Social Studies Grade 5
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United States History and Geography: Making a New Nation
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Grade Appropriate General Resources
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The Excellent Adventure takes students on a virtual tour along the eastern coast of the United States to Disney World. Students are required to calculate costs and visit historical and literary landmarks along the way. |
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Consisting mostly of primary source materials; there are letters, diaries, records, tapes, films, sheet music, maps, prints, photographs and digital materials with lesson plans. |
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Shows statistics on population, ethnic diversity of the different states One can search for populations, etc. for counties and cities of the states. |
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Resources Applicable to District Standards
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Students describe the major pre-Columbian settlements including the cliff dwellers and pueblo people of the desert Southwest, the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest, the nomadic nations of the Great Plains, and the woodland people east of the Mississippi River. |
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This multi level educational resource was designed to introduce the ideas and supporting evidence about why and how people first appeared in North America. |
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Students trace the routes and describe the early explorations of the Americas. |
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Students describe the cooperation and conflict that existed among the Indians and between the Indian nations and the new settlers. |
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This site provides activities about the fact and fiction of the First Thanksgiving at Plimoth Plantation. Great source of information presented in an intriguing way. |
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Students understand the political, religious, social, and economic institutions that evolved in the colonial era, in terms |
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American Centuries features a digital collection of approximately 1,800 objects with activities that include primary sources and graphics of artifacts of the past accompanied by text and audio descriptions of them. |
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This is a great site with lots of teaching ideas about the setup of Jamestown to the workings of this colony. It also includes maps, images, primary source documents such as letters and newspapers as well as planned lessons. |
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From the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, this History site is broken down into sections: Teacher Resources, Electronic Field Trips, History Explorer, Clothing, Gardens, Archaeology, and more. Within each section is a rich assortment of lesson plans, pictures, recipes, and information about daily life |
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Two dozen modern-day time travelers find out the hard way what early American colonial life was really like when they take up residence in Colonial House. |
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You are the Captain of the Jamestown Colony: Can you do any better than the real colonists did? You will have a copy of the London Company's Instructions to help guide you and you can ask your fellow colonists and Native Americans for advice. By examining the "Now we know..." section, you can learn from the mistakes of history so you do not repeat them when you play again. A great way to introduce the study of colonial America! |
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Students develop an understanding of the American Colonies, specifically in New England, the Mid-Atlantic and the South as they study the lifestyle, government, resources, religion, education, and daily practices of these settlements. Working in groups, students create a real estate presentation and a brochure that illustrates the most attractive aspect of each region. The oral presentations are given to a special dignitary who will take on the role of a European settler looking to immigrate to America. |
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Students explain the causes of the American Revolution. |
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Download this software to create your own colonial newspaper in Benjamin Franklin's shop by selecting Liberty News from the navigation bar. There are three easy layouts and an opportunity to edit the stories to make them your own. The final product looks like a real newspaper. |
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Students understand the course and consequences of the American Revolution. |
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Everyone's heard of Paul Revere, George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and Peyton Randolph, but who knows about Molly Pitcher, Penelope Barker, Esther Reed, or Patience Wright? Well, if you haven't, you've come to the right place. Not all of them picked up muskets. Some chose to fight with an arrow or a cannon. Others chose a pen, a needle, a pitchfork, sculpting tools, or an apron. Some of these women fought up close. One contributed from thousands of miles away. But, if it weren't for these women, we might be singing "My Country Tis of Thee" with its original lyrics. Enter this Virtual Museum at your own risk - you might learn something. |
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Watch movies depicting Washington, Molly Pitcher, Benedict Arnold, Paul Revere, and events of the American Revolution. |
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The government has a million dollar grant to construct a new museum at the most important battlefield site of the Revolutionary War. You have been selected as a member of the Battlefield Research Analysis Group (BRAG) to select the battlefield to get the award. Competition is heavy and you must decide very carefully. |
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You are going back to the time of the birth of America when the colonists were beginning to feel like Americans. Some colonists no longer felt that they were British citizens since they were forming a new home far from England. They began to build a unique culture and form new ideas of how they wanted to govern themselves. Who were some of the people who helped create this identity? You and your partner will become experts on one person. You will convince the rest of the group that your character was THE AMERICAN OF THE YEAR because he or she contributed the most to America's identity. |
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Why Do We Remember Revere? Paul Revere's Ride in History and Literature
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This is a good site with links to sites about Paul Revere. Compare Paul Revere's ride to Longfellow's poem. The site Paul Revere: Messenger of the Revolution, is a short video about the ride of Paul Revere. |
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Not Only Paul Revere: Other Riders of the American Revolution |
Paul Revere's ride is the most famous event of its kind in American history. But other Americans made similar rides during the American Revolution. Who were these men and women? Why were their rides important? Do they deserve to be better known? Develop a broader understanding of the Revolutionary War as you learn about some less well known but no less colorful rides that occurred in other locations. Immortalize these "other riders" in verse as Longfellow did for Paul Revere. |
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Students relate the narrative of the people and events associated with the development of the U.S. Constitution and analyze its significance as the foundation of the American republic. |
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Start here to find out almost everything there is to know about Benjamin Franklin, the inventor, philosopher, writer, and diplomat. |
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Monument on the Mall: A Webquest on the Branches of Government |
Congress passed a law last week approving the building of a new monument on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Because of your interest and knowledge of the US government, they have chosen you to research and design this new monument. The law states that the monument must represent one branch of our nation's government and cannot be taller than the Washington Monument. The design idea is up to you. The members of Congress would like to see your completed ideas at their next session, which is in five weeks. In order for them to use your design you must meet this deadline. How are the three branches of government important to the United States? What will visitors learn about them when they visit your monument? |
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This lesson explores some the ideas in the Preamble to the Constitution. Students learn the importance of the words, “We the People.” The lesson emphasizes that the power to govern belongs to the people who have created the government to protect their rights and promote their welfare. Students read the Preamble and develop definitions for the six key phrases in the document. |
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Updated August 15, 2007