Africa Research Websites

Here is access to two website about Africa that have information to help wrtie your expository essay.


Smithsonian Africa Culture  -  scroll down to the bottom and find "Choose Your Style."  When you put the different outfits together, you will be given information about where the outfit came from.

PBS kids Africa

Plant and Animal Cells

We have been learning that cells are the basic units of life!  We can not live without them!  Watch the video about plant and animal cells.

Plant Cells

Animal Cells

Cells Alive!

Fun with Conversions!!!

The students are learning about conversions in Math. I found a website which features games that will not only be fun, but beneficial to helping new knowledge "stick."

Fun with Conversions

How Far is It?

Use mapquest to complete the math assignment today!  Find the distance between the listed cities, then convert them to either the yards, feet, or inches.  Have fun!

Map it!

Mapquest

More Cause and Effect...

Shallow men believe in luck, strong men believe in cause and effect.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sixth graders, do you remember our lesson on cause and effect? How can you apply what you have learned from this quote?

Proportions in Art

Here is a website that shows how proportions have been used in some of our most treasured art from the past. Students, see how proportions play a vital role in the creation of greatness?

Proportions

Nothing but the truth..

Today we learned about two different ways of expository informational text; classification and sequential. The students wrote short paragraphs after the lesson to express their newfound knowledge in that area. I took delight in reading their passages, because their subject matter was so unique. I believe they understood the information that was presented to them, and I am so impressed in how they applied it... :)