4th-5th Grade History Learning Activity: The Civil Rights Movement
Learn about the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement. See how Supreme Court rulings like Plessy v Fergusen and Brown v Board of Education, inspired Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. to organize...
View Article4th-5th Grade History Learning Activity: Growth of Nations
Travel through four centuries and learn about the important milestones across many countries. Important laws, huge land purchases, and wars are just a few of the events you’ll discover on this...
View Article4th-5th Grade History Learning Activity: Checks and Balances
The three branches of the United States federal government—legislative, executive and judicial—are set up in such a way that they prevent one another from gaining too much power. Each branch “checks”...
View Article4th-5th Grade History Learning Activity: The United States Constitution
This is your go-to guide to the events surrounding the writing of the United States Constitution. In this activity, you will learn how the end of the Revolutionary War led to the Northwest Ordinance,...
View Article4th-5th Grade World History Learning Activity: Latin America Revolutions
Test your knowledge on Latin American history. During the 1800s, many colonies in South America were under control by European countries. This led to several revolts and revolutions. Do you know the...
View Article4th-5th Grade World History Learning Activity: Origins of Plants
Find the origins of some popular crops and learn how trade routes allowed the spread of these plants around the world. Click the buttons on the left hand side to learn about the history of each food,...
View Article4th-5th Grade History Learning Activity: Bering Land Bridge
Travel back 40,000 years and discover how homo sapiens first arrived in America. Scientists believe that during the most recent ice age, animals and humans were able to walk across the Bering Land...
View Article4th-5th Grade History Learning Activity: French and Indian War
In this activity, learn learn about the events that led up to the French and Indian War. The war took place between 1756 and 1763, and the different factions were fighting over who controlled the land...
View Article4th-5th Grade History Learning Activity: Civil War Battles
Use this interactive activity to test your knowledge of the Civil War. Between 1861-1862, several battles were fought that would greatly influence the outcome of the war. Learn who controlled each...
View Article4th-5th Grade History Learning Activity: World War II
Use this interactive tool to learn the timeline of events that led up to World War II. Learn about the ‘Treaty of Versailles’ and the role it had in the start of WWII, as well as the four ‘-isms’, or...
View Article4th-5th Grade History Learning Activity: Louisiana Purchase
Use this interactive map to learn more about the Louisiana Purchase. In 1803, France, Great Britain, Spain, and the new United States were all vying for control of the area west of the Mississippi...
View Article4th-5th Grade History Learning Activity: Space Race
The Space Race was just one of the many factors in the Cold War. It was quite literally a race between the United States and Soviet Union to see who could outperform the other in aeronautical feats....
View Article4th Grade History Activity: The Panama Canal
The Panama Canal was created so that ships could pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean without having to travel around South America. Watch the animation below to learn the basics of how the...
View Article4th-5th Grade History Learning Activity: Primary Sources
A primary source is an original piece of material that has not been altered. They are often first-hand accounts of historic events. Journals, works of art, and documented findings are all examples of...
View Article4th-5th Grade History Learning Activity: Federalist Vs. Anti-Federalist
When America was a new country there were many debates on what kind of government should be implemented between Federalists and Anti-Federalists. One side believed the country should be a republic, and...
View Article4th-5th History Learning Activity: The Roaring 20’s
The roaring 20’s were a prosperous time for the United States in the early 20th century, before the eventual Great Depression. During that time the US culture changed dramatically. Music, fashion,...
View Article4th-5th Grade History Activity: Samuel Gompers and the Labor Movement
Samuel Gompers was the president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886-1924. He fought for labor equality for all people regardless of gender, age or race. He had strong views on regulations,...
View Article4th-5th Grade History Activity: How a Steam Engine Works
Steam engines were patented in the 1600s but were not incorporated into trains until the late 18th-early 19th century. Until this time, rail systems were used, but could be horse drawn or even powered...
View Article4th-5th Grade History Activity: War of 1812
The war of 1812 is also called the second war of independence. Britain and France were battling in Europe and both were looking for allies. Countries who allied with the opposing side were thought to...
View Article4th-5th Grade History Activity: Popular Attractions of the 1900s
Around the beginning of the 1900s entertainment took a new form. People began to flock to the latest and greatest amusements. Sports, circuses, films and many more attractions all saw a heyday during...
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