Social Studies

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Google Earth Download

USA's Animated Atlas - "The Growth of a Nation"

Map Skills and Geography

- Continents Matching Game

- Continents and Oceans Rotating Matching Activity

- Latitude and Longitude Quiz

- Latitude and Longitude Treasure Hunt

- Maps Quiz

*Units 1 & 2: Native Americans (Ige Age through 5 Regions)

- Mrs. Starnes' Comic Video Intro: Land Bridge Theory, Ice Age, and Early Americans

- Mrs. Starnes' Comic Video Intro: Central South American Cultures (Maya, Inca, & Aztecs)

- Mrs. Starnes' Comic Video Intro: Native Americans of North America

- BBC "Walking With Beasts" Fossil Game

- BBC "Walking With Beasts" Making Fossils

- Cave Paintings from Lascaux

- Mayan Kids.com

- History.com - "Aztecs"

- Incas of South America Cusco Photo Story

- Native Americans in North America (5 Regions) - Very interactive!

- Foods Eaten by Native Americans

*Unit 3: Middles Ages, Silk Road, & Exploration

- Mrs. Starnes' Comic Video Intro: Middle Ages, Silk Road, and Exploration

- Middle Ages Activities

- Heraldry - Design a Knight's Shield!

- The Silk Road for Kids

- The Age of Exploration of the New World

- Quizlet: Factors of Motivation - Political, Economic, Technological

- Quizlet: Explorer Faces

- Quizlet: Explorer Biographies

-Coloring a Viking Ship

- Vikings (Netherlands) - Eric the Red

- Spain - Christopher Columbus and his Voyages

- Spain - Hernando de Soto and MANY others

- Portugal - Ferdinand Magellan and an Interactive Map

*Unit 4: Settlement & Colonies of the New World (North America)

- Thanksgiving Story PowerPoint

- Letters from Pilgrims & Indians

- Voyage on the Mayflower Tour

- Thanksgiving Feast Slideshow & Web Quest

- Daily Life of Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians

- The First Thanksgiving Virtual Field Trip

- Thanksgiving Story and Reader's Theatre

- New England Colonies

- Middle & Southern Colonies

- Mr. Rupert's 13 Original Colonies Song

- Roanoke, North Carolina the LOST Colony

- Jamestown, Virginia Colony Interactive Tour

- The 13 Original Colonies in America - S.S. for Kids

- 13 Originals - Colonies in America

- New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies - S.S. for Kids

- Map of Colonies - S.S. for Kids

- Colonial Life - S.S. for Kids

*Unit 5: French & Indian War, Slavery,

and the American Revolution

- Mrs. Starnes' Comic Intro Video: The French & Indian War

- The French and Indian War - S.S. for Kids

- Gullah Culture in South Carolina

- The American Revolution - S.S. for Kids

- Paul Revere's Ride Poem Prezi

- Famous People of the Revolution

- Biographies of the American Revolution

- Official Site for Liberty's Kids

- The Declaration of Independence from HistoryForKids.com

- LIBERTY! The American Revolution from PBS

- LIBERTY! Road to the Revolution Game from PBS

*Unit 6: New Government in the USA

- Mrs. Starnes' Comic Video Intro: America's New Government and Westward Expansion

- Find your Senators and House Reps in the Legislature!

- Constitution and Branches of Government Game

- Benjamin Franklin, Bill of Rights, and Citizenship

- The Citizenship Test

*Unit 7: Land Territories

- The Expedition of Lewis and Clark

*Unit 8: Westward Expansion (Manifest Destiny)

- Mrs. Starnes' Comic Video Intro: America's New Government and Westward Expansion-

- EDUPlace's Map of Westward Expansion

*Unit 9: Slavery

- National Geographic's Underground Railroad

- Scholastic's Interactive Underground Railroad

*Unit 10: The Civil War (North & South)

- Teaching the Civil War Webquest from Fredericksburg

- The Civil War for 5th Graders

- The Civil War for Kids

*Unit 11: Yearly Review

- Interactives United States History Map

- Animated Atlas "The Growth of a Nation"

*Unit 12: Industrial Revolution & Reconstruction

- Website about Reconstruction from Ducksters

- The Industrial Revolution from Ducksters

- Website about Reconstruction from Mr. Donn