Grades 4 to 6
Be sure to check out the "Homework Help" Link and the "Writing" Link too!
African-American History:
African American World
Try to match the famous face with the event. Can you beat all four levels?
Culture and Change
Who are the top ten African-American inventors of all time, and which of their inventions can't you live without? Find out at this site!
George Washington Carver
Idea Finder.com
Kulture Kids
Learn about African-American history from A to Z, including famous "firsts" achieved by African-American women.
The Underground Railroad
This site provides an overview of the Underground Railroad to freedom. Choose your path in this interactive adventure: remain as a slave or try to escape to Canada.
World Almanac For Kids
Virtual Field Trips:
Betsy Ross House Tour
Hershey's Chocolate Factory
Find out how chocolate is made.
Monticello
Take a tour of Thomas Jefferson's home
White House Tour
Join Spotty, the President's dog on a tour of the White House!
Games and Quizzes:
Analogy Challenge
Try to complete the analogies in a race against time.
Antonym Challenge
Ball Hogs
Play a tennis match practicing your knowledge of synonyms and antonyms
Cows
Build corrals for cows by reading and answering questions.
Dungeon Escape
Help Evan the Warrior to release his imprisoned countrymen by spelling the answers to rhyming riddles.
Field Trip Adventure
Take a school field trip by unscrambling the synonyms.
Fun and Freaky Facts
From Scholastic
Noun Explorer
Find your way through the Cave of Stone Wonders by clicking on the correct word.
Proofreading Makes Perfect
I challenge you to do the "Putting It Together" quiz to find and fix the errors!
Race to Ramses
Knowledge of prefixes and suffixes will help you get to the buried tomb of Ramses.
Find the Dependent and Independent Clauses to make cars race.
Slam Dunk
Practice with common and proper nouns
Create 2 syllable words
Help get the carnival going by picking the right words. Good 4th grade game.
Wacky Web Tales
Just like Mad Libs!
On-line puzzle for 6th graders from Houghton Mifflin website
Whomp
Make the most words and earn the title, "King of the Monsters".
Choose correct meanings of words to help you through the jungle. Pick your level from 2nd-6th grade.
Science:
Bill Nye The Science Guy
Braindrops
Learn a new fact each day from the Franklin Institute!
Brain Pop
Animated movies and quizzes about science.
The Earth Quiz
The Human Body Quiz
The Inventors Quiz
The Outer Space Quiz
Secrets At Sea
See if you can solve the mystery. As you pass through the story, you'll complete a number of activities, which will lead you to the solution.
The Apollo Astronauts
Astronomy
information about space
Space Kids
The Space Place
Dr. Marc's amazing facts
Earth
Mars
Mars Video
Harry Potter:
Pronunciation Guide
Meet J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter's Wizard Challenge