Sixth Grade Hotlist

Sixth Grade Hotlist
An Internet Hotlist on sixth grade

created by Mrs. Earl
New London Middle School

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about sixth grade, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

Brainy Quote -
CIA World Factbook - Good information on countries
Card Catalog -
Cells Alive -
Flag Detective - Identify flags of the world by their shape & color
Fraction games - for Mrs. Swartz' class
Greek Mythology -
History Sites - Use these for Social Studies homework.
Hurricanes -
Links to Learning -
New London school web site -
Random House About Authors -
Scholastic -
School Rooms - Sixth graders--please explore this web site. Tell me what you find on it that you like!
Science Biographies -
Thunder Hill - Mr. Ebinger's website
Timelines - Famous People

Ancient Cultures

Archeology of the Mound Builders -
Aztecs - Also look here for Mayans
Civilizations in America - Use the search box at the bottom of the page for information on Incas and Mayans
Fact Monster - Use the search box to find information on almost anything.
Five Pillars of Islam - Question 1
Incredible Incas -
Mayans -
Mound Builders -
World Religions - Use the topics in the orange bar at the top of the page for Article 4

Just for Fun

Ghosts in the Castle - Explore a medieval castle
Hershey's - Got four votes, but loads slowly. Be patient.
Hot Shot Business -
M & M's -
Map Game - Can you pass the third grade?
Math and Science Games -
Medieval History Game - Mrs. Earl will give you instructions.
National Zoo Web Cams -
Rush Hour - a strategy puzzle
The Blue Girl - a ghost story
Turtle Game -
USATF Maps - Map a running route.
Wordle -

Library/Computer Class

2010 Olympics site -
Biomes -
Infohio - Magazine articles, health information and more
LEECA student website - Encyclopedia Brittanica, library card catalog, and more.
Mad Sci Network - Use the search engine; be sure to select the grade level
Mohican Outdoor Camp - Click on ALL the places in the green banner on the bottom. (Not just the one for students.)
National Park Service -
New London Ohio -
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Use the search box, or the A to Z index at the bottom of the page.
Olympics website - Use the search box.
Scavenger Hunts - Mrs. Earl will tell you which section to use.
Yahooligans -

Scientists Biographies

20th century Scientists -
American National Biography - Biographies of dead people
Biology scientists -
Energy Scientists -
Glaciers -
Jefferson Science Lab - Games and Puzzles
Living Scientists -
Scientist Biographies -
World of Scientific Biographies - Hard to read. Use this one only if you can't find your scientist anywhere else.
Yahooligans for Science - A quick search engine for reference sites

Reading Websites

Christmas Celebrations - Includes Christmas around the world.

Content by Mrs. Earl, jearl_2000@yahoo.com
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Last revised Mon Apr 19 11:10:45 US/Pacific 2010