Fifth Grade Internet and Lesson Plans

Fifth Grade Internet, Lesson Plans and WebQuest Sites (Click on the topic below to go to that screen.)
Computer Skills	Earthquakes and Volcanoes	Ecosystems
ESL	Famous People	FlashCards
Fractions (EOG review located here as well)	General Math	Graphs
* Larson's Math correlated with Trailblazers -a must! Click on your grade level.	Measurement	Mean, Mode Range
Native Americans	Order of Operations	Myths, Fables, Legends
Reading and Writing	States and Capitals	Poetry (EOG Review located here as well.)
US Regions	Vocabulary	US History
Kaleidoscope	Weather	Projects
Searching Help	Science	Geometry

Famous People - Internet Sites	Famous People - Lesson Plans	Famous People - WebQuests
About Famous People About Famous People is your one stop site to learn all about those famous men and women in history.	Famous People An Index of Famous People	Amazing Americans: American Revolution WebQuest You and your partner will evaluate the achievements of a person to determine how he or she contributed to our American culture.
Biography Over 25,000 lives, past and present.	Children's Encyclopedia of Women This encyclopedia was begun in March 1998 by third and fourth grade students at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, NY.
Biographical Dictionary The dictionary can be searched by birth years, death years, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords.28,000 entries	Distinguished Women of the Past and Present
Fact Monster More than 30,000 biographies from their almanacs, dictionary, and encyclopedia.
Famous People Biography Sites - Indian Child Thousands of biographies!
From Revolution to Reconstruction and What Happened This area contains data regarding historical persons related to American History.
Full Alphabetical Index The number of words in the biography is given in brackets. A * indicates that there is a portrait.
Homework Helper This site is divided into categories with thousands of biographies available.
Individual Lives This site is divided into General Collections, Regions, Professions, Criticism, Eras, and The Special Collection.
Infoplease Search 30,000+ biographies here.
Library Spot General Biographies
Teacher Oz This is an overall incredible site with links to references way beyond your basic biographical sketches.
50 States Use state lists to search for biographies.
Language Arts - Internet Sites	Language Arts - Lesson Plans	Language Arts - WebQuests
Poetry - Internet Sites	Poetry - Lesson Plans	Poetry - WebQuests
End of Grade Test Help This site is designed by North Carolina Department of Instruction for review and practice for the EOG test.	Tutor Gigs You'll find lots of help with poetry here.	Kidz Wordz: A Poetry WebQuestKidz Words is one of the newest and coolest magazines written for kids.
Review for Assessment on the EOG Click on Online Assessment, click on North Carolina on the map,and click on your grade level to review.
Review for the End-of-Grade
Myths, Fables, Legends - Internet Sites	Myths, Fables, Legends -Lesson Plans	Myths, Fables, Legends WebQuests
American Folklore Native American myths and legends, weather folklore, ghost stories, and tall tales of Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and others.	Aesop's Fables Online Collection 656 + Fables	Aesop's Fables WebQuest You and your team will find the answers to these questions as you do this activity in which you will use your imagination and your creativity just as Aesop did.
Myths, Legends, and Poetry Scroll down until you find you see Genre	Dramatizing Folktales, Legends and Myths Elementary students work together to research, select, and dramatize a Native American myth or legend.
Vocabulary - Internet Sites
Vocabulary This site includes all levels and all subjects from Pre-K through Adults.
Math - Internet Sites	Math - Lesson Plans	Math - WebQuests
Flash Cards - Internet Sites	Math Interactive Lessons Advanced
Activities from across the Internet.	Math Interactive Lessons Grade Level
Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, Dividing and Rounding numbers practice by selecting which category and level.
Coordinates through space by finding the coordinates of various planetary objects.
Data and Money
Equations - Find matching pars by working out the equations and finding which X is equal.
FlashCards! This site includes all subjects and all levels from Pre-k through Adults
FunBrain Math This is the number one site for Math Games K-8.
Johnnie's Math Page a collection of K-8 interactive math activities. This is great for individual or group activities!
