Math Matters
Resources for youth, parents, and teachers


Early Literacy Web
Getting ready to read,
ready for school


Mr. B's Career Web
Career clusters, activities, online resources,  entrepreneurship, and MORE!


School Matters
Help a child succeed in school, resources for kids, families, and teachers


BreitLinks
A collection of education-themed resources for kids, families,and teachers

Sixth Grade Links

[Health] [Language Arts] [Math] [Science] [Social Studies] [Technology]

Health

  1. BAM:  Body and Mind.  Got a question about fitness, disease, or peer pressure? 
  2. Breakfast Detective.  The clues are right here.  Can you meet the challenge?
  3. Center for Disease Control.  Here's a comprehensive list, A-Z, and links for information about most widely recognized diseases and health conditions.
  4. Children With Diabetes.  An online community for kids, families, and people with diabetes.
  5. Diseases Explained.  Turning waiting rooms into classrooms.
  6. FDA Kids Homepage.  A site by the Food and Drug Administration - eat healthy and be active for a healthy future.
  7. Food Safety at Home, School and When Eating Out.   An Activity Book for You to Color.
  8. Hazard Hunter.  Meet a buddy who is here to help you spot the dangers in your home and garden.
  9. Health & Life Skills Courses.  Here's a collection of links for various health topics.
  10. Human Body, Human Body Information, Facts, News, Photos (National Geographic).  Great resources for health and biology lessons.
  11. Infection Detection Protection.  This site will help students, families and teachers understand what causes infectious disease and how to prevent them.
  12. It's My Life:  PBS.  This site deals with (you guessed it!) life and the stuff that we deal with every day.
  13. KidsHealth.  A popular online site, from the health experts from Nemours.
  14. KidZone.  The world's leading website on learning disabilities and ADHD.
  15. Learn About Chemicals Around Your House.  Title says it all, from the EPA.
  16. Microbe Zoo.  Where there is water, there are microbes. Microbes, like other living creatures, require water to live and reproduce.  Learn more here.
  17. Neuroscience for Kids.  This site was created to help kids and teachers learn about the nervous system.
  18. Nutrition Exploration:  Make-a-Shake.  You can make your own virtual milk shake, print your recipe and then try it at home in your own kitchen.
  19. Seeing Disabilities from a Different Perspective.  This site offers a new way of looking at disABILITIES, focusing not on the disability, but on the ability.
  20. Sunguard Man Online.  Learn ways to protect your skin and stay healthy all year long. Play video games! Watch the Adventures of SunGuard Man! Have fun!
  21. Teach Nutrition:  Kids Corner.  Have fun learning about safe and healthy eating.
  22. Test Your Food Label Knowledge!  Are you ready to take our challenge?
  23. Tour of the Human Body.   Come with us as we take a tour, just follow our Lizard friend.  As we learn about the human body and each organ for which we depend.
  24. Virtual Hospital.  Quality health information has been the hallmark of this site since the early 1990s when it was among the first sites on the Internet.
  25. Virtual Microscopy.  These virtual microscopes explore specimen focus, illumination intensity, magnification, and translation---operating essentially in a manner that is identical to real-life microscopes.
  26. Viruses
    1. Big Picture Book of Viruses
    2. How Viruses Work
[Health] [Language Arts] [Math] [Science] [Social Studies] [Technology]

