Bill of Rights:

– http://www.texaslre.org/BOR/billofrights.html       This interactive game provides scenarios in which you determine the appropriate amendment from the Bill of Rights that protects that freedom.

-http://www.quia.com/cc/67829.html      If you like the game of Memory, play this similar style matching game with the Bill of Rights.

– http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/citizenship/rights.html     Learn about the amendments along with the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens.

– http://constitutioncenter.org/billofrightsgame/        Do you like to pretend you’re James Bond or a part of Mission Impossible?  Check out this site with a mission for saving the Bill of Rights.

 

Social Studies Textbook Online:

Instead of having to lug home your social studies textbook, feel free to view it online using the provided link. 

https://secure.eservices.eduplace.com/eservicesadmin/login.do?targeturl=/eservices/

username- cobbstudent5

password- password

 

Civil War:

– Video & Profile of John Brown–  Bio. of abolitionist John Brown-video and profile text–view and read

– Harriet Beecher Stowe: Videos & Profile– Read about abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe and discover the way see worked to bring an end to slavery.

– Civil War Homepage

–Discovering the Civil War: primary documents

–http://mrnussbaum.com/civil-war-for-kids/

– http://www.civilwar.org/education/students/kidswebsites.html

–The Civil War for 5th Graders

–Dear America Series: Civil War

 

Westward Expansion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqCO1fMWeOM&feature=share (impact on Native Americans- rap)

 

Immigration

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/ (interactive tour of Ellis Island)

 

Panama Canal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fu9Fh68kko (Animaniacs song)

Fakebook Research Sites:

 

The New Deal Programs:

CCC

http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/ci/Civilian_Conservation_Corps

http://www.american-historama.org/1929-1945-depression-ww2-era/civilian-conservation-corps.htm

http://www.history.com/topics/civilian-conservation-corps

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/introduction/ccc-introduction/

TVA

http://www.american-historama.org/1929-1945-depression-ww2-era/tennessee-valley-authority.htm

http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/te/Tennessee_Valley_Authority

https://www.tva.com/About-TVA/Our-History/The-1930s

WPA

http://www.american-historama.org/1929-1945-depression-ww2-era/works-progress-administration.htm

http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/wo/Works_Progress_Administration

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-creates-the-wpa

 

World War II:

Interactive Pearl Harbor Timeline

Attack on Pearl Harbor Video

 

Cold War

http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/summary.php

http://www.coldwar.me/coldwarforkids.html

http://www.american-historama.org/1945-1989-cold-war-era/the-cold-war.htm

http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/co/Cold_War

http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/red_scare.php

Space Race

http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/space_race.php

http://www.history.com/topics/space-race/videos/the-space-race

http://www.history.com/topics/space-race

http://www.dkfindout.com/us/space/space-race/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/space/friendship7/

McCarthyism

http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/mc/McCarthyism

http://www.american-historama.org/1945-1989-cold-war-era/mccarthyism.htm

http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/Lesson_99_Notes.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/upfront/features/index.asp?article=f031510_mccarthyism

http://www.ushistory.org/us/53a.asp

http://study.com/academy/lesson/mccarthyism-and-the-red-scare-definition-causes-effects.html

Berlin Wall/Berlin Airlift

http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/berlin_wall.php

http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall

 http://www.softschools.com/facts/history/berlin_wall_facts/1024/

http://www.tenfactsabout.co.uk/0003berlinwall.htm

http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/berlin_airlift_blockade.php

http://www.american-historama.org/1945-1989-cold-war-era/berlin-airlift.htm

http://www.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Berlin_Blockade

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/berlin-airlift-begins

 

Vietnam War

http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/vietnam_war.php

Vietnam War Facts

http://amhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/printable/section.asp?id=12

http://www.softschools.com/facts/world_history/vietnam_war_facts/804/

http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/vi/Vietnam_War

http://www.american-historama.org/1945-1989-cold-war-era/vietnam-war.htm

 

Korean War

http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/korean_war.php

http://www.coldwar.me/koreanwarforkids.html

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769989.html

http://www.american-historama.org/1945-1989-cold-war-era/korean-war.htm

http://www.history.com/topics/korean-war

http://whythekoreanwar.weebly.com/ (impact)

Cuban Missile Crisis

http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/cuban_missile_crisis.php

http://www2.lhric.org/Pocantico/amprogress/Cuban_Missile_Crisis.htm

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/cubanmissilecrisis1.htm

http://www.american-historama.org/1945-1989-cold-war-era/cuban-missile-crisis.htm

http://www.layers-of-learning.com/cuban-missile-crisis-for-kids/

http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/cu/Cuban_missile_crisis

NATO

http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/na/NATO

http://www.american-historama.org/1945-1989-cold-war-era/nato.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/09/04/10-things-to-know-about-nato/15057453/

http://useconomy.about.com/od/internationalorganizations/p/NATO.htm

 

Arms Race

http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/arms_race.php