5/6 Social Studies Information -2019

NYS Native American Cloze Practice - Read and then fill in the blanks - If you don't know the answer, click on the question mark at the end of the blank

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/hp/iroquois.htm

Basic Needs Matching Game

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=cchamberneeds

Native Americans in the Revolutionary War Matching Game

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=cchamberrevwar

Iroquois Contributions Game

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=rburgesscontribution

NYS Native Americans Online Practice Quiz

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/hp/iroquoisquiz2.htm

First Inhabitants Matching game

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=cchamberinhabitant

Native American Jeopardy - Review Game

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/impatica/namjeopardy.html

· "Native American Tribes of Iowa." Iowa Indian Tribes and Languages. Native Languages of the Americas Website, n.d. Web. 28 July 2015. http://www.native-languages.org/iowa.htm

· Thayer, Bill. "The Opening of the Des Moines Valley to Settlement." Iowa Journal of History and Politics 14.4 (1916): 479-558. Web. 28 July 2015. <http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Iowa/_Texts/journals/IaJHP/14/4/The_Opening_of_the_Des_Moines_Valley_to_Settlement/4*.htmll>.

· "Iowa Indian Tribes - Access Genealogy." Access Genealogy. N.p., 09 July 2011. Web. 28 July 2015. <http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/iowa-indian-tribes.htm>.

· Historical Background of Chief Black Hawk: http://www.iowadot.gov/autotrails/blackhawktrail.html

· Making of Iowa. How the Indians lost Iowa: http://iagenweb.org/history/moi/MOIChp5.htm

· Indian Removal in Iowa: http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000120

· Video, “Invasion of America” : http://flowingdata.com/2015/01/13/mapped-history-of-how-native-american-land-was-taken/

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2014/06/17/interactive_map_loss_of_indian_land.html

· Indian Reservations of the Continental United States: http://www.nps.gov/nagpra/DOCUMENTS/ResMAP.HTM

· The Map of Native American Tribes You’ve Never Seen Before: http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/06/24/323665644/the-map-of-native-american-tribes-youve-never-seen-before

· Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties Vol. II: http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/vol2/treaties/ott0335.htm

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/vol2/treaties/iow0208.htm

· Corn Treaty of 1931: https://books.google.com/books?id=nzWsL9jcjBEC&pg=PA133&lpg=PA133&dq=Corn+Treaty+of+1831&source=bl&ots=LoZBhRGutv&sig=Vsh9_epsXL9VmBaiqAV9_rChGGM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBmoVChMIlcyuvZL-xgIVxDs-Ch0kDQxF#v=onepage&q=Corn%20Treaty%20of%201831&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=3ks6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=Corn+Treaty+of+1831&source=bl&ots=RR3dI_nSdL&sig=Zbdlt0NwukK4-EjAMPC1vxqCHtk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFEQ6AEwCWoVChMIlcyuvZL-xgIVxDs-Ch0kDQxF#v=onepage&q=Corn%20Treaty%20of%201831&f=false

· Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes: http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html Treaties/TreatyWithTheSaukAndFoxes1842.html

Native American Unit

Standards at a Glance

Native American Websites for Projects

Native American Crafts Unit-Teachers First Website

Mr. Donn's

About.com Family Crafts

Thinkquest

Artifact making, use, finding, etc.

There are many other sites to find project ideas including you tube videos that show you "how to" step by step. There are several other books in Mrs. Vanden Bosch's room to get ideas. Make sure you use your project guidelines.

Below are several informational websites on Native Americans for your background information.

Smithsonian Video of Native American Artifacts

Native American Facts

Web Hunt: Native American Heritage

Selected Native American Indian Tribes by Factmonster

Social Studies for Kids Native Americans

Kid Info Native American

Mrs. Mitchells Virtual School- Variety of Native American Information websites.

Native Americans

Native American Webquests-

Milton Town School District

Native Americans and the Natural World by Cindy Cooper

Farmington Public Schools

Wake County Public Schools

Discovering Native Americans

Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest

Who Are the Native Americans

Watch a Video On Native Americans (for those that are Learn 360 you will need the school username and password)

History Channel

National Geographic

Native People of the Plains

Native People of the Woodlands

Native People of the Northwest

Native People of the Southwest

Indians of the Northwest

Native American Life Video Quiz!!

