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Pyramids: A World of Wonder
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
This is designed to familiarize students with the different types of pyramids that have been built around the world. Both the ancient and modern versions of pyramid will be studied.Students will compare and contrast the different pyramids.
Keywords:Pyramids and Culture
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The Chinese Zodiac Animals
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
This Web Quest explores Chinese New Year, the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac, their character traits, connections to children's literature, the arts, language, and culture.
Keywords:Chinese, zodiac, rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig and year of the
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Los pueblos de Puerto Rico
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
Como surgen los pueblos en Puerto Rico, luego de la colonización de los Españoles.
Keywords:Puerto Rico
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Where Do You Live?
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
Keywords:Journey into Your History
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Social Studies
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
Teaching students the different parts of the body
Keywords:Body
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Social Studies benchmark
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
This is a cross- content adventure back in time to the era of Slavery. This hands- on analytical approach takes students on a journey that examines the issue of slavery from the 5 strands within Social Studies. Upon completion, students will understand not only the humanitarian injustices that occured, but also the driving forces that motivated slave traders and owners.
Keywords:Slavery, Civil War and Amistad
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Charting the Course
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
A five day lesson plan using the 5 strands of social studies. The 5 strands are for a 4th grade class and follows the Concept 3 outlines.
Keywords:Vote, civic duty, election, equal rights, discrimination, citizenship and civil responsibility
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Travel The United States
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
Getting to know the United States, one state at a time.
Keywords:
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Traveling Through Time
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
SS-05-4.3.2
Students will describe how advances in technology (e.g., dams, reservoirs, roads, irrigation) allow people to settle in places previously inaccessible in the United States.
DOK 2
Keywords:dams, reservoirs, roads and irrigation
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California Indians
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
Students will study one of four California tribes and identify the foods they ate, the types of homes they built, and the clothing they wore. Based on that information, they will try to infer what region of California their tribe was from.
Keywords:California Indians, Tribes, Native Americans, Pomo, Maidu, Gabrielino, Mojave and Natural Resources
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Transportation
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
This Webquest is designed for Grade 3 to identify and describe transportation in Jamaica and South Africa. It is also intended to widen the students' insight in the scope of planning and preparation involved in travelling from one place to another.
Keywords:transportation, travel and stadium
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Democracy, Bill of Rights, and the Civil Rights Movement
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
5th grade social studies unit:
The unit will begin with review lessons of the importance of democracy and the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution, discussing the pursuit of individual rights during the birth of our nation. Discussion will then proceed to the Emancipation Proclamation, and then move forward in time to discuss the civil rights movement. Students will also discuss parallels between the following speeches; Declaration of Independence, Gettysburg Address, and I Have a Dream!
Content Standard(s):
C.8.1 Identify and explain democracy’s basic principles, including individual rights, responsibility for the common good, equal opportunity, equal protection of the laws, freedom of speech, justice, and majority rule with protection for minority rights
E.8.7 Identify and explain examples of bias, prejudice, and stereotyping, and how they contribute to conflict in a society.
A.8.2 Construct mental maps of selected locales, regions, states, and countries and draw maps from memory, representing relative location, direction, size, and shape.
Keywords:Democracy, Bill of Rights, Constitution, 13 original colonies, Declaration of Independence, Founding Fathers, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, Thomas Jefferson, Civil Rights, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, stereotype, discrimination and equal rights.
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Caring for my Environment
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
Demonstrate care and use precautionary measures that reduce the risk of harm to oneself,others and the environment.
Keywords:natural, environment, physical, resources, pollution, flooding, water, garbage, awareness and appreciation.
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Midwestern States
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
This webquest will allow students to explore the midwest region of the United States. They will describe the physical and human environments in a multimedia project.
Keywords:precipitation, location, land, territory, population, water features, climate, vegetation and natural resources.
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Journal Entry from Plymouth
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
A look at life in the Plymouth Colony
Keywords:Colonial America, 13 Colonies and Plymouth
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Discover Kansas
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
Students will learn about the state of Kansas and then collaborate to diplay their information on a classroom wiki.
Keywords:Kansas and social studies
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Extra! Extra! The Dust is Still Here!
Curriculum:
Social Studies
Grade Level:
3-5
Description:
This webquest will give the students' the opportunity to understand the lives of those who lived through the Oklahoma dust storms of the late 1930's.
Keywords:dust storms, dust bowl, Oklahoma dust storms and Oklahoma dust bowl
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