5th+GRADE+EXHIBITION


 * WELCOME TO THE FIFTH GRADE EXHIBITION PAGE!!! **

**__Environment__** []

"Spring is a time for baby animals. If you see a young animal alone, remember their parent is probably nearby. [|Wild animals are best left in the wild.] " for the month of May. It is connected to the seasons and helps us know more stuff about the earth. Think of these questions:

How is this website differ from the others? What is something new you learned? Are there any interesting facts?

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This game lets you sort various items of "trash". Some can be recycled, some have to be dumped. Think of these questions:

How many times in the day do you think you throw away something that can be recycled or reused? How does this connect to the earth's pollution?

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This game shows how important the night sky really is!! Light pollution is a big problem that is overlooked. When we looked at this site, we were amazed at just how much harm it can do. Think about:

Why do we need so much light spilling into the sky? Would different lights outdoors help? How much money is wasted and how many animals are being killed on a regular basis? Does light pollution indirectly help with global warming and greenhouse gases? If so, how?

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This webstite helps you learn about what we do to the earth. Air, waste, water, and ecosystems. Get your notebooks out and start taking notes! Think of these questions:

How much waste do we throw out every year? What can we do to save water?  @http://www.mbgnet.net/
 * __Plants__**

This link helps us learn about each habitat. Like the arctic and ect. Think of these questions:

How is each habitat live?

**__Animals__** []  Our class can watch this together in connection to animal adaptations. You can watch them live or read information about them. Smithsonian National Zoo has a responsibility to care for them and make sure they are healthy, because many of the animals they have are endangered species. Think of these questions:

How & why does each habitat look different to the others according to the animal's needs and hobbies? What do you think does the animal eats?

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This website helps you learn about what the animals eat.

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 * __Habitats__**

This link takes you closer to nature. You walk or click to see a close up in the woods. Think of these questions:

How can we connect to this virtual walk in the woods to what is happening in the world around us? What do you think a year in the life of a flower is like?

[|ucation.com/schooladventures/planetocean/] This link has lots of information about many different sea lives like blue whales, the barracuda, oceans, marine biology. This links to animal adaptations, and earth. The website also has interesting facts about sea life. Think of these questions:

What is something new you learned about the Big Blue Ocean? How does the tube worm live? How are we polluting the ocean and what can we do to clean up our act?

[] This website gives infomration about waves and how animals adapt to the waves that crash against them. Think of these questions:

How do different animals with different abilities adapt to the waves? How does the moon control the tides?

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This is a link to a article about invasive species in the ocean. Think about the questions that follow:

How do invasive species get here? How do invasive species connect to coral forests?

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 * __Energy__**

This website helps you review about different kinds of energy like geothermal, biomass, wind, etc. Think about these questions:

How are humans using energy irresponsibily? How can we save non-renewable energy and start using more renewable or inexhausitble forms of energy? What are we changing that helps the earth? What kinds of machines use any kind of energy (solar panels, wind, gasoline, etc)?

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 * __Pollution__**

This website helps you learn pollution in are world. Take this mission from us... Defend the planet! Think about these questions:

How can you take responsibility to protect the ozone? Do you remember if you caused the planet any harm? Did you change by how you live by looking at this website? What IB learner profile did you use by helping change the earth?

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This eco-quiz tests your smarts on waste. Think about the following questions:

Is it waste when you don't waste it yet? What is our responsibility to reduce, reuse, and recycle? How are the number of wastes changing with more awareness?

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This website talks about the climate change and how it has change over time. It also talks about the green house effect. It also talks about other information about climate control. Help change to climate change by learning more about the climate change! Think of these questions:

What can you do to change the climate control? What could you change about what you do to making the planet a better place to live? What IB profile and IB attitudes would you use to change the earth? How does recycling connect climate change?