Language Arts

  1. Ace Detectives.  Join four teenagers from Australia as they solve mysteries around the world.
  2. Book Adventure:  Find a Book.  If you're not sure what book you're looking for, we can help you find a book that's right for you.
  3. Capitalization & Punctuation
    1. Identifying Punctuation Errors
    2. PowerProofreading
    3. Proofreading Makes Perfect
    4. Commas in Quotations
    5. Quotation marks and Commas
  4. Cause/Effect
    1. Cause and Effect
    2. Cause and Effect Actions
    3. Cause and Effect Book list
    4. Cause and Effect:  Quia Quiz
    5. Comic Creator:  ReadWriteThink
  5. Elements of Literature
    1. Characteristics (online games)
    2. Elements of a Story
    3. Identifying Author's Purpose
    4. Literature & Language Arts
    5. Monkey Business: Rain Forest Run Around
    6. Plot Structure
    7. Sequence the Story
    8. Sequencing
    9. Sequencing (harcourt)
    10. Sequencing Games (quia).  Many to choose from!
    11. Sequencing Lesson and Exercise
    12. Story Elements (with 4 handouts)
    13. Literary Elements Map - Graphic Organizers
    14. Short Story Elements
  6. Story Elements
    1. Characters
    2. Literary Elements
    3. Settings
    4. Funny Fill-In
    5. Maggie's Learning Adventures
  7. Grammar
    1. 2Bee or Nottobee
    2. Abstract or Concrete
    3. Clean Up Your Grammar
    4. Grammar Blast
    5. Grammar Gorillas:  Nouns and Verbs
    6. Grammar Gorillas:  All Parts of Speech
    7. Grammar Links
    8. Is this sentence correct?
    9. Parts of Speech
    10. Punctuation Paintball
    11. Road to Grammar
    12. Single and Plural Nouns
  8. Poetry
    1. Abstract Noun Interactive Poetry
    2. Forms of Poetry
    3. Instant Poetry Forms
    4. Interactive Shape Poem Generator
    5. Letter Poem Creator
    6. My Monster
    7. Poetry Splatter
    8. RhymeZone Rhyming Dictionary
    9. Poetry4Kids
    10. Shape Poems
    11. Write It:  Poetry
    12. Writing with Writers:  Poetry
    13. You're a Poet and You Want to Show It
  9. Proofreading
    1. Edit Dan's Copy
    2. Proofreader's and Editor's Symbols
    3. Power Proofreading
    4. Proofreading:  Part 1
    5. Proofreading:  Part 2
    6. Proofreading Tests and Links
    7. Writer's Choice:  Proofreading Practice
  10. Reading Understanding
    1. 18 Literacy Strategies
    2. Dr. Stripp:  Reading Ring
    3. Drawing Inferences
    4. How are They Selling It?
    5. In Step With Idioms
    6. Inference Battleship
    7. Inference Riddle Game
    8. Main Idea Tutorial
    9. Make a Long Story Short:   Summarize
    10. Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
    11. Practice Making Inferences
    12. Understanding What You Read
    13. Reading Exercises
    14. Stated Information:  Elephants
    15. Stated Information:  Dolphins
    16. Teaching Students to Make Inferences
    17. What is an Inference
  11. Select List of Literary Genres
  12. Sentence Structure
    1. Parts of a Sentence
    2. Sentence Structure
    3. Sentence Structure
    4. Sentence Sort
    5. Sentence Types
  13. Share What You're Reading
  14. Spelling
    1. Online Spelling Quizzes
    2. Robo Bee (Merriam-Webster)
    3. Scramble-Saurus
    4. Space Hangman with Alpha the Alien
    5. Spell That City
    6. Spell Check
    7. Spellaroo
    8. Spelling Wizard
    9. Word Wizard Dictionary
  15. Verbs
    1. Be:  Verb usage online quiz
    2. Irregular Verbs:  Jeopardy type game for two players
    3. Linking Verbs
    4. Verb Phrases
    5. Verb Practice
  16. Vocabulary
    1. Adjectives/Adverbs
    2. Antonyms/Synonyms/Homonyms
      1. Antonyms  (words with opposite meaning)
      2. Antonym Practice
      3. Homonyms List (pronounced alike. different meanings)
      4. Homonym Quizzes
      5. Homophone Challenge
      6. Squanky the Tooth Taker: The Quiet Quest for Opposites
      7. Squanky the Tooth Taker: Tooth Tally (synonyms)
      8. Synonym and Antonym List.  Huge collection.
      9. Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms
      10. Synonym Practice  (words with same meaning)
      11. Word Matching:  Antonym
      12. Word Matching:  Synonyms
    3. It's Greek to Me:  Word Roots.  Let's practice and learn Greek influences on our English language.
    4. Learning Vocabulary Fun
    5. PowerPoint Flashcards:  High Frequency Words
    6. Word Central:  Feed the Bigbots (Merriam-Webster)
    7. Word Jungle.  Choose correct meaning of given word to swing in jungle 
    8. Word Meaning
  17. Writing
    1. Essay
    2. Essay Punch
    3. Evaluation Station
    4. Humor
    5. Letter Generator.  Learn parts of letter and then write your own.
    6. New & Reporting
    7. Journalism
      1. African-American Inventors
      2. Amelia Earhart
      3. Aviation History
      4. Lewis & Clark
      5. Melba Pattillo
      6. Olympics
      7. Rosa Parks
      8. Memoir
    8. News 5 Flash:  Get the Scoop.  Fun simulation - work your way up in the newsroom.
    9. Research Paper
    10. Research Process:  Mr. Breitsprecher's "Take 5"
      11. Short Fiction
    11. Short Fiction
    12. Tell-a-Story Storybuilder
    13. What Makes a Good Short Story
    14. Writing With Scientists
      15. Writing Quick Tips:  By Mr. Breitsprecher
    15. Writing Support Online.  Great collection of links.
    16. Writing With Writers Genre Workshops
      1. Biography
      2. Book Reports
      3. Book Reviews
      4. Descriptive Writing
      5. Folktales
      6. Mystery
      7. Myths
      8. News Reporting
      9. Poetry
      10. Speechwriting
[Health] [Language Arts] [Math] [Science] [Social Studies] [Technology]
[Top]
[My LMC Web Home] [Kindergarten Links] [1st Grade Links]
[2nd Grade Links] [3rd Grade Links] [4th Grade Links]
[5th Grade Links] [6th Grade Links] [Middle/High School Links]
[Reference & Search] [Fun Links] [All Five Right] [Book Care]
[Great Books] [Book Activities] [Authors & Illustrators] [Folk & Fairy Tales]
[Fiction vrs Nonfiction] [Dewey Decimal] [Internet Safety] [Teacher Links]

