Grade 5 Science and Technology
Human Body Adventure - great web site from Life Science Connections
Math
Hunt Game - The Human Body - a journey to five
web sites about the human body. At each stop, use the facts you find to solve a
math question. (from Scholastic)
Body
Matters - from BBC Online - Information about some of the
major body organs and systems. The reading level is good for grade 5 but
the information is not detailed.
Human Body - another excellent interactive site from the BBC
Human Body - click on the "Mr. Bones" activity to learn how the human skeleton and the muscles work.
Organ System Game from Kinetic City web site
Inside
the Human Body - The Respiratory System - from the Canadian
Lung Association
How the Body Works From
KidsHealth.org. (requires Shockwave plug-in) This site has
animated presentations about the Circulatory, Digestive and Respiratory Systems but the
information is not very detailed.
Your Gross and Cool Body
This
site definitely appeals to kids and deals with all the "yucky" stuff they
want to know about. The information is interesting to students but
accurate.
Canada's Food Guide This site presents complete information
about the Food Guide and how to use it.
(version
française)
The following pages are from BBC
Education's ReviseWise Science - Materials site.
Solids, Liquids and Gases; Activity,
Fact
Sheet,
Test
Changing Materials;
Activity,
Fact
Sheet,
Test
Changes of State - from BBC Schools
Solids and Liquids - from BBC Schools
Reversible and Irreversible Changes - from BBC Schools
Materials - The e-source is split into 4 units: 1.
Solids, liquids and gases 2. When materials mix 3.
Separating material mixtures 4. Elements and compounds
What is Matter?
The content closely matches the Ontario curriculum although it is
obviously a grade 4 unit in the United States.
Interactive Physics Modules - Matter -
use of this site requires the Shockwave plug-in.
Teachers! Link to a teaching idea for this topic.
Energy
Street Help design a street that conserves as much energy as
possible, yet still keeps the citizens of Electric Avenue happy.
Save the World Visit different parts of the world to
determine which method of energy production is most efficient in varying
environments.
Energy Facts - information on renewable and non-renewable energy sources - from the U.S. Department of Energy
Renewable
Energy - It's Only Natural! - from Natural Resources Canada
(version
française)
Energy Quest A site by
the California Energy Commission which includes many topics on energy including
conservation, safety and alternative sources. The
Energy Story section
is very relevant.
Energy and Fossil Fuels: an introduction - from EcoKids
How Energy Efficient Are You? from EcoKids
Energy Quiz from EcoKids
World Energy Facts from EcoKids
Fossil Fuels from EcoKids
Energy Efficiency brochures and fact sheets from the San Diego Gas and Electric Company
FPL for Kids - a web site for energy education by Florida Power and Light
Basic Elements - Fuel for
the Future - a ThinkQuest web site - "This web site will
demonstrate the different kinds of alternative energy sources and the science
behind them."
Teachers!
Link to lesson plans and activities on this topic.
Super Bridge (from NOVA
Online) How would you span a freeway? A canyon? A river? Or an ocean waterway? Learn
about the four major types of bridges and then test your knowledge by matching the right
bridge to the right location.
Try a web-based student learning
activity based on this web site.
Forces of Wonder Watch Stronginski, the resident
strong man, demonstrate his uncanny ability to crush and deform a variety of
materials and structures.
Structures - from YES Mag, Canada's Science Magazine for Kids
Build a Tipi! In
this Science Alberta Foundation resource, a young First Nations girl explains
the steps involved in erecting a Cree tipi. With the girl’s coaching, students
select materials, place poles, and insert stakes leading to the completion of
the tipi.
Pulley
System An interactive demonstration of pulleys.
Try a web-based
student learning activity based on this web site.
The Science of Cycling There are good diagrams and illustrations of the parts of the bicycle and how they work.
Simple
Machines - Learn
about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed!
- from Edheads
Teachers!
Link to lesson plans and activities on this topic.
-based student learning activities Weather
Wise ; The Elements of
Weather, Measuring Weather, Clouds, Forecasting
Math Hunt Game - Extreme Weather - visit five web sites about nature's wildest weather. At each stop, use the facts you find to solve a math question. (from Scholastaic)
Windward! - Outsmart the weather in a race around the world! Are you up for the challenge?
Droplet and the Water Cycle - an on-line game! "Avoid pitfalls and predators while you navigate through several challenging levels of the hydrological cycle."
Cloudia Raindrop's Adventures Through the Water Cycle
Water Cycle: Follow a drip - from the US Geological Survey
The Water Cycle - an animated and narrated diagram (using Shockwave)
Mr. McCloud's Cloud Quiz - from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Cloud Types - provides information about the 4 main cloud groups and the cloud types associated with them
What is Weather? - from BBC Schools - designed for a lower elementary grade but presents good information about the elements of weather; wind direction, wind force, precipitation, temperature, sunshine, visibility, and clouds
The Weather and You This site is designed to educate elementary school students about different aspects of the weather including: different weather phenomena, instruments which measure the weather, and how weather occurs. There are also pages with different activities and links to other sites about the weather.
The Skywatchers' Weather Office Tour - from Environment Canada - excellent information, especially about weather instruments (version française)
Skywatchers' Weather, Climate and Water quiz (in English or French)
Edheads Weather Activities - learn to report and predict the weather
Forecasting Weather forecasting is a prediction of what the weather will be like in an hour, tomorrow, or next week. The people who study the weather and make forecasts are called meteorologists. Meteorologists use special, high-tech equipment to help them make their forecasts. But you can make forecasts by watching clouds or feeling the blowing wind. To learn how, read through the Forecasting lesson, and get ready to go camping.
PSC Weather Center - includes tutorials on clouds and the role of the sun in affecting weather, as well as weather maps
Basic Weather Discussion - from the National Weather Service in Kentucky, USA - includes explanations of pressure systems and fronts
Make a Weather Station
- from the Miami Museum of Science
The Weather Network Online - current
weather conditions for Canada and the World
Online Meteorology Guide
is a "collection of web-based instructional modules. They incorporate text,
colorful diagrams, animations, computer simulations, audio and video to introduce
fundamental concepts in the atmospheric sciences."
Fronts: the boundaries between air masses - a specific tutorial from the above web site
Weather Wizardry - a ThinkQuest student project - Precipitation, Clouds, Wind, Forecasting, Disasters
Weather Dude - a weather education site especially for kids, parents and teachers from TV meteorologist Nick Walker
Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page
A web site created by a television station's chief meteorologist for
kids between 6 and 16 years old.
Franklin's Forecast In
1735, "Poor Richard," aka Ben Franklin, wrote: "Some are weatherwise, some
are otherwise." With "Franklin's Forecast," you can build your own weather
station, learn about today's sophisticated weather technologies, and check the weather
right now. Don't be otherwise. Be weatherwise!
Environment Canada Climate and Water
Information Some information is available only by subscription
($$$) but there is useful climate information posted online. English and
French
WeatherPost Historical
Weather Database Temperature and precipitation data for 2,000 cities worldwide.