Social Studies
Make sure you scroll down to see the helpful websites and game sites.
In Social Studies, we will cover the following concepts:
Geography - 5 regions of U.S.
Native Americans
Basic U.S. History
Illinois Unit
Government
Economics
Current Events (Time For Kids)
Region Tour
Social Studies Alive Scrapbook Links
Click on the pictures or links below pictures for wonderful websites to help you with
"Life of a Southeast Farmer" project:
| - COTTON - |
The
Cotton Pickin' Web
Growing Cotton
Cotton
Journey
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| - PEANUTS - |
The
Peanut Van
Growing Peanuts
Growing Peanuts 2
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| - PEACHES - | |
| - ORANGES - |
Growing Oranges
Growing Oranges 2
Growing Oranges 3 |
Region Brochure Links
Regions of the United States WebQuest
Underground Railroad Links
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Desert Links
We will use these links during our Desert Internet Project.
Desert USA (animals) Desert USA (plants)
Desert Museum Sonoran Desert Naturalist
Sonoran Desert Pictures Sonoran Desert Kids
Desert Habitat - Enchanted Learning
Illinois Links
As part of our study of the Midwest, we will be doing a Unit on Illinois. Here are some wonderful Illinois links:
State of Illinois Homepage Famous Illinoisans
Zoom School - Illinois Virtual Capitol Tour
Illinois History More Famous Illinoisans(click on process)
More Illinois History and Events(click on process) Illinois Products
Illinois - People, Places, and Events Illinois Jeopardy!
Lincoln Home National Historic Site Abraham Lincoln Research Site
If You Came on the Mayflower in 1620
Government Links
Here are some other websites to check out.
State Reports/ClassBrain.com 50States.com
