Additional Resources for Inquire Elementary Student Edition

Web site: "How to Start a Butterfly Garden...." NABA Butterfly Garden and Habitat Program

Web page: Butterfly Gardening, The Butterfly WebSite

Web page: Harriet Tubman: Civil War Spy, National Geographic Kids

Web site: Harriet Tubman, Biography, A&E

Web page: Steve Jobs Biography for Kids – Founder of Apple, MrNussbaum.com

Web site: Summer Jobs+, U.S. Dept. of Labor

Web page: 10 Great Summer Jobs For Teens, Forbes

Web site: Youth Service America, (ages 5-25)

Web site: Youth Volunteer Corps, (ages 11-18)

Web page: Reflection ("Time given to thought . . . ," Norman Cousins), Learningful

Web page: "Norman Cousins, 75, Dies; Edited The Saturday Review," NY Times

Web site: Her Majesty the Queen, The British Monarchy, Official Website

Video: HM The Queen Elizabeth - Her True Story, YouTube

Web site: Hermit-Crabs.com

Video: Hermit Crab Shell Change, YouTube

Web page: Wolves, foxes, and relatives - Canidae, BioKIDS

Web page: Family Canidae, Cyber Zoomobile (at web.archive.org)

Web page: Concussion, Ducksters

Web page (with audio): Saxophone, Instrument, DSO Kids

Web page: Scads of Scooters, Fact Monster

Video: Make your own rain barrel, YouTube

Web page: The Top Ten Longest U.S. Suspension Bridges, Infoplease

Web page: Benjamin Franklin Biography, A&E

Web page: Amelia Earhart's Legacy Remembered, Infoplease

Video: Amelia Earhart - Mini Biography, A&E

Video: A Famous First, Time for Kids

Web page: Quiz Your Noodle: Women in the Spotlight, National Geographic Kids

Web directory: National Poetry Month, Fact Monster

Web page: Glossary of Poetry Terms, Infoplease

Web page: Riddles, Ducksters

Web page: Metaphor Examples, Ereading Worksheets

Web page: Making Comparisons with Simile and Metaphor — A Poetry Lesson Plan, Poetry4Kids.com

Web site: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Web page: 85,584 rooftop garden Home Design Photos, Houzz

Web page: Coming To A Bus Stop Near You - A Rooftop Garden, DOGO News

Video: Recycling for Kids with Waste Management's Mr. Cool Can, YouTube

Web page: Recycle Roundup (game), National Geographic Kids

Web page: Recycling for Kids, Science Kids

Web page: Ocean Currents, Geography for Kids

Web page: Roman Numerals, UpToTen.com

Web catalog: Folk Art Craft and Lessons, KinderArt

Video: History > Native Americans, National Geographic Kids

Web site: Weather Words, Weather Wiz Kids

Web page: Civil War: Make Your Own Hardtack and Johnny Cake, Wikipedia

Web page (with videos): 10 of the best paper plane designs, Kidspot

Web page: Scatter Plot, Math Is Fun

Web site: Easy guitar songs for beginners and kids: Tabs @ GuitarNick.com

Web site: Biographies of Famous Historical People and Famous People, Kid Info

Web page: The Top 100 Influential Figures in American History, The Altantic

Web page: Popular Poets for Kids, PBS Parents

Web page: Basic ASL:  First 100 Signs, Lifeprint.com

Web page: Capitol Building, Michigan.org

Web site: Kidblog.org

Web page: 6 Free Sites for Creating Your Own Comics, Mashable

Web site: Kid Fan Fiction, George Mason U.