 * __FEMA for KIDS__**

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 * __Games__**

** ENERGY and CONSERVATION GAMES **
//**Eco Mission**// – Eco Mission is a game that focuses on players trying to get to a concert while trying to minimize their environmental impact.
 * //Electrocity//** – ElectroCity is a Sim City-style simulator that focuses on energy use and sustainable development.
 * //Energy Hog//** – Energy Hog is an online environmental game designed for children consisting of 5 mini-games that teach children about wise energy use.
 * //Energyville//** – Energyville is a game developed by Chevron and the Economist Group that lets users choose future energy options while building a virtual city.
 * //Penthalon//** – Pentathlon is a energy conservation game focusing on recycling management practices and energy conservation.

====** FORESTRY AND LOGGING GAMES ** **//Virtual Forest//** – Virtual Forest allows you to take on the role of a forest manager that protects a forest ecosystem.====

** GREEN ARCHITECTURE GAME **

 * //Build a House//** – Build a House is a environmental game where you choose the materials to construct a home and calculate the overall building footprint.

** HABITAT GAMES **

 * //Planet 10//** – Design a 10th planet making decisions about size, spin, tilt, rings, atmosphere and biology.
 * //Raiders of The Last Bark//** – Protect the Congo rainforest from logging sponsored by the World Bank.

** MERCURY POLLUTION GAME **

 * //Mission Mercury//** – Learn about the dangers of mercury and why it is hazardous to your health and the environment.

** NATURAL DISASTER GAME **

 * //Stop Disasters Game//** – The Stop Disasters Game allows you to anticipate and mitigate the affects of 5 common natural disasters: tsunami, hurricane, wildfire, earthquake and flood.

** POLITICS and OVERFISHING GAME **

 * //The Seagull Strikes Back//** – Take a few craps on several politicians in the funny overfishing game.

** POLLUTION GAMES **

 * //Pollution Simulator//** – Pollution Simulator is a game that lets you control pollution by engaging in anti-smoking campaigns, ISO 14001 standards and recycling, etc.
 * //Smog City 2//** – Smog City 2 lets you control the city pollution levels by customizing the city environment in a variety of ways.

** RENEWABLE ENERGY GAME **

 * //Blackout//** – Play Blackout, a renewable energy game where the object is to construct wind turbines to power the city of Metropolis.

** SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GAMES **

 * //Third World Farmer//** – Third World Farmer is a sustainable development game featuring farming, environmentalism and geopolitical practices in the developing world.

** SOCIAL ACTIVISM GAMES **

 * //Better Business Game//** – Better Business Game is the online questionnaire for the environmentally conscious CEO.
 * //Darfur is Dying//** – Play Darfur is Dying to find out what it is like to survive as a child in Darfur. You half to obtain food, build shelters, collect water, and stay healthy.
 * //Karma Tycoon//** – Run your own non-profit organization (NGO). Run a homeless shelter, animal shelter, performing arts center, and youth center to strengthen your ‘karma’.
 * //McDonalds Video Game//** – The McDonald’s Video Game features elements of globalization, corruption, rainforest loss, consumer health threats, capitalism, and flawed advertising.
 * //Sim Sweatshop//** – Sim Sweatshop educates you about the conditions of people working in sweatshops in developing countries.

** SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION GAME **

 * //Mobility//** – Mobility is a game similar to Sim City that specializes in sustainable transportation and infrastructure.

** WASTE MANAGEMENT and RECYCLING GAMES **

 * //Dump Town//** – Make Dump Town green by establishing reuse centers, composting, recycling centers and programs including grass cycling and home yard trimmings.
 * //Enviro Boarder//** – Enviroboarder is a recycling game where the object is to use a skateboard to collect reusable goods off the street and put them into designated recycling bins.
 * //Greenspace Race//** – Greenspace Race is a Mario Brothers-style environmental game involving recycling and city revitalization.

** WATER CONSERVATION GAME **

 * //Water Busters//** – Water Busters lets you play the role of Phil Dumpster who must lower his family’s water consumption and reduce his water bill.