Native American Life Video Quiz

EXPLORERS

Major Explorers of New York State Review Game

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/draggeneric.asp?filename=rburgessexplorers

Influence of Explorers Practice Game

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/hp/influences.htm

European Impact Quiz

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=mcowellimpact

Explorer Unit Expectation Sheet

Explorer Unit

Explorer Information

Interactive Explorer Map

Mr. Nussbaums Explorer Maps, Biographies and More

Ducsters-World Explorers

Early Voyages of Exploration-Interactive Map

Great Visual about Exploration

History Mystery

All About Explorers (Do the http://allaboutexplorers.com/hunts/)

The Conquistadors

Fact Monster for Individual Research

Explorer Baseball Cards Quest

Videos Available

Exploring America (Story Time with Mr. Beat)

The Great Age of Exploration 1400 1550

Learn 360 Videos about 5 Explorers

History Comes Alive: Age of Exploration

Once upon a time.. The Explorers - The first navigators (Explorers of pre-North America and forward)

Christopher Columbus (Mondo)

Exploring the Americas - US History: Mr. Raymond's History Class (upper level)

World Explorers in 10 Minutes (upper level)

Curious Explorers

Where do you think you are going Christopher Columbus?

Golden Age of Explorers (Learn 360, get username and password from teacher)

Five different explorer videos page link (Learn 360, get username and password from teacher

Explorer Song by Teacher Tube Videos

Explorers Video by Teacher TUbe VIdeos

Early Explorers Video by Teacher Tube

Explorer Webquests

All about Explorers

Explorer Webquest

COLONIAL TIMES

Colonial Culture Matching Game

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=rburgesscoloncult

Colonial Government Matching Game

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=rburgesscolgov

Colonial Occupations/Jobs - Matching Game

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/dailylifep2.cfm

Daily Colonial Life Quiz

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/dailylifep.cfm

Contributions of New Yorkers matching quiz

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=mcowellcontributions

Contributions of New Yorkers CRQ - game where you check your answers

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/contributionsp.cfm

Colonial Slave Trade interactive matching game

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=cchamberslave

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Game that reviews causes of the American Revolution

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=cchamberrevolution

Patriots and Loyalists -Matching game

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=rburgesspatloy

Patriot Leaders of the Revolution Practice Game

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/revleadpuli.cfm

America's First Political Cartoon by Benjamin Franklin(CRQ) - View and answer questions about the cartoon

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/causrevli.cfm

Strategies and Battles of the American Revolution Practice Quiz

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/strategyp.cfm

Geographical Features interactive quiz

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/geofeaturesp.cfm

Effects of the Revolutionary War - Crossword puzzle

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/hp/efrevcros.htm

Effects of the Revolutionary War Matching Game

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=rburgesseffrev

IMMIGRATION

Immigration and Migration crossword puzzle

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/hp/migrationcross.htm

Immigration and Migration practice quiz

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/immigrationp.cfm

Contribution of Immigrants quiz

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/draggeneric.asp?filename=mcowellimmigrantcont

Roots of American Culture - interactive quiz

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/rootsp.cfm

Roots of American Culture - crossword

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/hp/rootscross.htm

ECONOMICS

Economy Pop-up game

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/ecoprodrespuli.cfm

Supply and Demand interactive game - Great learning experience!

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/ecosanddli.cfm

Goods and Services Practice Quiz

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=mcowellgoods

Agriculture in New York State Pop-up Game

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/ecoagripuli.cfm

GOVERNMENT

Foundations of American Democracy Crossword Puzzle

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/hp/founddemcros.htm

Purposes of Government - Quiz

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/draggeneric.asp?filename=mcowellpurposes

Government Crossword

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/hp/governcross.htm

Senators and Representatives game

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=rburgesselectsennrep

New York State Government quiz

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/draggeneric.asp?filename=mcowellnysgov

United States Constitution Quiz

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/usconp.cfm

Bill of Rights Practice http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/usconbillofp.cfm

Federal Documents Quiz

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/documentsp.cfm

Great Documents in United States History interactive quiz

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/draggeneric.asp?filename=jdehmdocdrag

ELECTIONS

Election of Governor Game

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=rburgesselectgov

Election of the President game

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=rburgesselection

CITIZENSHIP

Citizenship - American Symbols Pop-Up Game

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/citzsymbl.cfm

Citizenship American Symbols Game

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/citzsymbpuli.cfm

Values and Principles of American Democracy interactive game

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/c/valuesprinp.cfm

INVENTIONS AND TECHNOLOGY

Inventions and Technology of the 19th Century crossword puzzle

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/hp/crosswordtech.htm

Inventions and technology practice game

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/ecotechpuli.cfm

General Social Studies websites that are excellent resources:

