5^th Grade Curriculum Resources

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Science

Inventions

Call #	Book Title
608	Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci
609	Story of the Wheel
609	Brainstorm!
609	Inventors—Library of Congress
609	The Great Inventions

Greatest Inventors & Inventions	ThinkQuest silver award winner, created by students at an Illinois elementary school
History of Inventions	Interactive timeline of inventions, from pottery to computers, from the Canadian Broadcast Corporation
Inventions!	Wacky games plus links to more information from National Geographic World
Inventor of the Week	Searchable archive of inventors from MIT
Inventors A to Z	More inventors from about.com

Endangered Species

Call #	Book Title
591	Atlas of endangered species
591	Endangered mountain animals
591	Endangered predators
591	Vanishing wildlife of North America
596	And then there were none

Arctic Wildlife Portfolio	Birds, mammals & sea mammals from the Smithsonian
EE-Link	Incredible site from N. American Association for Environmental Education
Endangered Animals of the World	Students from around the world share reports
Endangered Specie.com	Many great links from Lauren Kurpis, a dedicated wildlife advocate
Environmental Protection Agency Explorers’ Club	Great pictures and facts
Kids Corner	Puzzles, games & information from the US Fish & Wildlife Service
Natural History Notebooks	Pictures and facts from the Canadian Museum of Nature
Tropical Rainforest Animals	Bearded pig to xenosaurus (what’s that?)
US Fish & Wildlife Service	515 American endangered or threatened animals
World Wildlife Fund	Information from a group that works to save endangered animals

Social Studies

Kenya

Call #	Book Title
394	African Food and Drink
960	Ashanti to Zulu (Oversized book)
967.62	Kenya
976.62	Maasi (New!)

Welcome to Africa Online (Kenya)	commercial site offering Kenyan news, sports and entertainment
International School of Kenya	information from students at a K-12 school near Nairobi
ISK's Digital Safari Home Page	excellent pictures and information about African wildlife

Japan

Call #	Book Title
736	Origami in the Classroom
915	Japan
952	Exploration into Japan
952	A Samurai Castle
952	This Place is Crowded

Japan Atlas	good information and pictures from the Japan Information Network
Kidsweb Japan	written especially for 10 – 14 year olds, also from the Japan Information Network
Learn about Japan	created by Des Moines, Iowa teachers on a teaching exchange in Japan

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