Social+Studies+Links

Social Studies: [] Link to Harcourt's SS site - all chapters

Online Adventures: from p. 455 in the text Unit 1 - http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/adventure_activities/interactives/gr3_unit1.html Unit 2 - http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/adventure_activities/interactives/gr3_unit2.html Unit 3 - http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/adventure_activities/interactives/gr3_unit3.html Unit 4 - http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/adventure_activities/interactives/gr3_unit4.html Unit 5 - http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/adventure_activities/interactives/gr3_unit5.html Unit 6 - from p. 455 in the text: http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/adventure_activities/interactives/gr3_unit6.html

**Holidays:**
[] Letters from the __Mayflower__ and great explanation of the trip with pictures and quizzes [|http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/index_js2.html#] you are the historian as they show you info on the lives of a Wampanoag https://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/virtual-field-trip
 * Thanksgiving - historians:** https://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/thanksgiving-interactive-you-are-historian

**Urban areas:**
New York City: [] Los Angeles: [] Chicago: [] Class- urban, rural, suburban - [|Eco]

**Economics:**
Money games: http://www.cyberbee.com/economic_sites.html
 * Tough game:** http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/playground/pd.html
 * Games to teach economics:** http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites056.shtml

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 * Entrepreneur Report:**

great links to sites just like the ones for Lang. Arts, scan below for economics: [] Economics: []

**Government:**

 * [[image:trumpandflag.png width="307" height="176"]]This is our president - Donald Trump**


 * President report information:** http://www.usa4kids.com/presidents/Presidents.html


 * This is our mayor - Daniel Horrigan**

quiz on branches: [|http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3DTHREE%2BBRANCHES%2BOF%2BGOVERNMENT%2BFOR%2BKIDS%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701&w=683&h=360&imgurl=government.pppst.com%2Fbanner_three_branches.gif&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernment.pppst.com%2F3branches.html&size=68KB&name=Three+Branches+o...&p=THREE+BRANCHES+OF+GOVERNMENT+FOR+KIDS&oid=3273f00bcb62100f1a4fb5b64401c282&fr2=&no=20&tt=1420&sigr=11at1oe7p&] [|sigi=11e6s06pc&sigb=13i1vmfn9&.crumb=rdDjj.1YV4r]
 * [[image:thirdgraderoom8/images.jpg]]This is Ohio's governor - John Kasich**

for a lot of facts on govt: [|http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/state/ohio.html __(temporarily not working)__] Government or Civics: [] Branches of Government game:, many steps, work with partners: http://www.brainpop.com/games/branchesofpower/ Jeopardy: https://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=272140#.Ve4Ve_RWqzk

**History:**
** The Mayflower (I'm pretty old...)** [] readers theater: [] **for canals** History: [] Canals - Roscoe Village link: http://www.roscoevillage.com/history.html - look under transportation for more canal sites

speech: http://www.teachertube.com/video/martin-luther-king-jr-i-have-a-dream-94828 Writing activity after Big Words: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/bigwords_book/big_book_template.pdf
 * Martin Luther King Jr.:**

**Transportation and Communication** :
Kids Zone for communication activity: [] Air - build own plane: [] historical times, compare transportation with 3 games: [] nice webquest that has the students research one transp/comm. invention, good links, some don’t __work__, good timeline GOOD RUBRICS FOR REPORTS, __BROCHURES__, ETC., INFO LINKS ON COMM/TRANSP [] GREAT SITE FOR INDIVIDUAL STATIONS. PROVIDES A SECTION TO READ AND THEN A QUIZ THAT IS GRADED ONLINE, CHAPTERS INCLUDE __CARS__, TRAINS, AND BOATS [] an online scrapbook/history of Ohio,

Transportation reports: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_history_of_transportation.htm Communication reports: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_history_of_communication.htm Game: http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/games/game1/game1.html

**Reports:**
cars - [] planes -[] and [] and military planes: []

steamboat -[]
Space - [] [] [] [] helicopters- [] trucks- [] and [] hot air balloons - [] and [] submarine - [] street __car__/cable car - [] freighter/tanker ship - [] and [] and []

Canals
quick video: http://www.eriecanal.org/locks.html game: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/explorers/games/build-a-canal variety of canal themed games: http://www.wartgames.com/themes/american/eriecanal.html Erie Canal: [] Erie canal video: [] [] Ohio canal videos- read links: http://www.nps.gov/choh/photosmultimedia/multimedia.htm

Akron:
Historic Akronites: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohsummit/bios/index.html More biographies: http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/summit/bios-index.html Akron Women's history: https://blogs.uakron.edu/womenshistory/women-in-akron-history/

Aerial view of Akron Compass/scale/key/grid reference: [|http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/landscapes/highlands_islands/mapskills/index.shtml#focus] compass rose [] Long/lat games: [] [] [] - Go West! interactive Lewis and Clark
 * Geography:**

http://www.businessinsider.com/11-jobs-from-1850-that-are-totally-extinct-2013-9 http://www.mchenrycountyhistory.org/1850-1870-occupations https://prezi.com/1p-n9vf_asq4/1850s-vs-today/
 * Research Careers:**

Job List: http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/c.html Hale Farm offers: Architect, General Store Shopkeeper, Dairy Farmer, Pioneer, Spinner, Weaver, Schoolmaster, Glassblower, and Blacksmith. Maybe: Lawyer, Candlemaker, Broommaker, Housewife, Surveyor, and Doctor

Colonial Williamsburg Research site for many careers: http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm @http://history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm @http://www.ducksters.com/history/colonial_america/jobs_occupations.php @http://www.landofthebrave.info/colonial-trades.htm @http://www.mrnussbaum.com/13trades/ @http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/vr/craftsandtrades.htm

Great sites explaining trades of the colonial times: http://mrnussbaum.com/saddlemaker/ Listing:
 * [|Apothecary] ||
 * [|Wigmaker] ||
 * [|Harness & Saddlemaker] ||
 * [|Blacksmith] ||
 * [|Milliner] ||
 * [|Hatter] ||
 * [|Cooper] ||
 * [|Brickmaker] ||
 * [|Printer] ||
 * [|Cobbler] ||
 * [|Tavern Keeper] ||
 * [|Wheelwright] ||
 * [|Candlemaker] ||
 * [|Gunsmith] ||
 * [|General Store Keeper] ||
 * [|Silversmith] ||