Peoples of the Nation and World 4th/5th: Indicator #2

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Students will understand the diversity and commonality, human interdependence, and global cooperation of the people of the United States and the world through a multicultural and historical perspective.

In the context of Maryland up to contemporary times and United States history through 1790, students are able to do everything required at earlier grades and are able to:

Analyze how conflicts affect relationships among individuals and groups.

An important lesson plan that helps children to see why and how newspapers from different parts of the country have different headlines and emphases
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Current_Events/CUR0007.html

A lesson plan that views prejudice as reversible
http://encarta.msn.com/alexandria/templates/lessonFull.asp?page=2729

A lesson plan that has the children investigating root causes of conflicts
http://encarta.msn.com/alexandria/templates/lessonFull.asp?page=1132
  

A comprehensive lesson plan that includes activities to teach about Martin Luther King Jr.
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson046.shtml
 

Lesson plans and information that are anti-smoking
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson034.shtml
 

This is a series of more than 70 lesson plans about females and persons of color who made a difference in our lives
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/TLresources/longterm/LessonPlans/famous/famous.html
 

One of the most controversial figures in history is Christopher Columbus. The site linked here has an interactive nature
http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/
 

The period of westward expansion continues to be source of conflict. The Oregon Trail provides a medium for examining why the settlers took the chance. A site with information about the Oregon Trail is:
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Allabout.html
 

A comprehensive list of sites about the Oregon, California and Mormon Trails
http://www.ukans.edu/kansas/seneca/oregon/
 

A sad period of American History occurred with the Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears. A content resource on the Trail of Tears is:
http://ngeorgia.com/history/nghisttt.shtml
 

An interactive simulation site with Lewis and Clark as they mark the Oregon Trail
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/west/main.html
 

A content source for the study of the American Revolution
http://library.advanced.org/10966/

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