Fifth+Grade+Social+Studies

= = American History **Research Skills for History** // 1 ////. Use the following to interpret historical data: //  2. Construct timelines of the historical era being studied (e.g., presidents/ world leaders, key events, people). // 3 //. //Describe the difference between primary and secondary sources.// // 4 ////. Locate information using both primary and secondary sources ////. // // 5 ////. //// Describe how archaeological research adds to our understanding of the past. // Document Collection Documents From the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention (LOC) Finding Secondary Source Materials for History || Getting Started with Primary Sources in the Classroom Historical/Cultural Timelines Historical Documents History-Secondary Sources Resources History Through Timelines Interactive Timeline (Read Write Think) Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map! (Harcourt School) Our Documents || Picture History Primary Sources (Wikipedia) Primary Sources Primary Sources (Harcourt School) Primary Sources on the Web (Edu Place) Primary Source Materials & Document Based Questions Secondary Sources (Wikipedia) || Technology Timeline (PBS) Timelines (Internet 4 Classrooms) Timelines of History Timelines: A Timeless Teaching Tool (Education World) United States History - Primary Source Documents US History Primary Sources What is a Primary Source? What is a Primary Source? || **Early Civilizations** The Arctic Inuit in Olden Days (Native Americans) Eastern Woodland Indians Eastern Woodland Indians (White Wolf) First Americans The Iroquois of the Eastern Woodlands (Natives of Canada) Kwakiutil Indians Learn About Native American || Native Americans Native Americans Native Americans Native Americans Native American Cultures (Harcourt School) Native American Resources for Kids and Teachers (Kiddy House) North America (Scott Foresman North Eastern Woodlands (Native Americans) Northeast Woodlands || Origin of Fire Pacific Northwest Native Americans (Native Americans) Pacific Northwest Native American WebQuest Peoples of the Northwest Plains Indians The Plains Indians Pueblo History for Kids (History for Kids) Pueblo Indians || The Sioux Indians (Native Americans) Southwest Native Americans (Native Americans) Where Indians Lived || **Exploration and Colonization** // 1. Recognize that Native American tribes resided throughout North America before the period of European exploration and colonization. // // 2. Explain the reasons for the explorations of Samuel Champlain, Henry Hudson, John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, Ponce de Leon, and Hernan de Soto in the New World. // // 3. Explain the reasons (e.g., religious freedom, desire for land, economic opportunity, a new life) for colonization of America. // // 4. Describe the contributions of geographic and economic conditions, religion, and colonial systems of government to the development of American democratic practices. // // 5. Describe the geography, cultures, and economics of the Southern, Middle Atlantic, and New England Colonies. //  // Connect with: // // 6. Identify contributions of individuals (e.g., John Smith, William Penn, Lord Baltimore, Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, James Ogelthorpe) who were important to the colonization of America. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// 7. Describe interactions (e.g., agricultural and cultural exchanges, alliances, conflicts) between Native Americans and European settlers. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> // Connect with: // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// 8. Describe the causes and effects of triangular trade. // 13 Colonies (Social Studies of Kids) 13 Colonies Topics 13 Colonies WebQuest 13 Originals: Founding the American Colonies 300 Women Who Changed the World A Day in the Life (History) A History of Jamestown (History is Fun) African American Experience The Age of Exploration (Scott Foresman) America in 1607: Jamestown and the Powhatan (National Geographic) Americo Vespucci Archiving Early America A Brief History of Jamestown Cabeza de Vaca (Florida History) Cabeza de Vaca (PBS) Captain John Smith (Preservation Virginia) Captain John Smith Trail Castillo de San Marcos (Harcourt School) Christopher Columbus (Think Quest) Christopher Columbus: Scavenger Hunt Colonial America Colonial America Resources Colonial America WebQuest (Teacher Web) Colonial Blacksmith Colonial Boston Unearthed (Archaeology) Colonial Era 1500-1754 Colonial Hall Colonial History Colonial House (PBS) Colonial House/Interactive History (PBS) Colonial Kids (Think Quest) Colonial Life WebQuest Colonial Period (Scholastic) Colonial Times (PPPST) Colonial Times (American History) Colonial Towns/WebQuest (Scholastic) Colonial Williamsburg Colonial Williamsburg (History) Colonial Williamsburg/Multimedia (History) Colonial Williamsburg/Past and Present Podcast (History) Colonial Williamsburg Trades (History) Colonization (Early America) Colonization Colonization/New England (USA History) Coronado's Exploration Cristobal Colon First Voyage Cristobal Colon First Voyage || Early American (WebQuest) Early European Exploration (Oswego) Early North American Colonies (Scott Foresman) Education in the 13 American Colonies (Social Studies for Kids) European Explorers The European Voyages of Exploration Exploration and Discovery (LOC) Exploration and Settlement Explore Jamestown: Dig the Fort (School Time Games) Explorer Match-Up (Oswego) Explorer Website Explorers Explorers Extra! Extra!