Web page: Forget Word: 13 Online Word Processors, Mashable

Web page: Photo Sharing, SurfNetKids

Web site: Kid-Cast.com (podcasting site)

Web page: 3 Great Websites For Kids to Create Their Own Slideshows and Learn In the Process, wiki.answers.com

Web page: The Best Social Networks for Kids Under 13, Time

Web page: Video Editing Software for Children, eHow

Web page: How to Create a Wiki, SurfNetKids

Web site: How to Display Sportsmanship

Web site: Respect Diversity Foundation

Web site: SoJust: Primary Sources for Social Justice

Web page: How to Embrace the Diversity of an Individual

Web page: 5 Great Sites for Online Collaboration

Web site: ePals: Global Community 

Web site: Wikispaces

Web site: Edublogs

Web site: FBI Cyber Surf Islands

Video: Frontline: Netiquette

Web page: A History of Robert's Rules of Order

Web page: Introduction to Robert's Rules of Order

PDF: Helpful Hints on How to Conduct a Club Meeting

Podcast: Collaboration Beats Smarts in Group Problem Solving

Web page: Skills in Problem-Solving Groups

Web page: Sherlock Holmes: Children's Classics, GoodReads

Web page: Top Ten Types of Debris Littering the Oceans, Fact Monster

Video: How to Recycle Plastic Bags into Purses: Isatou Ceesay - Njau, Gambia, YouTube

Web site: Sleep for Kids

Web site: Kidnetic Nutrition

Web site: Nutrition Cafe 

Web site: Let's Move!

Web page: Top 10 Homework Tips

Web site: Discovery Education: Homework Help

Web page: Resources for Science Homework

Web page: Resources for Math Homework 

Web page: Resources for English and Language Arts Homework

Web page: Resources for Social Studies Homework

Web site: Totally Stressed Out - The Stress Managament Site for Students

Web site: Stress Free Kids

Web site: Online Note-Taking Application, Notes.io

Web site: Penzu: Online Notebook

Wiki: Note-Taking Strategies

Web page: Tips for Better Test Taking, Study Guides and Strategies

Web page: Test Stress: 10 Terrific Test-Taking Tips, PBS

Web page: Key Words for Test Taking, Quizlet

Video: Test-Taking Hints, YouTube

Web page: Unpacking Writing Prompts, Scholastic

Web page: The Great Lakes, Environmental Protection Agency

Web site: Great Lakes Project, The Nature Conservancy 

Video: Incredible by Any Measure . . . The Great Lakes, YouTube

Web page: Moon, Fact Monster

Web page: Tour de France, Infoplease

Web page: Photos: Frontier Life in the West, Denver Post

Web page: Wild Horses of the West: History and Politics of America's Mustangs, Goodreads

Web page: Benjamin Franklin, scientist, Infoplease

Web page: An In-Depth Look at School Recess, Playworks

Web catalog: Just for Kids > African Links, California Academy of Sciences

Web page: How to Read a Poem, Scholastic

Web site: Kids.Wordsmyth

Web page: What Is a Shooting Star? Universe Today

Web page: Meteoroid Facts for Kids, Science Kids

Web page: Wishing on a meteorite! KidsAstronomy.com

Web page: Basic Color Theory, Color Matters

Web page: Basic Color Theory, Color Matters

Slide Show: The Media Time Machine, Slideshare

Web site: Today's Front Pages, Newseum

Web page: Digital Classroom, Newseum

Web page: How to Analyze a Newspaper Article, Understanding Media

Video: The History of Typography

Web page: National Geographic Kids - Photos

Web page: The Library of Congress Galleries, Flickr

Web site: Interactive Diagrams

Web site: Science Images

Web site: Reading Charts and Graphs

Web site: ChartGo

Web page: Infographics, KIDS Discover

Web page: Television Facts for Kids

Infographic: History and Future of the Television

Video: How Does the Internet Work?

Search Engine: Search Results for "llama wool"

Search Engine: Ducksters by Google 

Search Engine: Ask.com Kids 

Web page: Kid's Search Engine Tips

Web Site: Evaluating Online Sources, Provo Library

Web page: What is Plagiarism? 

