Learn about the different stages of the Earth's water cycle, and about processes involving water, including runoff, infiltration, and the differences between hard and soft water.

Explains what a wildfire is, what causes them, how they behave, their impact, how to fight them, and how to prevent them.

This lesson engages students in learning about light. Studets will describe how light is produced, reflected, refracted, and separated.

Many of the objects you can see in the night sky are stars, large objects in space that produce light. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains more than 100 billion stars. Stars are so far away that their light does not reach us for years....

Planet Earth is part of a vast space neighborhood called the solar system. Our solar system is an amazing place. It's even more amazing that many other solar systems have been discovered. This article examines the solar system.

Click on the picture of the rabbit and learn about the various parts of the rabbit and their functionality. Other interesting facts about rabbits are presented on this page.

Students can make ooze and learn about different qualifications of matter. An easy procedure is provided to make gooey ooze that you can play with when you are done.

By making oil float on water--with the help of other ingredients--students can create a lava-lite effect.

Students create their own airplane using straws and other materials and learn the principles of aerodynamics.

Students create a blimp and then experiment with the design to improve its aerodynamics.

Learn about the five things that all living things need to survive and why they are critical for both plants and animals.

Discusses the five characteristics that living things have and nonliving things do not.

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Abridged History of the United States by Emma Willard, a nonfiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of American Historical Tales for Youth by Francis Lister Hawks, a nonfiction for children.

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of The Book of Sports by William Martin, a nonfiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of The Desert Home by Mayne Reid, a fiction book for children.

This site gives you a biography of Brian Jacques as well as an interview with him about his writing.

Find fifteen worksheets designed to provide practice on maintaining verb tense. These exercises have been created expressly for elementary students. All worksheets are available as PDFs.

At this site look through these reports written by Grade 5 students in the 1998-99 school year. Click on the state that you are interested in. Please note that not all states have reports.

In this learning module, students will learn more about characterization. Worksheets are provided to reinforce the understanding of character traits. This module is designed to support Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III students.

A set of four station activities involving static electricity that can easily be done in the classroom.

Learn a few facts about the Jurassic period from this interactive Ology card that also includes questions that can be answered. There is some information about Pangaea and dinosaurs.

Discussion question, a lesson plan, and links to related resources for teaching students reading "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech.

What do you know about the characters and setting of "Lyddie," by Carol Hurst? Gain insight into the characters through the discussion questions found a this site.