Math

  1. A+ Math.  This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively.
  2. AAA Math:  6th Grade Topics
  3. Algebra
    1. Algebra Puzzle
    2. Create your own pattern
    3. Mr. Breitsprecher's Beginning Algebra Web
    4. Number Cracker
    5. Select the shape that comes next
    6. Spy Guys Interactive - Summarizing/Extending Patterns
    7. What Comes Next
  4. All About Numbers
    1. Place Value
      1. Identifying Place Values
      2. Finding Place Values
      3. Expanded Form of Numbers
      4. Place Value in Words and Numbers
      5. Specific Place
      6. There Must Be Thousands
      7. What's Your Name?
    2. Positive & Negative Numbers
    3. Flashcards with Negative Numbers
    4. Positive and Negative Numbers
    5. Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Numbers
    6. Multiplying Positive and Negative Numbers
    7. Dividing Positive and Negative Numbers
      8. Read and Recognize Numbers
  5. Data
    1. All That Data
    2. All That Data Two
    3. Basketball Debate
    4. Bicycles Ala Mode
    5. Create a Graph
      1. Bar Graph
      2. Line Graph
      3. Pie Graph
    6. Jupiter Is Average
    7. Mean Green Machine
    8. Mean, Median, and Mode
    9. Mean, Median, and Mode Calculator
    10. Mode, Mean, Median
    11. Party Comedian
    12. Party Mode
  6. Computation, Operations
    1. Adding Double and Triple Digits
    2. Build a Bug
    3. Minute Math
    4. Division Practice
    5. Division Lesson
    6. Draggable Division
    7. Late Delivery
    8. Leon's Math Dojo
    9. Long Division Teaching Aid: Double Division
    10. Math Magician
    11. Math Mastery
    12. Mental Machine
    13. Mental Math
    14. Multiplication Flash Card Game
    15. Multiplication Grid
    16. Multiplication Hidden Picture
    17. Multiplying Decimals and Whole Numbers
    18. Product Game
    19. QuickFlash
    20. Speed Math
    21. Table Shooter
    22. Tic-tac-toe Squares
    23. Time Tables Emporium
    24. Train
    25. Two-step Computation
    26. Estimate
    27. Estimation of Length
  7. Decimals
    1. Adding with decimals
    2. Complete the number sentence
    3. Decimal addition
    4. Dividing Decimals (Beginning)
    5. Division of Decimals (Medium)
    6. Division of Decimals (Advanced)
    7. Multiplying and Dividing with Decimals
    8. Multiplying with decimals
    9. Rounding off
    10. Subtracting with Decimals
  8. Estimation
    1. Comparison Estimator
    2. Disaster Math
    3. Estimating by Rounding
    4. Estimating by Rounding
    5. Estimating Sum
    6. Estimation Strategies
    7. Estimator
    8. Fermi Questions Library
    9. How Big are Things
    10. How to Simplify a Number
    11. Long Division Teaching Aid: Double Division
    12. More or Less Estimator
    13. Pinocchio estimation game
    14. Round About
    15. Rounding Off
    16. Scaling the Universe to Your Desktop
    17. Spy Guys Interactive - Rounding Numbers
    18. Weigh the Wangdoodles
    19. Word problems
    20. Your Body as a Ruler
  9. Factoring
    1. Factor Game
    2. Factorize
    3. Finding Factors with Area Models
    4. Greatest Common Factor
    5. Factors
    6. Prim-O-Matic
    7. Product Game
  10. Fractions:  Operations
    1. Adding Fractions
    2. Adding Fractions
    3. Adding Fractions
    4. Divide fractions
    5. Dividing fractions
    6. Equivalent Fractions
    7. EZ Fractions
    8. Fractional Distances
    9. Fraction Practice
    10. Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
    11. Unstated Information in Fraction Problems
    12. Worksheet Generator
    13. Multiply fractions
    14. Multiplying Rational Fractions
    15. Multiplying Fractions
    16. Subtracting Fractions
  11. Fractions/Ratios/Decimals/Percents
    1. Calculate Percent
