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=Grade 5=

The 5 Cs: Creativity, Connecting, Collaboration, Communication and Critical Thinking

 * ===Social Justice Projects===
 * Free Poverty
 * Free Rice
 * Nike and Child Labour in Pakistan
 * Child Labour in India - Cigarette Production
 * Kathy Lee Gifford Clothing Line and Sweat Shops
 * Child Labour and Rug Making in IndiaEnvironmental Projects

Child Labour in the Chocolate Industry

 * Chocolate and Slavery
 * Cocoa Campaign
 * CTV Video
 * BBC News Article || ===Environmental Projects===
 * Down the Drain
 * Global Water Sampling Project
 * The Global Sun Temperature Project
 * The Noon Day Project
 * International Boiling Point Project || ===Global Citizenship Projects===
 * Global Grocery List Program
 * A Week in the Life
 * Landmark Project
 * Flat Classroom Project ||

Places to connect with classrooms around the world:

 * Class2Class -- a clearinghouse designed to facilitate student and class participation in Internet projects, including collaborative projects, data-collecting experiments, peer tutoring, and keypal exchanges designed to enhance the mathematics in your math, science and interdisciplinary curricula.
 * Epals Classroom Exchange -- join over 6.5 million students and educators around the world for discussions, projects, learning and more in the world's largest online classroom community.
 * Global Schoolhouse -- search over 100 current and future projects along with over 2000 completed projects or list your own project.
 * Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections (IECC) -- helps teachers and classes link with partners in other countries and cultures for e-mail classroom project exchanges.
 * Kidlink Projects
 * iEARN Canada>

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 * ==English Language Arts==
 * 1) Spelling city Games
 * 2) National Geographic for Kids
 * 3) Kidblog
 * 4) TEAM Kidblog
 * 5) Art Grade 5 Kidblog
 * 6) Google Form Survey || ==Math==

1.[|Basic Multiplication Facts] 2. [|Probability Games] 3.[|Virtual Library of Manipulatives]

[|Math Curriculum] Math Mayhem || ==Science and Social Studies==
 * 1) Discovery Channell Videos
 * 2) NBC Learn Videos
 * 3) Middle School Science Lesson Plans
 * 4) The Science Spot
 * 5) National Geographic Xpeditions
 * 6) Flash Earth
 * 7) Google Maps
 * 8) Panoramio
 * 9) BJ's Science Resources
 * 10) [|Simple Machines from Alberta]
 * 11) Weather Links
 * 12) Diversity of Living Things
 * 13) The Animal Kingdom
 * 14) Flight Links
 * 15) Electricity Links
 * 16) Solar System || ==Really Great Games (Critical Thinking?)==
 * 17) Games for the Brain – Great brain gym stuff.
 * 18) ElectroCity - Make your own city and see the consequences.
 * 19) SIM SWEATSHOP - Make shoes in a third world country.
 * 20) Survival Activities
 * 21) Survive the Jungle - Discovery Survival Game
 * 22) Survival Games
 * 23) National Geographic Channel’s Games Site (Grades 3 and up):
 * 24) The Underground Railroad
 * 25) National Geographic Site Index ||

Art Lesson Ideas
Contemporary Art Center Artopia Painting (art appreciation and more)

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