Learning about Water

This week, we'll continue to learn about water. Here are some interesting websites to explore!

Benthic Macroinvertebrate Sampling

This is a mayfly nymph that I found in a stream

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Uh--what is that again? Actually, it's a long word for a simple idea. A benthic macroinvertebrate is a stream-dwelling creature. By looking for these creatures in a stream, you can learn whether the stream has good water quality or poor water quality. Explore the different kinds of creatures that you can find in this interactive. Then try looking for creatures in a stream near you. (Ask your parents first, of course.)

What Is A Watershed?
This movie explains what a watershed is.

Virtual Classroom
Visit this interactive classroom to learn more about watersheds. Be sure to check out the Watershed Creator on the blackboard.

Understanding Water Resources

Our next science unit is about water and water resources! You can review the water cycle with the interactive diagram at this website.

Water cycle interactive

 Learn more about the water cycle with the video and quiz on this site.

Water cycle video

We'll be learning about the water cycle, bodies of water, and even how people use water resources. What bodies of water have you visited? How do you use water in a day? Leave a comment to tell about your experiences with water.

Here is a slideshow about water resources to help you study.

Water resources

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Learning about Division

In math, we're about to head into division. Division sounds scary, but is really fun! Students are learning about how to deal with remainders, how to turn around multiplication facts into division facts, and how to use estimate the solutions to division problems.

Ready to play some games? Here are some fun activities to help you become fast and fluent with your division facts.

Math Magician
This game is a great place to start. You can choose your divisor to work on bits of division at a time. Try to beat the clock!

Division Mine
Use division to help miners figure out how many cars to use to transport their gems. (Note: If you're playing this in the computer lab, make sure to turn the sound off!)

Demolition Division

Okay, I had trouble with this one! Maybe you can learn how to use the arrow keys and get a better score than mine. If you like online skill games, you will enjoy this mix of quick aiming and division.

Sum Sense
A great game! Drag the cards into the blanks to create a correct number sentence.

Learning about the states

We're learning about regions of the United States! Over the next few weeks, students will be finding out more about the Southeast and Midwest. As part of our unit, students will need to be able to recognize and label states. Students will also study landmarks from each region, important historical events from each region, and tourist attractions.

Here are some resources that students can use to study the states.

Postcards from Buster
This Connect the States game will help students to learn about different states.

State Drag and Drop
Try to put the states into their proper locations with this activity.

State Explorer
Click on the states in this activity to find out their names. This is a perfect way to review for a map test!

Geonet
This site includes information about different regions of the United States.

USA Quiz
Here, you can play a game to identify the different states.

Landforms of the United States
Click on the pictures in the map key to see where these landforms are located in the United States!

From Sea to Shining Sea
Explore this site to learn about different regions of the United States, maps, and US history.

Enjoy! Leave a comment to share which activities you enjoyed.