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Social Studies — Grade 5
Goal 3, Objective 3.06
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- Computerized civilization
- In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a computer program designed to help answer some of the questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the Anasazi. (Learn more)
- Format: activity (grade 5–8 Science and Social Studies)
- Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Geo-friendly travel: Destination Honduras
- In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about a partnership between the government of Honduras and the National Geographic Society to highlight the concept of geotourism and its benefits. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies)
- Provider: National Geographic
- Jamestown changes
- Students study census data showing the names and occupations of early settlers of the English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, to discern how life changed in the Jamestown settlement in the first few years after it was founded. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
- 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
- Quilting: The story of the Underground Railroad
- Students use the Internet to research the dangers that escaping slaves faced along the Underground Railroad and the factors that helped the slaves make it to freedom. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies)
- Provider: National Geographic
- Weeping camel: How do rituals compare?
- 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 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