5th Grade - Evans, Amber / Social Studies Information

In 5th grade, we spend the year studying American History, beginning from the Civil War, and working our way up to present day.
Click the website below to have online access to resources from our Social Studies textbook.
  http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ga/books/bke2/

Here is a great link with multiple kid-friendly Social Studies links:
http://www.collierschools.com/weblessons/students_online/5Social.htm

Here is a helpful, fun link for Geography activities:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

Amendments Activity
http://www.quia.com/quiz/449467.html?AP_rand=1103654802

Do I Have a Right? Game
http://www.icivics.org/games/do-i-have-right
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The Civil War

Here is a copy of the checklist you are to complete in class.

These websites are full of great information that is kid-friendly.
http://mrnussbaum.com/civil-war-for-kids/

http://www.civilwar.org/education/students/kidswebsites.html

The Gettysburg Address
http://mrnussbaum.com/gettysburg_address/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqQGCNs8ZaM

Civil War Webquest (for early finishers)
http://www.barrow.k12.ga.us/hes/classrooms/html/civil_war_webquest.html

Civil War Battles
http://mrnussbaum.com/civil-war/interactive/

Post-Civil War Reconstruction
This link has multiple links to sites with details and information about Reconstruction.
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/reconstruction.htm

Turn of the Century America
Battle of Little Bighorn: http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz2773051fbf7c0.html

American History (mixed games): http://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/index.html

Transcontinental Railroad: htt p://www.wartgames.com/themes/american/railroads.html

Westward Expansion: http://www.jonathanfeicht.com/changing-america--the-turn-of-the-century.html

List of Inventions: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0768871.html

Inventions Timeline: http://www.uptoten.com/kids/kidsgames-mixedbag-inventionstimeline.html

Labor Unions Information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubIWyT7nGdU

Immigration Info for Kids: http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/family/immigration/article3.html

50 Facts about Immigration: http://library.thinkquest.org/J0111932/50facts.html

World War I
Panama Canal: http://www.pancanal.com/eng/persona/k/

World War I Activities: http://www.wartgames.com/themes/world/ww1.html
The Great Depression
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork//laic/episode6/topic1/e6_topic1.html
https://sites.google.com/site/greatdepressionliterature/links-for-kids
World War II
Multiple Links for WWII and Related Topics

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjectindex/16-educational/history/288-world-war-ii.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/world_war2/

The Cold War
http://www.coldwar.me/coldwarforkids.html

The Space Race
  http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/space_race.php

The Vietnam War
http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/vietnam_war.php

Civil Rights
http://www.wartgames.com/themes/american/civilrights.html

1980s
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/1717-1980s-timeline

1990s
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/4255-1990s-timeline