5th+Grade+Social+Studies

__Differentiated Lessons and Assessments: Social Studies__ by Teacher Created Resources ||  || * American Presidency: [|www.americanhistory.si.edu] __Differentiated Lessons and Assessments: Social Studies__ by Teacher Created Resources ||  || * Brainpop: Andrew Jackson [] __Differentiated Lessons and Assessments: Social Studies__ by Teacher Created Resources ||  || www.brainpop.com videos, activities and quizzes on www.edhelper.com: SF Social Studies Plus! p 166-177 "Emancipation Proclamation" read aloud SF workbook pages 107-122 SF Assessment book p 81-92 __Great Civil War Projects You Can Build Yourself__ by Maxine Anderson: [] || __Differentiated Lessons and Assessments: Social Studies__ by Teacher Created Resources ||  || __Websites:__ Edhelper.com reading comprehension lessons on immigration and industrial revolution Brainpop.com movies on immigration, industrial revolution, Thomas Edison [|www.custerslaststand.org], [|www.greatwomen.org] (Jane Addams), [|www.ellisisland.org] [|www.sfsocialstudies.com] SF Workbook p 124-136 SF Assessment book, p 93-96 SF Soc Studies Plus p 178-199 Quick Study p 112-123 SF CD-ROM supplementary materials SF Read-Alouds and Primary Sources 133-149
 * ~ Unit ||~ Start Date (duration) ||~ Essential Questions ||~ Content / Concepts ||~ Skills ||~ Texts ||~ 21st Century Skills ||~ Supporting / Supplementary Materials ||
 * Unit 4 "The American Revolution" || 12 days || * What do people believe is worth fighting for? || * || * Use primary and secondary sources to acquire information.
 * Identify the contributions of significant individuals during the period.
 * Analyze information through cause and effect relationships.
 * Analyze and interpret maps to explain historical events. || __Scott Foresman Social Studies,____Differentiated Lessons and Assessments: Social Studies__ by Teacher Created Resources ||  || * Colonial Williamsburg [|www.history.org]
 * Boston's Freedom Trail [|www.thefreedomtrail.org]
 * Frieze of American History [|www.aoc.gov]
 * Brainpop American Revolution []
 * Brainpop Causes of American Revolution []
 * Brainpop Thirteen Colonies []
 * Brainpop Declaration of Independence []
 * Brainpop Benjamin Franklin []
 * Brainpop George Washington []
 * __Great Colonial America Projects You Can Build Yourself!__ by Kris Bordessa: [] ||
 * Unit 5 "Life in a New Nation" ||  || * What challenges do new countries face? || * The new nation struggled to govern itself under the Articles of Confederation.
 * At the Constitutional Convention, a group of leaders wrote the Constitution, a new plan for a stronger national government.
 * After a long debate, the states ratified the US Constitution.
 * George Washington became the nation's first President and organized the new government.
 * The new nation doubled its size and expanded settlement westward.
 * The US fought Britain in the War of 1812 to gain freedom of the seas and to end British interference with the westward expansion of the US. || * Use primary sources to acquire information.
 * Analyze information by drawing conclusions.
 * Use a research process to gather and report factual information.
 * Interpret information in visuals, including maps. || __Scott Foresman Social Studies,__
 * US Constitution and Bill of Rights, [|www.nara.gov]
 * Brainpop: Branches of Government []
 * Brainpop: Constitution []
 * Brainpop: James Madison []
 * Brainpop: Bill of Rights []
 * Brainpop: Political Party origins [] ||
 * Unit 6 "A Growing Nation" ||  || * What makes nations want to expand their territory?
 * How does Industrial innovation affect sociieties? || * In the 1820s and 30s the US expanded its territory in North America and its power in the Western Hemisphere.
 * The Industrial Revolution dramatically changed the way Americans lived and worked.
 * Beginning in the 1830s, a spirit of reform changed life in the US.
 * The US expanded as Americans settled in the South, revolted in Texas, and fought a war with Mexico.
 * Using a network of trails, people moved west to make better lives for themselves.
 * The discovery of gold in California led to reapid settlement of the region. || * Use primary sources to aquire information.
 * Analyze information by comparing and contrasting.
 * Interpret and explain information from a cross-section diagram.
 * Analyze how different cultures have affected the heritage of the US.
 * Use primary sources to learn about the past.
 * Evaluate statements in written advertisements.
 * Identify facts, opinions, and exaggerations in written advertisements. || __Scott Foresman Social Studies,__
 * Brainpop: Trail of Tears []
 * Brainpop: Industrial Revolution []
 * Brainpop: Frederick Douglass [] ||
 * 7 "War Divides the Nation" || 16 days || * What Might Cause a Nation to Break Apart? || * Differences between North and South led to growing tensions between the two regions.
 * Enslaved African Americans resisted slavery in many ways.
 * Despite attempts to compromise, the struggle over slavery threatened to tear the United States apart.
 * Eventually 11 Southern states seceded from the United States, leading to the outbreak of the Civil War.
 * In the early years of the Civil War, the North and South formed strategies in hopes of gaining a quick victory.
 * As the Civil War continued, people in the North and South suffered many hardships, including the growing loss of life.
 * A series of Northern victories led to the end of the Civil War by 1865.
 * The country faced many difficult challenges after the Civil War ended, including rebuilding the South and protecting the rights of newly freed African Americans. || * Main Idea and Details
 * Point of view
 * Aquire information from primary sources
 * Identify facts and opinions in writing
 * cause and effect
 * draw conclusions
 * compare and contrast
 * analyze effect of historical events on populations
 * interpret legends and symbols on maps || __Scott Foresman Social Studies,__
 * Civil War: North vs South
 * Civil War Causes
 * Frederick Douglass
 * Abraham Lincoln
 * Slavery
 * Underground Railroad
 * reading comprehension activities
 * quizzes
 * John Wilkes Booth wanted poster activity
 * 8 "Expansion and Change" || 12 days || * Why do people immigrate, and how do they adjust to new situations? || * After years of hard work, the first railroad across the United States was completed in 1869.
 * Following the Civil War, farmers and cowboys helped the Great Plains become an important farming and ranching region.
 * In the 1860's and 1870's, many Native American groups fought to maintain control of their traditional lands.
 * In the late 1800's, new inventions powered the growth of American industry and changed the way people lived.
 * During the late 1800's and early 1900's, millions of immigrants moved to American cities, and workers struggled for better conditions.
 * By the end of the 1800's, the United States had gained new territory and became a world power. || *Use supporting details to determine the main idea. *Identify facts and opinions in writing.
 * Writer’s point of view
 * Cause and effect
 * Draw conclusions
 * Compare and contrast
 * Interpret legends and symbols on maps || __Scott Foresman Social Studies__

