Social Studies

IOWA UNIT RESOURCES:

The Meaning of the Great Seal of the State of Iowa:

The State of Iowa has 99 counties. Johnson County, where we live, was the 52nd county named in state of Iowa, with a 2024 county population of 160,080. Cities within Johnson County include: Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, Solon, Tiffin, Lone Tree, Oxford, Hills, Swisher, University Heights, Shueyville, Frytown

Can you locate our county on the map above?

The map above shows the interstate highways in Iowa. What do you notice about them?

Iowa Websites:

Iowa: Places to See

Strange Iowa Attractions :)

Iowa's Weirdest Roadside Attractions

NATIVE IOWA ANIMALS BROCHURE PROJECT: Use the following websites to research your native Iowa animal for your brochure! Have fun learning about the cool animals in our state!

Native Animals of Iowa : WHITE-TAIL DEER, GRAY FOX, RED FOX, COYOTE, BOBCAT, OPPOSSUM, OTTER, MUSKRAT, EASTERN MOLE, CATFISH, TURTLE, BULLFROG, SWAN, MALLARD, EASTERN CHIPMUNK, WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE, LITTLE BROWN BAT, PRAIRIE RATTLESNAKE, WILD TURKEY, PHEASANT, OSPREY, OWL, FOX SQUIRREL, SMALL MOUTH BASS, BOBOLINK, GROUNDHOG, BALD EAGLE, ELK, BISON, TIMBER RATTLESNAKE, and others....
Animals of Iowa : BOBCAT, PLAINS LEOPARD FROG, JAPANESE BEETLE, GROUNDHOG, SNAPPING TURTLE, COPPERHEAD, PRONGHORN, WHITE-TAIL DEER, PAINTED TURTLE, OTTER, COYOTE, MULE DEER, EASTERN FOX SQUIRREL, AMERICAN RED SQUIRREL, SMOOTH GREEN SNAKE, EASTERN COTTONTAIL RABBIT, EASTERN CHIPMUNK, BLANDING'S TURTLE, THIRTEEN-LINED GROUND SQUIRREL, EASTERN MEADOW VOLE, POND SLIDER TURTLE, ELK, WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE, LEAST CHIPMUNK, and others....
Facts 4 Me

Iowa Ag Literacy Website

Iowa - Primary Sources (Library of Congress)

Iowa - History & Fun Facts

Iowa Videos:

Great States: Iowa Geography

Great States: Iowa History

Great States: Iowa Economy

Great States: Iowa Government

Great States: Iowa Culture

"The Song of Iowa" (composed in 1897)

Great States: Iowa (complete video)

Use the map to help create your Northeast Region Puzzle Map! Don't forget to correctly label all of the Northeast states and capitals!

Electing the President:

The Electoral College - Video

What is the President's Job?

If I Ran for President - Read Aloud

President Research Brochure Project Links:

Presidents of the United States

President Biographies

White House Kids Website

Presidential Fact Files (You will also find quotes on this website.)

Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover - Facts

More Herbert Hoover Facts

Black History Month

Video: Rosa Parks & Martin Luther King, Jr.

Video: Harriet Tubman

Video: Sojourner Truth

Video: Charles Alfred Anderson - The Father of Black Aviation

Video: Frederick Douglass

Social Studies PeopleYou Should Know:

SE Region: Helen Keller (video)

SE Region: Nancy (Nanyehi) Ward (video)

SE Region: George Washington Carver (video)

SE Region: Sequoya (video)

Listen and Read: Madam C.J. Walker

Daniel Inouye

More About Daniel Inouye

Videos:

Remembering 9/11:

Learning 9/11 Video

Geography:

Latitude and Longitude

Maps for Kids

Maps & Globes

How the States Got Their Names

Landforms of the USA

Know Your Globe

Washington, D.C., Our Nation's Capital

U.S. Economics and Citizenship:

What is Citizenship?

Economics: Wants vs. Needs

Southeast Region:

Virtual Field Trip - Southeast Region

SE Region - Guided Notes Video

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The Southeast Region Environment

Click Here for a Southeast Region - Practice Test

Northeast Region:

Child Workers During The Industrial Revolution

Virtual Field Trip - Northeast Region

Latitude and Longitude

Native Peoples of the Woodlands

How the American Revolutionary War Began

The American Revolutionary War

The Midnight Ride - Liberty's Kids

Virtual Field Trip to Ellis Island

Ellis Island Song - Coming to America

Midwest Region:

Virtual Field Trip - Midwest Region

Kiddle: Midwest Facts for Kids

Encyclopedia Brittanica - Midwest Region Facts

Pioneer Life - Video

Using EVERY part of the Buffalo - Video

Open Pit Mining - Video

My Great State Report:

Use these websites to help you with your "My Great State" report:

*50 States.com

*Visit the USA.com

Fact Monster

Facts 4 Me (The username is "regina". The password is "regals".)

State Symbols USA

USA Flags

USA - State Maps

USA - Collection of State Maps

USA License Plates

Governors of the United States

State Trees of the USA

America's Weirdest Roadside Attractions

State Symbols:

Looking for a picture of the state bird, tree, flower, flag, or famous person

from a state? Click on the link below to see all of the United States symbols.

USA Symbols

Postcards: State Symbols of the United States

States and Capitals Music Videos and Games:

New! 50 States and Capitals Song

Tour the States Song

States and Capitals Song by Musical Stew

Wakko's 50 States & Capitals Song

Fifty Nifty United States Song

Try this link to help memorize all of the states and capitals....

http://www.allfunapps.com/webapps/statesandcapitals/

Practice recognizing each of the United States with this interactive quiz!

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/unitedstates.html

Identify the United States and capital cities with this interactive quiz!

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/CapitalUnitedStates.html

Click here for more states and capitals FUN!

Ducksters.com USA States & Capitals Game

Social Studies Map Work:

Northeast Region Map Work:

Midwest Region Map Work:

Roadside America - Unusual Tourist Attractions (Ms. McChristy loves this one!!)

USA - State Maps

West and Southwest Regions Map Work:

West & Southwest Regions Map Work (50 States.com)

West & Southwest Regions Map Work (FactMonster)

West & Southwest Regions Map Work (Facts4Me) username= regina password= regals

The Northeast Region: Guided Notes Slides

All About the Northeast Region:

Read the following pages for facts about the Northeast. Choose 5 interesting facts to share with the class, and write them on a note card, using complete sentences.