Social Studies - 5th Grade
Educational Links

Standard 5

Students will address the causes, consequences and implications of the emergence of the United States as a world power.

Objective 2

Assess the impact of social and political movements in recent United States history.

• Like Father, Like Son: Presidential Families
  The lessons in this unit provide an opportunity for students to learn about and discuss two U.S. families in which both the father and son became President. Students will address questions such as: What types of people might become President of the United States? What type of training as a child do you think these father/son pairs had to enable them to become President? Students will explore how these Presidential sons were like their fathers, and will personally explore how they think they are like their own parents.
• The History Place: Child Labor In America 1908-1912
  Check out photographer Lewis W. Hine's (1874-1940) photographs and captions documenting Child Laborers from 1908-1912.
• Who is Rosa Parks?
  A brief summary of Rosa Parks' story and other links to study her impact on the Civil Rights Movement.

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