Math Dictionary for Kids
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives As a whole-class demonstration, with small groups, or as individual remediation this site offers an excellent opportunity for teaching/reinforcing/reviewing essential concepts. It would be especially effective for the visual or tactile learner. The site's simple but colorful graphics are especially appealing and striking.
Operations and Algebra Interactive Games
Probability
Word Problems- K to the 8th Power
Fractions - Internet Sites	Fractions - Lesson Plans	Fractions - WebQuests
AAA Math A wonderful site for students to practice knew concepts. It is set up by grade levels and by math subject areas.	Math Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Worksheet
Adding Fractions with unlike denominators
Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Math Splat Try to keep the bugs from Splatting on your windshield by clicking on the correct total.
Education Helper Math Worksheets for Grade Five based on NCTM standards.
Elementary; the beginning fraction interaction.
End of Grade Test Help This site is designed by North Carolina Department of Instruction for review and practice for the EOG test.
End of Grade -Virginia standards are similar to North Carolina's.
Equivalent Fractions A lesson on equivalent fractions with moveable parts!
Fraction Interaction
Greatest Common Factor Mini-lesson
Interactive Fraction activities
King's List of On-Line Math Activities This is a list of on-line activities for all areas of the math curriculum. It is wonderful!
Least Common Multiple Mini-lesson
Review for Assessment on the EOG Click on Online Assessment, click on North Carolina on the map,and click on your grade level to review.
Review for the End-of-Grade
Story Problems Students will learn to solve word problems with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Students are introduced to key words to look for in deciding which operation to use. Students are shown examples of each type of word problem and then take a quiz to practice what they have learned. They create their own word problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Graphs - Internet Sites	Graphs - Lesson Plans	Graphs - WebQuests
Charts and Graphs - Understanding through activities.
Graphing Practice
Manipulatives for all types of mathematical representations including charts and graphs.
Reading Coordinates and Graphs in General This site is setup on easy, intermediate, and advanced levels to make it so simple for students and teachers. It's a great on-line activity.
Spreadsheets - What are they? How do I use them?
Mean, Mode, Range
Mode Mean Median and Range activities and instruction . Great!
Mode Median Mean activities
Order of Operations - Internet Sites	Order of Operations - Lesson Plans	Order of Operations - WebQuests
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies: Order of Operations An on-line activity to practice order-of-operations.
Measurement - Internet Sites	Measurement - Lesson Plans	Measurement - WebQuests
Angles Practice
Angle Creator
Angles and Angle Terms Basics
Area In this lesson students learn the formula for finding the area of a square, rectangle, and triangle. Students are shown several examples of how to find the area of each shape and then practice what they have learned by answering quiz questions.
Convert from Inches to Centimeters starting at an easy level going through to advanced. If you miss, you will be shown your answer lined up beside a ruler in blue with the correct answer in red.
Finding Area and Perimeter Interactive Lessons
Finding Area -Look under 4th Gr. Math at the bottom of the screen.-In this lesson students learn the formula for finding the area of a square, rectangle, and triangle. Students are shown several examples of how to find the area of each shape and then practice what they have learned by answering quiz questions.
Interactive Measurement Activities
Length and Weight are measured and then the student must decide the correct postage to place on the parcel.
Measure length, mass, capacity, reading scales, 12-hour and 24-hour time and units of time. Be sure to take the Quiz too.
Measure Metrics AAA Math
Measurement Resources:Dr. Math Length, Mass, Time Temperature, and Volume are explained in a child friendly manner.
Parallelograms: Properties, Shapes, Diagonals and Area
Polygons Exterior and Interior Angles Interactive Practice
Click and drag around the points below to explore and discover the rule for the angles of a transversal on your own. You can click and drag points A, B, and C.
