About the Author, Mary Stolz - Meet the Illustrator, Pat Cummings
Vocabulary Words and Definitions Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
Reading Skills Rocket - Compare and Contrast Test Tutor - Compare and Contrast Baseball Book List
   
Science Connection - Fossils
Dinosaurs: Fossils
From Enchanted Learning
PaleontOLogy: The Big Dig - From the American Museum of Natural History
Sue at the Field Museum - Sue is the largest, most-complete, best-preserved T-Rex Curse of T-Rex - Explore this site to learn more about fossils....From Nova at PBS
The Dig: Adventures in Archaeology
ThinkQuest
Dinosaur Dig: Finding Fossils - Be sure to click on the arrow at the bottom of the page for additional information
The Ultimate Fossil and Dino Web Site
ThinkQuest
Fossil - This page explains what fossils are and shows how fossils are actually formed and much more!
Fossil and Fossil Collection - How and where to find fossils for children....Explore all links. Life Has A History - Choose the module and you are ready to go! Level One is written for Kindergarten through 4th grade. Don't miss the animation on this page.
The Fossil Photo Gallery - The music is a little annoying!!!!! Becoming a Fossil
A Fossil in Time - WebQuest Fossils - WebQuest
Fossil WebQuest Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter - WebQuest
The Dinosaur Collections - This site has lesson plans, WebQuests and other activities to use with your study of dinosaurs and fossils.  
Science Connection - Ecosystems
Ecosystems, Biomes, and Habitats - This  site offers a comprehensive look into the study of biomes. It includes an extensive list of relevant links. What's It Like Where You Live? - Information on biomes, freshwater ecosystems, and marine ecosystems.....Great stuff!!!
Ecosystems - ThinkQuest Exploring Ecosystems - Learn about the Sonoran Desert, the Arctic Coastal Plain and the Everglades at this Web site
Biomes - Find information on:
Arctic Tundra
Deciduous Forest
Desert
Tropical Rainforest
Tropical Savannah
Taiga
Scholastic Explorers - There's several good activities/investigations here:
Endangered Ecosystems
Ocean Life
Be an Explorer (in your own backyard!)
 
The Watershed Game - Online simulation........Many things happen in a watershed that affect the quality of the water we rely upon. What are they? Would you make the best decisions in managing your watershed? Examine the issues in each area of the watershed, then see the impacts of your choices! Build a Prairie - Online simulation.......North America's prairie is divided into the tallgrass ecosystem and shortgrass ecosystem (plus an area in between—the "mixed grass" prairie). Which one do you want to restore? Are you up to the challenge??
Natural Resources, Environment, and Ecosystems - Teacher Guides on: Ecosystems and Climate
Wildlife: One Piece of the Picture

Soil and Ecosystems
The Web of Life
Ecosystems on the World Wide Wide - This is a great resource......There's Hotlist pages on Deserts, Oceans, Fresh Water, Wetlands, and Endangered Species. Each Hotlist has a Teacher Resource page also.
Your Key to the Biomes - This site includes information on various biomes including Fresh Water, Tundra, Deserts, Grasslands, Tropical Rain Forests, Marine, and Forests. Mission Biomes - "Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to investigate biomes, then test your knowledge about the biomes by completing each mission."
Interactive Games - Includes Matching, Concentration, Flash Cards and Word Search The World's Biomes - Explore the five major types of biomes: Aquatic, Deserts, Forests, Tundra, and Grasslands
Mission Biomes - Information on the tundra, forests, grasslands, rain forest, desert, etc.  

 

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