5th Grade

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Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

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MAPS

Map Making, Floor Plans & Map Reading

Making maps will help students to use scale and compasses.

Subjects

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Explorers

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ACTIVITIES

A Day in Space Sub Kit (Grades 5-6)

Allow students to learn about outer space while you're away from your classroom with this substitute teacher kit for…

Subjects:

Science

Space and Astronomy

Space Exploration

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WORKSHEETS

Mount Everest Timeline

Review the chronology of attempts to ascend Mount Everest with this printable word fill. Pupils will learn about the…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Explorers

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MAPS

Chart Columbus's Voyages

Students plot the course of Columbus's various expeditions on a map of the world.

Subjects

Social Studies and History

Map

Australia and New Zealand

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ACTIVITIES

Pedro's Journal Literature Guide

The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes enrichment activities and Internet…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Historical Fiction

Discovery and Exploration

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DAILY WARM-UPS

The Gold Rush Reading Warm-Up

This printable warm-up helps students master important reading skills with a passage on the Gold Rush and comprehension…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Reading Comprehension

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WORKSHEETS

The Great Space Race

Teach students about the race between the US and the USSR to get into space.

Subjects:

Science

Space and Astronomy

Space Exploration

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LESSON PLANS

Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day

In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The often-repeated "fact" that…

Subjects

Reading and Literature

Nonfiction Literature

Discovery and Exploration

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MAPS

Explorers of North and South America

Learn about discovery and exploration in North and South America with this social studies printable. Students will match…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Map

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WORKSHEETS

Conquering Mount Everest

In 1953 explorers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest, as described in this sheet. …

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Twentieth Century

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Disaster in the Air: Challenger Space Shuttle

Distribute an article that examines the Challenger space shuttle tragedy of 1986.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Science

Astronauts and Space Flights

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WORKSHEETS

Columbus Day Activities

Description of the navigational instruments used by Columbus and a creative writing activity.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Explorers

Creative Writing

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REFERENCE

Early Astronomers

Teach students about the lives and ideas of early astronomers with a research activity.

Subjects:

Space and Astronomy

Science

Space Exploration

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WORKSHEETS

Settling the West

Review concepts of westward expansion with this matching worksheet.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

American History/U.S. History

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BOOK GUIDES

Sacagawea

Enrichment activities, web resources, and literature tie-ins related to Sacagawea.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Fiction

Native-American History (American Indians)

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Exploring Explorers Vocabulary

Vocabulary associated with the "Exploring Explorers" lesson.

Subjects:

Explorers

Vocabulary

Discovery and Exploration

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DAILY WARM-UPS

Early European Settlements Reading Warm-Up

This reading warm-up features a passage on early European settlements and questions to check comprehension. Use this…

Subjects:

Colonial America

American History/U.S. History

Social Studies and History

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WORKSHEETS

Peary, Henson, and the North Pole

The race to the North Pole is detailed in this sheet.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Arctic and Polar Regions

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Europeans Explore a New Land

The letters in the names of famous explorers are used to create words.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Explorers

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Thor Heyerdahl Biography

Learn about anthropologist and explorer Thor Heyerdahl by reading this biography. This resource includes extension…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Explorers

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Myths About Explorers

An article dispelling myths about various explorers.

Subjects:

Library Resources

Reading and Literature

Explorers

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Sacajawea

Learn more about the life of Sacajawea, an important member of the Lewis and Clark's expedition to the Pacific Ocean.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Discovery and Exploration

Native Americans

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