Prairie Primer/On the Banks of Plum Creek - Week 1

Here's what we're learning about in school this week...

CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING THINGS:

KidsBiology.com

Animal Classes at Kidzone.ws

Classification of Animals On-Line Game

BrainPOP.com

Animal Kingdom's 2 Main Groups

Power Point Presentation on Animal Classification

Vertebrates at BrainPOP.com

Invertebrates at BrainPOP.com

Animal Classification On-Line Game

Animals of the World On-Line Game

GRASSHOPPERS:

Grasshopper Links at EnchantedLearning.com

Weather's Effect on Grasshopper Populations
Grasshopper Plague

"Hurt No Living Thing" Poem

Hurt no living thing:

Ladybird nor butterfly,

Nor moth with dusty wing,

Nor cricket chirping cheerily,

Nor grasshopper so light of leap,

Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat,

Nor harmless worms that creep

WATER PURIFICATION:

The Importance Of Water Purification To The World
Water Purification Lesson Plans
Dirty Water Science Experiment

WEEPING WILLOW TREES:

Care of Willow Trees
Willow Trees at EnchantedLearning.com

METHODS OF HEAT TRANSFER:
Conduction, Convection and Radiation
Heat Transfer and Efficiency at BBC

BUTTERFLIES:



Butterfly Links at Kid's National Geographic Magazine On-Line
Butterflies at EnchantedLearning.com
Butterfly Lesson Plans

Scholastic Answers Your Butterfly Questions

WATER SAFETY:


BADGERS:

Badgers at EnchantedLearning.com
Badgers at CyberSleuth.com
Badger On-Line Quiz

Do You Want To Be a Badger?

WHEAT:

Wheat - From the Field to You (On-line presentation)
Wheat Lesson Plans

PILGRIMS' FIRST THANKSGIVING:

The First Thanksgiving at Scholastic.com
Thanksgiving Activities at EnchantedLearning.com
Thanksgiving Lesson Plans at A to Z Teacher Stuff