Web Applications

For science, one of the web applications I thought would be very resourceful would be the NASA directroy of resources. On that website there is a link specifically designed for Elementary students of different age groups. Under each one there is a place to play and learn. In the 4th and 5th grades, students start to learn about the water cycle. I think it would be fun for them to use the NASA application to play the "Adventure of Droplet Game" This game is found at: http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/droplet.html It teaches them a great deal about the way water travels through the water cycle.

I like the link to Viking quest would be a great one to use for social studies. I remember doing Viking reports in the 5th grade. It would be fun to use that as a tool to teach about the Vikings.

For math I think there are a ton of great web resources. I LOVED the Mass spring lab found at this website http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/mass-spring-lab/mass-spring-lab_en.html. It's such a fun way for students to learn about measurement and mass.

All in all I think there are many awesome web applications you can use in the classroom! How wonderful to have so many resources.