Geometry - Interactive	Geometry - Lesson Plans	Geometry - WebQuests
Interactive Geometry and Patterns
Native Americans - Internet Sites	Native American - Lesson Plans	Native American - WebQuests
American Indians - Index of all Tribes. This is absolutely perfect for research work.	Exploring Native Americans Across the Curriculum Use this cross-curriculum lesson plan to "blast stereotypes" about Native Americans. Students use geography/map, math, language/writing, history, art, and cooking skills to discover the complexity of Native American groups in history and modern times. It is quality!	More Amazing Americans: A WebQuest The Library of Congress dubs its America's Library a "fun site for kids and families." One feature of America's Library, Meet Amazing Americans, consists of biographical highlights of a few selected Americans.
Cherokee History Particularly good last paragraph on the effect of meeting the Spaniards.	National Geographic Xpedition The area that the Lewis and Clark Expedition explored was unknown to American settlers, but well known to the more than 170 Native American tribes and bands—hundreds of thousands of people—who lived west of the Mississippi in 1803. Students will write about several encounters between the expedition and various Native American groups from the viewpoint of an expedition member or one of the Indians.	Where Will You Live? This is a Web Quest designed to teach students about the four major areas of Indians in the US. It is wonderful and I recommend it.
North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office Paragraphs written by survivors of the Trail of Tears march.	National Geographic Xpeditions I in this lesson, students will draw or make a diorama that focuses on the geographic perspective of the expedition.	Native Americans As you explore the various activities included in this WebQuest, try to get a sense of where the Indians were in their beliefs, what caused differences in their lifestyles, how important the earth and nature were to them, and their interactions with other groups of people.
Paragraph a Week: A Year Long Writing Program Outstanding web site with more than 80 paragraph topics. The topics correspond seasonally and they slowly develop all of the skills necessary to write effective paragraphs. While it is designed for a fifth or sixth grade class, most of the assignments could be used at many other grade levels. A parent letter and writing evaluation form are also included
ProTeacher This is Proteachers’ basic Native American links to other sites.
To the teachers of Native Americans - You must read this list of "Dos and Don'ts" if you teach Native Americans.
Science - Internet Sites	Science - Lesson Plans	Science - WebQuests
Earthquakes and Volcanoes - Internet Sites	Earthquakes and Volcanoes - Lesson Plans	Earthquakes and Volcanoes - WebQuests
Earthquake Drawings This site offers drawings of the different vocabulary words associated with earthquakes. Cute!	Volcanoes Several wonderful links are here for lessons on volcanoes.	Earthquake WebQuest from a California point of view.
Earthquakes This page is brought to you by the Earthquake Hazards Program of the United States Department of the Interior.	Earthquakes Several good links to lesson plans on earthquakes are located at ProTeacher.	Earthquakshaking News WebQuest developed at the UCI Summer Science Institute WebQuests - 2001
Earthquakes for Teachers! This is a site developed by the government for teachers. It has everything from real-time data to slide shows you can use, to pictures of past earthquake damage, to measurements within the past week form all over the world.		Volcanoes Mexican WebQuest Students will participate in a virtual reality tour by the use of these web pages to explore and learn about volcanoes in Mexico. They will answer many well thought-out questions.
FEMA's Volcano Site FEMA's Volcano Site for Kids. It's very thorough and presents information in a clear way for children.		Matter : A WebQuest
Mountain Makers: Earth Shaker Interactive actives. You will need to download Shockwave if you don't already have it.
Volcano World Volcano World has been the Internet's leading source of information about volcanoes since January 1995. Each year VW serves about 4 million different users, including grade school kids, teachers, college students, professors, researchers, government scientists and the general public.
Windows to the Universe - is a wonderful science site which covers beginners through advanced students. Look under Teacher's Resources and click on Beginner or Intermediate or Advanced to see what's available. Students may select English or Spanish!