/WebQuest Fantastic Voyage (PBS) The First Thanksgiving (Scholastic) The Founding of the 13 Original Colonies WebQuest Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro (PBS) Francisco Pizarro (New Advent) Francisco Pizarro (Hyper History) Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (Florida History) Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (PBS) Francisco Vasquez de Coronado The First Thanksgiving (Scholastic) From Indentured Servitude to Racial (PBS) George and Cecilius Calvert (About Famous People) The Growth of the Tobacco Trade (Beyond Books) Henry Hudson Hernan Cortez Hernan Cortez (PBS) Hernan Cortez/Aztec (Think Quest) Historic Jamestown Historic Jamestown (NPS) The House Burgesses (Beyond Books) || Introduction to Colonial African American Life (History) Jacques Cartier (New Advent) James Fort Rediscovered (Harcourt School) Jamestown (Teachers First) Jamestown Challenge (US Mint) Jamestown Journey The Jamestown Online Adventure (History Globe) Jamestown Press (WebQuest) Jamestown Rediscovery (Preservation Virginia) Jamestown Settlement (History is Fun) Jamestown Settlement and the "Striving Time" (Beyond Books) Jefferson's West John Cabot John & Sebastian Cabot (New Advent) Journey Back in Time (WebQuest) Juan Ponce de Leon (New Advent) Leif Erikson Lessons of the Explorers (Education World) Life in Colonial America Life in Colonial Times WebQuest Life in the 18th Century (History) Map of American Conquest (Florida History) Massachusetts Bay (USA History) Massachusetts Bay Company (Info Please) The Mayflower The Mayflower Mayflower Compact (History Place) Mayflower Compact: 1620 New England Colonies (Cyber Sleuth) New England Colonies (Kid Info) New England Colonies On the Trail of Captain John Smith: A Jamestown Adventure (National Geographic) Passport to Colonial Times The Pilgrim Story Pilgrims and Puritans Plimoth Plantation Powhatan Confederacy (Infor Please) Rene-Robert-Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (New Advent) Salem Witchcraft/Hunt (National Geographic) Samuel de Champlain (Enchanted Learning) Samuel de Champlain Samuel de Champlain (New Advent) Secrets of the Dead (PBS) Should I Stay or Should I Go? || Thanksgiving Thirteen Colonies Thirteen Colonies (Surf Net Kids) Thirteen Colonies Links Tough Times at Jamestown (National Geographic) Tour Our Town (History) US History WebQuests (US History Site) Vasco Nunez de Balboa Viking: The North Atlantic Saga Virtual Jamestown Virtual Jamestown Voyage of Exploration: Discovering New Horizons (Think Quest) Voyage on the Mayflower (Scholastic) Walk the Plank (School History) Wingapo (Virginia Indians) || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Revolution and New Nation** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// 1. Describe the significance of the following events leading to the American Revolution // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// 2. Describe the significance of the following events in the Revolutionary War: // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// 3. Identify the impact of // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// the following individuals on the Revolutionary War: // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// 4. Describe how one nation evolved from thirteen colonies through the following events: // American Revolution American Revolution (History Place) American Revolution American Revolution American Revolution American Revolution (American History) American Revolution (Surf Net Kids) American Revolution (Cybersleuth Kids) American Revolution (Neo k-12) American Revolution (Kid Info) American Revolution (Patriot Resources) The American Revolution (Kids Konnect) The American Revolution American Revolution 1760-1780 The American Revolution and Its Eras The American Revolution: Causes (Discovery Education) The American Revolution for Kids American Revolution Resources American Revolution: The Battle of Lexington and Concort (Think Quest) [|The American Revolution War] (Social Studies for Kids) An Interview with Thomas Jefferson (Harcourt School) An Unlikely Victory 1777 to 1783 (History Place) Archiving Early America Articles of Confederation vs the Constitution A Timeline of the Revolutionary War (Social Studies for Kids) The Battle of Brandywine (US History) The Battle of Concord The Battle of Germantown The Battle of Guilford Court House The Battle of King's Mountain The Battle of Lexington The Battle of Monmouth The Battle of Saratoga The Battle of Trenton Battles of the American Revolution (Scott Foresman) Ben's Guide The Betsy Ross Homepage (US History) Birth of a Nation (Kid Info) Boston Massacre (Early America) Boston Port Act (US History) Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party (Have Fun With History) Boston Tea Party (Social Studies for Kids) Boston Tea Party Historical Society || Conflict and Revolution 1775 to 1776 (History Place) Conflict in Boston The Constitution of the United States (PBS) Constitutional Convention (Info Please) Constitutional Convention 1787 (PBS) Cowpens (NPS) The Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress (US History) The Declaration of Independence (Early American) Declaration of Independence (Brain Pop) Declaration of Independence (History for Kids) The Declaratory Act (US History) Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention 1774 - 1789 (LOC) The Enigma of Benedict Arnold (Early America) Featured Exhibits Fighting for a Continent (Early America) The French and Indian War (Social Studies for Kids) French and Indian War (Kid Info) French and Indian War (PPPST) French and Indian War (Social Studies for Kids) Fun Zone (Think Quest) George Washington George Washington Papers (LOC) George Washington's World for Kids