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Science Archive
=Landforms= Landforms Glossary Types of Landforms at National Geographic online Tsunamis are not tidal waves (PBS Savage Earth)

A video journey through The Land That Never Melts

Landforms in Japanese wood block prints
Hokusai and Horishige's prints (film) Ukiyo-e Gallery of landscapes

Landforms and Erosion
The process of erosion =

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=Forces and Motion= Change the gradient to see effect on the car. How does friction affect distance? [|How does mass and weight affect motion?]

=Plants and the Environment= Helping Plants Grow Changes to the Environment Extinct and Endangered Species

Ecosystems in and around North Carolina
We had questions. Bulls Island in South Carolina virtual field trip

=Food Chains= Identify animals in a food chain Food Chains and Populations

The Water Cycle
Earth Floor: Cycles - The Water Cycle ==

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North Carolina Ecosystem Questioning Archive
Neuse River Roanoke River ||< We read a map of the Haw River that is from the Haw River Assembly website. || Rocky River Haw River Deep River ||
 * ~ Questions ||~ What We Think We Know ||~ Resources For Learning ||~ New Learning ||
 * What are the names of the rivers in North Carolina? || Cape Fear River
 * Where did the names come from? || Maybe Native Americans or river scientists named them. ||< Historic Weldon's website about the Roanoke River: click here.

We can read about the Cape Fear region: click here. ||  ||
 * How were rivers formed? || Streams start in the mountains and get wider because of weathering and erosion. ||< We had prior knowledge from our geology study about landforms. ||  ||
 * Aren't rivers smaller than lakes or streams? || Streams are smaller than rivers. Rivers flow into lakes. Lakes flow into oceans. ||< Moby and Annie can help us clarify our knowledge with the Freshwater Habitats movie.

We can also read about rivers at Windows to the Universe. Click here. ||  ||
 * Does trash get in a river? || Yes, because people pollute. ||< We read A River Runs Wild by Lynne Cherry and learned about factories that dumped their waste into the Nashua River. || The Nashua River was named by a Native American chief. This confirmed our thinking that our rivers might be named by Native Americans, too ||
 * What happens if a river gets trashed? || Pollution affects the environment. We could drink bacteria and germs in the dirty water. ||<  ||   ||

What is the difference between a swamp and a marsh? Click here. What can we do to protect our environment? Click here.

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 * ===Are there only two types of aquatic biomes?=== ||  ||
 * ===It's wet land.=== || ===It's a habitat.=== ||
 * ===There are two sections of saltwater and freshwater.=== || ===Different kinds of animals live in an aquatic biome.=== ||
 * ===It has three zones: the sunlit zone, the twilight zone and the midnight zone.=== || ===Rivers connect the aquatic biomes.=== ||

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Copyright Law Archive
Can I use pictures from the Internet in my project? What is Fair Use?

Find the answers to these Copyright Law questions and more at these websites.

[|What is Copyright?]

Follow the [|Yearbook Club] and find out what issues they face as they try to use intellectual property in their project. Wait, what is intellectual property? Good question! [|Read the definition] and post your own summary.

[|A Multiple Choice quiz from Youth Media Distribution]

Download [|this pdf file] from YMD.

Most documents and photographs that you find at the [|Library of Congress] are covered by Fair Use.

Let's brainstorm ideas first.



Resources:
View the [|timeline] of Copyright history.

Watch the [|Copyright Exposed video] and find out how it protects people's creations.

Find the definition for Fair Use [|here].

What does it all mean? Read about Copyright Law [|here].

More activities:
Follow the adventures of the [|Yearbook Club] as they try to gather materials to include in the yearbook. Are they legal?

Can you download books for free? It depends. Look up books at [|this website] and find out.

Math Archive
//Geometry Art Project//

Geometry is everywhere. Lines, shapes and angles are a part of our word. Geo-metry!

View the Brainpop Jr. movie about Vincent Van Gogh. Pay attention to Van Gogh's style and focus on lines, shapes and angles within his paintings.

View the Brainpop Jr. movie about Ezra Jack Keats. Compare and contrast his style to Van Gogh's style. Create a Venn Diagram to organize your observations.

Your turn! Choose one artwork by Vincent Van Gogh **OR** Ezra Jack Keats to analyze.

Select one story by Ezra Jack Keats. Work with your partner to analyze the geometry in the illustration. Create a tree map to classify the lines, shapes and angles that you find. Use your interactive geometry glossary to help you. Note: You will have to click on the title of the book. Then click on Original Materials, followed by Original Illustrations. Copy the URL of the artwork on the bottom of your tree map. You will need this link later.


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Select [|one painting by Vincent Van Gogh]. Work with your partner to analyze the geometry in the painting. Create a tree map to classify the lines, shapes and angles that you find. Use your interactive geometry glossary to help you. Copy the URL of the artwork on the bottom of your tree map. You will need this link later.

Use your tree map to compose a paragraph stating what geometry you found in the artwork. Your draft copy will be written with paper and pencil. Skip lines so we can make revision notes. Use the rubric to know how you will be graded.

After you are proud of your best work, post a New Topic and type your paragraph. Include a link to the picture you used from the URL that you copied onto the bottom of your tree map. A working link is worth another point for your grade. Smart publishers make sure their links work!

Example of using a tree map to create informational writing: click here.

Numbernut.com: click here.
Equation Invasion at SpongeBob: click here.

Estimation Practice with Glowla at PBS Kids: click here.

=Measurement= = Perimeter: practice finding perimeters of shapes here Area: practice finding the area of shapes here. =

=Problem-Solving=

Using **Thinking Blocks** to solve story problems. Click here.

Leon the Chameleon has problems: click here.

Interactive samples of EOG-type questions: click here.

=Parts of Numbers=

Compare and sequence, or put in order, decimals: click here.

Compare and sequence, or put in order, fractions: click here.

What are factors? What is a common factor? click here.

Bars and Cards. Match equivalent fractions to the fraction shown on a card. Click here.

Graphic Organizers
Graphic Organizer for finding the Least Common Denominator: Graphic Organizer for changing mixed numbers to improper fractions:

=Geometry and Shapes=

Robert Lang's origami

Origami designs to try

Cubism

Miss Mazur's Self-Portrait at Picassohead

Classify Polygons: click here.

Learning about Transformation: click here.

Practice reflecting and transforming.

Practice finding lines of symmetry: click here.

Squirt the dog by finding the correct angle measurement.

=Algebra and Patterns=

Algebra Scales: click here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/flash/numberpatterns.swf

Solve the Mystery of E. Quation the Great: click here.

The Case of the Skating Bus Driver: click here.

The Case of the Phantom Number Cruncher: click here.

=Data and Analysis of Information=

Line up the buildings to explore the average height: click here.

Place the balls in order of probability (likelihood) that you would get one from the machine: click here.

Use different types of graphs to display data: click here.

Represent Data: [|click here].

=Interpreting weather data=

Which [|weather event] occurs most often in Chatham County? What is the mode of [|this set of data]? Which location in Chatham County has a median of 3 floods? What is the mode of the set of flood data in Chatham County?

=Writing Archive=

Practice writing with actions: [|click here.]

Practice writing with more descriptions: [|click here].

Write a poem after reading Superstitions: [|click here].

Do you need transition words? [|click here].

Do you need metaphors? [|click here].