Social Studies 1

 

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Social Studies Skills – 5th Grade

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 Hands on Banking

 

Geography

Latitude & Longitude

Latitude & Longitude Quiz

View the Earth Live

Degree Confluence Project

Apps:

Google Earth
GeoPlay
U.S.Geo
Compass
Pangaea

Native Americans

Origin Stories

Native American Facts for Kids

Native American Website for Children

Kid Info: The history of Native American Indians

Indians of North America

 

 

Age of Exploration

Astrolabe Making

Explorer Research:

http://allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_explorers

http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Explorers.html

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/explorers/explorerprofiles.htm

http://www.kathimitchell.com/explorer.htm

European Exploration in the Age of Discovery App

Age of Exploration Research Narrative Project

Roanoke & Jamestown Colonies

Roanoke:

Video

Lastest news:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/12/131208-roanoke-lost-colony-discovery-history-raleigh/

Jamestown:

http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/colonization_jamestown.html

Letter from Jamestown

Early Jamestown App

13 Colony Webquest

New England Colonies

The First Thanksgiving

New England Colonies

Middle Colonies

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

Southern Colonies

13 Colony Quiz

French-Indian War & Pre-Revolution Events

The Road to Revolution

Timeline resources

Kid Info American Revolution

Revolutionary War

Timeline resources

Kid Info American Revolution

Webquest

Biographies of the Signers of the Dec. of Ind.

Charters of Freedom

Declaration of Independence DocuApp

Shay’s Rebellion, Constitutional Convention, 3 Branches of Gov.

Shay’s Rebellion

Congress for Kids

Branches of Gov.

Constitution & Bill of Rights

A Kid’s Guide to the U.S. Government

The Constitution for Kids

Congress for Kids

The Constitution

Charters of Freedom

Constitution DocuApps

Westward Movement

Westward Expansion Facts

American West – Manifest Destiny

George Washington & the Whiskey Rebellion

Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase

Map

Treaty

Nat. Geo. Lewis & Clark

Lewis & Clark Timeline

Lewis & Clark

The Journeys of Zebulon Pike

Pike-The Real Pathfinder

Trail of Tears & War of 1812

The Indian Removal Act

War of 1812

 

Western Territories

KidInfo Westward Expansion

 

 

Events leading to the Civil War

The Terrible Transformation

The Underground Railroad

African Folktale Webquest

African-American Slavery

Civil War

Civil War for Kids

Civil War Trust Websites for Kids

 

Lincoln Assassination & Reconstruction

Lincoln Biography

Abraham Lincoln Assassinated

Reconstruction Links

KidInfo Links

Industrial Revolution

Samuel Slater

Immigration

 

 

 A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear? Why?

 

Our iPad Apps:

BrainPop
Compass
Discovery U.S. Geo
DocuApps Declaration of Independence
Early Jamestown
European Explorers
Geo Play
Google Earth
Maps
Tasa Pangaea

Laptop or Desktop Computer games:

Road to Revolution Game: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html

http://www.toonuniversity.com/gradelist.asp?dept=SS&grade=5

http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/Gamequarium/Social_Studies/

Jamestown Challenge: http://www.usmint.gov/Kids/coinNews/commemoratives/jamestown/

Jamestown game:  http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/

Age of Exploration game:  http://www.sfsocialstudies.com/g5/u2/5-2.swf

Colonies game: http://www.sfsocialstudies.com/g5/u3/5-3.swf

Lewis & Clark: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/main.html