5th grade sites

Updated 05/15/08

5TH GRADE SITES

Social Studies Readings for National Geographic Reading Expeditions

SOCIAL STUDIES TESTING LINKS
5th Grade NYS Social Studies Test Sampler
2006 5th Grade NYS Social Studies Test
2005 5th Grade NYS Social Studies Test
NYS 5th Grade Social Studies Exam Links
5th Grade Social Studies Practice

IMAGE SOURCES
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListAll.php Browse Library of Congress
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/index.html National Archives online exhibit
http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/documents/clipsources.html
http://historywired.si.edu/text.cfm Smithsonian images
http://www.historyplace.com/
http://www.flickr.com/

AZTEC
Aztec Life!
Learn About the Aztec Sunstone!
Check Out Aztec Calendars!
The Aztec Gods!

LATIN AMERICA
Google Earth Assignment
Anthems Listen to your country's national anthem
Atlapedia contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
Aztec Civilization
Aztec Culture
Aztecs
The Mexica/Aztecs
Aztecs
Belize Explorer.com
CIA World Factbook get important information on any country in the world.
Country Reports.com
Flags of the World
Geographia
iExplore
Mexico For Kids You can learn about Mexico's Government, the Aztec Pyramids and the skyscrapers in Mexico City. There is even a timeline to take you from the days of the Mayan civilization right up to today. You can also explore in Spanish and in French!
NationMaster statistics for countries
Latin America Network Information Center
Latin World.com
Library of Congress Country Study reports on more than 70 countries from the Library of Congress.
Lonelyplanet.com
Mayankids
Ancient Mexico
Republic of Cuba
Geographia.com South America
Geographia.com The Caribbean
Travel Notes-Latin America
UN for Kids Providing flags, maps, and lesson plans to study the world. 1,967 downloadable files from 192 countries and the United Nations are available.

MAPS
http://www.worldatlas.com/
http://www.atlapedia.com/
http://www.mapsofworld.com/physical-map/index.html

LATIN AMERICAN FUN
South and Central America Map Game
Jungle Journey
Mystery of the Poison Dart Frog
The Rainforest Concern
Secret of the Maya Glyphs
Rainforests
Andes Expedition
The Incredible Incas for Kids
Central America Geography Game
South America Geography Game
Adventures in South America
Kid Explorers: Video Clips
South America in Pictures
Brain Teaser Inca

TRAVEL
U.S. State Department - Travel warnings
Concierge.com
Expedia
Fodors.com
Lonelyplanet.com
Travel Health
Travel & Language Supersite
Travelocity
Yahoo Travel

Currency Exchange
Currency Converter

INAUGURATION
Presidential Inaugurations - Library of Congress
Presidential inaugurals - Smithsonian Institute
Inaugural Quiz - National Archives
Inaugural Theatre - Library of Congress
Inaugural Addresses - Yahooligans

STOCK MARKET & MONEY
NASDAQ - click on Flashquote and get all your stock at once
NYSE - New York Stock Exchange
Finance@yahoo.com - get a market quote here
Big Charts - more stock quotes
Big Charts - find yesterday's closing price for your stock
1929 Stock Market Crash Graph
Wall Street & the 1929 Crash

ECONOMICS & BANKS
Sense and Dollars Visit Check it Out
VNBkids.com
My Savings Quest
Economics
Young Investor for Kids
Kidstuff choose Common Cents
Big Money Adventure
Kidsbank.com
History of Money
Designing Money
History of the Penny
U.S. Mint for Kids
U.S. Bureau of Engraving

FIRE SAFETY
Fire Safety for Kids
Kids Room: Fire Safety

NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/tour/ http://www.senate.state.ny.us/sws/kids2/index.html
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/kids/?body=assm
http://www.senate.state.ny.us/sws/kids2/gamespuzproj.html
New York State Assembly
New York State Senate
Ben's Guide to State Government

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Government Vocabulary Review
List of Terms for the Vocabulary Review
Sign the Declaration
Declaration of Independence
Signers of the Declaration
Declaration Timeline
Declaration Mural
Constitution Mural
Ben's Guide to Government
Three Branches of Government
US Government Quiz
Constitution
Constitution - Including Amendments
Another Three Branches Quiz
Teen Government
Archiving Early America
Election2004 Scholastic Magazine
PBS Kids: Democracy
Time for Kids-Election04
The Democracy Project
US Constitution
Charters of Freedom - Historical Documents
Dear Mr. President book series from Winslow Press with wonderful links to primary documents
Our Flag

VIRTUAL TOURS
Tour the Senate
Tour the White House
Virtual Tour of Washington, D.C.
Clickable Map Washington, D.C.
360 Tour of the White House
Washington D.C. Mall
Virtual Tour of the Mall

EXECUTIVE BRANCH
White House for Kids
White House
President's Cabinet
Departments and Agencies

JUDICIAL BRANCH
Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court
Federal Judiciary Center

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Senate Calendar
US Senate
Learning about the Senate
Visiting the Senate
House of Representatives
House Chamber
Search for historical documents at the Library of Congress
Schedule of House committees
Virtual Tour of the Capitol
Virtual Visit to Washington D.C.
Virtual Tour of the National Mall
Kids in the House

New York State
New York Kids Room

PRESIDENTS
Presidents of the United States

ENDANGERED SPECIES
E-Species Fact Sheet
World Wildlife Endangered Animals - North America
World Wildlife Federation Fact Sheets
American Museum of Natural History-Expedition: Endangered!
EE Endangered Species
Creature World click a continent to visit some of its creatures. There is a terrific photograph for each of the featured animals, along with species, habitat, and conservation information.
Endangered Specie.com
Endangered Species Program
Endangered Species Program - Kids
National Wildlife Federation Nature's Web
The Electronic Zoo
Marine Mammals
Endangered Species List from Thinkquest
San Diego Zoo - animal profiles
Bagheera, A Website for Our Endangered Species

NATIVE AMERICAN CUSTOMS AND HISTORY
National Museum of the American Indian
Hollister Collection of Southwestern Native American Pottery
Index of Native American Resources of the Internet
Native American Indian Art
American West Website
Encarta Online
Native Web
National Congress of American Indians
First Nations
First Nations-Indian Country Today
Tribelist
Early_Indian_East Map
Early_Indian_West Map
Native American Home Pages
Traditional Native American Food
Use a Search Engine

WEATHER SITES
Franklin Institute Science Museum
The Weather Channel
Severe Weather
Interactive Weather Information Network
National Weather Service & National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Weather Service Glossary of Terms
National Weather Service-San Francisco
Intellicast
Accuweather
How the Weather Works
USA Today Weather
How satellites view clouds
How satellites view Hurricane Emily
NOAA Geostationary Satellite Browse Server
Automated Weather Source Neighborhood Network
Penn State Weather Site
Web Weather for Kids
The Weathenetwork.com

CANADA
Virtual Tour of Canada
Canada Travel and Tourism
Canada Government Home Page
Maps of Canada
Links to Canada's Provinces & Territories
About Canada
Virtual Tour of Nova Scotia
Canadian Provinces & Territories
Histori!ca

NATIONAL PARKS
United States National Park Service
Canadian National Parks

MISCELLANEOUS
Challenger Learning Center
Challenger Simulator
NASA Photo Gallery
NASA Mission Patches
Do Something
Journey Across a Map of History

Suggestions or additions E-Mail

HOME