History

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@http://www.landofthebrave.info/ www.softschools.com @http://mrnussbaum.com/united-states-history-for-kids/
 * __Colonies__**

Find important dates and list for your colony TIMELINE Maker
 * TIMELine for your Colony**

Geography Guess places around the world @https://geoguessr.com/ WORLD Geography Games @http://world-geography-games.com/ Latitude Game: @http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/latitude_longitude/ Name the 50 States @http://online.seterra.net/en/vgp/3003
 * MAP SKILLS... do you know where?**

@https://www.icivics.org/games
 * __iCivics__**

COMING TO BELLINGHAM: Find out about your history of your family: City-Data.com Check out the cities your family moved from Family Search Use names and dates
 * __The AGE OF EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY__**

//**Can one man with one idea change the whole view the world has?**// //**How do discoveries influence what we believe, and impact our lives forever?**// //**How do the explorations change what we know about the world?**//


 * __Why do Explorers go exploring?__**

Taking notes from a video? How good are you. Let's compare the Sailors and see what they discovered. @http://www.biography.com/people/ferdinand-magellan-9395202

De Gama @http://www.biography.com/people/vasco-da-gama-9305736

Cabot @http://www.biography.com/people/john-cabot-9234057

Explore life on a ship. What was it like? What were the challenges? http://www.rmg.co.uk/explore/sea-and-ships/facts/ships-and-seafarers/life-at-sea-in-the-age-of-sail
 * __Life of a Sailor in the 16th Century__**

Which Explorer had the biggest impact about changing the views of the world? What do you think?
 * __Explorers Resources - These section is links to explorers!__**

http://mrnussbaum.com/explorersflash/

The Viking's Discover AMERICA? What even before Columbus? @http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/exploration-of-north-america/videos/leif-erickson-vs-christopher-columbus

Videos Turning Points in History Video -- [] In the Footsteps []

Making the Choice.. Choosing a Place to live. Families think about many things about where to live. What influenced early colonists to settle where they did?
 * __Colonies! Settling America.. .one person.. one family.. at a time.__**

The Colonies []

The Pilgrim Fathers [] Life in the Colonies []

Jamestown 1607 Jamestown Video [] Life in Jamestown - Video []

[] Daily Life in Plymouth [] [] []

Watch From their Viewpoint [] On the Trail of Captain John Smith [] A Short History on Jamestown []

You compare Jamestown or Plymouth []

History Channel - Videos on Jamestown []

__**Immigration**__ []

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__**Learn Your Continents and Oceans**__ []

__**Becoming the United States**__

Did you ever wonder how the United States formed? How did it get its name? Who helped? How were our laws made?


 * **The President of** **the United States**Whitehouse Website **Presidents of the** **United States** The Presidents Where were the Presidents born?  || How Laws are made: || **Ben's Guide to**U.S. Government [|Congress for Kids] The Consitution of the United States || 3 Branches of Government: Jepordy Challenge || U.S. Senate Who are the Senators?  || **Kids in the House!** **Learn about the**House of Representatives How a Bill Becomes a Law  ||
 * **Where are the states?** Place the States Play GeoSPy USA STATE GAMES Maps of the States || **State Facts** Facts about the States || **Symbols of the United States** U.S. Flag  Unforgettable Symbols Quiz State Symbols Coloring Sheets || Statue of Liberty Hunt || **Documents of the United States** Read these documents || PowerPoints for Government PowerPoints for Symbols Crayola Color pages America Symbols Color ||

Who were the presidents that helped to lead and run the United States? What qualitites to they have that you might find in a fifth grade Top Cat US Goverment Games -- Learn about the branches of Government, the Constitution, and more! US Presidents -- learn about the presidents of the United States!

Making the Choice.. Choosing a Place to live. Families think about many things about where to live. What influenced early colonists to settle where they did?
 * __Colonies! Settling America.. .one person.. one family.. at a time.__**

The Pilgrim Fathers [] Life in the Colonies []

Life in Jamestown [] Daily Life in Plymouth [] [] []

Watch From their Viewpoint [] On the Trail of Captain John Smith [] A Short History on Jamestown []

You compare Jamestown or Plymouth []

History Channel - Videos on Jamestown []

Ellis Island... a story about immigration Explore the following website... What is immigration? When does this happen? Why do people immigrate?

