5th Grade Computer Resources

Citing Websites

Influenza page http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=139&Body=+flu+&Body1=

Rainforest page http://www.boliviabella.com/rainforest.html

The CPU and Peripheral Devices

Quia Class Pages

Miss Kempain's Class

http://www.quia.com/pages/epiercefortin/kempain

Mr. Gagnon's Class http://www.quia.com/pages/epiercefortin/gagnon

Mr. Leo's Class

http://www.quia.com/pages/epiercefortin/leo

Basic Computer Terms in American Sign Language

	Input or Output Device? http://www.abcya.com/input_output.htm Introduction and Quiz on Input and Output Devices
	Activity: Input Devices Hangman http://www.quia.com/hm/169277.html A hangman type activity to identify input devices.

Activity: Output Devices Balloons http://www.quia.com/hm/169285.html
A hangman type activity to identify output devices.

Activities on: Functions of Input and Output Devices http://www.quia.com/jg/732544.html
Match the name of hardware devices with their function. Includes Flash Cards, Matching, Concentration and a Word Search. You must do the Matching two times.

Activities on: Identifying Peripheral Devices http://www.quia.com/jg/732625.html
Match a picture of a peripheral device with its name. Includes Flash Cards, Matching, Concentration and a Word Search. You must do the Matching two times.

Activities on: Identifying Peripheral Devices 2 http://www.quia.com/jg/1857849.html
Match a picture of a peripheral device with its name. Includes Flash Cards, Matching, Concentration and a Word Search. You must do the Matching two times.

Activity: Computer and Peripheral Devices Jumble http://www.quia.com/jw/98116.html
Unscramble the names of peripheral devices.

New! Identify the Peripheral Device Challenge http://www.quia.com/rr/281838.html
Identify the peripheral device by its function and work your way up the ladder to win $1,000,000. The game ends if you get one wrong.

Spreadsheets, Tables and Charts / Graphs

Spreadsheet Terms Hangman Variations http://www.quia.com/hm/234880.html

Spreadsheet Activities: Matching, Flashcards, Concentration, & a Word Search on spreadsheet terms
http://www.quia.com/jg/827109.html

12 Piece Color Coded Keyboard Puzzle 12 piece color coded puzzle.exe
Choose Open to play. Right click on the puzzle piece to rotate it. Left click and drag to move the puzzle piece.

44 Piece Color Coded Keyboard Puzzle (very challenging) 44 piece color coded puzzle.exe
Choose Open to play. Right click on the puzzle piece to rotate it. Left click and drag to move the puzzle piece.

"Animal FBI"-- FFFBI- The Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation http://www.fffbi.com/

Animal agents fighting for truth, justice and stuff like that.

National Geographic Society's Education Foundation.

Geography Sites

	Geospy www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy Identify continents, countries, states and provinces to earn full GeoSpy status. Fast paced map game.
	USA States Quiz www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html Locate the US state on a map.
	World Continents and Oceans Quiz http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/worldquiz.html Locate the continents and oceans on a map.
	Central America Quiz http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/centralamquiz.html Locate the Central American countries on a map.
	GeoBee Challenge: Geography Trivia http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/ Show your geography smarts right here online. Each day we'll post five new questions from the National Geographic Bee. Some of the questions are real stumpers, but it's okay if you miss a few—you can play as often as you like. Come back every day for brand-new questions and another chance to beat the Bee!
	Copycat: Continents Memory Game http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/games/copycat/copycat.html

Websites on Inventors and Inventions

Invention Dimension http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/org/i/invent/invent-main.html

Invention Dimension is a fun-filled and at times wacky approach to making learning about invention exciting for the kid in all of us. Have some fun with our invention games and explore the wealth of inventor and invention resources, including inventor profiles and patent guidelines, offered in our highlighted sections below.

Inventor Profile http://www.ideafinder.com/history/of_inventors.htm
From the date of the first printing press to the current explosion of the Web, the greatest moments in the history of innovation are chronicled on these inventor profiles, complemented by photographs, quotations, and additional resources for those that want to learn more. Pick any letter in this alphabetical inventor listing and you will find an array of interesting and revealing information.

Invention Facts And Myths http://www.ideafinder.com/history/of_inventions.htm

Here are some invention facts and myths meant to amaze, inspire and amuse you. Pick any letter in this alphabetical invention listing and you will find an array of interesting and revealing information.

Invention Dimension http://web.mit.edu/invent/invent-main.html
Lemelson-MIT Program to instruct about inventors and inventions in a fun way. Contains the following components::

	Inventor of the Week http://web.mit.edu/invent/i-main.html Each week a different inventor is profiled. You can also visit the Archives and search for information on a specific inventor or invention.
	Inventor's Handbook This handbook was created to address the independent inventor's and aspiring entrepreneur's most frequently asked questions regarding United States patents.
	Games and Trivia Test your invention IQ with our interactive Brain Drain game or take this month's invention Trivia Challenge. Also play other invention games such as Which Came First? or Invention Connection on our Inventing Modern America: From the Microwave to the Mouse Web site.
	Links & Resources http://web.mit.edu/invent/r-main.html

Inventors and Innovation - Smithsonian Institution http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/invent.htm

About.Com: Inventors http://inventors.about.com/

The National Inventors Hall of Fame http://www.invent.org/book/index.html

Zoom Inventors and Inventions http://www.ZoomSchool.com/inventors/

Inventors Online Museum http://www.inventorsmuseum.com/

African Americans in the Sciences http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html

EnchantedLearning.com http://www.zoomschool.com/Home.shtml

Inventors and Inventions 1851-1900 http://www.zoomschool.com/inventors/1800b.shtml

1901-1950 http://www.zoomschool.com/inventors/1900a.shtml

The American Experience— Wayback U.S. History for Kids—Technology in 1900 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kids/tech1900

An Interview with Max Morath http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kids/tech1900/buzz/buzznoframes.html

What in the world will the future bring? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kids/tech1900/snapshot.html

THOMAS EDISON

The Inventions of Thomas Edison http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison.htm

The Life of Thomas Edison http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledisonbiography.htm

Thomas A. Edison Papers http://edison.rutgers.edu

A Shorter Chronology of Edison's Life http://edison.rutgers.edu/brfchron.htm

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