We will spend one third of our time studying ancient cultures, one-third in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and one-third in the study of modern Europe. We will explore the beginnings of our governance system and practice the democratic process.

Students identify the sequence of events that led to the establishment of ancient civilizations.
Ancient Egypt

Archeology.

Anthropology.

Trace the development of ancient Greece and Rome.
Examine the sequence of events that led to the development of democracy in ancient Greece.
Analyze the events that led to the rise and fall of ancient Rome.

Greece

Rome

Trace historical events of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Identify the stages of organization of governance; e.g., Germanic tribes, feudal system, merchant class, city-states.
Contrast the economic systems of the feudal manor and the Italian merchant-princes.

Middle Ages

Renaissance

Describe the development of European countries from 1700 to 1900.
Examine how European countries developed over time; e.g., politics, war, economics, religion.
Identify major events of revolution and their affect on Europe; e.g., industrial, French, Russian.

France

Russia More

Students trace the development of modern Europe from 1900 to the present.
Investigate major causes of World War I and World War II; e.g., economics, invasion, tyranny.
Identify technological and military developments of World War I and World War II; e.g., trench warfare, airplane, military armament.

WWI

WWII

Investigate political and economic development of post-World War II Europe to the present.
Examine political developments of Europe; e.g., NATO, Cold War, Eastern Europe unrest.
Explore the economic development of Europe; e.g., the Common Market, European Union.

NATO

Cold War

Students explore the cultures of ancient civilizations.
Explore the culture of the Fertile Crescent and ancient Egypt.
Examine the role and characteristics of political and social structures in the Fertile Crescent and their significance to the modern world; e.g., Hammurabi's Code, slave labor, gender roles.
Explore the importance of religion in ancient Egypt; e.g., governance, art, architecture, everyday life, hieroglyphics.
Cultures of ancient civilizations

Explore the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome.
Greece Rome

Compare life in Athens and Sparta; e.g., government, recreation, religion, arts, theatre, science.
Describe life in ancient Rome; e.g., government, religion, recreation, art.
Examine manmade structures of Rome; e.g., aqueducts, roads, Coliseum.
Athens Sparta

Students examine the development of European culture from the Middle Ages to 1900.
Describe life under the feudal system.
Compare the lives of a feudal lord and serf.
Examine the role of religion in everyday life.
Describe economic structures of the Feudal system.
Feudal system lord serf

Explore the impact of inventions and new knowledge leading to and during the Renaissance.

Explore technological and scientific developments of the time period.
Examine the influence of merchant princes of Italy on the development of art and architecture.
Identify the Renaissance Masters and their contributions to art and architecture, perspective, portraiture, and sculpture.
Analyze the impact of the Reformation on Western Europe.

Examine social and economic issues of Europe from 1700-1900.

Determine the impact of the Industrial Revolution on Europe; e.g., labor, manufacturing, trade, availability of goods.
Identify the social classes of Europe; e.g., aristocracy, merchants, commoners.
Describe the impact of the French and Russian Revolutions on the people of Europe.
Describe how social and economic issues led to emigration.

Students examine the development of European culture from 1900 to the present.

Analyze the impact of war on Europe.

Examine the reasons for war; e.g., religion, politics, power, economics.
Identify the governance structures of Europe 1900-1945; e.g., fascism, socialism, communism.
Analyze the consequences of war on Europe; e.g., poverty, famine, disease, destruction of life and property.

Explore the culture and current events of modern Europe.

Examine governance and economic structures.
Explore the effect of world influence on country traditions; e.g., pop music, clothing, food.
Investigate issues facing Europe today; e.g., pollution, economics, social structure, country borders.

Students explore the geographical features of ancient civilizations.

Examine the major physical and political features of early civilizations.

Compare the physical features surrounding the Fertile Crescent and ancient Egypt; e.g., water, deserts, mountains.
Examine the importance of water in the development of civilization.
Analyze the importance of geographical features and climate in agriculture.
Compare historical and modern maps of the region.

Explain how the physical geography of a region determines isolation or economic expansion.

Examine the impact of mountains and seas on ancient Greece.
Analyze the geographic features that aided Rome's growth; e.g., Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Nile River, mountains, plains, valleys.
Compare historical and modern maps of the region.

Students examine the boundary changes of Europe from the Renaissance to 1900.

Analyze the influence of geographic features in determining country borders.

Use maps to identify the geographic features of Europe.
Relate the establishment of countries to the physical features of Europe.

Determine the influence of political change on country borders.

Compare maps of Europe from 1700 to 1900.
Describe the role of politics in changing country borders from 1700 to 1900.

