Social+Studies

=Halloween Activities=

Day of the Dead from National Geographic

=**President Obama Live Stream Event April 30 10:40-11:40 EDT Discovery Education**= = = =**[|Taste of Singapore]**= = = =**[|THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER]**= = = =**39 Clues Virtual Field Trip** Cahill Vs. Vespers: Day of Doom by David Baldacci comes out on March 5, the same day as the broadcast from the Smithsonian!= Below are a few resources: **scholastic.com/decodinghistory** || || [|39 Clues Curator or Detective Link] ||
 * [|Audio Excerpt of the Book] || Link to go to for Field Trip
 * Buil[|ding Background Information] ||  ||
 * Press Release
 * [| Teacher Resources with Student Handouts Post Field Trip] ||  ||

**WONDERSTRUCK by Brian Selznick**
This unique book has two stories, set 50 years apart, that are both set in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The really intriguing part is that one story is told in words, and the other is told in pictures (over 400 pages of picture story!) Here is a link to a virtual field trip to the American Museum of Natural History which goes behind the scenes to the setting of this incredible book!

[|Virtual Field Trip to American Museum of Natural History in New York City!]

[|Watch 200 Years of History in 5 Minutes!]

[|MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR].

Throughout the year, we will be working on mapping skills and multicultural studies. This year we will be working on mapping skills and playing a game entitled, //Where in the World?// Students will work in groups using atlases, maps, and globes to locate the mystery photos of the week, based on a series geographical clues. We will also be studying United States History, including information about Native Americans, Exploration, Colonization, American Revolution, and the Civil War. You'll be learning a LOT!
 * Where in the World?**

Mapping Skills
[|National Geographic Education] [|Quick Maps]

[|National Geographic's Interactive Map of the World] [|National Geographic's Interactive Map of the USA]

[|Middle East Game]

[|Continent Game]--How fast can YOU indentify the continents and oceans of the world?

Smart Songs: 7 Continents

=Constitution=

[|We the People: School House Rock's Preamble to the Constitution]

[|Creating the Constitution] [|Constitution Center]

[|Brain Pop Constitution]

Smart Songs: 3 Branches of Government

=THANKSGIVING RESOURCES= [|Scholastic Webcasts of First Thanksgiving]


 * =**Westward Expansion Links**= ||
 * [[file:Online resources for westward expansion.pdf]] ||

Native American
[|Culture Quest]

[|Lakota Information from Indians.org]
 * WHO ARE THE LAKOTA? From: Lakota Winter Counts Exhibit: Smithsonian Museum of Natural History ||
 * [[image:Lakota 1 Map.PNG caption="The Sioux: Lakota and the Dakota"]] ||
 * [[image:2 Lakota Info.JPG caption="The Lakota is 1640"]] ||
 * [[image:3 Lakota info.JPG caption="Lakota Move West"]] ||
 * ~ [[image:4 Lakota info.JPG caption="Horses and the Lakota"]] ||
 * Buffalo Hide Interactive from Smithsonian ||  ||
 * [|Tracking the Buffalo Worksheet from Smithsonian] ||  ||
 * [|What Can You Make from a Buffalo from Smithsonian] ||  ||
 * [|History Explorer: Picturing Memory--The Plains India Ledger Drawings] ||  ||
 * [|Keeping History: Plains Indian Ledger Drawings] ||  ||
 * [|Hiatory Explorer: Western Indian Wars] ||  ||
 * [|Western Indian Wars for Students] ||  ||

People of the Bison By Dakota Pathways Video Link

Buffalo Links--OTHER-- from Dakota Pathways People of the Bison **Native American History and Legend**

 [|http://www.kstrom.net/isk/arvol/buffpipe.html#top]

White Buffalo Calf Woman brings harmony and balance to Native Americans. As told by Joseph Chasing Horse.

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White Buffalo Calf Woman brings the first pipe

as told by: John Fire Lame Deer, in 1967.  []

Lost Bird of Wounded Knee information.

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SD Changing Land site

**Bison sites**

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History of buffalo in South Dakota.

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Native Americans used every part of the buffalo. Also, the site includes a timeline of buffalo in South Dakota.

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Preservation of buffalo today.

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Buffalo today. Cool graph showing the decline of buffalo over the last 400 years.

[|VIDEO--CRAZY HORSE AND THE LAKOTA SIOUX INDIANS]

[|Buffalo Information from National Geographic for Kids]

[|Buffalo and the Lakota from Prairie Edge]

[|Native American Websites for Kids]

[|Native American Legends for Devil's Tower]

[|Lakota Stories about Bear Butte from Ogalala Lakota College]

[|Native Americans View Devil's Tower as Important--Find Out Why]

Smithsonian Museum Information on Lakota's Way of Life

[|Sun Dance Information from Encyclopedia Britannica]

[|Native American Legends]

[|Sitting Bull Video]

[|National Geographic for Kids: Native American Video] [|3 minutes]

Wounded Knee Massacre Wounded Knee Museum

Smart Songs: American Indian Rap =World War II=

[|Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor] [|Bombing of Pearl Harbor from History.com]

