HISTORY THROUGH THE AGES
Internet Resources for 5th Grade
Teachers
GEOGRAPHY
Geographical World - a
teacher's
web site to all geographical
sites
Great site for parents - helping your
child learn geography
Great games for students
HISTORY
A
hypertext search from colonial period
until modern times. Provides
documents,
essays and
biographies
CIVIL
WAR
lesson plans, speeches, documents and
photos
great for student research; timeline
GOLD
RUSH
Comprehensive guide to the epic quest
for gold. Classroom
resources
TRAIL OF
TEARS
Comprehensive guide and lesson plans
Great link for students showing the
actual map of the Trail of
Tears
ELLIS
ISLAND
Official web site for Liberty State park
and Ellis Island research
WORLD WAR
II
Defend America - U.S. Military Systems
and Equipment used for
assault
World War II Aircraft Museum - U.S.
Bombers used during World War
II
Yad-Vashem - a holocaust memorial and
remembrance for the
heroes.
A great
educational and research site
for students
World War II in Europe - timeline with
photos and text. Great site for
teachers
and
students
U.S. Government publications, maps,
and
posters used during World War
II
COLD WAR
Great Teacher resource for timeline,
guides; projects
U.S. GOVERNMENT
TODAY
Ben
Franklin's Guide is a great site for
kids! It takes students on a
grade
appropriate tour of the
government. It
has games and activities and websites for
kids to use while learning about the
government.
EXECUTIVE: Official U.S. web site for the
executive branch of the government
LEGISLATIVE: Thomas legislative
information internet resource
JUDICIAL: Interactive site to U.S. Supreme
Court
CONGRESS: Provides easy access to the
day to day events in Congress. It
has a
complete congressional directory
with
e-mail links and a list of all House
and
Senate committees
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