Grade 6

ROME

Roman villa webquest

Roman Bath

Tour of Roman villa

Herculaneum

Roman Bath

Horace's Villa- go to "Villa then and now"

Virtual tours of great buildings of Rome and ancient Rome

Hadrian's Mausoleum

Via Appia-2

Architecture of Rome- many excellent sites!

Tons of websites for aqueducts and other topics

Buildings and monuments

Mount Vesuvius

Pictures-Baths of Caracalla

Circus Maximus-2

Monuments of Rome-2

Virtual Rome

Pantheon

Golden House of Nero

Roman Colosseum

Baths of Caracalla

Baths of Caracalla

Virtual Rome

Ides of March

Ides of March

Awesome sites for Ancient Rome--scroll down on the website for great calendar websites and more!

Brutus

Timeline of Julius Caesar's life

Roman calendar

Legacy of Caesar
Roman Calendar explained in detail Roman calendar-2

Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses

Greek and Roman Gods

Table of Greek Gods-loads slowly!

 

Mythweb

Roman History Timelines

A Timeline of Roman History to Constantine

Roman History Timeline-2

The Romans

Early Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Rome-Republic to Empire

Gods and Planets

The nine planets

Mercury

How the planets and satellites got their names

Francophone Countries

Countries of the world information

Countries of the world information-2

World Fact Book

 

Flags-2

La Francophone

 

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Science

Deserts

Hurricanes

Earthquakes

Volcanoes

Acid Rain

Acid Rain map

Rainbows

Why is the sky blue?

Why is the sky blue?2

Earth's atmosphere

Tornadoes

Why do cats have whiskers?

Crickets

Crickets-2

Why do stars shine?

Reflections

How tans work

Reflection and rays

Lightning

The Water Cycle (rain)

NASA Eclipses

Lunar eclipses

Solar eclipses

Thunderstorms

Thunder

Clouds

Clouds and other weather stuff

Gravity

Tidal Waves

Tidal Waves-2

Silver

Gold

Diamonds

Static electricity

 

 

Our Solar System

The Planets from Enchanted Learning - look here first!

Welcome to the Planets-best images

Asteroids, Comets, moon, sun

SUN, pictures

The Planets from Astronomy for Kids - look here second!

The Nine Planets

Asteroids

Current solar images

 

Comet page

 

Solar System Live

Planets of the solar system

Asteroid pictures

Solar system-sun, moon,comets,,meteoroids,asteroids

Comets

Comet and meteor showers

Comets-2

Asteroids and comets

Comet introduction

Comet Hale-Bopp

NASA Comet sample return mission

Halley's Comet pictures & video

Exploring comets

Meteors, meteorites

Meteor observing calendar

The Leonid meteors

What is a meteor?

Meteors and meteor showers

Meteoroids and meteorites

Nebulae

Comet Halley

Challenger learning center online

Edmund Halley

Halley's comet returns

What exactly are comets?

The Giotto spacecraft takes pictures of Halley's comet

All about the Giotto spacecraft

Starchild: the solar system

Famous comets

Some major comets

Tons of websites about comets

Parts of a comet

Where do comets come from?

Comet Hale-Bopp

Information on comet Hale-Bopp

All about comet Hyakutake

 

Space Program- The Shuttle Missions

NASA's Orbiter Fleet

Shuttle Flights

Kennedy Space Center

NASA Main Page

The Moon

Earth's moon-physical features

General information and images

Apollo mission pictures

Earth's moon and other moons

Moon mysteries, phases, activities

Observing the moon

Earth's moon-lunar eclipses and info

Moon's gravitational influence,symbol

Ice on earth's moon?

Pictures from Lunar orbiters

Galileo moon images

Volcanism on the moon

Our moon-gravity,phases, origin

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Lots of facts about the moon and Apollo 11

Virtual Phase Phases Animated Phases
Nasa Directory Astro Directory Moon Data/Theories
Origin of the Moon    

 

MARS

Pictures and quizzes about the planet Mars

Mars-facts, images, water on Mars, mythology

Mars exploration

Mars images

Daily Martian Weather Report

Mars exploration and missions, tons of sites

The Red planet, a survey of Mars - maps of Mars

Mars statistics, animations, views, moons, surface, clouds

Martian volcanoes

Mars canyon, Schiaparelli, volcanoes, etc.

Life on Mars

 
 

 


The Solar system

Space Stuff-space travel,space probes,astronauts, space wardrobe, who's who in space

The Universe


Starchild

Your Weight on other worlds

Planetary nebulae

NASA for KIDS

Solar eclipses-explanation and diagrams

Planetary nebulae homepage

The Planets

Symbols for all planets

Magellan mission to Venus

Destination Earth

Uranus- interesting facts

Pictures and quizzes about Venus

Weather on Neptune

Saturn-rings,satellites,images,etc.

