5th Grade Websites

5th Grade Websites

Earth Science


Georgia Landforms
-View a map of Georgia and the landforms that are in the different Georgia Regions
http://www.promotega.org/VSU06023/

Geography 4 Kids
-Great site for researching erosion, earthquakes, volcanoes, weathering, and
plate techtonics
http://www.geography4kids.com/map.html

Volcano World
-Virtually visit volcanoes around the world
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/

Can We Predict Volcanoes? 
- A site that allows you to see the latest technology in predicting volcano
activity
(A Ms. Petrello Favorite!!)
http://www.learner.org/interactives/volcanoes/

Forces of Nature 
-Online activities that illustrate the forces of volcanoes and earthquakes
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/

Quia Vocabulary Game
-Match the Earth Structure vocabulary with the correct definition
http://www.quia.com/jg/770979list.html

Georgia's Barrier Islands
-How did they form?
http://www.fayettevilleintermediate.org/tybeeisland.htm

Barrier Islands
-What are they and how did they form?
http://science.howstuffworks.com/barrier-island2.htm

History of Georgia's Barrier Islands
http://www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/barrier_islands/natural_history/index.html

Human Impact and the Barrier Islands
http://www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/barrier_islands/blowing_up_the_bridge/index.html

Humans Preserving the Islands
-How do seawalls affect the beaches and the barrier islands?
Human Impact

State of the Beaches
-Article about beach erosion and the barrier islands in Georgia
State of the Beaches 2006

Play this game to help learn the tools we use in the lab
http://www.epa.gov/region03/ee/chesapeake/ef.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/animal.html

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