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com

http://www.history.org

http://www.historyplace.com

Excellent brain builder site that helps provide rice for third-world countries:

http://www.freerice.com

Excellent Timeline of US History in Pictures

http://www.uintahbasintah.org/unitedstatespictures.htm#AMERICAN_INDIAN_TRIBES_IN_1492:

Technology Timeline

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/timeline/f_timeline.html

History Channel Video Website

http://www.history.com/videos

Biography of America

http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/index.html

General US Info...primary resource websites...etc.

http://www.teacheroz.com/generalUS.htm

American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline

http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.html

Great fun craft and activity site

www.dltk-kids.com

5th Grade US HISTORY-1860

Colonial Craft Sites below:

http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/project.html

http://hastings.lexingtonma.org/Colonial/Crafts/ColonialCrafts.html

http://www.germantownacademy.org/academics/ls/3/colonial/craftday/index.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/craft.htm

http://www.suite101.com/content/colonial-america-activities-a48802

http://eev.liu.edu/kk/colonial/fair.htm#homecrafts

http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/18631.aspx

http://teens.librarypoint.org/colonial_crafts

http://www.ashokancenter.org/crafts.shtml

http://www.historicnewengland.org/school-youth-programs/k-12-programs-resources/massachusetts/colonial_crafts.htm

http://www.craftmodo.com/category/colonial-crafts/

http://www.craftsforkids.com/projects/100/102.htm

11/30

Ch. 5-6 Quiz, Introduction to Colonial Unit Expectations

12/1

Read Ch. 5, L4 with partner, Do Red Box Review

Mr. Nausbaums' Interactive Map (write 5 facts that you learned from the Interactive Map.... using lined paper.... date and staple all other activities to this paper.) Each day you start activities on your paper you will date and put the heading of the activity.

12/2

Read William Penn Biography (pg. 183). Then read Citizen Heroes (pg 184-185).

Mr. Nausbaums' Artisans and Trade Site. Choose 5 careers and write one-two summary sentences about what they did during Colonial Times. Then make a check list of each of the "careers" and tell if it still exists today and/or if the name is now something different.

12/5

Read Ch. 6, L1 with partner, Do Red Box Review

Mr. Nausbaums Regions and Profiles Site. Compare and contrast all three regions of the 13 colonies. Draw either a Venn Diagram or write a paragraph comparing and contrasting. You may also design your own graphic organizer to show the differences.

12/6

Read Ch. 6, L2 with partner, Do Red Box Review

Mr. Nausbaums Historic Events Site. Write about 3 of the events. Tell about the who, what, when, where, and why.

12/7

Ch. 5/6 Quiz

Work on the above activities that you have not completed.

12/8

Read Ch. 6, L3 with partner, Do Red Box Review

Mr. Nausbaums Founders Site. Write a 5 sentence paragraph about one of the founders.

12/9

Read Ch. 6, L4 with partner, Do Red Box Review

Finish the above activities.

12/12

Read one of the reading comprehension activities and answer the 10 questions on a separate sheet of paper. Make sure you label which one you chose to do OR complete the Colonial News of the Nation Stories and the questions.

After all of the above activities are done, choose one of the other websites from my website about Colonial America. Analyze the website: what did you learn, how would you make it better, what did you like about it, and what would you tell another 5th grade student about this site.

12/13

You may choose to read as many as you would like to add credit if you answer the questions correctly.

Alternate activity is to choose one of the print activities from Mrs. Vanden Bosch.

12/14

Ch. 6 Quiz

Choose a colonial book from the front. Write a brief summary of the book. Write at least 5 sentences about the book OR complete the Colonial News of the Nation Stories and the questions.

12/15

Read one of the reading comprehension activities and answer the 10 questions on a separate sheet of paper. Make sure you label which one you chose to do. OR complete the Colonial News of the Nation Stories and the questions.

Choose one of the News of the Nation print activities to do.

12/16

Make sure you have enough points on the paper expectation sheet for the grade that you want to attain. Students who have not completed at least a "C" amount of points will not be able to participate in the Colonial Crafts activities scheduled for next week.

