• Parents, please complete the science survey.  It is located on this page under the heading of Survey.  Your input is greatly appreciated.
  
• Are you interested in taking the Guinea pig, Oreo, home for some of the summer?  Let me know.  Email me at sgarrett@brookstoneschool.org.

5th Grade Students, please complete this survey.  Once you submit, do not complete any other surveys.

5th Grade Parents, please complete this survey.

Science Fair Project Links:

• Science Buddies Science Fair Project Topic Survey
• Research form
• Science Fair Report template (All the typing should be done at school by the student.)

• Download Free Adobe Acrobat Reader:  http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

• Harcourt Science 2002 (Brookstone's 5th grade series)
  http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/science2002/menu.html
• Harcourt Science Glossary
  
• SciLinks
  This particular section of Scilinks has various question links. 
  http://www.scilinks.org/harcourt
• SciLinks
  This section of Scilinks has other links for some hands on activities dealing with matter.
  http://www.scilinks.org/harcourt_hsp/hsp_student.asp?sl=746367551133
• Eduplace
  This site has some Internet fieldtrips.
• Houghton Mifflin 
  Here are some vocabulary games for Unit F.
• Houghton Mifflin
  Here are some vocabulary games for Unit E on Matter.
• NASA's KSNN
  Check out this NASA site.

• Acids and Bases
  This site will be used to research acids and bases. 

• SciLinks
  

• This section of Scilinks has other links for some hands on activities dealing with matter.
  http://www.scilinks.org/harcourt_hsp/hsp_student.asp?sl=746367551133
  
• Chem4Kids:  http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_intro.html
• Law of Conservation of Matter, Physical and Chemical Changes, States of Matter:  http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/29388-assignment-discovery-states-of-matter-video.htm
• Sticky Water:  http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/31882-howstuffworks-show-episode-4-sticky-water-video.htm
• Forms of Matter:  http://www.ehow.com/video_5234837_forms-matter.html
• Solids, Liquids, and Gases:  9_solids_-liquids-gases.html?pid=1&wa%5Fvrid=43928ac6%2D0688%2D48a3%2Daa92%2D2476a7fdaf98&wa%5Fvlsrc=continuous&cp=1
• States of Matter in the Water Cycle:  http://www.ehow.com/video_5234840_water-cycle.html 
• Transfer of Matter:  http://www.ehow.com/video_5234841_transfer-matter.html 

• Interactive Science Lessons:  http://www.plattscsd.org/oak/smartboard/sciencealpha.htm
  Visit Forces in Action and Friction.

• Interactive Science Lessons:  http://eduscapes.com/sessions/smartboard/

• Simple machines from EdHead:  http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/index.htm

• Smartboard Activities (need a SmartBoard) http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/longsmart_elem.html

• Some great resources . These sites include terrific activities and ideas for lesson plans.
• Eduplace.com contains three separate sections
• Students: Contains fun activities and Games
• Families: Parents can join in with activities
• Educators: Extensive section for you
• This Month in History, a partnership between Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and HISTORY®, enables you to take advantage of engaging instructional materials
• Holt McDougal's Current Events page has a wealth of creative and interactive resources for students and teachers

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