5TH GRADE SCIENCE
Online Resources for Teachers & Students
The following collection of online instructional resources contains sites related to 5th grade science standards. Some sites are purely informational but many are interactive WebQuests that can be used with students in a variety of ways depending upon learning goals and time constraints. Happy exploring!
MATTER
http://stratford.gardencity.k12.ny.us/fifth%20grade/Maguire/what_does_it_matter.htm
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/phantom/index.html
http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/7th/matter/sciber/intro.htm
SOLAR SYSTEM
http://www.teachtheteachers.org/projects/SPierce/
http://cahe.nmsu.edu/uswest/webquests/solarsys/index.html
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/space/index2.html
http://homepages.ius.edu/NBOGER/
http://www.mtsd-vt.org/WebQuests/LChagnon/solar_system_webquest.htm
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests/New%20Planet%20WebQuest/Index.html
THE CELL
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/cells.htm#5
http://mrscienceut.net/CellWebquest.htm
http://sun.menloschool.org/~cweaver/cells/
http://www.avonworth.k12.pa.us/kwalbush/cell_webquest.htm
http://www.can-do.com/uci/ssi2001/cells.html
http://www.nksd.net/schools/hes/spelman/webquest.htm
http://www.teach-nology.com/themes/science/cell/
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/7th/cells/sciber/cellcomp.htm
HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/kthomas/webquest.html
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/marconi/hottopic.html
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/brooklyn/humanbody/
http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/chapman-is/sinoue/wquest.htm
http://www.cresskillboe.k12.nj.us/Bryan/Human%20Body%202006/human%20body%20index%2006.html
http://www.icteachers.co.uk/children/cyberhunts/human_body/body.htm
http://www.kathimitchell.com/humanbody.htm
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/juliegraff/webquest/webquesttitle.htm
BOTANY
http://citnews.unl.edu/CYT_agnic/SiteForUser/youth/index.html
http://www.cnpssd.org/education/school.html
http://www.marin.cc.ca.us/cnps/JrBotanistQuestions.html
http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/BotanyUnit.html
WATER CYCLE
http://members.cox.net/rmartin8660/index.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20040607151416/http://www.geocities.com/thesciencefiles/water/cycle.html
http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/wmi/wq/lombardi2/
http://www.natick.k12.ma.us/schools/johnson/watercycle/water.html
WEATHER
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/global/
http://www.42explore.com/weather.htm
http://www.ciese.org/curriculum/weatherproj/reference_material.html
http://www.kathimitchell.com/weather.htm
http://www.scsc.k12.in.us/SMS/Teachers/Sentz/Weather%20Webquest.htm
http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/english/edservices/pedresources/webquest/globalwarming/index.html
http://www.wfu.edu/%7Emccoy/NCTM99/weather.html