Updated 11/21/08

5TH GRADE SITES

Scholastic Activities 
Scholastic Thanksgiving

Social Studies Readings for National Geographic Reading Expeditions

Educational Games Site
Read Write Think - Student Materials

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 
Time for Kids A Look at the Supreme Court  

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 

 

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