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

Natural Disasters 

 http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/frames.html 
http://www.ready.gov/kids
http://www.neok12.com/Natural-Disasters.htm
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/

 

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