Earth Science
Below you will find links to many of the things you are studying in fifth grade science.

 

Earth
Scholastic: Layers of the Earth – Game over the layers of the earth
 Windows to the Universe: Structure of Earth
Smithsonian: Earth From Space
Seismic Waves
Volcano World: The Earth's Layers
Geography4Kids.Com: Earth Structure

The Crust
ThinkQuest: The Crust


Volcano World: The Earth's Crust

TheTech: Don't Eat the Earth's Crust

Climate


MCDWN: Climate

 

Jetsteam: Climate

 

National Geographic: Photo Gallery: Climate


Windows to the Universe: What Controls Climate?

Climate Zones
Temperate Zone
Mediterranean Zone
Tropical Zone
Polar Zone
Continental Zone
Monsoon Zone
Desert Zone

Seasons

 

Teachers' Domain: Earth in Motion: Seasons

Windows to the Universe: What Causes the Seasons?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extreme Weather
Web Weather for Kids
FEMA Disaster Zones
Glossopedia: Hurricanes
Glencoe Technology Education: Hurricanes WebQuest
National Geographic: Nature's Fury Hurricanes
NOVA: Hurricanes
FEMA for Kids: Hurricanes
National Geographic: Forces of Nature: Hurricanes
Create-A-Cane
National Geographic Video: Hurricanes
Teachers' Domain: Earth System: Drought and Air Quality

MOON

NASA StarChild: What are the Phases of the Moon?

 

 

 

Chabot Space and Science Center: Virtual Planetarium: The Moon


Windows to the Universe: The Moon

 

 

Eclipse
Scholastic: Moon Shadow: What Causes a Solar Eclipse?


Observe a Lunar Eclipse

 

Observe Solar Eclipses
World Almanac for Kids: Eclipse


Solar System


Glossopedia: Solar System

 

Solar System Exploration

 

 

NASA: The Solar System

  

Stars
Glossopedia: Stars


Star Child: Stars

How Stuff Works: Stars

Galaxies
PBS: NOVA Online: Galaxies, Clusters, and Superclusters
NASA: Galaxies - Level 1
World Almanac for Kids: Galaxies