Grades 3-5 - Social Studies Resources
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People
1. Ducksters Biographies - Dozens of biographies about people through the ages from all walks of life. There is a read aloud option and quiz for each biography.
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History
1. You are the Historian - Investigating the First Thanksgiving - Plimoth Patuxet Museums provides this game that explores Wampanoag life prior to European settlement and the year leading up to the 1621 harvest feast, today known as the “First Thanksgiving." The game investigates the interactions between the Wampanoag people of Patuxet and the earliest colonists known as the Pilgrims by exposing players to archaeological artifacts from the museum’s collections, primary source documents, and oral stories told from generation to generation.
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2. LIBERTY! - The American Revolution - PBS website about the mini series "Liberty! The American Revolution." There are teacher resources, information, video clips and a game for students to use.
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3. National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service - Historic destinations that can be visited online. Each itinerary is a self-guided tour to historic places listed in the National Register. Spotlighting different geographic regions and themes across the country, National Register Travel Itineraries expose students to a huge variety of places significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture.
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4. Object of History -This website features six artifacts from the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum’s collections, and related curriculum materials from Smithsonian curators. Featured Objects include — Mary Todd Lincoln’s Dress (Civil War), the Gold Nugget that launched the Gold Rush (Westward Expansion), and the 1898 Standard Voting Machine (Progressive Reform). Each featured Object Lesson includes the materials for students and additional materials for teachers .
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Geography
1. World Geography Games - entertaining, educational quiz games for students to test and improve their geographical knowledge.
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2. Test Your Geography Knowledge - Geography quizzes for around the World
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3. Terra Clues - A Google Maps puzzle game where the objective is to find locations on the world map by solving a set of clues. Each time you solve a clue, the next clue will be unlocked until all clues have been solved.
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Government1. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government - Grades 3-5 - Very good information about U.S. Government in a kid-friendly format.
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2. Three Branches of Government - Truman Library - An online unit for students to use to learn about the three branches of the U.S. Government.
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Miscellaneous
1. Michigan Kids - Lists and articles with lots of information about Michigan
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2. Social Studies for Kids - Articles, links, and fun facts, on history, geography, cultures, holidays, economics, and archaeology
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