Mr. Nausbaums Colonial Learning Fun

Expectations

The sites listed below are not necessarily "Colonial Crafts", but crafts that kids can make using items they have. (using the resources that surround them)

Colonial Craft

Craft 2

Kids Crafts in the 1700's

Colonial Crafts for Kids Teacher Tube

Another 5th Grade Site

Crafts using canning jars

Colonial Time Period Primary Resources

Mr. Nussbaum's Fun Colonial Site

Jamestown Online Game

Colonial Williamsburg

Classroom Activity

Mayflower History

Virtual Jamestown

Plymouth/Plimouth Colony and Rootsweb

13 Colonies Information

America's Library Colonial Timeline

Tradesman in Colonial History

Colonial House by PBS Interactive

Social Studies for Kids Colonial Times

Colonial Times for Kids

Plymouth Plantation

Dear America Scholastic

American History Fun

Kids Activities

If You Lived in Colonial Times-You Tube

Colonial Websites and Fun

French and Indian War Webquest

Jamestown Settlement

Colonial Williamsburg

Kids Site for Colonial Williamsburg

Colonial Thinkquest

Passport to Colonial Times

Kid Info Colonial Life

Kids Activities

Challenge

AP Test Prep for Colonial Unit

AP Test Prep for Colonial Unit II

Polytechnic AP for Colonial Unit

Gilder Lehrman AP History Studies

US History Practice Test AP

Colonial Webquests

Colonial America White Lakes CSD

Colonial Times Webquest

Be a Colonial Explorer

Children In Colonial America

Colonial Webquest Birmingham Schools

Videos

US History Overview 1: Jamestown to the Civil War

Colonial Life Video Quiz

Colonial Kids

Colonial Games for Kids

Colonial Times the Story of US

Another Colonial Video

American Revolution Video Quiz

Username: 1197clams PSWD: greenhills

American Revolution Sites:

American Revolution Virtual Battlefield Sites

PBS Interactive Game Website - AM Rev.

American Revolution Website

Kid Info Am. Revolution

Map Sites for Am. Rev.

Liberty Kids Website to follow what the students are watching in class.

Heroes of History

Primary Sources for the American Revolution

#1,

Videos

Biography: Ben Franklin Khan Academy

Benjamin Franklin and Poor Richard's Almanac | US History | Khan Academy

Benjamin Franklin the inventor | US History | Khan Academy

PONY EXPRESS

Timeline to Prior History in the United States

Pony Express Webquest

Ducksters Info On Pony Express

Social Studies for Kids on the Pony Express

The Story of Communications: Message in a Bottle (Learn 360 Video)

Prezi Comparing the Pony Express, Telegraph, and the Transcontinental Railroad.

Prezi #2 Brief Explanation with Vocabulary

https://www.readinga-z.com/book.php?id=1676

Stories of the Pony Express

Smithsonian Links:

The Pony Express Was Short-Lived and Costly

A Rare Pony Express Artifact

The Story of the Pony Express

Romance vs Reality: The Pony Express

Pony Express Mail

The Pony Express

Gilder Lehrman

Legends of America Pony Express

Newspaper Articles about the Pony Express

Primary Source Set: Westward Expansion-Tennessee

Actual Library of Congress Pony Express Route

Bibliography of Pony Express Sources

GENERAL SOCIAL STUDIES LINKS

Great Civics Games for CIVICS Education

Citizenship Practice Test

Website for a Variety of History Information for Kids

8 Incredible Online Museums for Kids to Explore

New York Times Learning Page with word of the day, and many high level questions from a variety of subjects.

From Clarinda Public Library: contains more than 100 programs to learn, practice and prepare for tests on a variety of subjects in elementary, middle and high school. It has ACT practice exams, study guides and online courses.

Kids Geo - Independent Geography Learning-

This Day in History

FANTASTIC EDUCATION VIDEOS, QUIZZES, AND GAMES FOR ALL SUBJECT AREAS! (added 10/13)

MLK Video

MLK Biography.Com video

MLK: Today I Found Out....

MLK - Homeroom Video

MLK Brain POP

MLK VIDEO

15-16 9/11 Activities

#1 What was it like to be a teen on 9/11

#2 Scholastic News Reports for kids on 9/11

9/11 Activity for both 5/6

9/11 Documentary

NA Links

Mrs. VB's Summer Fun & Learning-what does your teacher do to continue learning...

Teacher Resource High Level Links.