Students analyze European boundary changes from 1900 to the present.

Investigate the role of invasion on changing political boundaries of Europe.

Compare the changes in country borders before and after World War I.
Locate the Allied and Axis powers during World War II.
Compare pre- and post-World War II boundaries.

Describe the changes in country borders after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1990 and today.

Identify the European countries that emerged in 1990.
Compare maps of Europe in 1990 with those of today.
Identify current political and physical boundaries of modern Europe.

Science Links

Internet Links at Kidskonnect

Five Senses	Light & Sound	Science Sites	Sun & Moon	Planets
Comets & Meteors	Stars	Space	UFO

Internet Research Links (Below)

Main topics of study include heat, light, sound, astronomy, and microorganisms.

heat             light               sound              astronomy              microorganisms     Stalking the Mysterious Microbe

Identify sources of heat.
Explain characteristics of natural sources of heat in the environment (sun,    geysers,    fire,    and lightning).
Generate heat using a variety of materials and methods.
Describe sources of heat used in the home and school.

Identify sources of light.
Distinguish between objects producing light and objects reflecting light.
Produce light using a variety of materials ( light bulbs,     candles,     matches,      flint,     steel.).

Students will observe relationships between Earth,       moon,       and sun.

Fantastic Internet site for just about everything covering    Space
Describe the patterns of movement of Earth, moon, and sun.
Model movements of Earth and moon with respect to the sun.
Model phases of the moon.
Distinguish between solar and lunar eclipses.
Describe effects of Earth's angle of inclination to the sun upon weather, seasons, etc.
Describe effects of the moon on Earth.

Collect and analyze data gained from space technology.
Using researched, collected, or analyzed data from space technology, make inferences regarding Earth, moon, and sun.
Identify and analyze scientific issues involved in space travel.
Communicate a position and support it concerning the advantages and disadvantages of space travel.
Identify examples of spinoffs from space technology.

Students will describe and compare the components of the solar system.

Devise several products such as graphs and models to compare objects in the solar system.
Distinguish planets from other objects of the solar system.
Compare and contrast physical characteristics of the planets.
Design and communicate size and distance scales which accurately compare the planets.

Collect and report information about the solar system gathered by the use of technology.
Use instruments (e.g., binoculars, telescopes, etc.) to observe the moon and the planets.
Describe the role of computers in processing data about the solar system.
Communicate information and conclusions gained from space probes.
Compare information from various available sources including books, magazines, people, and other resources.

Students will begin to investigate the nature of the universe.
Fantastic Internet site for just about everything covering    Space

Explain the relationship of the vastness of space to objects found in space.
Describe Earth relative to the solar system, the galaxy, and the universe.
Describe the relationships of stars and galaxies.

Explain how scientific development changes knowledge of space.
Research and describe historical explanations of the universe from different cultures.
Give examples of contributions by both historical and modern scientists.
Identify tools and the information they provide in investigating the universe.

Students will explain how technology enhances vision and adds to knowledge of the living world.

Explain how scientific development changes knowledge of the living world.
Describe in their own terms how a microscope works.
Give examples of contributions by scientists that led to the development of knowledge of microscopic organisms.
Describe how experiments are used to increase scientific knowledge.

Conduct an experiment with microorganisms using methods of science.
Formulate a research question and hypothesis.
Identify variables and describe relationships between them.
Include appropriate controls.
Collect, record, and display data.
Analyze data to draw warranted inferences.

Observe and collect data about microorganisms.
Compare shapes and structure of microorganisms.
Give evidence to support the statement that microorganisms are almost everywhere.
Grow microorganisms and observe changes over time.

Students will describe the growth, function, and significance of microorganisms in the environment.

Identify helpful and harmful aspects of microorganisms such as viruses,    bacteria,     fungi,     algae, and     protozoans.
Research the causes and treatments for diseases.
Predict what would happen if there were an increase or decrease of microorganisms in the body.
Explain the influences of microorganisms on foods.
Summarize information which describes the use of microorganisms in industry.
Research careers in microbiology.

Describe the interaction of microorganisms within an ecosystem.
Plan a balanced aquarium or terrarium.
Draw inferences about the roles of microorganisms in a food web, in pond water, or some other environment.