Guilford Courthouse (NPS) History Place: American Revolution Independence (Congress for Kids) Independence Hall The Intolerable Acts (US History) John Jay (US History) John Paul Jones John Paul Jones Join the Revolution! (Education World) Liberty! (PBS) Liberty or Death Liberty's Kids The Live of George Washington/The Movie (Early America) Loyalty or Liberty? Massachusetts Government Act (US History) Monticello Classroom! Original 13 Colonies (Congress for Kids) Patrick Henry (US History) The Paul Revere House PowerPoint Activities Primary Documents in American History (LOC) The Proclamation Line of 1763 (Virginia Places) || The Quartering Act of 1765 (US History) Quartering Act of 1774 (US History) Quebec Act (US History) Quick Revolutionary War Tour 1765-1777 (US History) Quintumviri (Early America) The Real Face of George Washington (Early America) Revolution Fact Quiz (Family Education) The Revolution: Opening Events and Causes (USA History) Revolutionary War Revolutionary War (Scholastic) The Revolutionary War: A Journey Toward Freedom (Think Quest) Revolutionary War Internet Scavenger Hunt The Royal Proclamation 1763 Samuel Adams, The Rights of the Colonists (History) Scalping During the French and Indian War (Early America) The Siege of Fort Mifflin (US History) The Sons of Liberty (US History) Sons of the American Revolution The Stamp Act (US History) Stamp Act Congress 1765 (US History) Signers of the Declaration of Independence (US History) Stony Point Battlefield and Light House The Sugar Act (US History) The Sugar Act (America's Homepage) || Tea Act (Social Studies for Kids) The Timeline of the Revolution The Townshend Revenue Act (US History) Treaty of Paris (Wikipedia) Understanding Primary Sources: The Bill of Rights (Edu Place) Valley Forge (NPS) Valley Forge (US History) [|Virtual Marching Tour and the American Revolutionary War] (US History) Yorktown Battlefield (NPS) Who Wants to Marry a Founding Father? || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Westward Expansion** // 1. Describe the following events of 19th century presidencies of: // // 2. Describe the different perspectives (e.g., Native Americans, settlers, Spanish, the U.S. government, prospectors) of Manifest Destiny. // // 3. Identify major westward migration routes of the 19th Century. // // 4. Describe how manufacturing, textiles, transportation improvements, and other innovations of the Industrial Revolution contributed to U.S. growth and expansion. // // 5. Describe the following // // individuals’ role in the reform movement before the Civil War: // 1844 Election Results (US Election Atlas) Discovering Lewis and Clark Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark Game (National Geographic) Growth of a Nation (Animated Atlas) Gold Rush Gold Rush (Scott Foresman) Immigration (Scholastic) Immigration/WebQuest || Lewis and Clark (National Geographic) Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark (Scholastic) Lewis and Clark (PBS) Lewis and Clark: American Explorers (Enchanted Learning) Lewis and Clark, and the Corps of Discovery/WebQuest Lewis and Clark: Cyberhunt Lewis and Clark: Cyberhunt (Scholastic) Lewis and Clark Expedition: Create Your Own Adventure (National Geographic) Lewis and Clark in Kansas Lewis and Clark: The Trailblazers Lewis and Clark's Historic Trail The Louisiana Purchase and Beyond (Scott Foresman) || Mapping History The Mexican Cession (U.S. History) Mr. Jefferson's Magical Maze (History) New Perspectives on THE WEST (PBS) Oregon Trail (Think Quest) Oregon Trail Our Growing Nation Pioneers (Think Quest) Settling the West || The Treaty of the Louisiana Purchase (Early America) The U.S.-Mexican War (PBS) Virgin Land Westward Expansion (Scholastic) Westward Expansion Westward Expansion/Map (Edu Place) || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Civil War and Reconstruction ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// 1. Describe factors leading to the Civil War: // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// 3. westward expansion // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// 2. Identify the reasons why the following were important events of the Civil War: // African American Civil War The American Civil War (Social Studies for Kids) The American Civil War (Eye Witness History) The American Civil War American Civil War American Civil War Collection at the Electronic Text Center The American Civil War Homepage American Civil War Manuscript Guides American Diversification Battle of Fredericksburg || Civil War Civil War Civil War Civil War (Kids Konnect) Civil War (Scholastic) The Civil War The Civil War (PBS) Civil War Album The Civil War Archive Files Civil War Causes, Timelines, Flags, & Maps The Civil War for Fifth Graders The Civil War for Kids Civil War Interactives Civil War Literature Circles Virtual Museum Civil War Medicine Civil War Medicine Civil War Music CivilWar@Smithsonian Civil War Soldier (Web Rangers) Civil War to the Present/Photo Gallery Civil War Trivia Ford's Theater (NPS) Civil War Women The Civil War: Women on the Homefront Compromise of 1850 (LOC) Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act (PBS) || Dred Scott Case Collection Grant and Lee Home of the American Civil War John Brown John Brown's Holy War (PBS) Juneteenth (LOC) Juneteenth Kansas-Nebraska Act (Info Please) Lesson Plans: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) [|Letters from an Iowa Soldier in the Civil War] (Civil War Letters) Map of the Union and Confederate States Nullification Crisis People of the Civil War (Scott Foresman) Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (PBS) State's Rights Selected Civil