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4th Grade Social Studies Links
Maryland
MD Kids' Page
Learn about Maryland's history, geography, economy, the counties,and much more at this site is maintained by the Office of the Secretary of State.
Maryland with Pride Home Page
Climb aboard the Pride of Baltimore II and explore Maryland through adventures on the Chesapeake Bay.
Spray Plantation Tour: Historic St. Mary's City
Take a virtual tour of the Spray Plantation and learn about life on the banks of the St. Mary's River in 1661.
Exploring Maryland’s Roots- Thinkport
Exploring Maryland’s Roots lets you explore colonial Maryland history through 12 interactive activities filled with text, narration, video, and sound effects. The section “The Land and its People” includes a visit to a Woodland Indian Village. The section “Voyage to Marie’s Land” allows you to see what the trip across the ocean to Maryland was like. “The Colony Begins” section will teach you about life on plantations and “The Colony Grows” section will lead you to the 1700’s and show how life changed for the colonists as more and more people arrived.
Colonial Kids' Guide to St. Mary's City
Interactive guide to Maryland's first city.
Native Americans
American Indians and the Natural World
Through exploration of four different visions of living in and with the natural world from different tribes, the Tlingit of the Northwest Coast, the Hopi of the Southwest, the Iroquois of the Northeast, and the Lakota of the Plains this site examines the belief systems, philosophies, and practical knowledge that guide Indian peoples' interactions with the natural world.
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
This is a great site to visit once you have already gotten some of your basic information. It is an extremely detailed database of images and articles with information about different aspects of life in the Pacific Northwest, including art, work, and dwellings. Be ready to think about what you can infer about the group you are researching from the images here, there is very little text .
First Americans for Grade Schoolers
This site looks at the Tlingit, Lakota (Sioux), Diné (Navajo), Miscogee (Creeks) and Iroquis tribes Find out about the food they ate, and their housing, clothing, ceremonies, and more.
Chinook Indians
Learn about the Chinook tribe of the northwest. Check the page with information about language to learn more about communication and the FAQ page to learn more about daily life for people of this tribe in both the past and present.
Compact History: A Geographic Overview
History, location, names, language, sub-tribes, culture and population and more on many tribes throughout the United States. Mainly tribes from the Northeast are covered at this site.
Cultures of North America
This site includes links to individual pages about over 50 different tribes found in the United States and Canada. Each page includes information about the location, history and daily life of the tribe.
Learn About Native Americans
Click on different parts of a map of the United States to learn more about the Native Americans who lived in this part of the country and shared a common culture. Great pictures and a few interactive aspects of the site make learning about the Native Americans of the Woodlands, Southeast, Great Plains, Great Basin, Southwestand Northwest.
Lewis and Clark in Kansas- the Kaws
Learn about the migration and daily life of the Kaw Indians in Kansas. This site includes information about roles of men and women, and the customs and beliefs of the Kanza tribe.
Lewis and Clark: Native Americans from PBS
From this section of a larger site, find background on all the tribes Lewis and Clark encountered on their journey. Use the sidebar to select the tribe of your choice. (Includes the Arikaras, the Assiniboins, the Blackfeet, the Chiooks, the Clatsops, the Hidatsas, the Mandans, the Missouris, the Nez Perces, the Otos, the Shoshones, the Teton Sioux, the Tillamooks, the Walla Wallas, the Wishrams, the Yanktons, and the Yankton Sioux.)
Maryland Indians: A Day in the Life of...
Go back in history about 400 years to find out about the Yaocomaco people of Maryland and how they lived. You can follow an Yaocomaco man and woman through a day in their lives.
Mohawk Iroquois Village New York State Museum
See how the Iroquois lived and learn about their shelter and agriculture. Take a look at the artifact slideshow and see what you can infer about daily life from the photographs and captions.
Native American Shelters
A very detailed site describing the typical shelters of Native Americans in different regions of the US.
Native American Reports by Students
See the work done by students in Tennessee. Resources are organized by regions. This is a good place to start to gather some background information and ideas.. but remember, the reports are written by students and my not have completely accurate facts, try to verify the information you find in another source.
NativeTech: Eastern Woodland Scenes
A virtual tour of life in the 1500's for Native Americans in the Eastern Woodlands. Learn about the homestead and daily chores. The images will help you determine the roles of men and women in this society.
Northwest Indians
This site was created by a second grade teacher to provide basic background information about the food, housing and some of the traditions of some Native Americans from the Northwest region.
Plains Indians
This site was created by a second grade teacher to provide basic background information about the food, housing and some of the traditions of some Native Americans from the Plains region.
Regional Overview of Native American Clothing
Find out about the traditional clothing of 39 different tribes! Tribes are organized by region, so it should be easy to find what you are looking for.
Southwest Native Americans
This site was created by a second grade teacher to provide basic background information about the food, housing and some of the traditions of some Southwest Native Americans.
Welcome to Chumash Indian Life
This site shows the history of the Chumash, a southwest tribe from California, through a timeline, highlighting food, medicine, myths, games, dances, language, and cave painting. The early Chumash were unique for their invention of the plank canoe and their baskets, tools, and bead making. This site is from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History's Anthropology Department.
Homework Center - Native American Sites
If you haven't found the information you need, take a look at some of the links on this site. Scroll about halfway down the page for links to sites about specific tribes.
Online Exhibits from the Smithsonian's American Indian Museum
There are many excellent exhibits available that show traditions of different Native groups and highlight their contributions to history and our nation today. The "Language of the Native American Baskets" is an interesting look at this functional beautiful art form.
Migration/Immigration
Discovering Lewis and Clark
Go on a virtual western adventure and follow along the famous expedition. Read biographies of the explorers and their journal excerpts, and learn about the people and wildlife they encountered.
Lewis and Clark's Historic Trail
Read a timeline, interactive maps of their trip, excerpts from their journal, and biographies of the explorers.
Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today from Scholastic
This site includes a tour of Ellis Island, the story of a young boy's journey to America from Poland in 1920 and the stories of 5 children who recently moved to America from other countries.
The New Americans from PBS
A companion site to the PBS series on immigration this site includes an interactive timeline, stories from "modern day" immigrants, and much more. There is a lot of text on this site.
Colonization