Students 3-6

Language Arts

Site Link	Description of Content
Thunk.com	Secret messages and fun for kids. Scramble and unscramble codes.
Web English Teacher	Despite generations as a staple of the English/Language Arts curriculum, the teaching of grammar remains a challenge. This site uses the internet to help students understand the structure of a sentence and have a little fun along the way.
Education Place Houghton Mifflin	Kids' games and activities for math, reading, language arts, social studies, and more!
Manythings.org	Interesting Things for ESL Students. A fun study site for students of English as a Second Language. Word games, puzzles, quizzes, exercises, slang, proverbs and much more.
Dr. Seuss	Everyone loves Dr. Seuss
Literacy Center	Learn letters, shapes, numbers, colors, words and more, in English, Spanish, Dutch, and French. Well Done!
ESL Student Quizes etc.	Activities for ESL Students. There are over 1,000 quizzes, exercises and puzzles on the a4esl.org website to help you study English as a Second Language.
Stories in English, Spanish and French	Multicultural Education and Esl student web site.
Chateau Meddybemps	Tippity Witchet's Beantime Stories on our site are great for young listeners and readers, but we don't stop there. The Young Writer's Workshop helps children learn to compose thoughts and create stories through the use of illustrations and unfinished sentences.
Journal Writing	Online Journal Writing Workshop this site teaches about what makes a good journal and has many great ideas about journal writing. Instruction on how to setup your own online journal are included.
Dositey.com	Games and Interactive lessons.
Awesome Stories	This Internet site is a new interactive, electronic learning tool. They produce stories behind some of the world's most interesting people, places and events. Asking the questions their visitors might ask.

Math

Site Link	Description of Content
Surf Net for Kids Division and Math page.	If you just didn't get long division. Try these pages of of ways to practice and learn. Many of the links on this page are fun, fun, fun.
Math Graphing page	This site helps you create graphs. Here you will find four different graphs and charts for you to consider. Maybe it will help explain what you are trying to show.
Education Place Houghton Mifflin	Kids' games and activities for math, reading, language arts, social studies, and more!
Practical Money Skills	Learn about money and how to handle it and more. Sites for Teachers and Students.
Education Place Test Prep for Math
Zions Bank site for Kids	This is the site for you when you are teaching kids about Money. It covers the basics about money, money math, money in the community, developing good habits with money, money in the nation, and money around the world. Try the money basics quiz.
Online Math Flash Cards	A+ Math Flash Cards
Quia top 20 Math Games	Have Fun !
Grade 6 and Up Math	This site gets into some pretty advanced stuff.
Cool Math for Kids	Great Math site this one has good stuff about fractions and more.
Learning Planet	All Kinds of fun for all grade levels.
U.S. Mint for Kids.	Learn about money, play games, and find lesson plans.
Money Factory	Learn about money, activities for different age groups.

Science

Site Link	Description of Content
Biomes What's it like where you live?	This site teaches about the six different biomes. Fresh water ecosystems, and Salt water ecosystems.
U.S.O.E Science Home Page	This is the Utah State Office of Education home page for science. You will find the core along with Kid links, Teacher links and more.
Kids Go Wild	Hey, Kids! Ready for a wild adventure? Find out what's going on around the world in with animals. If you want to see and learn about really cool animals, check out Wild Animal Facts. Test your skills and creativity by playing the online Wild Arcade. Kids, can learn about saving wild animals and the environment!
Zoo Tour	Take a tour of the Lincoln Park Zoo.
L. A. Zoo	Best reads at the virtual LA Zoo are the feature articles scattered around the site. Look for the cutesy headlines ("Where Wolf?") running down the middle of the front page, and also in: Critter Close-Up ("Hang Out with Indian Fruit Bats"), Zoo Animals ("Fabulous Fossas"), and Zoo Conservation ("Two Days of the Condor.")
National Zoo	Great tour of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park.
Froguts	Dissect a frog and more. Very interesting and not messy.
Space Place at NASA	This is just one of many great space sites designed by NASA.
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose	This site provides engaging on-line and off-line interactive activities, focusing on the areas of science, mathematics and literacy for preschool and elementary-aged children. Teachers can search for activities by grade level and can also register for an online newsletter that contains creative activities for children.
Kids Planet Web of Life	Lessons intended for students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade designed to encourage students to become aware of their environment and to establish an understanding of habitat and species.
National Wildlife Federation	Join Nature Quest of Checkup on Ranger Rick.
Bell Meuseum	Build a Prairie and learn about this type of ecosystem.
U.S.O.E. Science Grade4
U.S.O.E. Science Grade5
U.S.O.E. Science Grade6
Infection Detection Project	This American Museum of Natural History site teaches about microbes, bacteria, and infections.
Creature Feature at National Geographic	Learn about all kinds of creatures like bats, bears, coyotes, dolphins, gorillas, frog, and warthogs.
Animals of Utah	This site from the Division of Wildlife Resources can help learn about almost any animal found in Utah.
Invention Factory	The Invention Factory from the Edison National Historic Site.
Inventing	SurfNet for kids provides many links to learn about inventing and inventions.
N.A.S.A. Fantastic Fun	This site is very interactive and fun. Learning about living in space and more.
Arbor - Trees	Surfnet for kids provides links to information about trees.
Kites	All kinds of links about kites, for example try 20 kids 20 kites 20 minutes to make and fly your own kite with one piece of paper.
Shedd Aquarium (great site)	Shedd Educational Adventures (SEA) contains a treasure trove of aquatic science resources for K-12 teachers and students. SEA brings the Philippines to life for your students with fact sheets and multimedia interactives based on the Wild Reef exhibit at Shedd Aquarium. Be sure to try some of the interactive's say like this one.
Fossils	A cool way to help students understand the process of fossilization--especially which variables influence production of "good" fossils. The interactive part is totally Flash-driven and lets students choose variables which lead to short movies demonstrating the outcomes. Don't overlook the Manual located in the main menu of the web page. Includes a graphic, interactive glossary. Requires Flash.
Global Sun Temperature Project	Join this collaborative project of students around the world as they try to figure out how their geographic location (i.e. where they live) affects their average daily temperature and hours of sunlight etc.
Hurricane Hunters	It's true! We fly airplanes right into the eye of the hurricane, and we invite you along for the ride-in Cyberspace! This is the place to see unique photos inside the hurricanes.
National Geographic Hurricanes facts	Learn more about hurricanes.
Manufacturing (How things are made) * Fantastic Site	If you've ever wondered how things are made - products like candy, cars, airplanes, or bottles - or if you've been interested in manufacturing processes, like forging, casting, or injection molding, then you've come to the right place.

