Mrs. Albers
Flight
Join Wilbur and Orville Wright as they create one of the greatest adventures in science.
Scroll down the page and you will learn the parts of an airplane, read about what makes an airplane fly, make paper airplanes, and perform filght tests with the airplanes.
Links to information about the challenges of flight, the people, events, and technology that made flight possible.
Simulations, activities, fun and games to celebrate the evolution of flight.
Word search, puzzles and games about flight.
Features information, games and activities on many topics including flight.
Exploration
This site contains information on Lewis and Clark and the Journey of the Corps of Discovery. This site contains a link "Into the Unknown". In this interactive story, you are leading the expediton now.
This site covers the preparation, the exploration and the return trip. This site also contains maps of the trail.
Along the trail, the user makes a number of choices that help determine the outcome of the journey. Every step is illustrated and accompanied by a map.
Students will learn such lessons as why maps are imprtant, how maps were made back in the 1800's, and what instruments were used in mapmaking. Ready-made lesson plans and resources are linked.
This site provides the text of the journals of the members of the Coprs of Discovery. The writings give students the flavor of the expedition.
Countries of the World
SIRS Discoverer offers many articles on facts about countries of the world. Reading levels of the articles are indicated from Easy to Challenging.
SIRS Discoverer offeres articles on various aspects of culture. Reading levels of the articles are indicated from Easy to Challenging.
A webquest for sixth-grade social studies.
A webquest planning the ultimate German vacation.
A tour of the castles of Germany
Iinformation about the culutre of
Germany.