    2. Decifractator
    3. Equivalent Fractions and Decimals
    4. Finding a percent of a quantity
    5. Fractions, Decimals or Percent
    6. Percents and Wholes
    7. Percent Game
    8. Practice Solving Percent Problems
    9. Percents and Ratios
    10. Percent Problems
    11. Shopping at Troy's Toys
    12. Solving Percent Problems Using a Pyramid Grid
    13. Spy Guys Interactive - Solving Problems with Decimals
    14. Spy Guys Interactive - Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers
    15. Spy Guys Interactive - Percent
    16. Understanding Ratios
    17. Using percents
    18. Using the Proportion Method to Solve Percent Problems
    19. What's Your Name?
  12. Functions
    1. Ambleweb Function Machine
    2. Function Machine
    3. Linear function
    4. Linear function and Graph
    5. Linear Function Machine
    6. Positive Linear Function Machine
  13. Geometry/Symmetry
    1. Angles
    2. Congruent Triangles
    3. General Coordinates Game
    4. Identify Geometric Shapes
    5. Maze Game
    6. Patterns for Solid Figures
    7. Reflective Symmetry
    8. Simple Coordinates Game
    9. Simple Maze Game
    10. Symmetry
    11. Triangle Explorer
  14. Greater Than/Less Than:  Numbers, Decimals, Fractions, Percents
    1. Comparing Exponential Expressions
    2. Comparing Fractions Factsheets
    3. Comparing Fractions Game
    4. Comparing Fractions Games
    5. Comparing Fractions Quiz
    6. Comparing Fractions Worksheets
    7. Comparing Integers
    8. Comparing Numbers Factsheets
    9. Comparing Numbers Quiz
    10. Comparing Numbers Worksheet
    11. Comparing Values
    12. Evaluating Expressions
    13. Evaluating Expressions
    14. Fraction Sorter
    15. Greater, Less Than, or the Same
    16. Ordering Decimal Numbers
    17. Ordering Decimal Numbers II
    18. Percent with a Calculator
    19. Put Numbers in Order Game
    20. Put Whole Numbers in Order
    21. Spy Guys Interactive: Understanding Integers
    22. Symbols of Inclusion
  15. Grade 5 Math Links
  16. Grade Five Problems
  17. Houghton Mifflin Fifth Grade Review
  18. Math Cats
  19. Math Frog
  20. Math Mayhem
  21. Math Playground
  22. MathSURF:  Grade 5
  23. McMillan/McGraw-Hill:  5th grader
  24. Measurement
    1. Area and Perimeter
    2. Area Explorer
    3. Comparison Estimator
    4. Estimator
    5. Finding the Area and Perimeter of Rectangles and Squares
    6. How Many Pearls
    7. Measure it
    8. Measurement
    9. More or Less Estimator
    10. Perimeter Explorer
    11. Shape Explorer
    12. Understanding Distance, Speed, and Time
    13. Units of Mass
  25. Mudd Math Fun Facts.  You will find a lot of information here and it is all fun to review.
  26. Mystery Operations.  Explore various numerical patterns by identifying a "mystery operation" presented by the activity.
  27. Power Lines 1.  Mathematical reasoning; three levels, must complete first one to get code to move on to the next one.
  28. Probability
    1. Analyzing game probabilities
    2. Lions and Tigers
    3. Me Too Probability
    4. On Stage Probability
    5. Random Ball-Picking Machine
    6. Spy Guys Interactive - Probability
    7. Understanding Experimental Probability
    8. Virtual Dice
    9. What are Your Chances
    10. Who Will Probably?
  29. National Library of Virtual Manipulative.  Learning and understanding mathematics, at every level, requires student engagement. Mathematics is not, as has been said, a spectator sport.  This site is all "hands-on"!
  30. Nelson Education:  Mathematics 5.  This is the Student section - lots of fun resources.  There are also links for parents and teachers.
  31. Order of Operation
    1. Algebra: Order of Operations
    2. Calculations Using Order of Operations
