Social Studies


All Grades - Especially Useful Site for Constitution Day and Government Study 

Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

5th Grade

General 

The Democracy Project - Be President for a Day  How Does Government Affect Me?  Step Inside the Voting Booth

http://pbskids.org/democracy/

Save the Bill of Rights Game http://www.constitutioncenter.org/BillOfRightsGame/Final.swf 

Colonial Times/Revolutionary War

Colonial Biographies

Colonial Life (1585 - 1783) Biographies - http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Around-the-World/Countries/United-States/History/Colonial-Life-(1585-1783)/Biographies

Explorers

Look Out World, Here We Come WebQuest -

http://www.geocities.com/loberg04/team8_explorers.html

Map to use for the WebQuest - http://encarta.msn.com/map_701510348/Atlantic_Ocean.html 

American History

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html

http://www.gamequarium.com/americanhistory.html

http://www.quia.com/rr/4049.html

Geography

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/index.php

Fifty States

http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow

http://www.usstatereports.com

http://www.50states.com

 

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