5th Grade Social Studies
United States in Modern Times
Lesson 1 - Early Peoples in the Americas
Learn why the corn husk doll has no face and how to make one.
<http://www.nativetech.org/cornhusk/corndoll.html>Lesson 2 - Exploration and Settlement
Timeline and excerpts from the adventures of Lewis and Clark.
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/
History Spanish exploration in America. Includes a virtual field trip of St. Augustine, FL. http://www.ecb.org/tracks/mod2.htm
Map and Globe Skills
Internet field trip about maps, globes, and map skills.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/socstu/maps.htmLesson 3 - The Thirteen British Colonies
Many links and pages from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_colonies
Loads of activities and games on the Thirteen Colonies. Great site!
http://www.congressforkids.net/games/thirteencolonies/2_thirteencolonies.htm
Lewis and Clark
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/lewis_clark/Lesson 4 - Revolution
Animated timeline of the acts leading up to and during the Revolutionary War.
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/revolution/revolution.htm
Loyalty or Liberty Webquest
http://www.history.org/History/teaching/revolution/a1.html#
Online quiz to check your knowledge!
http://www.kidport.com/Grade5/SocialStudies/AmericanRev.htm
Little known facts about the Revolution
http://www.state.de.us/facts/ushist/revfacts.htm
Liberty! The American Revolution at PBS Online - This online companion site to the televised series features tons of facts about the Revolution, perspectives of people involved, and a Revolutionary game. http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/An online mystery game about colonial life in America.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=42Lesson 1 - A New Government for a New Nation
Declaration of Independence online
http://www.law.indiana.edu/uslawdocs/declaration.html
Articles of Confederation for kids includes reading and an online quiz.
http://www.congressforkids.net/Independence_articles.htm
United States Constitution, help save the Bill of Rights!
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/ForKids/index.shtmlLesson 2 - The New Nation Grows
A virtual tour of the cities and companies that helped form early America.
http://www.learningfamily.net/reiser/2kf/places/nation.htmlLesson 3 - The Industrial Revolution
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook14.html
For all of your history questions - This Internet Modern History Source book is part of the
Internet History Source books Project. The Internet Modern History Source book is one of series of history primary source books. It is intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses in modern European history and American history, as well as in modern Western Civilization and World Cultures.Lesson 4 - Changes in Politics and Society
A lengthy guide to politics in Colonial Virginia.
http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/politics/polhdr.cfmLesson 1- Differences Divide North and South
Online reading and quiz all about the Civil War.
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/civil_war/civil_war.htm
Take an internet field trip of the Civil War.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/socstu/civil.htm
Lesson 2 - Africans in Slavery and Freedom
Conflicts over Slavery articles
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook27.html
Learning Adventures in Citizenship presents an exploration about what slavery was like.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/laic/episode1/topic3/e1_topic3.html
A Think Quest webquest about the The American Civil War Experience.
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=3055&url=3055/
Succession before the war.
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/americanhistory/chapter6/civilwar.htm
Lesson 3 - The Long Road to a Union Victory
Important women of the Civil War.
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/civil-war-women.html
A brief look at the different types of currency used during the Civil War.
http://www.frbsf.org/currency/civilwar/index.html
The Gettysburg address online.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/ga.html
A detailed guide to the battle of Gettysburg and maps for each day.
http://americancivilwar.com/getty.htmlLesson 4 - Life After the War
An online mystery game about reconstruction after the Civil War.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=6
Visit Ford Theatre online.
http://www.nps.gov/foth/index2.htmLesson 1 - Big Business and Industrial Cities
The Rise of Industrial America
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/riseind/riseof.html
Lesson 2 - Growing Pains
Information on the rise of Industrial America
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/riseind/riseof.htmlLesson 3 - New Immigrants
The American Immigration page. Packed with information on every aspect of immigration.
http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Immigration/
Interactive tour of Ellis Island from scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm
Loads of information and activities about immigrants coming to the United States
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/Lesson 4 - The Growth of Cities
Driving the Last Spike
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/rail.html
American Inventors and Inventions
http://www.150.si.edu/150trav/remember/amerinv.htmLesson 1 - Farming the Great Plains
Photographs from the Fred Hultstrand and F.A. Pazandak Collections
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ndfahtml/ngphome.html
Images from the Dust Bowl and questions to answer.
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/99/dust/photo.html
Online webquest about the Dust Bowl.
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/dust/dustsg1.htmLesson 2 - The Cattle Kingdom
Join a cattle drive online learning game!
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/cattledrive/cattledrive.htmlLesson 3 - Mining in the West
The California Gold Rush
http://www.pbs.org/goldrush/
Lesson 4 - Conflict in the West
Carving a Memorial to Chief Crazy Horse
http://www.harcourtschool.com/newsbreak/crazy_horse.html
Information on Sitting Bull
http://www.si.edu/harcourt/npg/col/native/sitbull.htm
The Pony Express
http://www.si.edu/harcourt/npm/exhibits/pony.html
Lesson 1 - Building an Empire
A real life Rosie the Riveter
http://www.harcourtschool.com/newsbreak/rosie.html
The Wright Brothers take flight
http://www.si.edu/harcourt/nasm/gal100/wright1903.htmlLesson 3 - The Great War
The airplane's role in war
http://www.si.edu/harcourt/nasm/gal206/gal206.htm
Interactive timeline on World War I
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/activities.shtml#
Lesson 2 - The Great Depression and the New Deal
A webquest on the Great Depression
http://www.rcs.k12.va.us/csjh/hafey/page1.htm
A great site on the Great Depression and the New Deal
http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/depression/
Lesson 3 - World War II Begins
<>Lesson 4 - The Allies Win the War
An interactive adventure discovering abut Pearl Harbor
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/social/wwii_interactives.htm
Many activities and sites about World War II
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwii/index.htm
Sites relating to World War II
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=447
Lesson 5 - Atomic Bomb
Records of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb
http://www1.city.nagasaki.nagasaki.jp/na-bomb/museum/m1-1e.html
Lesson 1 - The Cold War Begins
http://www.coldwar.org/index.html
Lesson 3 - Struggle for Equal Rights
Rosa Parks
http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/index.htm
Three online activities about women's suffrage.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/suffrage/
Cyberhunt on women's history
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/simplybest.htm
Lesson 4 - Vietnam War and Protests
A detailed description of the Vietnam War.
http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/
Vietnam presented by Time magazine for kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,187724,00.html
Lesson 1 - Government and the People
Ben's guide to United States government for kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html
Online activity for kids to check their knowledge about government agencies.
http://www.kids.gov/activity.htm
The Department of the U.S. Treasury for kids
http://www.ustreas.gov/kids/Lesson 3 - The American Economy
An Awesome online game for students to learn about money and the economy.
http://www.moneyopolis.com/new/home.asp
The American Museum of Financial History
http://www.financialhistory.org/For all of your history questions - This Internet Modern History Source book is part of the Internet History Source books Project.The Internet Modern History Source book is one of series of history primary source books. It is intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses in modern European history and American history, as well as in modern Western Civilization and World Cultures.
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