Standard Course of Study :: Social Studies — Grade 5

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Top ten cities: In this Xpeditions lesson, students identify and study the most populous cities in their state, province, or country. They also learn about population distributions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Mission geography: USA: In this Xpeditions lesson, students research and learn about the culture, physical geography, and history of states in each region of the United States. Students develop a "family travel plan" and create an itinerary to highlight interesting destinations in... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

How crowded are our states?: In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore statistics and maps to find out about world and national population characteristics. Students determine which countries and states appear to be particularly crowded and which states are sparse. Activities in this... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Social Studies); Provided by: Xpeditions

Capturing history: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students study the political and economic reasons for the African-American migration to Northern cities between the World Wars. They discover the similarities and/or differences of life experiences in the South and the North through... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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