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River Oaks Elementary
Susan Shenker , Principal
2008 Kirby Drive
Houston, Texas 77019
phone 713/942-1460
fax 713/942-1463

Office Hours 7:15am-4:30pm

After School Program
phone 713/524-8430

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3rd Grade

	How the World Works
Title:	Nature By Design
Central Idea:	The natural and human made worlds have structures designed for a specific function.
An Inquiry Into:	The relationship between structure and function. The adaptations of natural structures to human structures .
Links:	PBS: Build a Bridge PBS: Building Big New York Underground The Great Buildings Collection ArchKIDecture A Digital Archive of American Architecture Natural Bridge Caverns

third other

Read Write Think Resouces:

Venn Diagram 2 Circles

Venn Diagram 3 Circles

Fractured Fairy Tales

Comparison and Contrast Guide

Compare and Contrast Map

Released TAKS: Interactive Online Tests

NCES Classroom Create a graph, solve a math teaser, play games, or take a quiz

A+ Math

Who Wants Pizza? A Fun Way to Learn About Fractions

Internet4Classrooms: Choose a math game based on the skill that you need to practice.

Math Homework Help

Forgot your learning.com username? Click here.

Exploratorium Conduct experiments online and off, puzzles, and games

CNN Student News

Where We Are in Time and Place

Title:

Echoes of the past

Central Idea:

Ancient civilizations, or complex societies, have influenced the world in which we live and the way in which we think about the world.

An Inquiry Into:

The relationship of complex societies and culture.
Characteristics of complex societies.
The influence of complex societies on the arts, science, and organizations.

Links:

History for Kids
: Odyssey Online

Ancient History Projects on the Web

Ancient Rome

United Streaming clips

Social Studies for Kids: Ancient Rome

MSNBC Tour of Virtual Rome

Ancient Rome for Kids

BBC: Julio-Claudian Emperors of Rome

PBS: The Roman Empire

BBC: Rome's Pivotal Emperors

Marius: Roman-emperors.org

Marius: Roman-empire.net

Gaius Marius

Biography of Gaius Marius

Augustus: Brittanica

Nero

NetTrekker: Roman History

Ancient Egypt

United Streaming Video Clips

NetTrekker: Ancient Egypt

Houston History
Eternal Egypt: Brooklyn Museum of Art: Ancient Egypt
Ancient Civilization Virtual Trip: The Pharoahs Network
Guardian's Network: Egypt: PBS: The Mysteries of the Nile
Ancient Egypt

Ancient Greece

United Streaming Video Clips

NetTrekker: Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Civilizations; BBC: Ancient Greece Cartoons
Ancient Greece Rock Video

Maya

United Streaming Video Clips

NetTrekker: Maya

Maya Civilization

Ancient China

United Streaming Video Clips

Thinkquest: Chinese Dynasties

Daily Life in Ancient China

NetTrekker: Ancient China

Ancient Africa

United Streaming Video Clips

NetTrekker: Africa

Ancient Mali

Ancient Mesopotamia

United Streaming Video Clips

NetTrekker: Mesopotamia

Ancient Mesopotamia

	How We Share the Planet
Title:	Got Resources?
Central Idea:	Humans are dependent on and affect current and future natural resources.
An Inquiry Into:	Resources. How access to resources affects communities. How human use of resources affects the natural world.
Links:	Discovery Channel: Planet Earth Guide Natural Resource Management from the University of Texas Knowing Your World: Natural Resources Introduction to Farming Today and Tomorrow ScienceMaster: Assessing our Natural Resources Blue Planet Biomes Biomes of the World University of California Museum of PaleontologyBiome Exhibit Biome Summary NASA: Mission Biomes World Biomes.com Biomes of the World EarthTrends: Environmental Information Landscapes Island Life On The Prairie Distance Learning Forest Stratification Rainforest Action Network Rainforest Game Layers of the Rain Forest Sounds of the Rain Forest The Arctic and it's Animals Arctic Animal Adaptations Polar Bear Adaptations

	How We Express Ourselves
Title:	Do You See What I See?
Central Idea:	People express their views of the world through the visual arts.
An Inquiry Into:	Art as an expression of the real world. Art as an expression of the idealized world. Universal images in art.
Links:	Mr. Picasso Head The Art of African Textiles Museum of Fine Arts: Interactive Tours Art Museum of the Americas The Louvre Museum Tokyo National Museum MOMA: Destination: Modern Art! Art Detective National Gallery of Art, Kids Page Metropolitan Museum of Art: Explore and Learn Artists Toolkit: Visual Elements and Principles Navajo Sand Paintings Mondrian Machine

	Who We Are
Title:	A Balancing Act
Central Idea:	Children discover connections between rights and responsibilities through interactions with peers and adults in the school community.
An Inquiry Into:	The role of rules and responsibilities in classroom communities. Personal choice in decision making.
Links:	Children's Rights and Responsibilities Voices of Youth It's My Life

	How We Organize Ourselves
Title:	The World of Work
Central Idea:	People work to meet personal, financial and societal needs.
An Inquiry Into:	Connections between work, personality and aptitude. Effects of society and economic needs on work.
Links:	Reality Check Minimum Wages in Other Countries Career Voyages Exploring Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Orange Kids Social Security Administration for Kids Money Central Station Sperling's Best Places Hot Shot Business

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Office Hours 7:15am-4:30pm

After School Program phone 713/524-8430

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River Oaks Elementary
Susan Shenker , Principal
2008 Kirby Drive
Houston, Texas 77019
phone 713/942-1460
fax 713/942-1463

After School Program
phone 713/524-8430