Social+Studies+Resources

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Careers Videos: [] As part of our Economics unit in Social __Studies__, __students__ will learn about the circulation of money in businesses, our country, and in other countries. While learning the basics of Economics, __students__ will learn about Income vs. Expenses and why a budget is important. As a class we will likey explore the function of a Lemonade Stand and what factors would determine your profit (weather, how much you charge, the quanitiy you supply, etc.) Students can use the site below to manage their own money and learn about how running a business can be tough work! Try this site at home to see if you can make your Lemonade Stand more successful!
 * ECONOMICS **

[] This virtual lemonade stand will let you test your business skills......change the price you charge, the recipe...you control everything except the weather!!!
 * Virtual Lemonade Stand: (after ET-2)**

[] This virtual coffee shop lets you test your business skills! How much coffee should you buy? How many customers will be satisfied with the amount of sugar you put in? Try to get your coffee business up and running!

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 * ET-9a Escape from Barter Island:** []
 * Money Word Search**: []
 * ET-3Brain Pop Jr. - Wants and Needs**: Find 3 things in each picture that you need to live

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 * Brain Pop Jr. - Goods and Services**: Sequence the steps in production of a good

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 * Brain Pop Jr. - Saving and Spending**: Sequence the steps to show how money was saved

Good or Service? Drag and drop activity []
 * ET-5 EconoEd-Goods and Services:**

Match situation to good or service: [] Curiosity Shop picture: []
 * ET-5 EconoEd-Norman Rockwell's Curiosity Shop:**

ET-7 [] - Interactive Activity 1 - Consumers and Producers(Videos 1+2)

[] - Career Videos

[] - Grain storage info.

Creating a budget: []
 * EconoEd-Money Comes and Goes:**

Match classroom good with description: [] Match the good to the riddle: [] Match each producer with the good or service they provide: [] Community Club-Description of Workers(mayor, librarian, police officer, fire fighter, pediatrician, pizza maker, veterinarian): (learn about different jobs through read aloud read alongs [] Construction site picture-Identify natural, human and capital resources: []
 * ET-2 EconoEd-Mystery Workers:**

Match each producer to the resource they use: [] Categorize as consumer or producer: []
 * ET-7EconoEd-Simple Simon Meets a Producer:**

Sort: Health Wants vs. Fun Wants: []
 * (Scarcity) ET-13, ET-2 EconoEd-Toys for Me:**

Learn about goods/services-producers/consumers: Match goods with producers/match consumers with goods: []
 * (Before lemonade stand)Business Buddies Interactive:**

Reading: Bartering for Goods/Objects as Money/Metal Money: [] Barter for Bargains Quiz: []
 * ET-9a Bartering for Goods:**


 * CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT **

As part of our Civics and Government unit in Social __Studies__, students will create “passports” in order to travel (virtually) from country to country in order to learn how each country’s government works, as well as the true meaning of being a citizen. Throughout this unit we will also spend a great deal of time examining historical documents and the important role they played in our history (Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the Emancipation Proclamation). Another major part of this unit is focusing the branches of our government. Below are some resources and interactive games that focus on each of the branches. We will explore these in class and students can also play at home with their families. Enjoy!

Executive Branch (This game allows students to act as Commander in Chief of the Executive Branch...The President!) []


 * Videos:**

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 * Executive Branch**
 * Judicial Branch**
 * Legislative Branch**

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 * Brain Pop - State and Local Government**
 * Brain Pop - Branches of Government**

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 * Ben' Guide to US Gov't. (branches) (federal)**
 * Fact Monster - Three Branches**

Branches of Government Song [] Three Branches Rap [] Quia Three Branches []

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 * New Hampshire Government (state)**

Three Branches Game - [] Legislative Branch (See what it is like to be part of Congress!) []

Judicial Branch (See what it is like to sit in a real court and be the judge! Remember you must have laws that defend your actions!) []

[] (take a tour of the White __House__ and learn what the White House/Executive Office is like)

[] (information about all the branches of government and much more about our country's government!)


 * GEOGRAPHY **

[] (interactive world atlas)

[] (Geography Glossary that allows you to learn all of the geographical terms discussed at school. This site also has great interactive maps and photos to enhance understanding.)

[] (__Animation__...watch how states developed beginning at 1650 through 1907.)


 * VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (virtual farm!)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (this website allows you to learn about 70 various countries around our globe!)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (Kentucky's First Coal Mine virtual tour)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (museum of science and industry about coal mines)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (Plimouth Plantation webcast from scholastic)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (this takes you through a tour of Abe Lincoln's house!)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (tour a colonial house)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (learn more about colonial life and what it was like)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (Historians study the everyday lives of people who lived in the past by looking at clues: the objects and documents that people left behind and that have somehow survived.)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (this website examines the nobel peace prize and the amazing people who have won it and made a huge difference in our world.)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (historic park Joshua Tree National Park in California... part of the Mojave Desert)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (website that examines Greenland and allows us to learn more about the world around us.)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Distances to the North Pole - []

[] - It's Not Fair game - Equal Rights