    3. Division and Order of Operations
    4. Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
    5. Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
    6. Exploring Order of Operations
    7. Flintstone Example
    8. Learning Activity: Order of Operations
    9. Math Quiz Game: Jeopardy style (PowerPoint review game)
    10. Order of Operations (Math Goodie)
    11. Order of Operations (math.com)
    12. Order of Operations (Regents)
    13. Order of Operations (PowerPoint)
    14. Order of Operations: What to Do First (PowerPoint)
    15. Order of Operations Game
    16. Order of Operations Game  (U-Waterloo)
    17. Order of Operations Pretest
    18. Order of Operations Tutorial
    19. Order of Operations Tutorial (math.com)
    20. Order of Operations with Exponents
    21. Order of operations Game
    22. Order of Operations Online Worksheet
    23. Practice with Order of Operations
    24. Practice with Order of Operation (U-Waterloo)
  32. Problem Solving & Story Problems
    1. Arrange a Party
    2. Bedtime Bandits
    3. Disaster Math
    4. Exploring Baby Weight Mathematically
    5. Junior Architects
    6. Let's Do Lunch
    7. Making Change at the Math Playground
    8. Math at the Mall
    9. Math TV: Video Word Problems
    10. Shape Surveyor
    11. Shopping at Troy's Toys
    12. Show Me The Money
    13. Spy Guys Interactive - Decimals
    14. Spy Guys Interactive - Solving Problems with Decimals
    15. Spy Guys Interactive - Problem Solving Bank
    16. Solve It Videos
    17. Word Problem Practice
  33. Ratio & Proportion
    1. All About Ratios
    2. All About Ratios: (Problem Solving)
    3. All About Ratios:  Quiz
    4. All About Ratios by Cynthia Lanius
    5. All About Ratios
    6. Comparing Ratios and Rates
    7. Determine the number based on the ratio
    8. Determining the Ratio
    9. Figure This: Math Challenge for Families
    10. Interpreting and Applying Proportions
    11. Learning ratios and proportions through scale drawings
    12. Math for Morons Like Us
    13. Nutshell Math: Ratios and Proportion
    14. Nutshell Math:  YouTube
    15. Percentages and Proportions
    16. Percents and Ratios
    17. Percent with a Calculator
    18. Practice with Ratios
    19. Proportion Practice Test
    20. Proportions and Ratios
    21. Rags to Riches: Ratio and Proportion Quiz
    22. Rates, Ratios, and Proportions
    23. Ratio/Proportion Problems from Ask Dr. Math
    24. Ratio & Proportion
    25. Ratio & Proportion (math.com)
    26. Ratio and Proportion
    27. Ratio and Proportion (math.com)
    28. Ratio and Proportion Quiz
    29. Ratio Exercises
      1. Dolls : Camera
      2. Same Ratio:  Fish - Atom
      3. Different Ratio:  Spider - Lizard
      4. Different ratio:  Dots - Stars
      5. Dolls for every 1 Camera
      6. Atoms for every 2 Fish
      7. How Many Spiders do You Have?
      8. Which Way Gives More Pizza
    30. Ratio Proportion Calculator
    31. Ratios
    32. Ratios and Proportions
    33. Ratios and Proportions
    34. Ratios and Proportions (PowerPoint)
    35. Ratios and Proportion Review (PowerPoint)
    36. Review of Proportion
    37. Review of Ratios
    38. Skillwise: Ratio and Proportion
    39. Spy Guys Interactive - Ratio
    40. Teaching Ratios and Proportions
    41. Using Proportions
[Health] [Language Arts] [Math] [Science] [Social Studies] [Technology]
[Top]
[My LMC Web Home] [Kindergarten Links] [1st Grade Links]
[2nd Grade Links] [3rd Grade Links] [4th Grade Links]
[5th Grade Links] [6th Grade Links] [Middle/High School Links]
[Reference & Search] [Fun Links] [All Five Right] [Book Care]
[Great Books] [Book Activities] [Authors & Illustrators] [Folk & Fairy Tales]
[Fiction vrs Nonfiction] [Dewey Decimal] [Internet Safety] [Teacher Links]

