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Third Grade

Okay, Third Grade.  I think that you all are looking for information on 

mapping and plants.  Keep checking back here.  I'll keep adding.

Okay, Mapping.

Found a new one!!!  

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/linksa/maptop.html

This is a dictionary with a variety of the mapping terms you will be using.

http://www.firstschoolyears.com/geography/dictionary.htm

This page has a wide variety of interesting online games to play that support language arts, math, science and other areas.  Just look through them.  They are interesting.  Scroll down to find some fun ones.

http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/resources/games.htm

Interesting idea for making maps.

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/english/mapsfromstories.htm

A mapping and math activity

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/geography/files/mapwork.pdf

A really cool site to play around in.

http://4learning.co.uk/weblogic/essentials/geography/index.shtml

PLANTS

Plant web quest

http://plaza.ufl.edu/markdiaz/plants/

http://www.geocities.com/mgkennedy/

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/Jam18615/page3.html  Easy one

http://yorkcountyschools.org/mes/plant%20webquest/index.htm  Lesson plans included

There are some interesting pages in the General section of this page.  However, be sure to scroll all the way down to find the plant worksheets as well.

http://www.firstschoolyears.com/science/worksheets/plants/plants.html

This is some very interesting science.  Plants to the wazoo.  It may impact our trips into space in a very short while.

http://www.edenproject.com/

This has some fun information and activities.

http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/

This site is so much fun.  You also learn so much. It is all about tomatoes.  It also gets into pests and how certain insects will kill other insects.  Great site.

http://www.thetomatozone.co.uk/

Label the plants!!!  Worksheet downloadable.

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/science/plants.htm

This is a very funny but also a great learning power point presentation.  Homer Simpson learns about what makes a healthy plant.

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/science/files/helpingplantsgrowwell.ppt

Plant pictures.  Gobbs.

http://www.noble.org/imagegallery/

Interesting piece on seeds.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/plants/

Info on poisonous plants for kids.  Info about leaves.

http://www.lanakids.com/plants.html

Lots of info on plants.  Good for kids as well as adults.

http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/ask_earl/category?c=109

An entire site that is lesson plans and sites about plants.

http://www.kathimitchell.com/plants.html

Look at this- a great load about agriculture - which is plants.

http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/index.htm