Web site: Copyright Kids

Web page: Detecting Bias in the Media

Web site: Kidblog

Web page: Safety tips on blogging, Microsoft Safety & Security Center

Web page: How to: Help Your Child Set Up a Blog, Mashable

Web site: Wikipedia

Web page: Webonauts Internet Academy, PBS (game)

Web page: Wikispaces

Web site: Consumer.gov

Web page: Jobs for Kids, Kidzworld

Web page: What Kinds of Insurance Do You Need?, For Dummies

Web page: Managing Money: Create a Budget, PBS Kids

Web page: Savvy Stuff: Budget Worksheets, MoneyAndStuff.info

Web page: Savings Safari - Bank Accounts For Kids, About.com

Web directory: Career Guide, Fact Monster

Web page: Raising Tadpoles, About.com

Video: Creating a Tadpole Habitat, Discovery

Video: Frog Life Cycle Animation

Video: Tadpoles, National Geographic

Web page: Raising Tadpoles, About.com

Video: Creating a Tadpole Habitat, Discovery

Video: Frog Life Cycle Animation

Video: Tadpoles, National Geographic

Web page: Raising Tadpoles, About.com

Video: Creating a Tadpole Habitat, Discovery

Video: Frog Life Cycle Animation

Video: Tadpoles, National Geographic

Web page: The Learning Toolbox - 5W's & 1H

Web page: The 5 W's and an H Challenge, The New York Times

Video: The 5 W's of a Story, Flocabulary

Web page: Five Senses Facts

Web page: The Five Senses, KIDS Discover

Web site: The World Factbook, CIA.gov

Web page: Country Facts for Kids

Web site: National Geographic Kids

Web page: Explore Countries of the World

Web page: Exploring Continents and Countries with Maps

Web site: Google Earth

Web page: Simile, English Club

Web page: Metaphor, English Club

Web page: Personification, Poetry4Kids

Video: Similes and Metaphors by the Bazillions, YouTube

Web page: Similes and Metaphors, BrainPOP

Video: The Birth of the Tubric, YouTube

Web page: Creative Problem Solving with SCAMPER

Video: Using SCAMPER, YouTube

Web page: Coloring Calendars, Education World

Web page: Cherokee Indians, Indians.org

Web page: Note Cards, Kentucky Virtual Library

Web page: Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers

Activity: Sequencing With a Time Line

Activity: Using Time Order Transitions

Video: Text Structure: Chronological Order, YouTube

Video: Comparison and Contrast, YouTube

Slide Show: Narrative Writing, SlideShare.net

Activity: Using Narrative Strategies

Video: Plot Elements, Flocabulary

Video: Five Elements of a Story, Flocabulary

Activity: Evaluating with a Pro-Con Chart

Web page: How to Help a Student With Their Work

Video: No One Write Alone: A Peer Review Guide for Students

Activity: Using a Peer Response Sheet

Web page: How to Revise and Edit

Web page: How to Revise and Edit

Activity: Asking and Answering the 5 W's and H Questions

Graphic: Paragraph Writing: The Sandwich Approach

Web page: Badlands National Park, National Geographic

Video: Badlands National Park, South Dakota, YouTube

Web page: Strategies for Summarizing

Web page: Practicing Summarizing

Web page: The Wet Dog Shake: Physics Revealed

Web page: Top 5 Best Practices for Writing Effective Email, CBS News

Video: Quick Tips for Students on Writing Better Emails, YouTube

Web page: How to Write a Book Report

Web page: Tips on Writing a Fifth Grade Book Report

Web page: How to Write a Book Report for the Fourth Grade

Video: Hatchet Book Trailer, YouTube

Web site: Poetry Foundation

Web site: Poetry.org

Web site: Young Poets Network

Web page: Young Poets

Web page: Poetry Types

Web page: Interactive Tour of Ellis Island, Scholastic

Video: Figurative Language (Wordplay), Flocabulary

Web page: MythBusters Lab, Discovery for Kids

Web page: Lab Report Template