War Photographs (LOC) || Uncle Tom's Cabin & American Culture Underground Railroad (National Geographic) Underground Railroad Understanding Slavery (Discovery Education) Union to Disunion: Why the Country Went to War United States Civil War The U.S. Civil War 1861-1865 (History Place) U.S Civil War Effects on People: Primary Sources The West (PBS) What Caused the American Civil War? Women Soldiers of the Civil War (Archives) || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Emergence of the Modern United States ** The 1920'a and 30's Disasters Civil War to the Present/Photo Gallery The Eli Whitney Museum Fulton's Submarine (LOC) Fun Stuff (Think Quest) || The Growth of an Industrial Nation The History of the Telegraph/Samuel Morse Industrial Revolution (Britannica) Industrial Revolution Inventors of the Industrial Revolution (Teachers First) || John Deere Lesson Plans for WWI and Twenties Lowell National Historical Park (NPS) Mount Rushmore (PBS) Panama Canal The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow (PBS) || Telegraph Turn of the 20th Century (Scholastic) The View From 1776 World War I || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Great Depression and World War II ** Civil War to the Present/Photo Gallery Dust Bowl Photographs || The Great Depression (Scholastic) || Not for Ourselves Alone (PBS) || World War II (Scholastic) World War II || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Postwar United States ** Civil War to the Present/Photo Gallery || Human Space Flight (NASA) || Postwar United States ||  || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Contemporary United States** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// 1. Describe current events using information from class discussions and various resources (e.g., newspapers, magazines, television, Internet, books, maps). // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// 2. Discuss the connections between current and historical events and issues from content studied in Strand 1 using information from class discussions and various resources (e.g., newspapers, magazines, television, Internet, books, maps). //
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// timelines – B.C.E. and B.C.; C.E. and A.D. //
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// graphs, tables, charts, and maps //
 * American Memory from the Library of Congress (LOC)
 * 1500's Drawings of Native Americans for Kids
 * 13 Colonies
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// French and Indian War //
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// Proclamation of 1763 //
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// Tea Act //
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// Stamp Act //
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// Boston Massacre //
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// Intolerable Acts //
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// Declaration of Independence //
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// the battles of Lexington and Concord, Saratoga //
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// aid from France //
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// surrender at Yorktown //
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// Benjamin Franklin //
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// Thomas Jefferson //
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// George Washington //
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// Patrick Henry //
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// Thomas Paine //
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// King George III //
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// Constitutional Convention //
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// George Washington’s presidency //
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// creation of political parties //
 * Administration of Justice Act (US History)
 * 1) // Thomas Jefferson – Louisiana Purchase; explorations of Lewis and Clark //
 * 2) // James Madison – War of 1812 //
 * 3) // James Monroe – The Monroe Doctrine //
 * 4) // Andrew Jackson – Nationalism and Sectionalism; Trail of Tears //
 * 5) // James Polk – Mexican-American War; discovery of gold in California //
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// Frederick Douglass //
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// Harriet Tubman //
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// William Lloyd Garrison //
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// Sojourner Truth //
 * 1830-1860: Diplomacy of Westward Expansion
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// role of abolitionists and Underground Railroad //
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// sectionalism between North and South //
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// firing on Ft. Sumter //
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// major battles //
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// delivery of the Emancipation Proclamation //
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// surrender at Appomattox //
 * Abraham Lincoln Papers: Lincoln Assassination (LOC)
 * 2oth Century Timeline
 * 20th Century History
 * The Civil Rights Movement in Virginia
 * Civil War to the Present/Photo Gallery ||  ||   ||   ||

