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The BEST resources!

Do you need to research something?  Use these three reliable resources BEFORE you Google.
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World Book

Search for ANY SS topic, and find tons of information.
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Brainpop

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SS Weekly

Search for videos, photos, and articles here.

Other Helpful Resources for the year:


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What will you learn in fifth grade?

United States History Year 3: Industrialization to the Digital Age
“In fifth grade, students are in the final year of a three year study of United States history in which all four strands (history, geography, civics/government, and economics) are integrated. Students begin the year learning about the growth of 19th century industry and innovation in the United States, and culminate the study with the events and impact of September 11, 2001. The geography strand emphasizes the influence of geography on U.S. history during these same time periods. In the civics/government strand, students learn about the rights of citizens contained within the Constitution, and how changes have been made over time to the Constitution to protect the rights of citizens. In the economic strand, students explore the ways consumers and producers have interacted in the American economy.”-- from GADOE doc


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Places to visit around Atlanta to learn about the time period:
Atlanta History Center
​High Museum of Art
Tellus Museum (Wright Brothers)
Southeastern Railway Museum
​Booth Western Art Museum

North American Life/Turn of the Century
Helpful Resources:
Quizlet Vocabulary
​Cattle Trail Simulation
Make your own Crossword puzzle (Inventors)
​Immigration Exploration
Virtual Immigrant Tour
Textbook pgs 222-225 "Linking East and West" (transcontinental railroad)
Textbook pgs 238-241 "Cattle Ranchers" (Cattle Trails)
Textbook pgs 258-265 "The Rise of Big Business" (Inventors)
Textbook pgs 266-269 "Immigrants in America"
Textbook pgs 272-277 "Growing Cities" Population changes & Industrial Locations
Spanish American War WEB QUEST

Fun movies to watch to learn about the time period:
​Newsies (1992) PG: In this musical, set in 1899, homeless New York City newsboys go on strike when Joseph Pulitzer sets new rules that make it harder for the young newspaper salesmen to make a buck.

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World War I/Great Depression & New Deal/Harlem Renaissance
Helpful Resources:
Quizlet Vocabulary
Quizlet Important People, Places, and Events
Use this template to complete an online newspaper.
Textbook pgs 304-307 "World War I"
Textbook pgs 312-315 "Americans and the War"
Textbook pgs 322-325 "A Growing Economy"
Textbook pgs 328-333 "The Roaring Twenties"
Textbook pgs 334-335 "The Harlem Renaissance"
Textbook pgs 336-339 "The Great Depression"
Textbook 340-341 "The Dust Bowl"
Textbook 344-347 "Roosevelt and the New Deal"
​Radio Broadcasts from the time period

​Places to visit around Atlanta to learn about the time Period:
Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum at historic Brumby Hall
Roosevelt's Little White House
​Atlanta Monetary Museum (Economics)
Margaret Mitchell House & Museum (operated by the Atlanta History Center)
​Tellus Museum (Henry Ford)


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Hot and Cold:  World War II and Its Aftermath
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Helpful Resources:
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Quizlet WWII

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Quizlet The Cold War

WWII Study Guide and Answer Key

Textbook pgs 360-363, "World War II"

Textbook pgs 370-373, "The Home Front"

Textbook pgs 376-381, "Winning the War"

Textbook pgs 382-383, "D-Day"

Textbook pgs 384-387, "The Cold War"

Textbook pgs 388-389, "The Berlin Airlift"

Textbook pgs 390-393, "Communism Spreads"

Textbook pgs 394-395, "Communism Spreads" Map

Places to visit around Atlanta to learn about the time Period:
The Breman Museum (Holocaust)
​Tellus Museum
Roosevelt's Little White House
​Anne Frank in the World
Tellus Museum (Space Race)

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Fun movies to watch to learn about the time period:
​Hidden Figures (2016) PG: Three smart African-American women at NASA serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn.

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​Overcoming the Past:  The Age of Civil Rights
Places to visit around Atlanta to learn about the time Period:
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
​High Museum of Art

Fun movies to watch to learn about the time period:
Ruby Bridges (1998) PG: Six year old Ruby is chosen to be the first African-American student to integrate her local New Orleans elementary school.


Understanding the News:  What is America's rold in the 21st Century World

​Places to visit around Atlanta to learn about the time Period:
Computer Museum of America
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