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Social Studies — Grade 5

Goal 3, Objective 3.05

Goal 3

The learner will examine the roles various ethnic groups have played in the development of the United States and its neighboring countries.

Objective 3.05

Describe the religious and ethnic impact of settlement on different regions of the United States.

Resources aligned to this objective

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Mini Totem Poles
Students will create mini totem poles using paper towel tubes and Crayola Model Magic clay. Totem poles of Northwest Coast Indian tribes will be explored.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
By Mary Ann Athens.

Lesson plans on the web

Historical fiction: Using literature to learn about the Civil War
Students use a book from The American Girls Collection® to learn about the characteristics of historical fiction and slavery during the Civil War. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies and English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Native Americans today
In this lesson, teachers use children's nonfiction books and the Internet to help their students develop accurate, substantive information about Native American people in the present day. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
On the Oregon Trail
Students work with primary documents and latter-day photographs to recapture the experience of traveling on the Oregon Trail. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
Weeping camel: What is a ritual?
In this Xpeditions lesson, students identify characteristics of traditional and modern rituals found in different cultures. Through reading articles and watching videos of several rituals, students identify some of their characteristics. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
What they left behind: Early multi-national influences in the United States
Students make connections between European voyages of discovery, colonial spheres of influence, and various aspects of American culture. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
What was Columbus thinking?
Students reflect on the motivations behind Columbus's explorations, his reactions to what he found and the consequences, intended and unintended, of his endeavor. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities