Technology-Rich Learning Experiences for Sixth Graders

sixth grade graphic Technology-Rich Learning Experiences
for Sixth Graders

The following resources are designed for sixth graders and their teachers.

Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
Overall

Language Arts

Houghton Mifflin Reading - Grade
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/6/index.html

Houghton Mifflin KidViews
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/rdg/chall.html
Find and submit book reviews

Houghton Mifflin Power Proofreading
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/proofread/index.html

Houghton Mifflin Bright Ideas for Writing
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/brightideas/index.html
Ideas for different types of writing. Print or put on PowerPoint

Houghton Mifflin Grammar Blast
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/quizzes/index.html
Quizzes for Grade 6 grammar.

Scott Foresman Reading
http://www.sfreading.com/6/index.html

Houghton Mifflin Evaluation Station
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/evalstation/index.html
Great tools for self-evaluating different types of writing such as Opinion Essay, Persuasive Essay, Compare-Contrast Essay, Research Report, Personal Narrative, and Story. Good practice using the web for reading and interaction.

English

42explore: Charles Dickens
http://42explore.com/dickens.htm

42explore: Debate
http://www.42explore.com/debate.htm

42explore: Fantasy and Science Fiction
http://www.42explore.com/fantscifi.htm

42explore: Figurative Language
http://www.42explore.com/figlang.htm

42explore: Journal Writing
http://www.42explore.com/journl.htm

42explore: Mystery
http://www.42explore.com/mystery.htm

42explore: Mythology
http://www.42explore2.com/myth.htm

42explore: Oral History
http://www.42explore2.com/oralhst.htm

42explore: Poetry
http://www.42explore.com/poetry.htm

42explore: William Shakespeare
http://www.42explore.com/shakspear.htm

42explore: Skimming and Scanning
http://www.42explore.com/skim.htm

42explore: Mark Twain
http://www.42explore.com/twain.htm

42explore: Writing
http://www.42explore.com/writing.htm

Interactive Activities

Art Tales
http://www.wildlifeart.org/ArtTales/
Tell stories with wildlife art.

Book Adventure
http://www.bookadventure.com/
Quizzes based on books

Grid Club Language Arts Games
http://www.gridclub.com/grown_ups/cont_eng.shtml
Lots of interactive games on English concepts.

Imaginator
http://www.gridclub.com/games/english/imaginator/index.html
Great online, story building tool.

Listen and Write Poetry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/
Explore the Rap Realm, Wonderwords, Simile Satellite, and Free Style.

Naturescapes - Tiered Reading
http://www.eduscapes.com/nature/
Building your own with the Video and Image Starter Resources.

Play Magnetic Poetry - regular or kid's poetry
http://www.magneticpoetry.com/magnet/index.html
http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm
Write poems, submit poems, read poems and evaluate poems

Print and Go from Grid Club
http://www.gridclub.com/games/dt/printandgo/home.shtml
Create a book, story, bookmark, poster, postcard, membership, paper, etc.

ReadWrite Think: Student Materials
http://readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
Interactive tools that support national language arts standards.

ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plans 6-8
http://readwritethink.org/lessons/index.asp

Starters for Narrative, Persuasive, & Expository Writing

The following bullets are K-12 resources. Explore the following resources for writing project ideas:

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Sixth Grade Math

General Resources
(Area, perimeter, fractions, whole numbers)

AAA Math - Grade 6
http://www.aaamath.com/B/grade6.htm

BBC Math Files
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/gameswheel.html
Games about numbers, data handling, space & measure, and algebra.

Harcourt Math Games for Grade 6
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/auto/13/6.html

Houghton Mifflin - Test Prep Practice - Grade 6
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/testprep/gr6/index.html
Chapter 1 (Operations with Whole Numbers), Chapter 3 (Fractions & Number Theory), Chapter 4 (Fractions), Chapter 7 (Ratio, Proportion, Percent), Chapter 9 & 10 (Geometry)
A score is provided at the end.

Houghton Mifflin - Test Quest: Be a Better Test-Taker - Grade 6
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/testquest/6/index.html
Ideas for test taking. Contains audio and examples.

Houghton Mifflin - Brain Teasers - Grade 6
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/brain/gr6/index.html
A dozen brain teasers related to math topics. Could be printed.

Houghton Mifflin - Math Games - Grade 6
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/egames/ega_6.html
Four great math review games.

Houghton Mifflin - E Math Manipulatives - Grade 6
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/manip/mn_6.html
A dozen eManipulatives for many areas including fractions and decimals.

The Eigg and the Internet
http://www.harcourtschool.com/newsbreak/eigg.html
Math in the news with math questions.

Geometic Shapes and Figures from 42explore
http://www.42explore.com/geomet.htm

Against All Odds: Statistics
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/statistics/

Middle School Math
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/index.html

Middle School Math - Scholastic Math Hunt
http://teacher.scholastic.com/mathhunt/skill.asp

Statistics & Probability from 42explore
http://www.42explore.com/statistics.htm

Interactive Activities

Cat Math
http://www.mathcats.com/

Cool Math 4 Kids
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

Create a Graph from NCES
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/

Figure This: Take a Challenge
http://www.figurethis.org/index.html

Grid Club Math Games
http://www.gridclub.com/grown_ups/cont_mat.shtml
Lots of interactive games on math concepts.

