Fourth Grade Units of Inquiry Research Links

What? We Have to Share this Planet?

Food Chains 
Thinkquest: Ecosystems 
MGB.net Biomes 
KidsDoEcology.com: Biomes 
University of California: Biomes of the World 
Windows to the Universe: Biomes & Ecosystems 
ACTIVITY:
Gould League: Food Webs – Build one of 4 food webs 

Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Aesop's Fables
Ancient Chinese Fables
African Fables
Indian Fables
Aesop's Fables in Spanish 

We Are the World

How Did We Get Here, There and Everywhere?

Wind Beneath My Wings

Old Crusty

Volcanoes
Annenberg Media: Volcanoes
(good general information about volcanoes) 
Smithsonian: Global Volcanism Program
(volcanoes around the world)
Volcano World: Images of Volcanoes by Region
Volcanoes of the World Index

Rocks

Rock Hounds 
National Museum of Natural History: Rocks and Mining
RocksforKids.com
Bob’s Rock Shop: Rocks
Bob’s Rock Shop: Minerals
FEMA for Kids: Earthquakes
Minerals, Gems, and Volcanoes

Pangaea and Continental Drift

Fact Monster
NASA: Continental Drift & Plate Tetonics
The Grand Canyon and Continental Drift
Thinkquest
Enchanted Learning: Plate Tectonics
(after you click on link scroll down to see information)
USGS (this is indepth, reading level a little harder)

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