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Learning Links For Kids

Gateway  Elementary  School,   Meadow  Lake,  Sask., Canada

These are teacher recommended websites to help students with their learning.

 Science    Social Studies
Matter and Its Changes
Plant Structure and Its Function
Human Circulation and Breathing
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Exploring Space
Chemical Reactions
Ecosystems
  Canada
Canada's Atlantic Neighbors
The Aztecs
Other Social Studies Stuff
Current Events
 
 Math    Arts Education

On-line Math Activities and Games

  The Instruments of the Orchestra ( fun site)

 
 Language Arts    Health
Writing
Reading
  The Body
The Food Guide

 


 

Kid Search Engines

 

Yahooligans
Ask Jeeves for Kids
Fact Monster
Lycos Cool Zone
4 Kids.org
Awesome Library for Kids

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Language Arts

 

 

WRITING

 
 
Basic Steps in the Research Process -A list of steps to be used as a guideline to help students
Writing With Writers- Part of the Scholastic Website, students work with writers in a workshop environment.
Giggle Poetry-Giggle Poetry is a fun resource for would-be young poets that features the poetry of Bruce Lansky and other poets

 

READING


An Interview with Jeni Mayer -Read an interview with the author of The Mystery of the Turtle Lake Monster

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Mathematics


 

 MATH  ACTIVITIES

 

Online Sodoku - Play this popular puzzle game online.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive MathamaticsA great site with interactive activities in every strand of math
Math Playground- Math Playground is an action packed site for students in grades K to 6. Practice your math skills, play a logic game and have some fun!
Academic Skill builders - Multiplication and Division Games
 
Create a GraphMake any type of graph and print it off
A Plus Math-Go here to improve your math skills
AAA Math-Hundreds of pages of basic math skills
On-Line Math - Test your addition, subtraction, multiplication facts
Math PracticeSee how fast you know your facts.
 
 
Adding and Subtracting Fractions- See how well you can add and subtract fractions.
Identifying Equivalent Fractions-Test your understanding of finding equal fractions.
Welcome to Maths is FunThis site hosts a variety of basic math activities.
Word Problems for Kids- At this Canadian site, you will find dozens of word problems organized by grade level.
FunbrainA fun site with a variety of math games

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Science

 

MATTER AND ITS CHANGES


Welcome to ChemKids on Matter-Learn more about matter through ChemKids.
Matter with Fact MonsterFact Monster's encyclopedia articles about matter.
Strange Matter-Strange Matter is the place to see how materials are made, improved and reused

 

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  PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

 
The Great Plant Escape- Help find clues and do experiements to learn more about the world of Plants
The Study of Plants-Learn about the main parts of plants
Botony for KidsLearn something new about the wide world of plants

 

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HUMAN CIRCULATION AND BREATHING

 
The Hearta wonderful interactive tour of the heart
Red GoldThe story of blood

 

 

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 EARTHQUAKES  AND  VOLCANOES

 
Earthquakes for KidsLearn more about cool earthquake facts and today in earthquake history.
Fault MotionSee animations of the different types of faults that result from an earthquake
The Earth's Layers- A self directed lesson on the earth's different layers
How Volcanoes WorkThis is a site that describes the science behind volcanoes
Should Canadians be concerned about volcanoes? Gives a summary of the dangers of volcanoes in and around Canada.
What to do when a volcano erupts A checklist to follow if a volcano erupts.
Volcano WorldThe premier site on volcanoes

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 EXPLORING  SPACE

 
Kids Astronomy.comBringing astronomy to kids
NasaKidsA NASA site for kids
SpaceKids- Got questions, get answers at SpaceKids

Liftoff to Space Exploration-Learn about spacecraft and living in space
Space-Age Living: Building the International Space Station
The Space Place- Make spacey things, do spacey things and try some games too

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  CHEMICAL  REACTIONS

 
Chem4Kids- A chemistry site dealing with everything about chemistry
BrainPop- View science movies of every topic
Elemental HangmanLearn about an element while playing hangman
Home Experiments - This collection of experiments will add joy to your science experience.

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  ECOSYSTEMS

 
EcoKids.com-An innovative, interactive environmental web site for children, their families, and educators in Canada and around the world.
Biomes of the World- A one stop site for researching ecosystems of the world
Ecovoyageurs- A website that takes you on a voyage to reduce the impact on the earth.
Canada's Forests- A great resource to learn about Canada's forests
The Salmon Challenge- Adopt a coho salmon fry and help it to survive its journey to Pugent Sound

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Social Studies

 

CURRENT EVENTS

BuzztrackerA great site to see the news hotspots around the world.

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CANADA

Heritage Fair Topic Ideas- A Gateway resource that is a great start to find ideas for a Heritage Fair project.
The Atlas of Canada  A very good resource that contains maps, facts and quizzes about Canada
About Canada   A Government of Canada website that contains links to maps, facts, weather forecasts, statistics and even to our national anthem
The Prime Ministers of Canada  Learn about the lives of Canada's prime ministers.
The Canadian Encylopedia   Find anything Canadian

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CANADA'S ATLANTIC NEIGHBORS

 
CIA World Fact BookA great site for information on any country in the world.
Flags and Maps of the World - Find maps and flags of countries around the world
Atlapedia OnlineQuick information on any country in the world.
Infoplease Atlas:  Click on a part of the world and learn about it.

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AZTECS

 
The Ancient AztecsA Thinkquest project on many aspects of the Aztecs
 
 
 


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OTHER SOCIAL STUDIES STUFF

 
The Canadian Military History GatewayIf you are interested in Canadian military history, check out this one stop shop.
The Birth of a Province: Saskatchewan 1905 - Journey through maps, newspapers and photographs and learn what life was like in 1905 Saskatchewan.
Celebrating Saskatchewan's HeritageDynamic classroom resources that have been created to engage students in learning about Saskatchewan
First Among Equals:  The Prime Minister in Canadian Life - Examines the job of prime ministers
Christmas Sites -  Click here for online Christmas resources.
The Kids' Site of Canadian Trains - Looks at the people who build the railway

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Health

 

THE BODY

Label the Skeleton -   Use this website to help you label the human skeleton

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Gateway Elementary School---507 5th Ave. West---Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, S0M 1V0

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                                    Last update: Nov. 20, 2006
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