First Grade

Safety

The Safety House http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/

Second Grade

Childhood Illness and Injuries

Nutrition

Fight Bac! http://www.fightbac.org/main.cfm	Learn all about food safety!
Nutrition For Kids http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3641/
Dole- Eat 5 A Day http://www.dole5aday.com/	Created by the Dole Food Company. Great informtion on nutrients and the food groups. Do fun interactive activities to learn about nutrition.
Nutrition Exploration http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/	Created by the National Dairy Council. Explore the Food Pyramid!
Kelloggs Nutrition Camp http://www.nutritioncamp.com/	Play interactive activities while learning about the basics of nutrition.
The real Truth About Fast Food Nutrition http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4485/
Kids Re-generation http://www.kidsregen.org/	Watch a short movie on how food affects your body.
Family Nutrition http://www.sunny.org/nutrition.htm	Find out more about nutrition!
Food Guide Pyramid http://www.sunny.org/agi03800.htm	Click on the interactive food pyramid and learn more about the types of foods and the servings you should eat.

Fourth Grade

Websites for Evaluating

Mankato, MN Homepage http://lme.mankato.msus.edu/mankato/mankato.html

Jackalope http://www.sudftw.com/jackcon.htm

Antelope Jackrabbits http://www.yahooligans.com/

Government Agencies

http://members.aol.com/Eleehart/GuessWho.html

EPA: Environmental Protection Agency

EPA for Kids: Environmental Explorers' Club

EPA: Recylce City

Red Cross

FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA for Kids

FDA: Food and Drug Administration

FDA for Kids

FBI for Kids

IDOT: Illinois Department of Transportation

Health Department

Fire Fighters

Police Department

Public Works

Fifth Grade

Health Topics

http://brillig.com/debt_clock/	U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK
http://www.census.gov/	U.S. Census Bureau
http://dir.yahoo.com/	Directory of US States
PBS Kids - Don't Buy it! Get Media Smart http://pbskids.org/	Learn about the tricks advertisers use to get you to buy there products!
Kellog's Cereal http://www.kelloggs.com/	Look at the cereal advertisements
Time for Kids Article http://www.timeforkids.com/	Read about the cost of cereal
Kidshealth http://www.kidshealth.org/	Great site to look up illnesses and injuries
Infection Detection Protection http://www.amnh.org/	Created by the American Museum of Natural History. Find out what happens when your body gets an infection!
Stalking the MysteriousMicrobes http://www.microbe.org/	Find out more about germs, viruses and bacteria
Brain Pop http://www.brainpop.com/ Please see your information literacy teacher for a password!	This site has short videos on health related topics. Including a video on the Immune System.
Health Finder http://www.healthfinder.gov	A good place to search for health related topics

QueSPER

The process students learn to gain new facts and ideas.
The letters in QueSPER have a special meaning.

Que stioning	The students will be asking questions about their topic using who, what, when, where, why, and how.
S earching	The students will be using their questions to guide them in locating information about their topic. They will be using books, magazines, encyclopedias, experts and the Internet as resources.
P roduct	The students will have some end project to demonstrate what they learned about their topic.
E valuate	The students will think about how they did during this process and what they have learned.
R eflect	The students will think about how they could improve, what they could do differently the next time, what they enjoyed during the process.