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Websites Worth Checking Out!:
Jet Punk
http://www.jetpunk.com
Sporcle
http://www.sporcle.com
York Maps
http://www.yorkmaps.ca
Teaching Kids News
teachingkidsnews.com
Ted Ed
ed.ted.com/lessons
Wonderopolis
www.wonderopolis.org/
Encyclopedia Britannica
Access through the YRDSB site and under Student Online Tools and Resources
Username: dsbyork
Password: dsby7692
LANGUAGE:
Raz-Kids
Our class site is found at MrsGi
bsonGrade4. Log on and have fun reading!
https://www.raz-kids.com/
Quizlet
Great site to practise your spelling words each week!
quizlet.com/
BBC Bitesize Dance Mat Typing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr
Citation Machine
Will search and generate bibliographic citations for your bibliography. Select MLA format and go!
www.citationmachine.net/
Academic Citation Resource Guide
www.supersummary.com/citation-guide/
Tips for How to Give an Oral Presentation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKOO99UjsSE&list=PLC_vGm8dtVhrO9pOUzTd2KXmCzdWaNKmK
MATHEMATICS:
Prodigy
A free, Ontario-aligned math game for students in Grades 1-8. P
ra
ctise your math skills! Class Code: DKRW7L
http://www.prodigygame.com
Splash Math
A free, Ontario-aligned math program for students. Practise your math skills! Class Code: PTVLRD
www.splashlearn.com/login
Amazing Math Games for Ages 7 to 11
Multiplication Practice!
http://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games
Math Man! Elapsed Time Practice
www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/time/mathman_time_elapsed.htm
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Canada and Its Political & Physical Regions:
Canadian Geographic Challenge
Sign up to participate in Canada's Largest Student Geography Contest! Free!
http://www.challenge.canadiangeographic.ca
L
izard Point - Geography Quizzes
http://www.lizardpoint.com
Government of Canada - Provinces and Territories
www.cic.gc.ca/ENGLISH/newcomers/pt/index.asp
Government of Canada - Privy Council Office - Then search "Intergovernmental Affairs" for an interactive map
www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/index.asp?lang=eng
KidsZone - Colouring Pages of Maps and Symbols (for your Media Board)
www.kidzone.ws/geography/provinces.htm
Natural Resources Canada - Origins of the Names of the Provincial and Territorial Capitals
www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/place-names/origins-geographical-names/9188
Canadian Encyclopedia - Provinces and Territories
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/browse/places/provinces-territories/
Statistics Canada - Population of Provinces and Territories
www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/demo02a-eng.htm
Government of Canada - Provincial and Territorial Symbols
canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1444070816895
Our Country Canada 2 Website (Provinces and Territories)
www.duvaleducation.com/ourcountrycanada2
Great Lakes Conservation
www.torontozoo.com/conservation/GreatLakesConservation.asp
Environment and Climate Change - Canada - Great Lakes
https://www.ec.gc.ca/grandslacs-greatlakes/
Canadian Encyclopedia - Geophysical Regions of Canada
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/physiographic-regions/
Social Studies: Ancient World
Feudal System
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zdvdmp3/revision/1
Medieval Times:
www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/
Life in the Middle Ages
www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zm4mn39/revision/1
Thomas Becket and Henry II
www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zw3wxnb/revision/1
King John and the Magna Carta
www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zqgqtfr/revision/1
The Islamic Age in the Middle Ages
www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zx9xsbk/revision/1
The Crusades
www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zjbj6sg/revision/1
The Black Plague
www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/z7r7hyc/revision/1
The Black Death
www.dkfindout.com/us/history/black-death/
World History
www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zcw76sg
SCIENCE:
Planet-Science
www.planet-science
.com
Sound and Light:
How Stuff Works!
www.howstuffworks.com/
Explain That Stuff!
