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Grade 5  
Unit 2: Building Bridges
The Gold Coin
by Alma Flor Ada

Internet Connection Activity
Sugarcane    Cross Curricular
How Sugar is Made: An Introduction
Connect to this link:
http://www.sucrose.com/learn.html


  1. Read about sugar plants. Click Sugar Cane and Sugar Beets for photos and descriptions. Click Return to go back to the main page.

  2. Next, explore regions of the world that produce sugar by clicking different parts of the map. Click Return to go back to the map.

  3. For more about sugar, click the tabs at the top of the page.

Coalition for Sugar Reform
Connect to this link:
http://www.sugar-reform.org/history.htm


  1. Click Sugar Industry to learn about sugar production in the U.S. Which state produces the most sugar?

  2. Click the back arrow. Then click and explore Tables.

  3. Select one of the charts to use for making a comparison graph.


Internet Connection Activity
Money or History of Money    Find Out More
50 State Quarters
Connect to this link:
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/index.cfm?action=50_state_quarters_program


  1. Scroll down and click Designs.

  2. Click a state under "The 1999 Coins", "The 2000 Coins" or "The 2001 Coins". Read about its quarter.

  3. Click Back arrow and click other states. How do the designs tie in to each state's history?

  4. Do you have any of the quarters shown? Which do you like best?

Make Change
Connect to this link:
http://www.wttw.com/moneyfarm/index.html


  1. Click on Lessons and Quizzes from the top navigation bar. Then click on The Granddaddy of All Banks to learn about the Federal Reserve Bank.

  2. After you have read the page, click on Take The Quiz. Answer the question and click Next Question to continue to the end.

  3. When you have finished the quiz, click on Lessons and Quizzes from the top navigation bar. Then click on Saving Money.

  4. Read the page and click on Take the Quiz. Click Next Question until you have finished. How did you do?


Internet Connection Activity
Volunteerism    Leveled Books
Are You Into It?
Connect to this link:
http://www.areyouintoit.com/


  1. Click and read Why Volunteer.

  2. Then, click Speak Your Mind and click here to read stories that volunteers have written about their experiences.

The Presidential Service Award
Connect to this link:
http://www.presidentialserviceawards.org/index.cfm


  1. Click on Kids and then About the Award on the left navigation bar. Read about the presidential service award.

  2. When you have finished reading the page, click Kids on the left navigation bar. Then click on Read Presidential Recognition Stories! .

  3. Write a summary paragraph for each story. Answer the following questions: Whom did the President recognize? Where does the recipient (or recipients) of the award live? What did she (or they) do?