[|Pearl Harbor] Here is a clip about what happened at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 =SLAVERY= =[|Forced Crossings: A History of the Slave Trade]= =[|The Peculiar Institution of Slavery from American Memory]=

=[|Digital History's Anti Slavery Timeline]=

=[|Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights Timeline]=

=[|US History Lesson: Abolitionism]=

=BLACK LAWS=

=[|Progress of a People: Segregation and Black Laws]=

=[|Who Was Jim Crow?]=

=[|History of Jim Crow Laws]=

=[|Jim Crow Primary Source Set][| from the Library of Congress]=

=[|Teacher Guide Primary Source Set for Jim Crow]=

=[|Examples of Jim Crow Laws]=

=PRUDENCE CRANDALL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS=

=[|Prudence Crandall School]=

=[|Prudence Crandall: Summary and Multiple Viewpoints]= Here you can read about the summary of what happened and then read from a variety of perspectives.

=HENRY BOX BROWN=

=[|The Narrative of Henry Box Brown Written by Himself]=

=[|The Resurrection of Henry Box Brown from Virginia Historical Society]=

=[|Henry Box Brown Overview]=

=HISTORICAL SONGS=

=[|'63 is the Jubilee]=

=CURRENT EVENTS= =[|Time for Kids]= Time for Kids has current events for elementary age students. Investigate your world with this link!

=[|South Dakota State Capitol Centennial History Site]=

[|Irish Literature Links]
[|Irish Card] =REVOLUTIONARY WAR= [|Interactive Games about the Revolutionary War From Mission US] [|Teachers Guide to Interactive Games] =THANKSGIVING HISTORY= [|Thanksgiving Central from Scholastic--Video References (16-30 minutes long)]

[|Notes from a Wampanoag Child]
=[|Letter from a Pilgrim about the Feast]= =[|Letter from a Wampanoag about the Feast]= =IRISH IMMIGRATION=

[|National Anthem]
Discover national anthems from around the world here! =EXPLORATION UNIT= We are working on a unit in EXPLORATION! You have an explorer's research project.

[|Christopher Columbus Website]

[|Christopher Columbus Video Explanation from BrainPop]

Exploration Research Project Information
Here you will find all details related to our Explorer Project!

Mapping Activity
Use this map to mark the route of your explorer!



Data Disk
Use this to help you organize information about your explorer!

[[file:Explorer data disc[1].docx]] Column Organizer
Use this to help you organize more information.



Age of Discovery Intro Movie Clip (4 minutes)
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Age of Discovery: Spanish and Portuguese Explorations Intro Clip (1:31 minutes)
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Age of Discovery Explained (2:37 minutes)
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[|Explorers of the Millenium]
This site from Thinkquest lists many famous explorers. Check it out!

[|Exploration Webquest from Thinkquest]
On this informative website, you will find some helpful information on a variety of explorers. If you find a highlighted name on the timeline, it will take you to another link.

[|Kid Info Explorers Website Links]
This site lists many different resources for your search! They have sought out some great websites for kids who want to learn more about explorers.

[|Website of Explorers and the Age of Exploration for Teachers and Students]
=AMERICAN HISTORY=

=History Quiz on American Government or Civics= =American's Story from American's Library, from Library of Congress=

=[|The Last Green Valley's Educational Resource Page]= This link will take you to a wealth of resources, including various links to Prudence Crandall, Primary Source Autobiography Activities, and timelines.

=[|Samuel May's Recollection of Anti-Slavery Regarding Prudence Crandall]= From Yale University's Gilder Lehrman Center.

=[|Abraham Lincoln]= Check out this link from the History Channel to view educational video clips about America's most beloved president!

=[|Who Said That?]= This site from Webrangers is an interactive adventure into history that incorporates knowledge, games, and video. Check it out!

World War II

Japanese Internment Camps [|Exploring Japanese American Internment Through Film and the Internet]

[|Heart Mountain] Did you know there was a Japanese Internment Camp near Cody, Wyoming?

=MARTIN LUTHER KING & CIVIL RIGHTS=

Massachusetts School of Law Professor Identifies Parallels between 1860's leading up to the Civil War, and th 1960's leading up to the Civil Rights Act.

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[|Greg Mortenson Brings Hope to Afghanistan]
Learn how an unfortunate mountain climbing accident turned into something positive as one man to changed the world!

=Chinese New Year=

[|Year of the Snake article from Time for Kids]

[|Short Video from History.com]

[|Lion Dance Competition in Hong Kong]

[|Chinese Lantern Craft How To]

=ISLAM=

Indigenous Cultures: A PBS Activity Pack
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Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders: A PBS Activity Pack
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Immigration: A PBS Activity Pack
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=China: A PBS Activity Pack= media type="custom" key="5045823"

=[|The Chinese Art of "Face Changing"]= =UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT=

Citizenship: A PBS Activity Pack
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The Presidency: A PBS Activity Pack
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[|Bull Run Overview to go with Book, Bull Run by Paul Fleishman]

[|Bull Run Reading Guide for Teachers]

[|Bull Run Reading Guide for Students]