www.explainthatstuff.com
BBC Sound
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/physical_processes/sound/read/1/
BBC Light
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/physical_processes/light/read/1/
BBC Shadows
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/physical_processes/shadows/read/1/
BBC - Waves
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/edexcel/visiblelight_solarsystem/wavesrev1.shtml
Look Kool - Lenses
www.tvokids.com/school-age/videos/season-1-look-kool/lenses
Light - Games!
interactivesites.weebly.com/light.html
Pulleys and Gears:
Goldburger to Go
http://www.pbskids.org/zoom/games/goldburgertogo
BBC - Gears
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/systemscontrol/mechanismsrev5.shtml
BBC - Pulleys
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/systemscontrol/mechanismsrev7.shtml
Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago - Simple Machines Game
www.msichicago.org/play/simplemachines/
Simple Machines - Games!
interactivesites.weebly.com/simple-machines.html
Gear Simulation
www.mathplayground.com/MathApprentice/WheelWorks.html
Habitats and Communities:
Levels of Organisation in an Ecosystem - Eschool Today online
http://eschooltoday.com/science/ecosystems/levels-of-organisation-in-an-ecosystem.html
Biomes - Games
interactivesites.weebly.com/biomes.html
Animal Adaptations - Games
interactivesites.weebly.com/animal-adaptations.html
How Do Humans Depend on the Earth?
https://schools.smcps.org/gkes/images/How_Do_Humans_Depend_on_Earth-.pdf
National Geographic for Kids
http://www.kids.nationalgeographic.com
EcoKids
http://www.ecokids.ca
Earth Rangers
http://www.earthrangers.com
Toronto Zoo
Get involved and learn about conservation initiatives at the zoo.
http://www.torontozoo.com/conservation
Easy Science for Kids
http://www.easyscienceforkids.com
Science Kids
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz
Rocks and Minerals:
Earth's Structure - Games
interactivesites.weebly.com/earths-structure.html
The Periodic Table
www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/z84wjxs/activity
All About Minerals!
www.mineralogy4kids.org
BBC Bitesize - Understanding Rocks and Minerals
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_ocr_pre_2011/chemicals/rocksmineralsrev1.shtml
BBC Bitesize - Types of Rocks
www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zgb9kqt/revision
Types of Rocks - Dr. Binocs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeuYx-AbZdo
Weathering and Erosion
www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zwd2mp3/revision/1
Weathering and Erosion - Games
interactivesites.weebly.com/erosion-and-weathering.html
Rock Cycle Interactive
Interactives . The Rock Cycle . Introduction
BBC Bitesize - Types of Rocks and the Rock Cycle
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/environment_earth_universe/rock_cycle/revision/1/
BBC Bitesize - Rocks, Soil, and Fossils
www.bbc.com/bitesize/topics/z9bbkqt
Rocks and Minerals - Games
interactivesites.weebly.com/rocks-and-minerals.html
Volcanoes - Games
interactivesites.weebly.com/volcanoes.html
Diamonds Unearthed - Smithsonian Magazine
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/diamonds-unearthed-141629226/
Diamond Facts - Useful Links and Questions and Answers
www.diamondfacts.org/
Diamond Industry Fact Sheet
www.diamondfacts.org/pdfs/media/media_resources/fact_sheets/Diamond_Industry_Fact_Sheet.pdf
Diamonds and Their Benefits to Africa - Fact Sheet - Pros
http://www.diamondfacts.org/pdfs/media/media_resources/fact_sheets/Diamonds_and_Their_Benefits_to_Africa_Fact_Sheet.pdf
Mining Africa - Diamond Mining in Africa
miningafrica.net
Diamonds - Brilliant Earth - Conflict Diamonds - Facts - Cons about Diamond Mining
Read more about how conflict diamonds affect violence, labour, and environment, as well as about flaws in the Kimberley Process
www.brilliantearth.com/conflict-diamond-facts
