around the Indus in 90 slides. The first of a series of
8 pages. Go to the bottom of the page to select #2 etc.
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
Daily Life
Ancient India
KidsClick!
Search Results - great sites about India
History
of Buddhism
Human Evolution - Early Man
Human
Evolution - PBS
National
Center for Science Education
Assignment Sheets:
Oceans
of Information - fact sheets
Predicting
High and Low Tides and Tide
Tables
Some
"Current" History - Oceanography History and Ben Franklin
Fish FAQS
The Sustainable
Seas Expeditions and sanctuaries
Take Action! Marine
Debris
Take Action! Dirty
Dozen - 12 objects commonly found on beaches in U.S.
Wave
Word Search
Explore these sites for additional information:
Gander Academy's
Oceanography Resources on the World Wide Web
KidsClick!
Oceanography - Search results on
Oceanography from "KidsClick, Web Guide and Search Tool
for Kids by Librarians."
The Bridgeahorses- Ocean
Sciences Resources Center
Whales
Sea Turtles
Lobsters and arthropods and
crustaceans /crabs, shrimp etc.
Ocean Planet: In Search of Giant Squid
KidsClick!
Search Results-Walrus
KidsClick!
Search Results-Dolphins
KidsClick!
Search Results-Sharks
Homosassa Springs Wildlife
Park- Manatee Information...
Seahorses
Sea World/Busch Gardens Animal Resources
SeaWorld/Busch Gardens -
Animal Bytes
National Audubon Society - online
field guides
Environmental Studies -
air, water, forests, climate, food, biodiversity, waste & more.
Nearctica - plants, animals and
the physical environment of North America.
Rocks
and Minerals / Earth
Sciences/ Geology
Dynamic
Earth assignments
Dynamic
Earth
Plate
Tectonics At Work - What is the Evidence for Plate Tectonics?
Earthquake Prediction and Preparedness-
Late Breakin'Quakin' http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
Types of Volcanoes - surfing the
net for volcanoes!
Rocks and Minerals
Volcano World - Main page - Igneous, sedimentary, & metamorphic rock sort.
Assignment
sheets:
Volcano
World - Igneous Rock Sort
Volcano
World - Igneous Rock Sort, Lesson 12
Volcano
World - Sedimentary Rocks Sort
Volcano
World - Sedimentary Rock Sort, Lesson 13
Volcano
World - Metamorphic Rock Sort
Volcano
World - Metamorphic Rock Sort, Lesson 14
Women
in Mining - Your daily
minerals -Essays
The Mineral Gallery
- Birthstone survey.
The Mineral Gallery -
Mineral properties.
Smithsonian Gem
and Mineral Collection - Crystal Tour.
Explore these sites for additional information:
Gander Academy's Earth Science
Theme-Related Resources on the World Wide Web
KidsClick!
Search Resultsts - Search results on
Geology and Volcanoes from "KidsClick, a Web Guide and Search Tool for Kids by Librarians."
Kids
Web - Geology
Earthquake Information from the USGS! Chronicle:
Timeline -
Excellent information on earthquakes, how they are measured, and where they have
occurred.
Nearctica - plants,
animals and the physical environment of North America.
WebQuest for 6th
Grade Science and Social Studies - volcanoes, earthquakes and plate
tectonics.
Designed by Mrs. Collette & Mrs. Romano, Ret.
Assignment Sheets:
The
History of Astronomy: Galileo Galilei
The
Inner Planets - Comparing the Inner Planets
The Inner Planets - The
Mars Pathfinder
Meteoroids and
Comets - Current Comets
The
Outer Planets: The Jovian System
Observing
the Heavens -The W. M. Keck Observatory
Exploring
Space - The Galileo Spacecraft
Exploring
Space - Focus on Careers: The men and women of the Shuttle team online
Is
there life out there? Life on Mars?
Cassini
Explore these sites for research information on planets
Black Holes
Kids Astronomy - links to planets, solar system, deep space etc.
WebQuest
on the nine planets
Your Age on Other Worlds
Windows to the Universe
NASA -Solar
System Exploration
Gander Academy's Space Theme-Related
Resources on the World Wide Web
The
Nine Planets - a multimedia tour of the solar system
KidsClick!
Search Results - Search results from "KidsClick.
Astronomy for Kids
Kids
Web - Astronomy and Space
StarChild
- a learning center for young astronomers
Astronomy Answers - answers to questions about the planets
Science News For Kids
Feature Stories / Jet Propulsion
Laboratory
Discovery Channel News
Science News Online
USGS Newsroom
How Stuff Works
CNN
News
CobblestoneOnline
Magazine Index -
http://www.cobblestoneonline.net/ Login: overlook Password: eagle
Make sure you narrow your search - Under Magazine select Odyssey
Science Magazine.
National Geographic
Online -
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngs/publications/explore.html
Click on the picture of one of the
publications shown at the bottom of the page.
KidsClick!
Middle Ages - Search results from "KidsClick, a Web Guide and Search Tool for Kids by
Librarians".
Exhibits Collection
-- The Middle Ages
Milieux: The Costume Site- Medieval
Costume and weapons
Milieux: The Costume Site
The Costume Page -
Historical Topics
Castles on the Web
Life in a Medieval Castle
Castles of Britain
Catholic Encyclopedia: CHIVALRY
American College of Heraldry Links
Page...
Mrs.
Fitzgerald's Iditarod Math 
PBS
Teacher Source Mathline The Iditarod Dog Sled Race
Iditarod link to find background information on the sled dog race. This link
will take you through the activities using graphs and tables. www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/concepts/iditarod/activity1.shtm
Cobleskill
Schools Learning Packet Lessons
This link deals with the math skills: mean, median, and mode. Try the
examples with a calculator to practice these skills. www.cobleskill.edu/schools/MCS/ES/Lpacket.htm
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