Fourth Grade Units of Inquiry Research Links

What? We Have to Share this Planet?

Food Chains 
Thinkquest: Ecosystems 
MGB.net Biomes 
KidsDoEcology.com: Biomes 
University of California: Biomes of the World 
Windows to the Universe: Biomes & Ecosystems 
ACTIVITY:Gould League: Food Webs – Build one of 4 food webs 

How Did We Get Here, There and Everywhere?

Ellis Island 
Library of Congress 
LOC: Zoom into Maps 
Scholastic: Immigration  

We Are the World

Culture Grams and the other MCPS Online Resources are a great placeto access maps and information about many countries and their cultures.
Passwords for home use of these resources are available in the media center.  
National Geographic Kids: Find People & Places 
KidsGeo.com: Map Games  

Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Aesop's Fables
Ancient Chinese Fables
African Fables
Indian Fables 

Wind Beneath My Wings

The following MCPS Online Resources are a great source of information for researching people:
Encyclopedia Britannica 
SIRS Discoverer 
Log-ins and passwords for home use of all MCPS Online Databases
are available from the Media Center. 

Old Crusty

VolcanoesAnnenberg Media: Volcanoes
(good general information about volcanoes) Smithsonian: Global Volcanism Program
(volcanoes around the world)
Volcano World: Images of Volcanoes by Region
Volcanoes of the World Index

Rocks 

Rock Hounds 
National Museum of Natural History: Rocks and Mining
RocksforKids.com
Bob’s Rock Shop: Rocks
Bob’s Rock Shop: Minerals
FEMA for Kids: Earthquakes
Minerals, Gems, and Volcanoes 

Pangaea and Continental Drift 

Fact Monster
NASA: Continental Drift & Plate Tetonics
The Grand Canyon and Continental Drift
Thinkquest
Enchanted Learning: Plate Tectonics
(after you click on link scroll down to see information)
USGS (this is indepth, reading level a little harder)

 

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