Enrichment Programs for kids:

Science and Engineering

The textbook for 5th grade is Building a Nation, by Scott Forseman.

Iowa Proposed Core for 5th Grade SS - Submitted for Approval to State Board of Education

School House Rocks

Types of Maps pt 1, pt 2

I'm in the process of changing a variety of links and Units, so please be patient.

THINKING LIKE A HISTORIAN - KHAN ACADEMY

5TH GRADE UNITS

Overview: American People, American Land

Native American Unit: Early Life, East and West

Explorer Unit: Connections Across the Continents

The Election Unit

Economics Unit - year long unit

Colonial Unit: Colonial Life in North America

French and Indian War Sites

American Revolution

Life in a New Nation

Birth of the US Constitution | US History | Khan Academy

A Growing Nation

Nat Geo Kids-- National Parks Information

Great Websites for 5th Grade Social Studies-All Inclusive

50 States Culminating Webquest

FLAG TIMELINE PROJECT:

FACT MONSTER WEBSITE

Bill of Rights Websites:

Go throughout this Prezi to understand the Bill of Rights

Another Prezi about the Bill of Rights

One more Prezi about the Bill of Rights

4 What does it all mean

1st Map Game

2nd Map Games

3rd Map Games

Timeline Game

States and Capitals and Locations Practice

Khan Academy US History - Videos and Practice

Pony Express

The Preamble Links

America Rocks Preamble

America Rocks Preamble with words

Check out the General Social Studies and Fun Quiz and Game Sites on the left side panel or below.

General Social Studies & Fun Quiz & Game Sites

On the bottom of this link listed above are links by Unit that correlate to the curriculum.

Quiz About America

Interactive Historical Map

Animated Atlas

Kid Friendly Websites for Social Studies

Great Websites for Kids

Internet Field Trips for SS

Learn the states and capitals through song and with the Animaniacs

SPECIFIC CURRICULUM SITES

Columbus Day Activity.

Preamble Song and words from America Rocks

Preamble Sing along

3 Branches Song from America Rocks

Slavery Webquest

Yankee Doodle Dandee MP3 for students to sing their American Revolution Song

http://www.learner.org/interactives/historymap/sea.html

Charters of Freedom Ben's Guide to Historical Documents Congress for Kids America's Story from the Library of Congress Law for Kids Early America-great site for portraits, documents and events(includes newspapers from the Constitution time period)Constitution Webquests

Study for the Citizenship Test

All students should be able to pass the 100 questions at the end of the school year at a 60% or above. Each week the students have studied four of them. If you wish to have them in color, you may download them from this website. They are in a PDF file.

9/11 Website

Task #5 Website

TIMELINES FOR FLAG PROJECT

World Almanac Timeline for Flag Project

Great Timeline Site with Pictures

6th Grade World Geography

Tour the World

Info Please

http://www.infoplease.com/

Explore Countries of the World -- National Geographic Kids

kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/

Maps, Flags, and Country Facts in the World Factbook on Yahoo! Kids

kids.yahoo.com/reference/world-factbook

Facts about Countries of the World - Kid Info

www.kidinfo.com/geography/the_world.html

Around The World | TIME For Kids

www.timeforkids.com/around-the-world

Countries of the World: Geography, maps, flags, history, and more ...

www.factmonster.com/countries.html

Geography for Kids

http://www.ducksters.com/geography/

Kids World Travel Guide: Online Travel Guide for Kids and Parents

www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/

United Nations Cyberschoolbus

https://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/

Countries of the World : geography, tourism, politics, economy, culture

www.studentsoftheworld.info/menu_infopays.html

People and Places - National Geographic Kids

kids.nationalgeographic.com/Places/

CIA Factfile

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Country Reports.org

www.countryreports.org/

Travel Photos

http://www.etravelphotos.com/

Lonely Planet

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/us

Embassies

http://www.embassy.org/embassies/

Travel around the World with Virtual Tourist:

http://www.virtualtourist.com/

Travel Library

http://www.travel-library.com/destinations/

Challenges:

Smarty Pins Using Google Maps

Name that thing

Vocabulary Quiz

Wonderopolis

PRESENTATION TOOLS

Powtoons - tutorials right on website

Incredibox - Music

Thinklink - Annotate Photos

Green Screen Tutorial

Textbook World Geography. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2012 Copyright.