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Scholastic.com Immigration Website [] || __Differentiated Lessons and Assessments: Social Studies__ by Teacher Created Resources ||  || Websites: [|www.wrightmuseum.org], [|www.ddaymuseum.org], [|www.ushmm.org], [|www.edhelper.com], [|www.brainpop.com], [|www.sfsocialstudies.com] SF workbook pp 139-152 SF Quick Study pp 124-139 SF Read Alouds and Primary Sources pp 150-156 SF CD-ROM SF Assessment book pp105-112Brainpop:
 * 9 "The United States and the World" || 16 days || * What are some reasons that nations fight wars?
 * What traits make a government fair for all its citizens? || * President Theodore Roosevelt prompted reform at home and expanded US power overseas.
 * The US fought in WW 1, leading to important and long-lasting changes in American life.
 * After WW 1 the US went through the boom years of the 1920s and the Great Depression in the 1930s.
 * The US and its allies fought and won WW 2, the most costly and widespread war in human history.
 * The Cold War was a worldwide struggle between the USSR and the US.
 * In the 1950s and 60s, Afrucan Americans, women, and other groups struggled to gain civil rights and equal opportunities.
 * The US continued to oppose the spread of communism and Soviet power through the 1960s and 70s.
 * The Cold War finally ended in the late 1980s, leaving the US as the world's only superpower.
 * As the US entered the 21st century it had to confront the effects of terrorism on its own soil. || * Acquire information from primary sources.
 * Analyze information by summarizing.
 * Interpret information from political cartoons.
 * Cause and effect
 * Analyze human and economic costs of government actions.
 * Evaluate impact of Supreme Court cases.
 * Interpret information from map projections. || __Scott Foresman Social Studies,__

Roaring 20s and Great Depression assignment 1920's Click on this link, and read about one of the sections (life, sports, science, etc.) []Write 3 new things you learn from this page. 1930's [] Click on 1935 and do the Great Depression activity to learn about life in the 1930's. ||