Illuminations from NCTM
http://illuminations.nctm.org/pages/35.html
Many interactive activities to match national math standards.

Let's Graph - Grades 5-9
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/graph.html

ReviseWise Maths from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/
Activities on numbers, data handling, shape, space, measure, and mental math.

Sixth Grade Math! from KidPort
http://www.kidport.com/Grade6/Math/MathIndex.htm

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Sixth Grade Science

Overall

Grid Club Science Games
http://www.gridclub.com/grown_ups/cont_sci.shtml
Lots of interactive games on science concepts.

Harcourt Science Video Update
http://www.harcourtschool.com/articles/video_updates/
Lots of short video clips on a wide range of science topics.

ReviseWise Science from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/

Science from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2science.shtml

Life Science

Scott Foresman: Life Science
http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_6/unit_A/index.htm
Cells, reproduction, heredity, change, ecosystems, biomes.

42explore: Genetics
http://42explore.com/genes.htm

Biodiversity
http://ology.amnh.org/biodiversity/

The Gene Scene from Ology at the AMNH
http://ology.amnh.org/genetics/

42explore: Invasive Species
http://www.42explore.com/invasive.htm

Micro-organisms from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/micro_organisms.shtml
Game and quiz.

Physical Science

Scott Foresman: Physical Science
http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_6/unit_B/index.htm
Heat, matter (caves), changes (acids to bases), moving objects, light, color, sound.

42explore: Color
http://www.42explore.com/color.htm

42explore: Light
http://www.42explore.com/light.htm

Amusement Park Physics
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/
Learn about the physics of roller coasters.

Chem4Kids
http://www.chem4kids.com/index.html
Reactions, elements, atoms, matter, biochemistry

Science of Light
http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/
Light in color and laws of light

Way to Go, Einstein
http://ology.amnh.org/einstein/
Lots of activities

How We See Things from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/see_things.shtml
Games and quiz.

Earth Science

Scott Foresman: Earth Science
http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_6/unit_C/index.htm
Technology, weather, earth processes, universe, resources, conservation, ocean pollution

42explore: Hurricane
http://www.42explore.com/hurricane.htm

42explore: Tornadoes
http://www.42explore.com/tornadoes.htm

42explore: Clouds
http://www.42explore.com/clouds.htm

42explore: EarthQuake
http://www.42explore.com/quakes.htm

42explore: Fire
http://www.42explore.com/fire.htm

42explore: Floods & Flooding
http://42explore.com/flood.htm

42explore: Snow
http://www.42explore.com/snow.htm

42explore: Soils
http://www.42explore.com/dirt.htm

42explore: Glacier
http://www.42explore.com/glaciers.htm

42explore: Global Warming
http://www.42explore.com/globewrm.htm

42explore: Recycle - Reduce - Reuse
http://www.42explore.com/recycle.htm

42explore: Weather
http://www.42explore.com/weather.htm

42explore: Wind
http://www.42explore.com/wind.htm

Owlie Skywarn from NOAA
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/owlie/owlie.htm

Human Body

Scott Foresman: Human Body
http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_6/unit_D/index.htm
Control systems, drugs, and your body

42explore: Respiratory System
http://www.42explore.com/respsyst.htm

42explore: Skeletal System
http://www.42explore.com/skeleton.htm

42explore: Tobacco, Smoking, & Cessation
http://42explore.com/tobacco.htm

42explore: Vitamins and Minerals
http://www.42explore.com/vitamin.htm

Be Real
http://www.berealteens.com/
Drug prevention for kids

Gross and Cool Body
http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/

Substance Abuse Links
http://www.asd.wednet.edu/pioneer/barnard/sites/science/subabuse.htm

This Way to My Body
http://www.kidshealth.org/

Illinois Standards - Health Resources
http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/Curriculum%20Info/SciLinks/Health.html

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Sixth Grade Social Studies

Social Studies
(Ancient Civilizations (Rome, China), Middle Ages)

Ancient Civilizations

42explore: Mythology
http://www.42explore.com/myth.htm

Grid Club History Games
http://www.gridclub.com/grown_ups/cont_hist.shtml
Lots of interactive games on History concepts.

History from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2history.shtml
Includes Romans, Greeks, Saxons, Celts, Egyptians, Vikings, Victorians

Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport
http://www.mrdowling.com/
Great topics including time & space, prehistory, mesopotamia, Encient Egypt, Crusades, Middle East, Ancient Africa, Chinese History, Anicent Greece, Ancient Rome, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Enlightenment.

Odyssey Online
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/MidElem_Home.html
Includes resources for Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Africa. Easy to read on people, mythology, daily life, beath & Burial, writing, and archaeology. Great for answering questions and writing research papers. Great links.

Ancient Africa

42explore: Ancient Africa
http://www.42explore.com/africa.htm

Ancient Americas

42explore: Aztecs
http://www.42explore.com/aztec.htm

42explore: Incas
http://www.42explore.com/inca.htm

42explore: Maya
http://42explore.com/maya.htm

Collapse
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/
Learn about the collapse of ancient civilizations.

Ancient China

42explore: Ancient China
http://www.42explore.com/china.htm

More Soldiers in the Terra Cotta Army - Harcourt News Break
http://www.harcourtschool.com/newsbreak/terra.html

Ancient Egypt

42explore: Egypt
http://42explore.com/egypt.htm