United States of America

(back) 5th Grade....United States Web Resources The 5th grade Social Studies curriculum includes the study of the United States. You can link here to a variety of web sites to help you with your research. 1. Fifty States http://www.50states.com 2. State Unit Studies http://homeschooling.about.com/education/homeschooling/ library/blstateunit.htm 3. The 50 States http://teachersfirst.com/share/states/ 4. The US50 http://www.theus50.com/ 5. Library of Congress: Explore the States http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es 6.State Symbols http://www.netstate.com/states/ 7. Stately Knowledge http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/ 8. US Maps Library http://teachervision.com/tv/curriculum/printables/map_library.html 9. Yahooligans State Links http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/U_S__States/ 10. Key to the City http://www.usacitiesonline.com 11.Connect USA http://www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us/connectusa/default.html 12. American States http://www.globalcomputing.com/states.html 13. Kid Port; US Geography http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaGeography/UsaGeography.htm 14. State Population: Current and  Historic Overview from 1790 http://www.npg.org/states/state_index.htm 15. Disney Family http://family.go.com/     ACTIVITIES 1. National Atlas: create layered data maps of US or any state. http://nationalatlas.gov/natlas/natlasstart.asp 2. American Folklore: ...retelling of American folklore, Native American myths, and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each and every state. Read about famous characters also. http://www.americanfolklore.net   NATIONAL PARKS 1.National Parks http://www.npca.com/explore_the_parks/ 2.The Franklin Institute for Resources for Learning http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/habitat/habitat.html 3.National Parks Conservation Association http://www.npca.org/across_the_nation/ 4. Windows into Wonderland http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/index.htm 5.National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/yose Return to GIS Web Research