Earth

Neptune-statistics, animations,rings,moons,pictures

Uranus - satellites of Uranus

Planet Mercury-properties,core

Pictures and quizzes about Neptune

Chemical Elements

Chemical elements game

Chemical elements on the periodic table

All about the elements in the periodic table

Chemical elements

Periodic Table

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Math

Linked Site Name and brief description

Curriculum- Students and Parents Teacher Resources Games and Puzzles
On-line Graphing Calculator
Very useful – similar to students’ hand-helds

EdHelper.com
lesson plans, worksheets, theme units
http://www.edhelper.com

Math Games from the BBC
featuring Pythagoras and Hypatia - great for
classroom use (you will need Shockwave to run these games)

CMP on-line
The 7th & 8th grade textbooks
Kuta Software
Test and worksheet generator for teachers
http://www.kutasoftware.com/
Brain Pop
a website full of colorful, thought-provoking activities
http://www.brainpop.com/
Connected Math home page
Learn about the CMP2 program
Internet for Classrooms
Similar to EdHelper (above)
Mancala
play the ancient African counting game
http://imagiware.com/mancala/
Let’s Go Learn
Grade 7 Math Lab experience
Activities Index
interactive and instructive activities in number
sense, geometry, algebra, and data analysis
Mancala (another version)
a bit more colorful
http://www.elf.org/mankala/Mankala.html

Assistments
Grade 8 Math Lab experience

Math.com
practice problems, sample tests, extra help
http://www.math.com
Cool Math for Kids
an amusement park of math designed for fun
http://www.coolmath.com/
Biographies of Mathematicians
everyone from A to Z
Mary Bryan Math
Everyday Math Demos
The game of Set
play the card game on-line
http://www.setgame.com
Fibonacci Numbers
very detailed with real-world applications
That Quiz
Make your own quizzes
http://www.thatquiz.org/
The Problem Site
critical thinking problems
http://www.theproblemsite.com/
Fractals
several examples with cool graphics
Math Lessons that are Fun, Fun, Fun
by Cynthia Lanius
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/
Puzzle Ring
problems involving many types of mathematics
with varying degrees of difficulty
http://puzzle.dse.nl/index_us.html
  Texas Instruments
the latest calculators and other technology
http://education.ti.com
Brainbashers
brain teasers arranged with various levels of difficulty
http://www.brainbashers.com/
  The Math Forum
THE math reference center
http://www.mathforum.com/
The Grey Labyrinth
always at least one unsolved puzzle as well
as very extensive archives of solved puzzles
http://www.greylabyrinth.com/index.php
  NCTM
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org/
Math Comics
a funny collection (not mine)
  Riverdeep Homepage
on-line interactive programs for
teachers, parents, and students
http://www.riverdeep.net/
 
  ExploreLearning.com
more on-line interactive programs,
assignments, and extra practice
http://www.explorelearning.com/
 

 

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Language Arts

Linked Site Name and brief description

Myths and Legends

Myths and legends

Myths and legends-2

Folklore, myth and legend

Folklore and mythology

Myths and legends around the world

Bulfinch's Mythology The age of fable; stories of gods and goddesses.

Greek Mythology  

Poetry for Kids

Poetry 4 kids

Academy of American poets - biographies, photos

Poetry sites for kids

Modern American Poetry

Poetry for Children

Famous Poets

Biographies of American poets

Fabulous site of many famous poets and their works

American poems-search the site for a poem

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Social Studies

Linked Site Name and brief description

Ancient Civilization Adventures

Textbook link

Famous Ancient Greeks- all are in Worldbook except the ones below

Xenophanes

Protagoras

Myron, Polyclitus and Scopas

Hippias

 

Ancient Rome

Roman foods-animals used

Roman baths

Ancient Roman navy

Constantine

Roman army boots

Roman arms and armor

Roman Pantheon

Types of gladiators

Roman Clothes

Roman helmet

Roman life-family, clothing

Body armour

Roman weapons and tactics

Women's clothing

Ancient roman homes

Games

Roman medicine

Christian catacombs

Colosseum

Hadrian's Wall-2

Masada

Buildings in Ancient Rome

Roman roads-3

Roman roads

Attila

Roman aqueducts

Roman Roads-2

Carthage history

Roman aqueducts-2

Pantheon

Roman family life, schools

Political offices in the Roman republic

The Gladiator

Roman topics

Roman Architecture

Hannibal

Dr. Donn's ancient history-click on Rome

Roman chariot racing

Roman religion

Carthage, ancient city

Roman galley Amphitheater

Pompeii-tour

Hadrian's Wall

Julius Caesar

Roman money

Twelve Tables

Lepcis Magna-2

Scipio Africanus

Roman Gladiatorial games Daily life

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece History
Ancient Greece Environment
Religion
Cultural universals for Ancient Greece
Cradle of Western Civilization, Aristotle, Homer, Alexander, Socrates
Philosophy
Clothing
Greek People
Literature and Language
Food
Sports
Science
Art
Architecture
Ancient Greece
Athenians of Ancient Greece