and
https://www.brilliantearth.com/why-buy-from-brilliant-earth/
Diamond Mining and the Environment - Fact Sheet - Cons
www.diamondfacts.org/pdfs/media/media_resources/fact_sheets/Diamond_Mining_Environment_Fact_Sheet.pdf
Diamonds - Brilliant Earth - Ethical Practices - Pro
Read about Russian diamonds, Canadian diamonds, and Lab Created diamonds (video)
www.brilliantearth.com/diamond-origins/
Canada's North - Adding Lustre to the Canadian Economy - Statistics Canada - Pro
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-621-m/11-621-m2004008-eng.htm
Diamond Industry in Canada - The Globe and Mail - Pro
www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canadas-diamond-industry-set-to-be-worlds-third-largest/article18257682/
The Greener Diamond - Cons of Canadian Diamonds
thegreenerdiamond.org/conflict-diamonds-2/environmental-impact/
There are no clean diamonds - What you need to know about Canadian diamonds - Cons
miningwatch.ca/blog/2006/12/6/there-are-no-clean-diamonds-what-you-need-know-about-canadian-diamonds
HEALTH:
Making Decisions:
The Password Rap Game
www.netsmartzkids.org/games/index.htm?page=walkaround-password/main.htm
Privacy Playground
www.media-awareness.ca/english/special_initiatives/games/privacy_playground/flash/start.html
CyberSense and Nonsense
mediasmarts.ca/sites/mediasmarts/files/games/cybersense_nonsense/cybersense/start.html
Healthy Eating:
"What are Nutrients and Why Do You Need Them?"
www.verywell.com/nutrients-what-they-are-and-why-you-need-them-2507078
British Nutrition Foundation - Healthy Living
www.nutrition.org.uk/healthyliving/basics/exploring-nutrients.html
Nutrients in Food - Healthy Kids Association
healthy-kids.com.au/food-nutrition/nutrients-in-food/
Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqrVl4V5ttQ&list=PLC_vGm8dtVhqsEKUNqrwG9MSEjWnRFiXd&index=16&t=0s
Water, Minerals, Vitamins, and Fibre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB5xg28Xyks&list=PLC_vGm8dtVhqsEKUNqrwG9MSEjWnRFiXd&index=17&t=0s
Sodium Calculator
www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/sodium-calculator
Sodium Calculator
www.projectbiglife.ca/sodium
The Dish - Toronto Star
https://www.pinterest.com/torontostar/the-dish/
Substance Use and Abuse: Tobacco
ART:
The Elements of Art
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDePyEFT1gQ&list=PLiOil1qP-cMURN_8baOr3QWfySmIjqKIj
Ted Harrison
tedharrison.ca/
Lawren Harris
Lawren Harris - McMichael Art Gallery
mcmichael.com/portfolio-items/lawren-harris/?portfolioCats=30
Lawren Harris - Canadian Encyclopedia
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lawren-stewart-harris/
Maud Lewis
What Is Folk Art - International Folk Art Market
www.folkartmarket.org/about/what-is-folk-art/
Maud Lewis - Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
www.artgalleryofnovascotia.ca/maud-lewis
Maud Lewis - Canadian Encyclopedia
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/paying-tribute-to-painter-maud-lewis/
Maud Lewis's Painted House - Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Q4NrdthUU
Maud Lewis - CBC - 1965 Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIr8PAO0RSA
Maud Lewis - A World Without Shadows - National Film Board
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hrLcX0aahQ
"Maud Lewis painting discovered in thrift shop bin to be auctioned" - CTV News
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMeCiBEqffA
"Painting found at thrift store surpasses $125K bidding mark" - CTV News
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5SqFkXBVhk
Christi Belcourt
Christi Belcourt - Artist Statement on "The Wisdom of the Universe" - Art Gallery of Ontario
artmatters.ca/wp/2014/08/artists-statement-christi-belcourt-on-the-wisdom-of-the-universe/
"The Wisdom of the Universe" - Art Gallery of Ontario
www.ago.net/agopeopleschoice
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