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Additional US History Sites** The American Journey Early Years: Spotlight Videos (Glencoe) American History American's Story (LOC) A Moment in Time Best of History Websites Digital History dMarie Time Capsule Explore America: Interactive Activities EyeWitness to History Facts Encyclopedia: History || General History & Social Studies Sites (Discovery Education) Grade Five United States to 1877 History.com History Central The History Place Inside the White House (National Geographic) Kids Click! Kidsites/History Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers || Social Studies Social Studies for Kids Social Studies PowerPoint Presentations Social Studies Sites Social Studies Sources Statue of Liberty || This Day in History (History) Today in History (LOC) U.S. History U.S. History U.S. History Collection (Social Studies) U.S. History Lesson Plans and Resources (Cloud Net) United States History Wayback. Presidents: The Secret History (PBS Kids) White House 101 World Atlas/Clip art World History: HyperHistor ||
 * 5th Grade History Page

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Research Skills for History** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**// 1. //**// Use the following to interpret historical data: // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** 2 **. Construct timelines of the historical era being studied (e.g., presidents/ world leaders, key events, people). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**// 3. //**// Describe the difference between primary and secondary sources. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**// 4 //**//. Locate information using both primary and secondary sources ////. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**// 5 //**//. Describe how archaeological research adds to our understanding of the past. // The Food Timeline || Getting Started with Primary Sources in the Classroom Historical/Cultural Timelines Historical Documents History-Secondary Sources Resources History Through Timelines Interactive Timeline (Read Write Think) Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map! (Harcourt School) Our Documents || Primary Sources (Wikipedia) Primary Sources Primary Sources (Harcourt School) Primary Sources on the Web (Edu Place) Primary Source Materials & Document Based Questions Secondary Sources (Wikipedia) || Technology Timeline (PBS) Timelines of History Timelines: A Timeless Teaching Tool (Education World) Timelines (Internet 4 Classrooms) What is a Primary Source? What is a Primary Source? || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Early Civilizations** Ancient Civilization for Kids Ancient Greece Ancient Greece (Think Quest) Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt (Think Quest) Ancient Rome Ancient Rome (Think Quest) Battle of Hastings || Feudal Life (Learner) The Feudal System (Think Quest) || The Manor of Drengham || The Vikings! || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**World in Transition** Build a Medieval Castle (Your Child Learns) Castle (Fact Monster) Castles for Kids (Castles) The Castles of Wales Castles on the Web Chivalry Ghosts in the Castle (National Geographic) || The Knight in Medieval History (Fact Monster) Knight Quest (Think Quest) Life in the Medieval Castle Life in the Middle Ages || Medieval Fiefdom (Think Quest) Medieval Siege (PBS) Medieval Times Europe (Think Quest) The Medieval World (Spartacus) Middle Ages || Snayfwickby Castle TimeRef The Wallace Collection (Arador Armor Library) Wichamstow || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Renaissance and Reformation** Renaissance ||  || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Encounters and Exchange** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">** 1 **. Describe the following effects of European exploration, trade, and colonization on other parts of the world: // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">a. sea routes to Asia // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">b. colonies established and settled // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">c. increased power of European countries // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">d. trade established between Europe, Africa, and Americas // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">e. introduction of disease and the resulting population decline of Indigenous people // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">f. triangular trade // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** 2 **. Describe ways in which Spain, France, and England competed for power: // <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Age of Revolution** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. Explain the rationale and characteristics of rebellion. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. Explain the impact that revolution has on a society. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. Compare the causes of the American Revolution to other revolutions around the world (e.g., France, Haiti, Mexico, South America, Russia). // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. Compare the outcomes of the American Revolution to those of other revolutions around the world (e.g., France, Haiti, Mexico, South America, Russia). // <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Age of Imperialism** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**World at War** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Contemporary World** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. Describe current events using information from class discussions and various resources (e.g., newspapers, magazines, television, Internet, books, maps). // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. Use various resources (e.g., newspapers, magazines, television, Internet, books, maps) to