Science

  1. Earth and Weather Systems
    1. Earth's Weather
    2. Extreme Weather Videos:  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
    3. How Does the Thermometer Work?
    4. Keep Your Own Weather Journal
    5. Make a Thermometer
    6. Make Your Own Barometer
    7. Make Your Own Compass
    8. Make Your Own Hygrometer
    9. Make Your Own Rain Gauge
    10. Make Your Own Weather Vane
    11. Skywatchers:  Kids Stuff
    12. Stormchasers:  Weather Facts and Events
    13. Weather Activities:  Edheads
    14. Weather Encyclopedia
    15. Weather Games
    16. Weather Watch:  Scholastic
    17. Weather:  What Forcdes Affect Our Weather?
    18. What is Weather?
  2. Energy and Control
    1. Consumer Tips to Save Energy & Money
    2. EcoKids:  Energy
    3. Energy Kids Page
    4. Energy Matters:  Types of Energy Sources
    5. Energy Quest
    6. Energy Quiz
    7. Energy Savers
    8. Hog and Seek.  Race against the clock to stop all the energy wasters you can.
    9. Hogbusters Energy Camp.  Have fun learning about energy savings.
    10. Power Up.  With lots of games and hidden treats, this site introduces students to the key concepts of electricity and basic electrical safety.
    11. Renewable Energy
    12. Renewable Energy:  It's Only Natural
    13. Secret Lives of Energy:  The Energy Story
    14. Zerofootprint KidsCalculator
    15. Forces in Motion.  Newton's laws govern how airplanes, or any object, react when forces like lift and drag are applied to them.
  3. Life Systems
    1. Circulatory System
    2. Digestive System
    3. Endocrine System
    4. Excretory System
    5. Muscular System
    6. Nervous System
    7. Respiratory System
    8. Skeletal System
    9. Skeletal System:  Yuckiest Site on the Internet
      10. Human Anatomy Online.  Clickable maps of the human body.
    10. KidsHealth:  How the Body Works
    11. Virtual Body:  Both English & Spanish
  4. Matter and Materials
    1. Matter Match
    2. Matter Matching
    3. Matter:  Chem4Kids
    4. Matter Games:  What are the Building Blocks of the Universe
    5. Matter in Motion Vocabulary
    6. Matter is the Stuff Around You
    7. Measuring Matter:  Dr. T
    8. Phases of Matter:  Molecule Chamber
    9. Properties of Matter
    10. States of Matter
    11. States of Matter:  Harcourt Schools Publishers
    12. States of Matter Millionaire Game
    13. What is Matter
  5. Planets & Universe
    1. 2008 Meteor Showers Calendar
    2. 2008 Meteor Showers Calendar
    3. Asteroid Video (BBC)
    4. Asteroids:  NASA
    5. Asteroids & Meteoroids
    6. BBC Space
    7. Eclipse and Astronomy Photographs
    8. Exploring the Planets
    9. Hubble Space Telescope
    10. Kids Astronomy
    11. NASA Kid's Club
    12. Planet Quest:  Multimedia from NASA
    13. Sky Maps:  Downloadable, Printable Charts & Maps of the Sky
    14. Space Animations
    15. Space Place at NASA
    16. Watch the Planets Orbit
    17. Science News for Kids .  Great site, see why how science affects our daily lives.
  6. Structures and Mechanisms
    1. ABCD's Bridge Design Tips for Kids
    2. Build a Bridge.  You're a Civil Engineer.  Four bridges need to be built, only you can decide where they go.
    3. Building Big:  Bridges, Domes, Skyscrapers, Dams, Tunnels
    4. High Rise Page:  Tallest Buildings in the World
    5. How Bridges Work
    6. What is a Structure
[Health] [Language Arts] [Math] [Science] [Social Studies] [Technology]
[Top]
[My LMC Web Home] [Kindergarten Links] [1st Grade Links]
[2nd Grade Links] [3rd Grade Links] [4th Grade Links]
[5th Grade Links] [6th Grade Links] [Middle/High School Links]
[Reference & Search] [Fun Links] [All Five Right] [Book Care]
[Great Books] [Book Activities] [Authors & Illustrators] [Folk & Fairy Tales]
[Fiction vrs Nonfiction] [Dewey Decimal] [Internet Safety] [Teacher Links]

