Social Studies - Kindergarten
Units and Topics
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From the Farm to the table
- Farm Animals and How they Help Us
- Foods from the Garden/Orchard - Fall
- Foods from the Garden/Orchard - Spring
Transportation
Getting to Know People in the Environment
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Our World
- School Awareness
- Our Families
- Where We Live
Animals and Plants
Living vs. Non-living
Animal
Information Database | Electronic
Zoo, | National
Plants Database | Garden
Web
Moving Things /Toys Wooden
toy - of long ago)
Seasons
Getting to Know Myself
Getting to Know People in the Environment
Current Events
Current
Events in the Social Studies Classroom...general overview
of current monthly topics and activities by grade level
Sunspot ...The Baltimore
Sun newspaper online
Geography
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Social Studies - Grade 1
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Citizenship (integrated with the science program)
- School rules
- Working as a group
- School values - courtesy, honesty tolerance, compassion,
responsible citizenship, patriotism.
All About Me (integrated with the science program)
- Unique characteristics of individuals
- Proper safety procedures for home, school, community
Families Near and Far (Africa, Israel, China, Russia)
- Family roles and responsibilities
- Families in other places - China, Israel, Russia, Africa
- Customs and traditions of other families
- Influence of geography on communities
- Families of long ago
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Making Choices-Economics
- Families economic wants and needs - food, clothing, shelter
- Goods and services
- Money as a medium of exchange
- Concepts of work and income
Current Events
Current
Events in the Social Studies Classroom...general overview
of current monthly topics and activities by grade level
Sunspot -The Baltimore
Sun newspaper online
Geography
Encarta Concise
Encyclopedia... network version of CD-ROM encyclopedia
Geography
Activities...classroom lesson plans with assessment rubrics
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Social Studies - Grade
2
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Neighborhoods and Communities (Baltimore County)
- Maps of neighborhoods and communities Map
Quest | Yahoo Maps)
- Resources of a Community -natural, capital, human
- Rural, suburban and urban communities
- The influence of land features
- Benefits of community services
- Rights and responsibilities of community members
- Community organizations
Community Economics
- Economic wants and needs
- Exchangers of goods and services
- Money as a medium of exchange
- Producers and consumers
- Profit and loss
- Transportation and communication networks
BWI - Global nature of interchanges
- Economic interdependence
Communities Here and There (Mexico, Canada, Denmark, Korea)
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- World maps
Yahoo Maps
- North American continent
U.S. Gazetteer - Communities in Canada, Mexico, South Korea, and Denmark
Virtual
Tourist - Residential, commercial, and recreational areas of global
communities
- Environmental concerns of communities
Geography
Encarta Concise
Encyclopedia... network version of CD-ROM encyclopedia
Geography
Activities...classroom lesson plans with assessment rubrics
Current Events
Current
Events in the Social Studies Classroom...general overview
of current monthly topics and activities by grade level
Sunspot ...The Baltimore
Sun newspaper online
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Social Studies - Grade
4
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Origins
- People Come to the Americas
All About
Glaciers... "a glacier site with something for everyone
from glaciologists to grade school students"
Bering Land
Bridge National Preserve...an introduction to Beringia- the
region, land, sea, shore, land bridge, and people
Paleoenvironments...useful
for landsat photos, maps and photos of Bering Straight
Peopling
the Americas...archeologist theory on the first humans to
populate the Americas
Chesapeake Bay...education,
science, strategies and monitoring
Brief
Description of the Geology of Maryland...rock and mineral
resources in the 5 physiographic provinces in Maryland
Fact Sheet on
Rivers in Maryland ...chart and map of river locations
Fact Sheet on
Maryland's Highest ...chart and map of mountains and waterfalls
Chesapeake Bay and Its Ecosystem...including its critters, rivers,
bay monitoring, wetlands, bay grasses, land use - population,
and water pollution
- Four American Indian Cultures
National Museum of the
American Indian ...