Ecosystems - Internet Sites	Ecosystems - Lesson Plans	Ecosystems - WebQuests
American Museum of Natural History Endangered species site from the American Museum of Natural History	Animal Adaptations- Science Net links This lesson helps expand students’ knowledge of animal features and behaviors that can help or hinder their survival in a particular habitat.	Rainforest WebQuest Virtual Tour
Biomes of the World: Tundra, Rainforest, Taiga, Desert, Temperate, and Grasslands More information from the Missouri Botanical Garden site. It is top drawer!	National Geographic WorldCom Xpeditions In this lesson students will construct a rough map of Antarctic ecosystems and explore relationships among the creatures that populate them. (This lesson can be adapted to focus on other regions, including the one in which you live.)	Ecosystems WebQuest
Ecosystems So much! It is wonderfully incredible!	Pond Life-Science Net links Students will investigate familiar and unfamiliar ecosystems using Internet resources and explore how various organisms satisfy their needs within their environments.	Virtual Deserts North Carolina Wetlands Virtual Tour Grandfather Mountain Virtual Tour at bottom of screen
Desert Activities Galore! If you teach this topic you must check out what's available through Arthur Elementary School in Illinois's web site.
Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology This site is a must see! Where there is water, there are microbes. Microbes, like other living creatures, require water to live and reproduce.
Families is the Franklin Institute site for students for classification of plants and animals. Please check it out!
Missouri Botanical Garden You'll find a wide variety of animal life in or around fresh water ecosystems ...aquatic birds. amphibians and of course, a wide variety of fish.
The American Museum of Natural History Record your observations of nature in this print-out "away from the computer" activity!
The Cool Science for Curious Kids Classifying Critters is part of The Cool Science for Curious Kids web site. You click on pictures to classify animals and plants into their correct category.
US Environmental Protection Agency You can order posters here and click on pictures of animals that are endangered species.
Social Studies - Internet Sites	Social Studies - Lesson Plans	Social Studies - WebQuests
States and Capitals - Internet Sites	States and Capitals - Lessons Plans	States and Capitals - WebQuests
Flashcards This site includes all subjects and all levels from Pre-K to Adults.	50 States Unit Plan Including puzzles, cross word puzzle, word searches, practice learning major cities and capitals.
Fun Brain A game that one or two students may play to test their knowledge of the states and capitals.	50 States Created by 5th Grade Students!
Kidspace Test your stately knowledge of the state capitals. It's pretty simple to play: just type in the name of each state's capital where it says "enter your answer", then press the enter button to see if you are right. Make sure the first letter of the name is capitalized. And spelling counts! (i.e., if it isn't spelled just right, you'll get a wrong answer). If you're getting a bit frustrated and want a little help with the answers, there’s a place to click to get assistance.	We the People This is Houghton Mifflin's history site, K-6.
School Express Guess the states or guess the capitals are the optional games here at the School Express site.
Scott Foreman Site This is the Scott Foreman site. There’s a game with a map that you click on and are given 3 choices of cities for the capital. A little information is also given such as if there were other capitals before this one.
Sheppard Software Computer Activity for States and Capitals
The Five US Regions Hey! What are the Names of the US Regions? (And what is a region, anyway?!!) Each region in the United States is made up of a certain number of states. These states are grouped together into regions because they have things in common like similar types of land or location, history, climate, and business. Here are the five U.S. regions. Click on one of them to find out more!
US Map Puzzle (This one can be recommended to parents because you must download the free software to use it.) Learn the states of the United States and their capitals with this fun and educational puzzle game. How fast can you put all of the states in the right places?
US State Capitals Matching, flashcards, concentration, and word search options are available to help students learn the capitals here.
US History Internet - Sites	US History Internet - Lesson Plans	US History Internet - WebQuests
American Memory Collection Part of the Library of Congress web site, this is an extensive collection of primary documents (photos, patents, political cartoons, advertisements, etc.) pertaining to every aspect of American History. These are free for use in classroom presentations.	US Presidents Unit There is so much here. Please scroll down and look at what's available!
Betsy Ross and the American Flag The designer of the American flag, Betsy Ross, was a friend of Washington. Read her account and her family's account of how the design came to be.	American Indians and their Code Talk during WW II
Digital History is a web site created by professors a the University of Houston designed to support the teaching of American history for K-12 students; the site includes an online textbook, annotated historical documents, and over 70 inquiry-based interactive modules.	What They Left Behind: Early Multi-National Influences in America The lessons in this unit are designed to help your students make connections between European voyages of discovery, colonial spheres of influence, and various aspects of American culture.
