This parent guide supports parents in helping their child at home with the 5th grade Social Studies content.

This resource accompanies our Rethink 5th Grade Social Studies course. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning. 

Students will read about the creation of air conditioning and the impact it had on the way people lived in North Carolina.

In this resource, students can learn about the ways which the United States provided naval assistance during the two World Wars. This resource is connected with the Smithsonian Museums.

Students assume the roles of detectives as they investigate the occurrences during the Salem Witch Trials. They also assume the roles of lawyers and explore the principles of American democracy through the documents and laws that are meant to protect citizens from such unjust treatment in modern history.

In this lesson, students will review primary sources to learn about the popular response to the airplane during the early 1900s. They will use their primary source study to understand how people felt about this new technology. Then, they will choose a technological invention of today and document the popular response to that invention.

In this activity, students examine a photograph and answer a series of questions. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.

In this resource, students can learn about the impact of fishing and fishing communities through out the United States. This site is connected with the Smithsonian Museum.

In this lesson, students learn about the political, economic, and geographic regional differences that led to conflict in the United States through map sketches, primary sources, problem-solving and points of view.

In this lesson, students learn about how ideas, innovations, inventions, and accomplishments changed life in post Civil War America. Students analyze primary sources, research and create a front page for a newspaper that reflects the spirit of innovation and perserverance.

In this lesson, students will explore how the market economy and technological advances have impacted and continue to influence human settlement and ecosystems of the TarPamlico River Basin, by focusing on the longleaf pine ecosystem. In Activity 1, students are introduced to the landscape of the basin during the 1700’s, which appeared forbidding and dense to the visitor. Activity 2 allows students to explore some of the economic benefits of longleaf pine forests and the results of human activity on the ecosystem. Activity 3 incorporates current knowledge, technology and views of managing forests for both ecological and economic gain.

In this lesson, students work in small groups to organize a wagon train for a trek westward. They determine leadership responsibilities and rules needed to make a successful trek.

In this lesson, students will use primary source materials to investigate significant events in American History of the 19th century.

In this lesson, students will use primary source materials to investigate significant events in Post-Civil War American History of the 19th century.

In this resource, students can learn about different waterways which were constructed during the 19th Century in the United States. This resource is connected with the Smithsonian Museums.

Students learn about how ideas, innovations, inventions, and accomplishments changed life in post Civil War America. Students analyze primary sources, research and create a front page for a newspaper that reflects the spirit of innovation and perserverance.

In this lesson, students create a historical fictional character based on research. Through a letter writing activity, students gain a richer understanding on the pressures and challenges facing people working with the railroads. This lesson is found on pages 14-15 of the PDF.

In this lesson, students will examine the concept of Manifest Destiny as it relates to the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition through discussion, reading, and the examination of artwork and maps. Students will demonstrate their understanding of this content in a creative writing assignment in which they assume the persona of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and/or a Native American and create inferred journal entries.

This presentation is a supplemental resource to the lesson "Manifest Destiny and the Lewis and Clark Expedition." In the lesson, students will examine the concept of Manifest Destiny as it relates to the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition through discussion, reading, and the examination of artwork and maps. Students will demonstrate their understanding of this content in a creative writing assignment in which they assume the persona of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and/or a Native American and create inferred journal entries.

In this resource, students can learn about maritime issues during the 19th Century in the United States.