We are using USA eStudies Weekly this year!
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Social Studies Skills – 5th Grade
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Hands on Banking
Geography
Apps:
Google Earth
GeoPlay
U.S.Geo
Compass
Pangaea
Native Americans
Native American Facts for Kids
Native American Website for Children
Kid Info: The history of Native American Indians
Age of Exploration
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:
Lastest news:
Jamestown:
http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/colonization_jamestown.html
Early Jamestown App
13 Colony Webquest
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
French-Indian War & Pre-Revolution Events
Revolutionary War
Biographies of the Signers of the Dec. of Ind.
Declaration of Independence DocuApp
Shay’s Rebellion, Constitutional Convention, 3 Branches of Gov.
Constitution & Bill of Rights
A Kid’s Guide to the U.S. Government
Constitution DocuApps
Westward Movement
American West – Manifest Destiny
George Washington & the Whiskey Rebellion
Louisiana Purchase
Trail of Tears & War of 1812
Western Territories
Events leading to the Civil War
Civil War
Civil War Trust Websites for Kids
Lincoln Assassination & Reconstruction
Industrial Revolution
Immigration
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