Landforms Research

Learn about types of landforms on Mocomi.com.
Try out OneGeology.com for information.
Read information on Geology for Kids.

Try out this glossary of landforms to find one you would like to research.
Check out this slideshow for some basic landform and geology terms.

Science Extra Credit -- Acids

If you would like to earn some extra credit in science class, you can try one of the following ideas:

1.  Dissolve the shell of an egg. -- Exploratorium

2.  Make Fizzy Lemonade -- Science Kids

3.  Make your own sherbert. -- Planet Science

When you have tried on of these projects, please write about it on Kidblog to get the extra credit.  Please include what you did, how you did it, what happened and what you learned in a well organized paragraph.  If you can take pictures and include them, that would be an excellent addition.

Introduction to Fractions

Watch these two videos and then go to Khan Academy for more.

Divide Completely To Get A Decimal Quotient

Try out a few practice problems and watch more videos on decimal division.

The Mystery of the Lost Colony

The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Social Studies for Kids - Roanoke
Have We Found the Lost Colony of Roanoke?
Watch a video and read about Roanoke.

The contributions of female explorers

We have been reading about European explorers in class.  This is an interesting video about some female explorers who also had an impact on history at a time when women were not really allowed to do things like exploring.

Dividing a Decimal by a Whole Number

Explorer Reports -- Due 11/30

If you would like help researching your explorer, I recommend the following websites:
Social Studies for Kids
Ducksters -- World Explorers
Mr. N -- Famous Explorers
Kid Info -- Explorers

Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

Practice simple and compound sentences here.
Quiz yourself here.

Lllllooooonnnnnggggg Division Review

If you need to review simpler long division problems, try this video too.