Year 5 Units of Inquiry

Unit 1:  Belief Systems - All human societies have belief and value systems.

• www.factmonster.com - Search: Religions of the World
  • www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0921143.html - Example of Table of the Major Faiths

Unit 2:  Steps in History - Ancient Egypt - It is important to understand the past in order to analyze the present structures in society.

• www.kids.yahoo.com - Search Ancienet Egypt
• www.cybersleuth-kids.com - History - Ancient Civilizations - Egypt
• www.mbarron.net/Nile/index.htm
• www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy - Also hieroglyphs and dateline and glossary
• www.pbs.org/wnet/pharoahs/resources.html
• www.guardians.net/egypt
• www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/9906/mummies/mummy_making.html - National Geographic A.E. sites PLUS links to more A.E. information

Unit 3:  Textiles - We can express ourselves using textiles.

• www.handsoncrafts.org  - Basketry

Unit 4:  What's the Matter? - All materials have properties and a source of origin.

• www.chem4kid.com - Matter
• http://kids.aol.com/homework-help/junior/science/matter

Unit 6:  Pollution - Population growth and technological advances affect the environment.

• Water Pollution
  • http://www.oceansidecleanwaterprogram.org/kids.asp
• Air Pollution
  • http://www.epa.gov/kids/air.htm
  • http://www.pca.state.mn.us/kids/kidsQuizAir.cfm

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