Liberty: The American Revolution PBS produced with a teacher's guide and other resources.
Mount Vernon: Home of the First President Music, video, pictures and more are available to give you a visual understanding of where George Washington lived.
The American Revolution - Everything you can image to assist you and your students in this subject area.
The Real Midnight Ride Read this Time Line of Events to find out the REAL STORY. Then use the graphic organizer to compare and contrast the ride of Paul Revere with this factual account.
US Library of Congress for Kids - Site for US History As good as the URL implies it should be.
US Government Web Sites for Kids Another high quality site for the study of US History with children
US Regions - Internet Sites	US Regions - Lesson Plans	US Regions - WebQuests
Enchanted Learning Landforms in a brief presentation are clear and informative here.	Education World Education World editors have created five lessons that employ maps to teach geography and a wide variety of other skills. Included: Lessons to teach all students about landforms, the global economy, maps from space, more!
Mr. Robinson's Surfing USA Web site A great site for the basics of the 5 US regions developed by a 4th grade class in another state while they were required to learn and study the 5 regions!
Reading and Writing - Internet Sites	Reading and Writing - Lesson Plans	Reading and Writing - WebQuests
Context Clues This lesson teaches students how to define words by using context clues. There are six different types of context clues introduced. Students will practice recognizing and using each type.	Expository Writing 21 prompts with more under construction.	Writing Skills WebQuest Students, place yourselves in the role of teacher. In order to help your class ace their next writing assignment, you will search the Internet to find any helpful information or activities that can give them the academic boost they need!
Fifth Grade Skills - Interactive practice for all subject areas.	Manatee County Reading , Reading online practice pages, printable worksheets, and other resources.
Island Christmas - Stories read to students from David Weale's collections from Prince Edward Island.
Making Sentences Discover how to make sentences through this resource. In addition to a fact sheet and worksheets, this site provides three games and three quizzes to test your skills. When you finish with this site, you can easily move on to other writing skill pages.
Paragraph a Week: A Year Long Writing Program Outstanding web site with more than 80 paragraph topics. The topics correspond seasonally and they slowly develop all of the skills necessary to write effective paragraphs. While it is designed for a fifth or sixth grade class, most of the assignments could be used at many other grade levels. A parent letter and writing evaluation form are also included.
Root Words, Prefixes and Suffixes Students learn the history of English words and how to define words according to root words, prefixes, and suffixes. Students play several games to practice decoding words.
Sequence Ideas for Writing Students learn how to recognize sequencing in materials they read, plus how to sequence ideas in their own writing. The reading materials are on Davy Crockett and the Alamo.
Story Problems Students will learn to solve word problems with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Students are introduced to key words to look for in deciding which operation to use. Students are shown examples of each type of word problem and then take a quiz to practice what they have learned. They create their own word problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
The Text Mapping Project This introduction to Text mapping provides instruction for using it in the classroom for reading comprehension instruction. Teachers can explore how to make a scroll of text and mark it to help students understand structure and content.
Wacky Web tales - Students enter certain parts of speech and the computer creates a wacky story from their selection. A fun way to brush up on their knowledge of parts of speech. Help is available online.	Manatee County Writing Writing online practice pages, printable worksheets, and other resources.
General Math - Internet	General Math - Lessons Plans	General Math - WebQuests
Area In this lesson students learn the formula for finding the area of a square, rectangle, and triangle. Students are shown several examples of how to find the area of each shape and then practice what they have learned by answering quiz questions.
Ask Jeeves Math Type in a math related question and Jeeves delivers the answer!
Count On Go to the teacher Information section and see the wonderful links to specific areas of the curriculum.
Figure This! Math Challenges for families!
Homework Spot This site helps students and parents.
Math Cats! This an award-winning site that's so helpful!
