Social+Studies—Gr.+5

U.S. History Learning Resources:

 * ===Pre-Colonial===
 * [|Google Maps: Ch. 3 Lesson 2]
 * [|Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian]
 * [|Portraits of Famous Native Americans] (denverlibrary.org)
 * [|Mohawk Iroquois Village: Introduction] (the companion Web site to an exhibition at the New York State Museum)
 * [|Glossary and Pronunciation Guide for the Novel Children of the Longhouse]
 * [|Iroquois-Themed Slideshow]
 * [|Joseph Bruchac: Official Site]
 * ===Colonial===
 * [|Chesapeake Bay: Our History and Our Future]
 * [|Captain John Smith Four Hundred Project]
 * [|Elisa Carbone: Official Site]
 * ===Independence===
 * [|Archiving Early America: John Peter Zenger and Freedom of the Press]
 * [|The Townshend Acts] (student drawing)
 * [|The Boston Massacre] (engraving by Paul Revere)
 * [|The Boston Tea Party] (unknown artist's depiction)
 * [|The Intolerable Acts] (student drawing)
 * ===Constitution===
 * ===Early Republic===
 * [|Sid Fleischman: Official Site]

[|Key Economic Terms]

Current Events Learning Resources:

 * ===Newspapers===
 * [|The Northwest Indiana Times]
 * [|The Chicago Tribune]
 * [|The Chicago Sun-Times]
 * ===News Magazines===
 * [|Newsweek]
 * [|Time]
 * [|Time for Kids]
 * [|U.S. News & World Report]
 * ===Radio Stations===
 * [|National Public Radio (NPR)]
 * [|Chicago Public Radio]
 * ===Television Channels===
 * [|BBC (British Broadcasting Company) America]
 * [|CNN]
 * [|DSC (The Discovery Channel)]
 * [|SC (The Science Channel)]
 * [|TLC (The Learning Channel)]
 * ===Other===
 * [|Breaking News Map]
 * [|Washingtonpost.com: TimeSpace: World]

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Geography Learning Resources:

 * [|The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) World Factbook]
 * [|FreePoverty.com]
 * [|Funbrain.com: Where Is That?]
 * [|Google Maps]
 * [|iKnowthat.com: Online Geography and History Games]
 * [|Maps.com: Online Map Games]
 * [|Rethinking Schools Online: Just for Fun: Games and More]
 * [|Statetris]
 * [|Test Your Geography Knowledge]
 * [|U.S. States & Capitals: Mnemonic Devices]
 * [|U.S. States & Capitals: Northeast Region]
 * [|Worldmapper]: The world as you've never seen it before.

History Learning Resources:

 * [|The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) World Factbook]
 * [|On This Day]
 * [|This Day in History]
 * [|Today in History]