5th

toc =Social Studies=

Civilizations

 * Civilization Webquests**
 * [|Ancient Civilizations WebQuest]: Students conduct research in order to write a newspaper article about Mesopotamia, Egypt, or China; This webquest might be an interesting way to integrate writing, social studies, and research skills; Could be used as a pre-primer for more in-depth study of the key regions
 * [|Wonderful Worlds of the Past WebQuest]: Students create a hypothetical theme park based on the ancient civilizations of China, Greece, Rome, Mali, and Egypt; Oppotunities for integrating Inspiration and PowerPoint


 * Cvilization Lessons**
 * [|Why Civilizations Fall]: A lesson that explores the factors that contribute to the collapse of a society


 * Civilization Websites**
 * [|Collapse: Why do Civilizations Fall?]: Although there are many civilizations not addressed in Trinity's curriculum, Mesopotamia is one of the discussed civilizations; Provides comparisons between civilizations and modern American problems

Mesopotamia

 * Mesopotamia Lessons**
 * [|The Emergence and Evolution of the Cuneiform Writing System in Ancient Mesopotamia]: This lesson plan, intended for use in the teaching of world history in the middle grades, is designed to help students appreciate the parallel development and increasing complexity of writing and civilization in the Tigris and Euphrates valleys in ancient Mesopotamia; Great timeline resources


 * Mesopotamia Websites**
 * [|Collapse: Why do Civilizations Fall (Mesopotamia)?]: Discusses reasons for Mesopotamia's collapse and compares it to modern American problems
 * [|Bowling for Barley]: Interactive tool for exploring early Mesopotamian writing
 * [|Timeline of Mesopotamia Art]: Definitely not written at a fifth grade level; Potential use as a teacher resource/images
 * [|Mesopotamia from The British Museum]: Historical information written in a somewhat kid friendly manner
 * [|Mesopotamia Virtual Field Trip]: Highly appealing to "video kids"

Egypt

 * Egypt Webquests**
 * [|Gallimaugry of Ancient Egypt Webquest]: Originally designed for 7th grade students, this webquests asks students to do research on archaeology and ancient Egypt in order to create a board game; might be a little difficult, but well worth checking out
 * [|Egyptian Heiroglyphics Webquest]: Students explore heiroglyphics and Egyptian history in order to re-create an original Egyptian artifact
 * [|Ancient Egypt Revealed Webquest]: Students act as honorary historians of ancient Egypt; opportunities to integrate Inspiration and PowerPoint

Regions
Geography, climate, and polulations