This book has many ties to the History Channel:

For 2017/18 School Year

Thinking Like a Geographer

Continents and Oceans

Continents

Map Features

Great Geography-five themes

Geography Basics

Chapter Videos (Information on how to use these videos will be given at the beginning of the year)

South America

Geography Challenge: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm

Softschools Games for Geography: http://www.softschools.com/social_studies/geography/

Mr. Nussbaums World Geography Learning Fun

World Map and Geography Activities

Traveller IQ Challenge: https://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq?a35b=4398

Middle East Challenge: http://www.rethinkingschools.org/just_fun/games/mapgame.html

Stories from the Peace Corp

Learn what's happening around the world from Peace Corp Members

Learn Spanish for Kids

Spanish Lessons for kids and beginners

Rock Alingua

123Teach Me

Learn Spanish for Kids You Tube

http://www.spanishtown.ca/spanishforkids/spanishforkids.htm#.WBdmfWQrKuU

Online Free Spanish

Spanish for Beginners You Tube

Canada Unit Videos:

Religions of the World Information:

Website 1

Website 2

Website 3

Check out some of the examples of charts under google images to make your own group design.

CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD

Webquest - Christmas Around the World

Christmas Around the World

1. Christmas Around the World - The-North-Pole
  1. www.the-north-pole.com/around/
2. Christmas traditions Around The World. christmas traditions. traditional christmas.

- 1. Christmas In Australia - Christmas In Canada - Christmas In China

1. Christmas Traditions Around the World at Santa's Net.

- 1. www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm

1. Christmas Traditions Around the World at Santas.Net Home of everything to do withchristmas and Santa Claus and How Christmas is celebrated around the ...
2. Museum of Science and Industry | Christmas Around the World

- 1. www.msichicago.org/whats-here/.../christmas-around-the-world/

1. Events, performances and over 50 decorated trees await you at the Museum's annual holiday exhibit.
2. Christmas Around the World - Yahoo Kids! Directory

- 1. kids.yahoo.com › ... › Social Studies › Religion › Christianity › Christmas

1. Results On The Web: 1 - 10 of 36. "Merry Christmas" in Different Languages. Learn how to say "Merry Christmas" in more than 100 languages, including Spanish ...
2. Education World: Christmas Around the World Lessons and Activities

- 1. www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson041.shtml

1. May 7, 2012 – A world of activities and Internet sites focused on the traditions and spirit of Christmas!
2. Christmas Around the World - Christmas Cultures - WhyChristmas.com

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1. How Christmas is celebrated Around the World in lots of different countries.
2. Christmas Around The World - TheHolidaySpot

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1. Christmas around the world! Learn how Christmas is celebrated in different parts of the world. Over 36 countries are listed here.
2. Herbert Hoover Museum, "Christmas Around the World" Exhibit ...

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1. Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover fed people in nearly sixty countries during and after bothworld wars and were at home on six continents. Because of their many ...
2. Christmas Around the World - Pinterest

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1. Christmas Around the World Scrapbook ... christmas traditions from all around the world. good resource for our annual christmas around the world party. 9 re
2. Christmas Around the World
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4. Christmas: Santa Claus.com
5. Around the World Webquest to help find information and as well find out what else you can add to your presentation.
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SPECIFIC WEBSITES FOR COUNTRY RESEARCH

CIA World Factbook

Click on “Please select a country to view” from the drop down menu on the right side of the web page and then select your country from the alphabetical listing. Click on your chosen country to get information on geography, people, society, government, economy, communications, transportation and more. Maps and flags are also provided on this site.

Countries of the World

This is an alphabetical list of countries with links to information on each country including geography, currency, flag and history.

Fact Monster: Countries of the World

The countries of the World are listed alphabetically. Click on the country you are researching. Facts about geography, government, history and more are included.

U.S. Department of State

On the top of this web page is a heading titled “Countries and Regions.” Click on “A-Z List of Countries and Other Areas” within this section. An alphabetical listing of countries will follow. Click on your chosen country to find information links about geography, people, history, culture, government, political conditions, economy, defense, foreign relations, travel and much more!

World Flags 101

Locate information about flags of the World and view pictures of these flags.

Learn Spanish Sites:

123 Teach Me

Spanish Games

Learn Spanish for Kids (You Tube)

Online Free Spanish

BBC Spanish Language

Spanish Town - Learn in progressive lessons

Iowa Unit

The Traveler IQ Challenge (x)

Geography Games (X)