Wampum:
History and Background
- Anasazi Indians:
Anasazi
Civilization and Culture...farming, building and art of the
Anasazi
Cortez
Center Museum...exhibits of the Basketmaker and Pueblo periods
of the Anasazi civilization
Events in the
West...time-line from the first humans to cross the Bering
land bridge to the Anasazi to Columbus
Anasazi
Archaeology ...photo of dwellings made of rock and mud; use
Chapin and Wetherill links to see others
Anasazi
Ruins...links to more sites
- Makah tribe:
The Makah
Nation...text only; description of ancestral home,
natural beauty, annual days of celebration, villages, and map
of the nation
Makah Nation...photos of
Makah Days, Shi Shi Beach, the Makah Museum; shoreline aerial
photos (searchable)
- Cahokia Tribe (Mississippian Culture):
Cahokia...characteristics
of Cahokia, photos of the ruins and graphic of what city may
have looked like
Cahokia
Mounds...indepth
information on the site and culture with artists renditions of
the village
The
City...layout of Cahokia suggest it was a planned city; description
of structures and building techniques
Culture
of Cahokia...government, agriculture, religion, tools and
leisure
Mound
Builders in America...report and web site written by Jesse
and Andy during a year of traveling and "home" schooling
- Creek Indian Tribe:
Creek Indian Bibliography...Sources for History, Biography and Genealogy Print and Internet Links
Culture
and Society of Creek Indians...contains Indian terms, culture and history
Etowah
Indian Mounds State Historic Site...includes photos of sculptures
The Pre-Historic
Native American of Northwest Georgia...history, culture and
links
- Iroquois Indian Tribe:
History of the
Iroquois Nation...culture, location, discussion of subnations
Shako:wi Cultural
Center...Oneida (Iroquois) culture including beadwork (wampum),
lacrosse, basketry, dolls
Exploration
- Europe in the Age of Exploration
Age of Exploration...comprehensive
linked outline, ancient civilization through the journeys of
James Cook, teacher and student activities, bibliography
The
Mediterannean...setting, culture, change Portuguese and Spanish Explorations
Taino...the
most highly developed civilization in the Caribbean in 1492;
history, caciques (chiefs), daily life, spirituality, leisure
1492-An
Ongoing Voyage...Library of Congress exhibit examining early
contact between American people and European explorers
- French, Dutch, and English Voyages
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Colonization
The American
Colonists' Library...chronological collection of "historical
documents which contributed to the formation of American politics,
culture, and ideals"
Colonial
Currency...photographs of and information on colonial currency
and coins
New
Netherland...the establishment of a Dutch colony, commodity
money, beaver, wampum
Seventeenth
Century Sources...linked primary sources relating to American
history
- Settling a New World
Spanish and French Colonization
Saint Augustine...the first European settlement, Castillo San Marco, pirate attack
English Settlement in the South
English Settlement in New England
Fundamental
Orders of Connecticut...historic
document
"The
General Fundamentals" of Plymouth Colony...primary source
document and text
Mayflower
Compact...historic document
Old Sturbridge Village...a
working village representing colonial Massachusetts
English Settlement in the Middle Colonies
- The Southern Colonies
Roanoke,
The Lost Colony...discovery, settlement, struggle, archaeological
mystery
New Settlement in Virginia
James
Fort Rediscovered ...details of the excavation, findings
Jamestown...investors,
burgesses, fashion, Pocahantos, travels of John Smith, bibliography
and tests
Jamestown Rediscovery...history of Jamestown colony including a detailed timeline, quotes from diaries, lists of early settlers and occupations and archaeological discoveries
Colonial
Williamsburg...people, places, colonial life, resources
Rebellion in Virginia
Slavery in the Southern Colonies
- New England Colonies
Puritans Come to America
Charter of
Massachusetts Bay ...historic document
Life in New England
Challenging Authority
Salem Witch
Trial of 1692...description of events and times
Trade in New England
- Middle Colonies
Land of the Middle Colonies
Mixture of Many Cultures in the Middle Colonies
Farming and Trading
Maryland: America in Miniature
- Early People of Maryland
National Museum of the
American Indian
Maryland
Begins Here!...St. Clements-Potomac River Museum, site of
first English landing in Maryland
Close
Encounters of the First Kind, 1585-1767...documents from
the Maryland State Archives
- Development of the Maryland Colony
History
of Mason and Dixon's Line ...contained in an address delivered
in 1854
Maryland
Archives ...kits containing primary documents available for
classrooms
A Virtual
Tour of St. Mary's City ...visit town center, The Dove, tobacco
plantation
Historic St.