discuss the connections between current events and historical events and issues from content studied in Strand 2. // =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18.6667px;">Civics/Government = <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Foundations of Government** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. Identify the democratic principles and ideals associated with the following documents: // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. Recognize the contributions and roles of the following individuals in creating the American government: // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. Describe the struggle between the Federalists and the Anti-federalists over the ratification of the Constitution and the creation of the Bill of Rights. // Celebrate the Constitution (Scholastic) The Constitution for Kids The Constitution of the United States (Enchanted Learning) The Declaration of Independence (US History) Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents || Interactive Constitution ||  || The United States Bill of Rights || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Structure of Government** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1. Describe the role of town meetings and representative assemblies in colonial government. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. Describe how the Constitution is designed to limit central government, as in freedom from a controlling monarchy. // <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Functions of Government** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. Explain ways in which the powers of the federal government differed from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. Identify the process by which a bill becomes a law. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. Describe how the checks and balance system which established the three branches of the federal government works, as in Andrew Johnson’s impeachment. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. Explain the significance of the Dred Scott Decision. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">5. Compare the arguments for states’ rights versus the power of the federal government (e.g., the expansion of slavery, taxation). // The Three Branches of Government (Truman Library) The U.S. Congress || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Rights, Responsibilities, and Roles of Citizenship** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. Describe ways an individual can contribute to a school or community. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. Describe the character traits (i.e., respect, responsibility, fairness, involvement) that are important to the preservation and improvement of constitutional democracy in the United States. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. Describe the importance of citizens being actively involved in the democratic process (e.g., voting, student government, involvement in political decision making, analyzing issues, petitioning public officials). // <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Government Systems of the World** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Describe the characteristics of a monarchy and a republic. // <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Civics Sites** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Ben's Guide <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Senate and House Standing Committees
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18.6667px;">World History **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// timelines – B.C.E. and B.C.; C.E. and A.D. //
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// graphs, tables, charts, and maps //
 * Finding Secondary Source Materials for History
 * Ancient Civilization (Social Studies for Kids)
 * Arms and Ar(or
 * || Leonardo da Vinci || Reformation
 * Face of Russia/Timeline (PBS) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || United Nation Cyber School Bus  ||
 * 1) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Mayflower Compact //
 * 2) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Declaration of Independence //
 * 3) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Articles of Confederation //
 * 4) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">United States Constitution //
 * 5) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Bill of Rights //
 * 1) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">John Adams //
 * 2) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Benjamin Franklin //
 * 3) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Alexander Hamilton //
 * 4) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Thomas Jefferson //
 * 5) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">James Madison //
 * 6) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">John Marshall //
 * 7) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">George Washington //
 * Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man
 * || I'm Just a Bill iAdventure ||  || The Three Branches of Government (Think Quest)
 * Citizenship (Ben's Guide) ||  || President for a Day (PBS Kids) ||   ||