Social Studies

Site Link	Description of Content
Scholastics Culture and Change	Black History in America. Meet famous African Americans, listen to jazz music, publish your own writing, and explore history with our interactive timeline.
Anne Frank	Surfing the Net with Kids link page for Anne Frank materials. Great Page.
American Presidents	Learn about Presidents of the United States.
Discovering Lewis and Clark	This site focuses on issues, values, and visions related to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Utah State Legislature Kids Page	Learn about the Legislative Process. Teacher pages and lessons included.
National Geographic for Kids	Great National Geographic site.
Little Explorers from Enchanted Learning	This is a great site for just about everything.
Web Games (learn the States)	This site has great games to learn things like the names of the states and capitals.
Monticello	The home of Thomas Jefferson online.
Jamestown	Virtual tour of the rediscovery of Jamestown.
Famous Speeches	Find Famous American Speeches online text and voice.
PBS Great American Speeches	Find Famous American Speeches online text and voice.
Black History	Scholastic page of links and activities about Black History in America.
Mysteries of the Nile	This PBS site lets students explore the Pyramids, temples, and other monumental architecture of ancient Egypt through riveting 360� photos shot during this NOVA/PBS Online Adventure. With real-time dispatches and digital photos filed from the Nile.

Other

San Francisco Symphony	Explore, have fun, and learn about the Orchestra.
Human Anatomy	Label the different parts of the human anatomy. Interactive practice for the skeletal, digestive, respiratory, eye, skin, and skull are available.
Manythings.org	Interesting Things for ESL Students. A fun study site for students of English as a Second Language. Word games, puzzles, quizzes, exercises, slang, proverbs and much more.
Fire Safety for Kids	Learn about fire safety, take a quiz after you complete your lessons.
Adventure Learning	Students and teachers are "virtual" participants in the journeys and are able to communicate and interact with the expedition members as well as with other students and teachers around the world.
KidsClick	A Web Search created by Librarians to sites of interest for kids.
Mrs. Carter's 3rd Grade Links	Other good links for 3rd grade students at Mrs. Carter's page.
Encyclopedia of Days	Ask Professor Holiday he can tell you all about it.
WWW.fffbi.com	Online Missions are interactive stories in which students become active participants. Students are given opportunities to learn, participate, and enjoy nuts-and-bolts crime fighting and problem solving.
Senses	Learn about the senses.
New York Philharmonic Kidzone	Learn about instruments and more. Activities and instructions on how to make your own instruments are included.
Time Magazine for Kids	Time updates this site daily with current news. Great current events site for a classroom reporter.
Music Lessons online	This site has music lessons about note durration, rest, scale, cords and more. The trainer section helps you practice what you have learned.
Kids Newsroom	Internet site loaded with stories, pictures, contests and opportunities for learning. Each week, a new issue is added to the site with the latest news in sports, music & entertainment, health, history, local events and happenings around the world, all designed with kids in mind!