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Useful Links for Fourth Graders:

Internet Search Tools & Homework Help

General Connecticut Resources Food Chains 
and Webs
Animal Research Pages Animal Image Databases

Internet Search Tools and Homework Help

Ask for Kids http://www.askforkids.com/ 
Ask for Kids (formerly known as Ask Jeeves for Kids) is a fast, easy and kid-friendly way for kids to search online. Designed to be a fun destination site focused on learning and "edu-tainment," Ask for Kids uses natural-language technology that allows kids to ask questions and perform web searches, such as "When did Hawaii become a state?" or "What's it like to live in space?" or even "Convert 122 inches into feet" in the same way they would ask a parent, friend or teacher. Our service combines human editorial judgment, age-appropriate feature content and filtering technology to enable kids to find both relevant and befitting information on the Web.

Yahoo! Kids Study Zone http://kids.yahoo.com/learn
Designed for Web surfers ages 7 to 12. Sites selected by the YAHOO! Inc. staff. Categories include: News- Slideshows and information, Ask Earl, Science Facts and Videos, Reference Search- Search an online Dictionary and Encyclopedia

KidsClick! http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
A database of over 6400 sites compiled by librarians. KidsClick! was created by a group of librarians at the Ramapo Catskill Library System, as a logical step in addressing concerns about the role of public libraries in guiding their young users to valuable and age appropriate web sites. Searching can be done alphabetically like an encyclopedia, through a hierarchical search of categories or a key word can be typed in for searching.

Awesome Library for Kids http://www.awesomelibrary.org/student.html
Search by category or by keyword. 

Homework Help for Elementary Students http://kids.aol.com/homework-help  
KOL Homework Help provides educator-reviewed online resources for elementary school students. Includes a dictionary (Merriam Webster) look up section.

 

General Connecticut Resources

Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism http://www.ct.gov/cct/ 

Connecticut Tourism  http://www.tourism.state.ct.us/ 

Facts About Connecticut http://www.ct.gov/ctportal/cwp/view.asp?a=843&q=246434 

ConneCT Kids  http://www.ct.gov/kids
Connecticut's Website for Children

The Geography of Connecticut http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/ct_geography.htm

Connecticut Project Helper Booklet http://www.ct.gov/kids/cwp/view.asp?a=2574&Q=330004 
If you have been assigned a Connecticut Project, ConneCT Kids can help. You can receive information about Connecticut, Connecticut Government, Connecticut attractions and special Connecticut places. Maps, brochures and postcards will be mailed to you upon request. Teachers, parents and home-schoolers may also place orders. The materials sent will be those available at the time of the order.

View streaming video tours of the State Capitol and Legislative Office Building: http://www.cga.ct.gov/capitoltours/  

Connecticut Games

Connecticut Inventions Word Search #1 http://www.dir.ct.gov/kids/kidspuzzle/funfacts.htm

Connecticut Inventions Word Search #2 http://www.dir.ct.gov/kids/kidspuzzle/funfacts2.htm 

Connecticut Counties Word Search http://www.dir.ct.gov/kids/kidspuzzle/counties.htm 

State Government Positions Word Search http://www.dir.ct.gov/kids/kidspuzzle/government.htm 

State Symbols Concentration http://www.dir.ct.gov/kids/kidsmemory/symbols.htm 

Mark Twain concentration http://www.dir.ct.gov/kids/kidsmemory/twain.htm
Match illustrations from Tom Sawyer.

Kids color Connecticut Coloring Book http://www.dir.ct.gov/kids/kidscolor/printcolor.html 
Print and color the pictures of 'fun places to visit in Connecticut'.  visit the links on each place for more information and/or directions to visit.

Kids Color Connecticut Online Coloring Book http://www.dir.ct.gov/kids/kidscolor/online/color.htm 
Color the pictures of
'fun places to visit in Connecticut' online.

Color Connecticut Concentration http://www.dir.ct.gov/kids/kidsmemory/color.htm 
Match the 'coloring pictures' of Connecticut.

 

Animal Research Pages  

Main Resources

Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition- Elementary (Use username: pomfretpcs)

DEP: Learn About Connecticut's Wildlife http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2723&q=326218&depNav_GID=1655&depNav=|  
Resources

 

Extra Resources

Creature Features -- National Geographic Kids http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/ 
Search for Your Favorite Animals

Animals - National Geographic http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/ 

Animal Fact Sheets at Woodland Park Zoo
http://www.zoo.org/animal-facts  
Check this alphabetical listing; click on the link if you see your animal. Check out the special section on Fascinating Facts on each animal.

NatureMapping Animal Fact Sheets for Kids http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/facts/index-k6.html
You can find some animals here if they also live in California and/or Washington. Nature Mapping Program from the University of Washington.

eNature: America's Wildlife Resource http://www.enature.com/home/  
Visit the Field Guides for information about more than 5,500 species. Once owned by National Wildlife Foundation, but now privately managed.

Animals at the Smithsonian's National Zoo http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/  
(information on some animals can be found here)
The National Zoo is home to thousands of animals from all over the world. Visit here to learn about the wonderful species in their collection. Take a virtual tour, watch many of their animals on web cams, and view their photo galleries.

The Secret Lives of Wild Animals - Deer http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/animals/deer.jsp 
White-tailed deer. From a project of the The National Science Foundation.

Animal Image Databases

Animals at the Smithsonian's National Zoo- Photo Gallery 
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/PhotoGallery/
 
The photos in this library are from the vault of the National Zoo. You can learn about many of the species from all over the world found here at the Zoo. 

Garst Wildlife Photographic Collection
http://lib.colostate.edu/wildlife/ 
Thousands of color photographs of animals from around the world.

 

Food Chains and Webs

Food Chains and Webs http://www.vtaide.com/png/foodchains.htm

 

Interesting Facts about Food Chains http://www.arcytech.org/java/population/facts_foodchain.html

 

Food Chains #2, 16, 25 http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/themes/Biomes/foodweb.html

 

The Flow of Energy Through Plants and Animals http://www.ftexploring.com/me/me2.html

 

Energy Pyramids and Food Chains http://www.ftexploring.com/me/pyramid.html

 

****Build your own Food Webs http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm

 

Forest Food Web http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/deciduous/decweb.html

 

Why Wetlands? http://www.cwmb.sa.gov.au/kwc/section5/5-05.htm

 

Build a Mexican Food Chain http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/ecosystems/be_an_explorer/map/form.htm

 

***Build a Food Web http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/food_menu.html

 

*Difference between a Food Chain & a Food Web –Read then go to show me pictures http://www.sciencebob.com/lab/q-web-chain.html

 

Biomes http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/biome.html

 

Game to print http://www.bigelow.org/edhab/fitting_algae.html

 

 


 

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