Mary's City.."...once the Metropolis of Maryland" exhibit, area map, area accommodations
Cecilius
Calvert and the Founding of Maryland ...a visit with Governor
Glendening on Maryland Day
- Modern Maryland
Maryland Electronic
Capital...access to government agencies, counties, community
links, business, education
All About Maryland!...historical
and biographical information, Maryland at a Glance easy access
Maryland
Kid's Page...famous people, places to visit, authors and
illustrators
Geography
Atlapedia...text profiles
of every country
Earth Science
Info Center...online maps and educational resources, online
brochures: sharks, cliffs, and more; fact sheets
Geography
Activities...classroom lesson plans with assessment rubrics
Geography
of Maryland...facts about borders and boundaries and 3 land
regions
Landform Atlas
of Maryland ...relief map of Chesapeake Bay and links to
other maps
Maryland Geological
Survey ...fact sheets on Maryland geography by county
Maryland Parks
and Forest...regional map of Maryland, regional maps linked
to publicly held lands
Current Events
Current
Events in the Social Studies Classroom...general overview
of current monthly topics and activities by grade level
Sunspot...The Baltimore
Sun newspaper online
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Social Studies - Grade
5
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General Resources
America
Will Be...Houghton Mifflin textbook connection
America's
Story from America's Library...Meet Amazing Americans, Jump
Back in Time, Explore the States
Words
and Deeds in American History...American Memory; Pre-1775
- 1965 historical documents. image and description
United States History 1774-1860
- Revolution
Ties to Great Britain
The Seven Year's War
A new British Policy
Fighting the War
Building a New Society
Archiving Early America
Declaring
Independence: Drafting the Document ...chronology and documents
from Library of Congress
Documents
of the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention...LOC,
To Form a More Perfect Union, timelines
Colonial
Williamsburg - Linked biographies of people and families
living in Virginia in the early years of the Revolution
From
Revolution to Reconstruction
World of Benjamin
Franklin
- Liberty
Forming a Government
The Constitution
Jefferson and National Unity
Economic Life of the New Nation
Everyday Life in the Young Nation
The
Constitution of the United States...text, history and biographies
of signers from National Archives
Monticello, Home of Thomas
Jefferson...
Meet
Amazing Americans...LOC site that includes Thomas Jefferson,
Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain
- Expansion
The Moving Frontier
Life on the New Frontier
The Next Frontier
American Indians in Retreat
Texas and the Struggle with Mexico
The Road to Oregon
Migrating to California and Utah
Conflicts with the American Indians...
Gold Rush!
California's Untold Stories...Natives and Immigrants, art
gallery, interactive adventures, curriculum materials
Lewis and Clark ...an
interactive opportunity to lead the expedition; journals, maps,
documents and art; Native American tribes
Lone
Star Dilemna...webquest, excellent resources; "Did the
American settlers have the right to take Texas away from Mexico?"
Oregon
Trail...comprehensive site that includes journals, memoirs, historic sites and complete primer
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Kaleidoscope, USA - Community Economics Development
- 1650 - Development of a Proprietor Colony
- 1750 - Development of Colonial Trade
- 1850 - Industrial Revolution
- 1950 - Impact of Urban/Suburban Growth
- 2050 - Communities of the Future
Colony
of Avalon...artifacts, history, archaeological digs and games at the Ferryland, Newfoundland colony founded by George Calvert
How
Much is That Worth Today?...Compare the purchasing power
of money in the United States from 1665 to any other year
Industrial
Revolution...a ThinkQuest Jr. resource with games, links
and bibliography
Virtual
Jamestown...first hand accounts, newspapers, trade maps,
and court document detail colonial trade
Geography
Atlapedia...text profiles
of every country
Cultural
Maps...Historical and geographic atlases; collection including
primary source maps of revolutionary America, union, expansion
Encarta Concise
Encyclopedia... network version of CD-ROM encyclopedia
Geography
Activities...classroom lesson plans with assessment rubrics
Current Events
Current
Events in the Social Studies Classroom...general overview
of current monthly topics and activities by grade level
Sunspot ...The Baltimore
Sun newspaper online
USAToday...online version
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