Geography, mythology, people and more

Daily life
Government
Greek alphabet
Greek Olympics
Greek Dancing
Delian League

Clothing

Trojan War
Loads of Ancient Greek links

Food

PBS Website on Ancient Greece

Homer's Illiad and Odyssey

Greek Music

Plato and his dialogues

Metic

Ancient Greek people

Greek architecture

Ancient Greece-artifacts, language, Colossus, other links

 

The Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses

The Olympian Gods- names, places, animals and plants, objects, attributes, activities

Greek gods and goddesses

The Olympians

Origins of Greek Mythology

The ancient gods-family tree,titans,olympians, other gods

Mythography-exploring greek, roman and other gods -with a search feature

The Olympian gods-images and text

Principal gods-chart of gods and information about them

MYTHWEB- gods, heroes, monsters

The Immortals of Greek Mythology

Greek gods and goddesses

Encyclopedia Mythica- mythology, folklore and legend

Ancient Egypt

Guardians Ancient Egypt Kid Connection

Eternal Egypt

Life in ancient Egypt

Education, entertainment, trade, etc.

A kid in ancient Egypt

Science

Cosmetics in Ancient Egypt

Medicine in Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Farming

Personal Hygiene and cosmetics

Technology
Tour of the Pyramids
Tutankhamen

Ancient Egyptian Culture

Tomb of Senneferi

Egyptian Mythology

Ancient Egyptian Sphinx

Great Egypt Website

Maps of ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt- sites

Sphinx Info

Sphinx Info

 

 

Mesopotamia

Ancient Mesopotamia - a resource for students designed by Shrewsbury teachers.

Mesopotamian landscapes

Economy, technology, society and culture of Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia 9000 - 500 BC

Donn's Ancient History

 

Ancient Mesopotamia

Tower of Babel (ziggurats)

Gilgamesh

History of plumbing-Babylonia

Babylonian mathematics

Mesopotamia

Maps of ancient Mesopotamia, ziggaraut, fertile crescent, Sumerian clay tablets, ziggurat built by King Nebuchadnezzar, Hanging Gardens, economy, language, irrigation, disease cures.

Babylonia

Hanging gardens

Sumerian language and writing

Sumerian writing and clay tablets

Ancient irrigation-scroll down to Mesopotamia

Invention of the wheel

Sargon, cities and kings of Ancient Mesopotamia

Babylonian calendar

Mesopotamian daily life, art, history, biographies of famous Mesopotamians, maps and great pictures

Babylonian numerals

Fertile crescent civilizations and their contributions to Western civilization

Hammurabi's Code of Laws

Astronomy in Mesopotamia

Babylonian mathematics-2

Babylonian calendar-2

Ancient Archaeological Sites

Qin dynasty

Complete Stonehenge

At the tomb of Tutankhamen

Welcome to the tour of the tomb

King Tut's Tomb

 

Stonehenge

Terra cotta army

Easter Island

King Tut

Secrets of Easter Island

Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi

Pompeii unraveling ancient mysteries

Webquest-King Tut

Easter Island

StonehengeMausoleum of Qin Shi huangdi

Tutankhamun

The Tomb of King Tut

  Tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi

Parthenon-2

Parthenon-3

 

Prehistory, Early Humans

Mr Donn's Ancient History-click on EARLY MAN

Prehistoric art

Lucy

Lascaux cave

Lascaux cave paintings and location (map)

Prehistoric man

Prehistoric beasts

Cro-Magnon Caves

Human Evolution

Welcome to the Stone Ages

Australopithecus

Early human evolution

Evolution of man directory

Questions about mummies and bog bodies

Homo habilis- first human

Human species timeline

Louis and Mary Leakey

Tollund man

Piltdown man

Radiocarbon dating

Human evolution-Taung child

Maps

WorldAtlas.com

Outline Maps

Worldtime - an interactive world atlas, information on local time as well as sunrise and sunset times and a database of public holidays worldwide

Map Machine - type an address and get a map of that location. Provides a printable map.

Maps from National Geographic

 


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Technology Education

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Music

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Visual Arts

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