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 * Coming To Bellingham...**
 * Family Tree - Fill it out**

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 * Finding Information about your ancestors**

Countries of the WORLD []

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 * Other things to research**
 * How did you get your name?**
 * Where Would You Settle? Choosing a home in the Colonies.**
 * Use the following links to help support your research**
 * The [|New England Colonies] from Kidinfo.com
 * The [|Middle Colonies] from Kidinfo.com
 * The [|Southern Colonies] from Kidinfo.com
 * The [|13 Originals] from Timepage.org
 * [|13 Colonies profiles] from Mr. Nussbaum

Geography Information: []

[|http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/President/2012/]
 * Election Results... History in the Making**

Electorial College [] []

The PRESIDENTS [] Here are a ton, too: []
 * Colonial America - Coming to the United States**

Would you have survived life in the colonies? Take the surveyto find out Tour homes in the colonies, see what rooms were like, check out the clothing. Colonial 360 Images

Watch Videos to Learn about Life in the Colonies

Overview - []

Mayflower Voyage and Plymouth [] Jamestown [|http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/videos/life-in-jamestown#life-in-jamestown]

The English Colonies [] The New England Colonies [] The Middle Colonies [] The Southern Colonies []

The New England Colonies [] The Middle Colonies [] The Southern Colonies []

Information About the Colonies

Colonial America []

Place the States Play GeoSPy USA STATE GAMES Maps of the States __**Exploration and Discovery**__
 * Where are the states?**

Explorers are strange men. They had to take great chances and risk lives of many people. Your challenge is to learn about the life of an explorer. Where did he go? How did his discoveries change ideas in the world at that time? How can one person have a BIG impact on ideas and knowledge?!!!???!!?!?!?

Turning Points in History Video -- [] In the Footsteps []

Explorers Hall of Fame Research Project

__**WORLD View?**__
 * What did the explorers think the world looked like?**
 * 200 BC []**
 * Map 150 AD []**
 * Map 1570 []**

__**Becoming the United States**__ Did you ever wonder how the United States formed? How did it get its name? Who helped? How were our laws made?

Locate the States: Name the Capitals of each State:

US Presidents The Presidents Where were the Presidents born? || How Laws are made: School House Rocks YouTube Branches of Government How a "BILL" Becomes a "LAW" The Preamble Electoral College || **Ben's Guide to**U.S. Government [|Congress for Kids] The Consitution of the United States || 3 Branches of Government: Jepordy Challenge || U.S. Senate Who are the Senators? || **Kids in the House!** How a Bill Becomes a Law Who are the states Representatives? || Place the States Play GeoSPy USA STATE GAMES Maps of the States || **State Facts** Facts about the States || **Symbols of the United States** U.S. Flag Unforgettable Symbols Quiz State Symbols Coloring Sheets || Statue of Liberty Hunt || **Documents of the United States** Read these documents || PowerPoints for Government PowerPoints for Symbols Crayola Color pages America Symbols Color ||
 * **The President of**
 * the United States**Whitehouse Website
 * Presidents of the**
 * United States**
 * Learn about the**House of Representatives
 * **Where are the states?**

Who were the presidents that helped to lead and run the United States? What qualitites to they have that you might find in a fifth grade Top DOG? US Goverment Games -- Learn about the branches of Government, the Constitution, and more! US Presidents -- learn about the presidents of the United States!

School House Rock- Schooltube Videos

How a Bill Becomes a Law media type="custom" key="7718411"

United States Constitution media type="custom" key="7718485"

The Preamble Electoral College

Congress-- Checks and Balances Federal Powers vs. State Powers

Women's Right to Vote Fire Works -- Independence Day!

History Rocks:

Colonies of the New World: Before the new world was formed many Europeans came to settle in this wild frontier. Remember nothing was here, No roads, no houses, no stores. As the colonists started building a life in the new land, they created a whole new country. How did the United States become the United States. What did these new colonists due to help change the worlds view?

Research your assigned colony. Use the links from the All Stars Page: https://birchwoodallstars.wikispaces.com/Social+Studies