= = =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18.6667px;">Geography = <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**The World in Spatial Terms** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. Interpret information from a variety of maps: // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. Locate features in the world (e.g., continents, waterways, mountain ranges, cities) on a map using latitude and longitude. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. Identify the location of significant geographic features from content studied on a physical or political map. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. Locate physical and human features (e.g., gulf, delta, isthmus, strait, bay, canyon, swamp, peninsula, province, cape, tree line) in the United States and world on an appropriate type of map. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">5. Identify each state on a U.S. map. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">6. Construct maps, charts, and graphs to display geographic information. // 50 States Africa (Mr. Nussbaum) A Latitude and Longitude Quiz All About the World Geography (Sheppard Software) Ameriquake (Mr. Nussbaum) Asia (Mr. Nussbaum) Asia Countries Find Game (Play Kids Games) Australia and Oceania (Mr. Nussbaum) Bing Maps Blank and Outline Maps (About) Canada (Mr. Nussbaum) Coast to Coast (Mr. Nussbaum) Color Landform Atlas of the United States Conquer the Continents (Mr. Nussbaum) Conquer the States (Mr. Nussbaum) Continent Map (World Atlas) Continents (World Atlas) Continents and Oceans Quiz (Mr. Nussbaum) Continents Quiz Countries of the World Earth Album (Stumble Upon) Earth View Europe (Mr. Nussbaum) Explore Countries of the World (National Geographic) Extreme Points of the United States (Info Please) Facts About the United States The Fifty States (Fact Monster) Find Your Longitude (PBS) Flash Earth || Geo Net (Edu Place) [|Geography] (Mr. Nussbaum) Geography and Natural Resources Geography Challenge (Geography Zone) The Geography Guide (Fact Monster) Geography of Mexico (Wikipedia) Geography of Mexico and Central America (Discovery Education) Go On A Family Adventure (My Wonderful World) Interactive Continents (Mr. Nussbaum) Interactive World Map (Mr. Nussbaum) Know Your Capital Cities (Net State) Know Your States and Capitals (Scott Foresman) Know Your World (Travel Pod) Landform (World Atlas) Languages Spoken in Each Country of the World (Info Please) Latitude and Longitude Map Match Game (Kids Geo) The Latitude and Longitude Story The Latitude Story The Longitude Story Look-up Latitude and Longitude || Map Games Map Maker (National Atlas) Map Maker (National Geographic) Map Making Map Man Game (Scholastic) MapQuest Map Skills Map Skills Maps Maps (National Geographic) Maps and Globes (Mrs. Dell) My Wonderful World (Smithsonian Education) Name 20 Countries Name that State (Primary Game) [|Name that State] (World Atlas) National Atlas National Geographic Bee (National Geographic) Nations Illustrated North America (Mr. Nussbaum) North America Countries Find Games (Play Kids Games) Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection The Physical World (World Atlas) Place the State (Sheppard Software) Planning a Road Trip (National Geographic) Population Statistics (About) Puzzled States (Scholastic) Rivers (World Atlas) Round Earth (National Geographic) South America (Mr. Nussbaum) South America Countries Find Games (Play Kids Games) || Test Your Geography Knowledge United Kingdom (Mr. Nussbaum) United States (Jayzee Bear) United States Cities (Mr. Nussbaum) United States Geography United States Interactive (Mr. Nussbaum) United States Landmarks (Mr. Nussbaum) United States of America (Kid Port) USA Latitude and Longitude USA Quiz USA States/Level 2 (Sheppard Software) USA States/Level 8 (Sheppard Software) USA States/Tutorial Level (Sheppard Software) US National Landmarks (Mr. Nussbaum) Use a Roadmap and a Mileage Table (Harcourt School) Venture: Capital (Cool Math) View Above Earth Where in the USA is Mr. N? (Mr. Nussbaum) Where is That? (Fun Brain) The World World Atlas World Capitals (Fact Monster) World Capitals (Mr. Nussbaum) World Geography World Geography Quizzes World Heritage List (UNESCO) World Landforms (Mr. Nussbaum) World Landmarks Identification (Mr. Nussbaum) World Nations Quiz (Mr. Nussbaum) World Nations Quiz (Mr. Nussbaum) The World Quiz || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Places and Regions** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. Describe how the following regions exemplify the concept of region as an area with unifying human or natural factors: // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">2.Describe the geographic characteristics of a state in the United States with the assistance of maps, the internet, atlases, and other reference materials. // The Regions of the United States || United States Regions (Mr. Nussbaum) Virginia Products Grid Map (Virginia Trekkers || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Physical Systems** Physical Geography Round Earth (National Geographic) State Report || Tennessee Geography Topographic Map (USGS || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Human Systems** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. Explain why and how boundaries change (e.g., Westward Expansion, Civil War, Mexican - American War). // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. Explain the effects (e.g., economic, cultural, environmental, political) of human migration on places. // Climate, Environment and Resources Fun State Facts || Geography of Mexico (World Facts) Growth of a Nation || Mapping History The Number of Countries in the World (About) || US Presidental Election Maps: 1860-1996 || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Environment and Society** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// 1. Describe the ways European colonists and Native Americans viewed, adapted, and used the environment. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">//2. Describe the impact that natural events (e.g., floods, earthquakes, droughts) have on human and physical environments.// Climograph Dimensions (How Big Really) Disease Maps 2011 || Earth Processes (Class Zone) Interactive Climate Map ||  ||   || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Geographic Applications** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1. Describe how geographic features influenced events in the past in the Original Thirteen Colonies, the Great Plains, the Pacific Northwest and the West. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">//2. Use geographic knowledge and skills (e.g., recognizing patterns, mapping, graphing) when discussing current events.// //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3. Use geography concepts and skills (e.g., recognizing patterns, mapping, graphing) to find solutions for local, state or national problems (e.g., shortage or abundance of natural resources). // Postcards From America 50 States Adventure ||  ||
 * 1) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">contour //
 * 2) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">population density //
 * 3) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">natural resource //
 * 4) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">historical maps //
 * 50 Nifty United States Think Quest)
 * 1) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">three American colonial regions //
 * 2) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">West, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest //
 * 3) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">North and South during the Civil War //
 * American History Maps and Charts ||  || Regions of the USA (WebQuest)
 * Country Report ||   || Physical Geography (Wikipedia)
 * American History Maps and Charts
 * American History Maps and Charts
 * Current Events ||  || Mapping History

//**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Geography Sites **// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Geography for Kids <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">USA Games State Master Nation Master [|5 Geography Themes]

=<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18.6667px;">**Economics** = <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Foundations of Economics** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. Identify the opportunity costs (i.e., separation from family, indentured service) associated with expeditions to the New World. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// 2. Describe how specialization (e.g., division of labor) improved standards of living in the three colonial regions and the Pre-Civil War North and South. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">3.Identify how voluntary exchange helps both buyers and sellers as in colonial trade in North America. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. Interpret how trade promoted economic growth throughout U.S. history. // <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Microeconomics** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. Explain how price incentives affect peoples’ behavior and choices, such as colonial decisions about what crops to grow and which products to produce. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. Describe how competition, markets, and prices influence peoples’ behavior. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. Identify how people earn income by selling their labor to businesses or governments. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. Describe ways in which entrepreneurs take risks to develop new goods and services. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">5. Describe the function of private business in producing goods and services. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">6. Discuss the function of banks in providing checking accounts, savings accounts, and loans. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">7. Explain the function of government in providing certain goods and services through taxation. // <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Macroeconomics** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Global Economics** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Personal Finance** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. Explain how the following are used to purchase goods and services: // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">a. cash // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">b. check // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">c. money order // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">d. debit card // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">e. credit card //
 * ||  || Review of the Laws of Supply and Demand (Curriculum Link) ||   ||
 * Economics Systems ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || What is a Quarter Worth? ||

=<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Culture =
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Changes in Culture** - Interpret how culture changes over time as a consequence of industrialization, technology, or cultural diffusion (i.e., railroad transportation, telecommunication, building design, varied types of music, and the growth of government services).
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Cultural Holidays** - Recognize personal, religious, and national celebrations of various American cultures (i.e., Independence Day, Columbus Day, Native American or American Indian Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, or Thanksgiving)5