Cresthaven Elementary School

5th Grade

General Resources

• Encyclopedia Britannica 
• SIRS Discoverer 
• CultureGrams 
 

Search Engines

• Ask Kids 
• KidsClick! 
• Yahoo!Kids 
• SweetSearch 

 

Structures Research Project

• Building Big 
 Great Buildings 
• Famous Architects 
• Famous Buildings and Structures (Prehistorical & Ancient) 

 

 Native Americans          

• Native American Biographies 
• American Indians and the Natural World 
• Native American Chart 

Famous African Americans

• Stamp on Black History 
• Biographies of Great African Americans                         
• Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History 
• Biography for Kids  
• Top 10 African American Inventors                          
• Who 2 Biographies of Black Americans                        
• Celebrating Black History on the Web 
• Thompson Gale Biographies 
• Astronaut Biographies                                                                      
• Women in American History                                                                     
• Fact Monster 

 

 

Astronomy

• Windows to the Universe A guide to our planet, our solar system, our universe - 3 levels.

• StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers - 2 levels

Women of Accomplishment: An Internet Scavenger Hunt  

Oregon Trail

• Fun Facts about the Oregon Trail 
• Interactive Gold Rush Game 

Government                                 

             The 50 States Page - resources and games for our 50 states

• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids 
• PBS Kids Democracy Project 
• Branches of Government Game 
• Kids Gov 
• The 13 American Colonies 
• The Revolutionary War 

Geology                              

• Rocks and Minerals 
• Energy Quest 

 

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