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5th Grade Social Studies Links |
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| The Official Site of the Iditarod - Information, video, live updates and more. Includes a specific section for teachers. | |
| Iditarod: Race Across Alaska - Interactive site from Scholastic. | |
| Digital History - The site includes a U.S. history textbook; over 400 annotated documents, essays on the history of film, ethnicity, private life, and technology; multimedia exhibitions; and reference resources. | |
| Our America: Westward Expansion - Interactive Scholastic site. | |
| Go West with Lewis and Clark - Be a part of this great American Expedition. | |
| Lewis and Clark: Student Reporter - Research and write a newspaper report on Lewis and Clark. | |
| Discovering Lewis and Clark - Contains journals of the expedition, maps, animated graphics, photographs, moving pictures, sound files, and links, the site offers marvelous insight into the men, the movement, and their discoveries. | |
| Archiving Early America - Primary Source material from 18th Century America digitally displayed. | |
| Children in Victorian Britain - Click on "work" to learn about child labor in Britain. | |
| Child Labor Hotlist - Industrial Revolution and contemporary child labor links. | |
| Image Detective - Students critically analyze historical turn of the century American pictures. | |
| Famous African Americans - Links to use for researching African Americans | |
| America on the Move- Discover how transportation has impacted America. | |
| If You Were President- What choices would you make if you could be President? | |
| The Jamestown Online Adventure - You are the captain of the Jamestown Colony. | |
| Kids in the House - Learn about Congress | |
| Paul Revere Virtual Museum - Visit 5 exhibit halls and complete the activities. A teacher's guide is included. | |
| The Road to Revolution - Saddle up your horse and join the revolution. | |
| An Interview with Thomas Jefferson - Ask Thomas Jefferson some questions and hear his response. | |
| This Day in History - See what happened on this day or any day in history. | |
| Inside the White House - Make your mark as the President. | |
| Newseum: The Adventures of Chip Tracer - Join this cyber journalist on her adventures back in time to get the real truth behind news stories. | |
| Elections- You are a Presidential Candidate. Pick your party and create your platform. | |
| Global Trek - Travel to another country and learn about the country and its people. | |
Last Updated
10/13/2009