Grade 5 Social Studies
Aspects of Government in Canada
-based student learning activities Early
Civilizations
Math Hunt Game - Ancient Civilizations - Visit five exciting web sites about ancient history. At each stop, use the facts you find to solve a math question.
Ancient Civilizations Clip Art (free)
Examples of Timelines
HyperHistory Online
Age of
Exploration Time Line Walk
Through Time
Timeline of Toys and
Games
Mythweb This site is devoted to the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology.
Mythology - Through these pages, find out about the gods and goddesses of different cultures around the world, and the works of art people have created to give them expression.
Cartographic Images Ancient Maps
Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to Art of the Ancient World is an interactive journey through the collection of ancient art at The Art Institute of Chicago. This Web site takes you on an expedition to the ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Italy using eighteen objects from the museum's distinguished collection.
Sites dealing with a number of civilizations
Odyssey Online - a journey to explore ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman cultures.
Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations Egypt, Greece, Rome, India and China (written by a History teacher)
Ancient History Project Pages Research on ancient civilizations produced by Grade Five and Six students from The International School of Amsterdam.
Secrets of Lost Empires - the companion Web site to a special five-part NOVA series aired in February 2000. In the series, NOVA crews attempt to ferret out long-forgotten secrets of early architects and engineers. The "Lost Empires" include the Egyptians, Romans, Medieval Europeans, and Chinese. The site includes fun but relevant interactive games (Shockwave required).
Voyage Back in Time: Ancient Greece and Rome - "Students will explain the term civilization and describe the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome in terms of geographic features, government, agriculture, architecture, music, art, religion, sports, and roles of men, women, and children."
Collapse - Why Do Civilizations Fail? "Join us as we explore the collapse of four ancient civilizations. You'll learn what happens when a society collapses and how archaeologists find and interpret evidence."
Empires - a ThinkQuest student project studying ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome.
EGYPT
Eternal Egypt - "High-resolution two- and three-dimensional artifact scans, 360º panoramas of locations, annotated multimedia animations, virtually-reconstructed environments, and real-time photos from webcams are woven into a multi-epoch journey through the museum that is Egypt itself."
History of Egypt - Your guide is Little Horus. He's the little ancient Egyptian Falcon, a sky god, identified with the ancient Egyptian king during his lifetime. (created by the Egyptian government)
Pyramids - The Inside Story from NOVA - Online "Have you ever dreamed of exploring the pyramids of Egypt? If so, enter here, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid, and learn about the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built."
Ancient Egypt Discovery Case - from the Royal Ontario Museum. This site focuses on the "World of the Pyramids" and includes a number of on-line activities. Some sections have written material that is beyond grade 5 reading level.
Ancient Egyptian Culture - from the Minnesota State University EMusuem. Topics; Daily Life, Art, Military, Architecture, Hieroglyphs, Religion, Maps, History, Archaeology
Ancient Egypt - an excellent site from the British Museum. Topics include; Egyptian Life, Geography, Gods and Goddesses, Mummification, Pharaohs, Pyramids, Temples, Time, Trading, Writing
You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy! - This Web Book is based on the print publication "You Wouldn't Want To Be An Egyptian Mummy!", produced by The Salariya Book Company.
Egyptomania - from the Cleveland Museum of Art
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt quiz - from National Geographic for Kids
Egypt's Golden Empire
- from the Empires series on PBS
Teachers! Link to an Ancient Egypt web quest
GREECE
Ancient Greece - from BBC Schools
The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization - from the Empires series on PBS
ROMAN
The Roman Empire in the First Century - from the Empires series on PBS
Romans - from BBC Schools. Investigate key aspects of Roman History through the series of articles. Then test your knowledge with the interactive quiz.
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Roman Gladiator! - This Web Book is based on the print publication "You Wouldn't Want To Be A Roman Gladiator!", produced by The Salariya Book Company.
INCA
Ice Mummies of the Incas - from NOVA - Online
Mysterious Inca Brain Teaser quiz from National Geographic for Kids
MAYA
Secret of the Maya Glyphs Join National Geographic's WORLD magazine’s Travel Bureau kids on an adventure into a Maya temple. Can you unlock the secrets of the tomb?
Lost King of the Maya
- from NOVA Online - the companion Web site to "Lost King of the
Maya" scheduled for rebroadcast on April 16, 2002 (please check local listings).
The film follows the work of archeologists who are using new excavations and
hieroglyphic translations to interpret the early history of Copán, a Classic
Maya site in northern Honduras.
-based student learning activities Aspects
of Government in Canada
Government in Canada - links to information about political parties, voting, structure of the political system, immigration and citizenship
About Parliament - links to sections about the people, parliamentary process and the buildings (version française)
How Canadians Govern Themselves - an on-line version of the print publication (version française)
Government at a Glance A quick and easy look at the functioning and organization of the Government of Canada. (version française)
Introduction to Canadian Government - from the Writing Den - reading comprehension and writing skills based on this topic
On-line tour of Parliament Hill Its purpose is to "provide Internet travelers with an appreciation for the Parliament Buildings and an introduction to the institutions they house: the House of Commons, the Senate and the Library of Parliament." (version française)
Government from CanadaInfo: A Tribute to Canada - a collection of information and links about Canada, its land, government, people, and rich culture.
Government in Canada - a section of the "A Look at Canada" web site. Includes information about federal elections. (version française)
Canada's Parliamentary Government - complete and detailed explanation of the Parliamentary system
Elections Canada - English and French - (The Youth site is targeted to teen voters and is not suitable for grade 5.)
First Among Equals - The Prime Minister in Canadian Life and Politics English and French
The [Ontario] Premier's Kids Zone (version française)
Becoming Canadian: From Immigrant to Citizen a site by the CBC
How to Become a Canadian Citizen - from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (version française)
A
Look at Canada - from Citizenship and Immigration
Canada - This site includes information about the application for citizenship ,
what Canadian citizenship means and all the information needed to pass the
citizenship test. (version
française)
Here are two on-line quizzes to test your knowledge of Canada.
Citizenship
Test 1
Citizenship
Test 2
Here's a Canadian Citizenship Practice Test (from the Richmond, B.C. Pubic Library)
Teachers! Link to web quests on this topic.