Social Studies

  1. America:  History, Culture, Government
    1. 50 States
    2. 50 States:  Fact Monster
    3. America on the Move. Transportation transformed America.
    4. America's Story
    5. Color Landforms Atlas of the United States
    6. Homepages of the United States
    7. Lizzie's Morning. Follow a young American from bed to breakfast to bus and see how many cultures have touched her world.
    8. McDonald's in Hong Kong.  See how American culture is adapted when it is introduced in other countries.
    9. State Reports:  Class Brains
    10. Stately Knowledge:  Facts about the United States
    11. US Honors It's Veterans of War
    12. Veterans Day 2008, Stevens Point, WI
    13. Veterans Day & Memorial Day
    14. U.S. Memorial Day History and Information on U.S. War Memorials USA Map Games
    15. US Naval Observatory Master Clock Time
    16. United States Climate Page
  2. Conflict Resolution
    1. Case Studies
    2. Conflict Advice: Checklists of Things to Think About
    3. Conflict Resolution Information
    4. Personal Reflections
  3. Early Civilizations
    1. Ancient Egypt
    2. Ancient Egypt (The British Museum)
    3. Ancient Egypt:  Science & Technology
    4. Ancient Egyptian Project Pages
      Day in the Life of Ancient Egypt
    5. Explore a Pyramid
    6. Mummy Maker.  Enter the embalmer's workshop, where you are to prepare the body of Ramose, officer to the king, for burial.
    7. Mummies Unmasked
      8. Ancient Greece
    8. Ancient Greece:  The Olympics
    9. Ancient Greek Civilization
    10. Ancient Olympics Games
    11. Discover Ancient Greece
      12. Ancient History Projects on the Web.  From Mrs. Hos-McGrane's fifth and sixth-grade social studies classes.
    12. Ancient Rome
    13. Ancient Rome Project
    14. Romans
      15. Collapse:  Why Do Civilizations Fall?
    15. Mayan Calendar
    16. Vikings
  4. Economics
    1. All About Economics and the Stock Market
    2. Colonial Economy from 1600-1750
    3. Economics for 32 Children's Books
    4. Econopolis
    5. Great Economists Treasure Hunt
    6. H.I.P. Pocket Change:  US Mint for Kids
    7. It's My Money:  Needs Vs Wants
    8. KidsBank.com
    9. Lemonade Game:  A Business Simulation
    10. Opportunity Cost of a Lifetime
    11. Social Studies for Kids:  Economics
    12. Stock Market:  Kids Konnect
    13. The Mint: Fun Financial Literacy Activities for Kids, Teens, Parents and Teachers
    14. Time Value of Money
  5. Explorers
    1. European Explorers
    2. Exploration & Trade
    3. Explorers (Enchanted Learning)
    4. Explorers - A to Z
    5. Lewis and Clark: Corps of Discovery (Marco Polo)
    6. Lewis & Clark Expedition (National Geographic)
  6. Geography
    1. Africa
    2. Africa on-Line 
    3. Kids Africa
    4. Africa Focus
    5. K-12 African Links
      6. Amazon Interactive
    6. Antarctic Ice Shelves and Icebergs
    7. Around the World: Countries  (from Yahooligans)
    8. Arctic Theme Page
    9. Canada for Kids
      Canadian Geographic n
    10. Countries at a Glance
    11. Countries of the World
    12. Country Studies
    13. Flags of All Countries
    14. Geo-Images Project
    15. Geographia 
    16. Geography4Kids
    17. Geography Lessons for 32 Children's Books
    18. Geography World
    19. Globalstat
    20. Governments on the Web
    21. Infonation 
    22. Library of Congress Country Studies 
    23. NationMaster
    24. On the Line: the Sahara Desert
    25. Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
    26. South Pole Adventure
    27. Terraserver (satellite images of earth)
    28. World City Maps
    29. World Cultures 
    30. World Fact Book 
  7. Government & Civics
    1. Six Important Historical Documents
    2. Constitution
      1. Constitution for Kids
      2. Constitution of the United States
      3. Constitution:  The Work Begins
        4. Bill of Rights
    3. Declaration of Independence, Part I
    4. Declaration of Independence, Part II
      Free Speech
      1. Civil Rights & the First Amendment
      2. Free Speech
      3. What’s It All About?  An Introduction to the First Amendment.
    5. Rights Granted by the 13th, 14th, 15th and 19th Amendments
      1. 13th Amendment:   Slavery And Involuntary Servitude
      2. 14th Amendment:  Definition of Citizenship
      3. 15th Amendment:  Voting
      4. 19th Amendment:  Women's Right to Vote
      5. Overview of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendment:  Their Purpose and How They Shaped America
        6. State Legislatures, State Laws and State Regulations
  8. US Federal Government
    1. A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
    2. Executive Branch
    3. Judiciary Branch
    4. Legislative Branch
      5. US Local Governments
    5. US State Government
    6. US Tribal Government
    7. Inventors & Inventions
    8. All About Inventors (Cybersleuth Kids)
    9. Inventors and Inventions (Enchanted Learning)
    10. Inventors & Inventions for K-12 Education
  9. Multicultural America:  Mr B and VOICES Newspaper Presents:
    1. African American History
    2. Coretta Scott King
    3. Dr. Martin Luther King Junior
    4. The Children's March:  Birmingham Alabama (Special thanks Club TNT)
      5. American Indian Heritage
    5. Asian Pacific American Heritage
    6. Hispanic Heritage
    7. Women's History
[Health] [Language Arts] [Math] [Science] [Social Studies] [Technology]
[Top]
[My LMC Web Home] [Kindergarten Links] [1st Grade Links]
[2nd Grade Links] [3rd Grade Links] [4th Grade Links]
[5th Grade Links] [6th Grade Links] [Middle/High School Links]
[Reference & Search] [Fun Links] [All Five Right] [Book Care]
[Great Books] [Book Activities] [Authors & Illustrators] [Folk & Fairy Tales]
[Fiction vrs Nonfiction] [Dewey Decimal] [Internet Safety] [Teacher Links]