Math Dictionary for Kids
Math Forum for elementary students
Multiplication site!
Story Problems Students will learn to solve word problems with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Students are introduced to key words to look for in deciding which operation to use. Students are shown examples of each type of word problem and then take a quiz to practice what they have learned. They create their own word problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
ESL - Internet	ESL - Lesson Plans	ESL - WebQuests
English Vocabulary Word Lists with Games, Puzzles and Quizzes You can study a set of words, then choose a game. Instead of studying the word list first, you can choose which game you want to play, then choose the set of words.
ESL Kidstuff -ESL & EFL children's resources for English teachers and parents. Over 1,000 flash card images, hundreds of worksheets, crafts, games, jobs and lots more.
Computer Skills -Interactive	Computer Skills - Lesson Plans	Computer Skills - WebQuests
Area In this lesson students learn the formula for finding the area of a square, rectangle, and triangle. Students are shown several examples of how to find the area of each shape and then practice what they have learned by answering quiz questions.
Character and Technology
Computer Skills
Computer Skills, Keyboarding and Safety on the Internet 3-6
Context Clues This lesson teaches students how to define words by using context clues. There are six different types of context clues introduced. Students will practice recognizing and using each type.
Databases from DPI for instructional activities and data manipulation.
Name the Parts of a Spreadsheet
Networked Computers Benefits of a network.
Networked vs. Stand-Alone Computers
Parts of a Spreadsheet	Spreadsheet Connection 1st Ice Cream Spreadsheet Connection 2nd Attendance Spreadsheet Connection 3rd Rockets Spreadsheet Connection 4th Weather Spreadsheet Connection 5th Population
Root Words, Prefixes and Suffixes Students learn the history of English words and how to define words according to root words, prefixes, and suffixes. Students play several games to practice decoding words.
Sequence Ideas for Writing Students learn how to recognize sequencing in materials they read, plus how to sequence ideas in their own writing. The reading materials are on Davy Crockett and the Alamo.
Story Problems Students will learn to solve word problems with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Students are introduced to key words to look for in deciding which operation to use. Students are shown examples of each type of word problem and then take a quiz to practice what they have learned. They create their own word problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Technology Test for 5th Grade
Web: Animated 1. Connecting to the Internet 2. How the Web works 3. How search engines work.
Web at a Glance Step by step understanding of the web. It takes 10 minutes and has a 5 minute test at the end	.
Web - The Future	Climate Handout
Word Introduction and/or Review
Works Cited by a Fifth Grade Student - What should be cited by a 5th grade student.

Weather- Interactive	Weather - Lesson Plans	Weather - WebQuests
Extreme Weather Records		Weather Detective WebQuest
Forecast the Weather		Weather Wise This weather WebQuest provides simple, direct links to answer thought-provoking questions. Schedule ahead with me so I can have enough student worksheets for your class.
Weather Maker - Interactive weather making machine - As you change the temperature at the equator, poles and the humidity the weather alters.
Web Weather for Kids offers information on safety, games, real-life stories written by kids who had experiences in extreme weather, activities and weather ingredients.
Projects
5th Grade Projects and other information from Crestahaven Elementary in Maryland
Science
Interactive Sites for Science 5th Grade
Geometry - Interactive	Geometry - Lessons	Geometry - WebQuest
This site covers 5th grade geometry with a teaching segment and a practice area, which is more like a quiz.
AAA Math - Geometry -Topics are Identifying Triangles by Angles, Identifying Triangles by Sides, Types of Polygons, and Polygon Sides
Bathroom Tiles Pythagoras has a bathroom. Work out how to rotate, reflect and translate the patterns on the bathroom tiles; choose from levels one through three.
KS2 First levels of geometry with activities, lessons and reviews.
KS3 Bitesize includes lessons on numbers, algebra, shapes & space, measures, handling data and a checklist of math that needs review for end-of-grade tests.For geometry, go to Shape and Space.
Learn Alberta The interactive math site which covers all areas including geometry.		top of page