5th Grade Curriculum Resources
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Call # |
Book Title |
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608 |
Inventions of Leonardo da
Vinci |
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609 |
Story of the Wheel |
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609 |
Brainstorm! |
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609 |
Inventors—Library of Congress
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|
609 |
The Great Inventions |
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ThinkQuest
silver award winner, created by students at an Illinois elementary school |
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Interactive
timeline of inventions, from pottery to computers, from the Canadian
Broadcast Corporation |
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Wacky
games plus links to more information from National Geographic World |
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Searchable
archive of inventors from MIT |
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More
inventors from about.com |
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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 |
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Birds, mammals & sea
mammals from the Smithsonian |
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Incredible site from N. American Association for
Environmental Education |
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Students from around the
world share reports |
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Many great links from
Lauren Kurpis, a dedicated wildlife advocate |
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Great pictures and facts |
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Puzzles, games &
information from the US Fish & Wildlife Service |
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Pictures and facts from
the Canadian Museum of Nature |
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Bearded pig to xenosaurus
(what’s that?) |
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515 American endangered
or threatened animals |
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Information from a group
that works to save endangered animals |
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Call # |
Book Title |
|
394 |
African Food and Drink |
|
960 |
Ashanti to Zulu
(Oversized book) |
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967.62 |
Kenya |
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976.62 |
Maasi (New!) |
|
commercial site offering
Kenyan news, sports and entertainment |
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information from students
at a K-12 school near Nairobi |
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excellent pictures and
information about African wildlife |
Call # |
Book Title |
|
736 |
Origami in the Classroom |
|
915 |
Japan |
|
952 |
Exploration into Japan |
|
952 |
A Samurai Castle |
|
952 |
This Place is Crowded |
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good information and
pictures from the Japan Information Network |
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written especially for 10
– 14 year olds, also from the Japan Information Network |
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created by Des Moines, Iowa
teachers on a teaching exchange in Japan |