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Technology - Grade 4

Project Resources

Native American Project Links 

Biome/Habitat Research

Fourth graders research a biome/habitat in order to create a PowerPoint presentation to teach to their science class. Click on the links below to access the research websites.

All Habitats

• http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm
• http://mbgnet.mobot.org/
• http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/
• http://www.factmonster.com/index.html
• http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/index.html (all except rainforests)
• http://library.thinkquest.org/11234/index.html (mostly animals)
• http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html
• http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biomes.htm
• http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/index.html
  

Tundra/Arctic

• http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/wildlife.html (animals)
• http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/tundra5/tundra5.html (difficult)
• http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/tundra4/tundra4.html
• http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep8a.htm
  

Desert

• http://www.desertusa.com/life.html
• http://www.kidskonnect.com/Desert/DesertHome.html
• http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/Curriculum%20Info/africa/desert.htm
  

Rainforest

• http://rain-tree.com/facts.htm
• http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/5798/
• http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal
  /rainforest/Edit560s6/www/what.html
• http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/Curriculum%20Info/africa/rainforest.htm
  

Grassland/ Savanna

• http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/Curriculum%20Info/africa/savanna.htm
• http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/grassland3/grassland3.html
• http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/grassland4/grassland4.html
• http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage2_Modules
  /zoo/grassland.htm
  

Deciduous Forest

• http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tbdf
  /tbdf.html (difficult)

Alpine

• http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/alpine.htm
• http://www.suttoncenter.org/habitats2.html#Alpine

Wetlands

• http://www.galeschools.com/environment/biomes/wetland/index.htm
• http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biomewater_wlands.htm

Oceans

• http://lib.colostate.edu/wildlife/ocean_biome.html

Birthstone Research

Fourth graders research their birthstone and create a trading card using Microsoft Publisher. Click on the link below to access the research websites.

• http://www.acstones.com/Birthstone.html
• http://library.thinkquest.org/J002744/adlm-birthstones.html
• http://www.about-birthstones.com/index.html
• http://www.tradeshop.com/gems/rainbow.html 

Native American Tribes

• http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/index.shtml
• http://www.crystalinks.com/nativeamer.html
• http://www.nmai.si.edu/
• http://multicultural.mrdonn.org/NativeAmerican.html#Top
• http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/native.htm