Web page: On Paragraphs, Purdue OWL

Web page: Essays, Purdue OWL

Video: Transitions, Flocabulary

Video: How to Write a Thesis for Beginners, YouTube

Web page: Types of Expository Writing

Web page: Samples of Explanatory Essays

Web page: 10 Ways to Develop Expository Writing Skills with The New York Times

Web page: Expository Prompts

Video: Expository Text

Video: The Arctic (Tundra) Biome

Web page: Tundra Animals

Web page: Interactive Persuasion Map, ReadWriteThink

Web page: Sample Persuasive Essays

Video: Persuasive Language, Flocabulary

Web page: Interactive Persuasion Map, ReadWriteThink

Web page: Sample Persuasive Essays

Video: Persuasive Language, Flocabulary

Web site: ChartGo (Online Graph Maker)

Web site: Online Chart Tool

Web site: Data Graphs (Bar, Line, Pie), Math Is Fun

Web site: NCES Graph Makers

Web site: ChartGo (Online Graph Maker)

Web site: Online Chart Tool

Web site: Data Graphs (Bar, Line, Pie), Math Is Fun

Web site: NCES Graph Makers

Web page: How to Make a Data Table

Web page: Practice Reading Tables

Web page: Interactive Diagrams

Web site: Flowchart.com

Web page: Time Line Maker I

Web page: Time Line Maker II

Web page: Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure - Time Line

Web page: 9 Podcasts for Kids, Scholastic

Web page: KidsCast Podcasts

Web site: Audacity (Podcast Technology)

Web site: GarageBand (Podcast Technology - Apple Products)

Web page: 12 Ways for Students to Publish Slide Shows Online

Web page: 9 Presentation Tips for Students

Web page: Tips for Creating a Great PowerPoint Presentation

Animation: Pangaea Split

Web page: KidsVid

Web site: BrainPOP

Web site: Animoto (Movie and Share Movies)

Web site: iMovie (Apple only)

Video: Fiction vs. Nonfiction, Flocabulary

Web page: Comic Creator, ReadWriteThink

Web site: Make Beliefs Comix

Web site: Witty Comics

Web site: ArtisanCam

Web site: Glogster

Sample Glog: Han China Glog

Web page: How to Teach Kids to Make Posters

Web page: Design a Travel Brochure, ReadWriteThink

Web page: How to Fold Paper for Tri Fold Brochures

Web page: How to Make a Diorama

Web page: Making a Shoebox Diorama

Web page: Tips for Recreating Different Landscapes

Video: How to Make a Diorama 

Web page: Building an Approximate Scale Model, Teach Engineering

Video: Amazing Train Scale Model, YouTube

Web page: Tips on Reciting

Web page: Listening to Poetry Performances

Infographic: 27 Ways to have an Awesome Presentation

Web page: How to Give a Great Speech for School

Video: Public Speaking Delivery Tips

Infographic: 27 Ways to have an Awesome Presentation

Web page: How to Give a Great Speech for School

Video: Public Speaking Delivery Tips

Web page: Top Ten Debating Tips for Beginners

Web page: Acting Hints and Tips

Web page: Drama Games for Kids

PDF: The Big 5 of Playwriting

Web site: Youth Plays

Web page: How to Make Your Own Puppet Theater

Web page: Acting Hints and Tips

Web page: Drama Games for Kids

PDF: The Big 5 of Playwriting

Web site: Youth Plays

Web page: How to Make Your Own Puppet Theater

Web Page: How to Make a Glog

Video: Mrs. Johnson Glogster Tutorial

Web Page: Getting Started with Glogster

Web Page: Platonic Solids

Web Page: How to Make a Glog

Video: Mrs. Johnson Glogster Tutorial

Web Page: Getting Started with Glogster

Web Page: Platonic Solids

Web site: Center for Digital Storytelling

Web page: Storyboarding

Web site: Storybird

Web page: Digital-Story Resources

Slide Show: Digital Storytelling

Web page: Tips and Topics for Student Bloggers

Web page: 15 Blogging Tips for Students and Teachers

Web site: Kidblog

Web page: The Slant Book, Library of Congress Collections