Sixth Grade Bridge
Language
- Spanish Language Guide is a vocabulary building site with a pronunciation guide
Mathematics
- Grapher Mental Math grapher from Ambleside School
- Create a Graph Advanced online graphing activities
- AAA Math Online practice of several different math skills, in various forms.
- Algebra Help A site to visit for fun.
- H-M Education Place This site supports Houghton-Mifflin Math text books through sixth grade.
Science
Planet Websites:
- Nine Planets Multimedia tour of the solar system.
- Solarviews Multimedia adventure with photographs, scientific facts, text, graphics, and videos.
- Space Home site for Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) with website links.
- Exploratorium Virtual museum of science, art, and human perception.
- Planets Comparison of various properties and facts for the nine planets, with extra activities.
- Frontier Concise bulleted facts for each planet.
- Solarsystem Travel guide to the Solar System.
- Windows to the Universe Information and activities about the solar system, space, and the universe
Air Pollution Websites:
- Clean Air Kids: air quality
- National Geographic
- Clean Air Act
- Encyclopedia Kids: air pollution
- Clean Air Kids: acid rain
- Healthy Air
- Air Pollution
- Fairfax County: air quality
Geology Websites:
Weather Websites:
Science Project Support:
- Science Fair Central -Comprehensive guide on how to do the Science Project
- Scientific Method -Steps of the Scientific Method detailed
- Scientific Method Example -Example that takes you step by step through the Scientific Method
- Project Ideas These sites can be used to find ideas and procedures on a specific project
- Project Ideas -Specific help in developing your project
- Projects by Subject -Hundreds of ideas for projects, including instructions by looking at the browse menu
- Project Ideas List -Hundreds of project ideas listed, no instructions given
- Easy Science Experiments -Easy experiments to use as a starting point for your Science project—See teacher for how to make an idea into a project
- Simple Science Experiments -Simple experiments to use only as a starting point for your Science project—See teacher for how to make an idea into a project
- Whelmer's -Hands on experiments that can be developed into a project
- USGS -Science Fair project resource
- Glencoe Online -Resources for Science Fair projects
- Science Fair An overview of Successful Science Fair Projects
Social Studies
Timelines:
Challenge
- Earth and Moon Viewer Get an astronaut's-eye view of the earth and moon from various places.
Typing Game Practice keyboarding skills
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