Surf the web and visit some cool sites
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You have a question and you can't find an answer anywhere? Did Ms. Martinez offer extra credit to anyone who could find the answer to a seemingly obscure geography question? Why don't you ask Jeeves? He knows everything!
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Visit Encarta for a concise, yet informative, article about almost any subject.
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M&M's web site has fun games to play, interesting information about how M&M's are made, places to get recipes, and other neat things. You really should visit the site of the official food of the YELLOW team.
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This site explains the seemingly unexplainable. Find out everything about anything.
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Need help with your homework? Check out this site.
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This awesome site will help you improve your vocabulary while having fun! If you're really good, you can earn your diploma from Vocab University. If you show this diploma to Mrs. Martinez, you'll earn a lot of extra credit --- not to mention her admiration!
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Merriam-Webster features a kid-friendly dictionary as part of this brightly colored schoolhouse. Daily Buzzwords (which can be heard in the cafeteria) include a quiz that teaches word roots and origins. Kids can play with encryption techniques in the Computer Lab, perform English experiments in the Science Lab, or compose verse in the Music Room.
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This Language Arts site offers a lot. It has links to online texts, home pages of famous authors, encyclopedias for kids, and more great stuff!
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This site offers lots of catchy tunes to help you learn about grammar, America, mathematics, science, and computers. You'll need RealAudio.
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Play a quick game of Mad Libs at this web site created by kids.
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This site uses real world activities such as coloring maps and untangling knots to teach mathematical concepts.
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This neat site from NASA is a fun way to learn about NASA's projects and science with news stories, info, and activities designed for kids.
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This site offers amazing facts, fun puzzles, cool crafts and fascinating stories.
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If you're looking for a collection of fun online games just for kids, Kids Domain rules! Games are categorized for younger and older kids and by the plug-in required to play them. In addition, Kids Domain has games to download, icons and clipart, holiday fun pages, and links to other great kid stuff.
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Why is the sky blue? Why don't penguins' feet freeze? This collection of everyday science questions and answers is drawn from the pages of New Scientist. Visit this site to find out the answers to hundreds of questions about science in our everyday lives.
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You know Ms. Martinez loves her cats. Well, she also loves cat humor. Check out this link for a good laugh (or at least a little chuckle).
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This is the link to the site we saw in class on the second day of school. Visit the home page of all of Sports Illustrated games by clicking on the link above or click here to solve more Talking Rebuses.
Geography Links
National Geographic's Xpeidtions
This great site boats a great atlas, an interactive learning museum, and other great online activities.
For Every Season There is a Reason
This World Book article explains the seasons in basic terms.
The World Fact Book contains public domain political maps and flags of every country and territory.
Click here to view a great reference about latitude and longitude - a cartographer's best friend.
Check out this informative site! You name the country, this site supplies it all!
Can you believe it? A whole web page dedicated to geographical humor!! (I apologize in advance for sending you to this corny link!)