Technology

  1. Animated Internet.  Discover how the Internet really works, with less than 50 clicks of your mouse.
  2. Cyberbullying
  3. Cyberbullying Quiz
  4. Shrink the Cyberbully
  5. E-Pals Global Community.  Welcome to the Internet's largest global community of connected classrooms!
  6. Evaluating Information
    1. 10 C's For Evaluating Internet Sources (.pdf)
    2. ABC's of Web Site Evaluation
    3. Bibliography on Evaluating Internet Resources
    4. Big6:  An Information Problem-Solving Process
    5. Consumer Reports WebWatch:  Look before you click
    6. Criteria for Evaluating Internet Resources
    7. Criteria for Evaluation of Internet Information Resources
    8. Critical Evaluation of Resources
    9. Critical Evaluation Surveys and Resources
    10. Critically Analyzing Information Sources
    11. Evaluating Information (Wils)
    12. Evaluating Information (Queensland University of Technology)
    13. Evaluating Internet Sources & Sites:  A tutorial
    14. Evaluating Information Tutorial
    15. Evaluating Internet Information (John Hopkins)
    16. Evaluating Internet Information (Virginia Tech)
    17. Evaluating Internet Resources (Georgetown University)
    18. Evaluating Internet Resources (University at Albany)
    19. Evaluating Internet Resources:  An Annotated Guide to Selected Resources (Library of Congress)
    20. Evaluating the Quality of Information on the Internet
    21. Evaluating Web Pages:  Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
    22. Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
    23. Evaluating Web Sites (Lesley)
    24. Evaluating Web Sites (Purdue)
    25. Evaluation of Information Sources
    26. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources
    27. LibrarySmart:  You Be the Judge! Evaluating Information for Reliability
    28. Quality Information Checklist
    29. Testing the Surf:  Criteria for Evaluating Internet Information Resources
    30. Urban Legends and Folklore
    31. Using the Web:  Finding and Evaluating Websites.
    32. WWW CyberGuides for Web Evaluation
  7. How Internet Infrastructure Works.  Sure, the Web is fun, but how does the Internet work?
  8. Internet Classroom Projects.  A large collection of links to support school collaboration on the world-wide-web.
  9. Internet Projects Registry.  This is the original clearinghouse for collaborative projects from across the globe - projects hosted by the Global SchoolNet Foundation, other reputable organizations, and outstanding partner projects conducted by teachers worldwide!
  10. Internet Safety
    1. Jo Fool or Jo Kool?
    2. Iggey and Raser's Internet Safety Game
    3. Privacy Playground:  Media Network.  Join the adventures of the three cyberpigs.
    4. SafeKids Quiz
    5. Safetyland.  Internet Safety game by AT & T.
  11. Internet Searching
    1. Mr. B's Internet Search Strategies
    2. Searching for Web Sites
    3. Surfing the 'Net With Kids
    4. Using the Web:  Searching for Websites
    5. KidLink.  A place for kids to collaborate and network with friends around the world (This is the English version, other languages available as well).
  12. Keyboarding
    1. Bubbles Typing Game
    2. Computer Circus
    3. Computer Hardware:  Keyboard
    4. Computer Keyboarding Questions
    5. Cup Stacking
    6. Dance Mat Typing
    7. How Fast Can You Type the Alphabet?
    8. How fast can YOU type the alphabet BACKWARDS?
    9. Mr. Kent's Typing Tutor
    10. Nimble Fingers
    11. One Hand Typing (Great for keyboard uses that do not have full use of both hands)
    12. Test Your Typing Skills
    13. TypeOnline.  A free, online keyboarding course in 5 lessons.
    14. TyperA:  Test your typing skills
    15. Typing of the Ghosts
    16. Wordmeister.  Key letters and guess the word while you race against the clock.
  13. New WWW FAQs.  Have a question about the 'net?  Start here.
  14. Password Checker.  How safe is your password?  Check it here.
  15. Spim? Spam? Spoof!.  Do you know how to avoid computer problems?  Take this million dollar challenge.
  16. Web Design
    1. Basic Web Design:  Advise for Creating Your First Website
    2. Create Your Own Web Page
    3. HTML4Kids
    4. Learning HTML:  Kidspace
    5. Mr. Breitsprecher's Web Seminar
    6. Website Design for Kids
    7. Who Owns the Internet?   The Web is a system that lets different computer networks communicate with each other using a standardized set of rules. Without rules, these computer networks wouldn't be able to communicate with each other.
[Health] [Language Arts] [Math] [Science] [Social Studies] [Technology]
[Top]
[My LMC Web Home] [Kindergarten Links] [1st Grade Links]
[2nd Grade Links] [3rd Grade Links] [4th Grade Links]
[5th Grade Links] [6th Grade Links] [Middle/High School Links]
[Reference & Search] [Fun Links] [All Five Right] [Book Care]
[Great Books] [Book Activities] [Authors & Illustrators] [Folk & Fairy Tales]
[Fiction vrs Nonfiction] [Dewey Decimal] [Internet Safety] [Teacher Links]

© 2008-2009, William P. Breitsprecher & BreitLinks, All Rights Reserved