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Standard 5-2

5-2 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the continued westward expansion of the United States.

Grade(s): 5

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

From the Sky - Highway 81 Video Questions

Document

While viewing the Highway 81 Garden From the Sky video, keep students engaged with these video questions.

Highway 81 | From the Sky

Video

There are over 41,000 miles of road in South Carolina. Like veins in a body’s circulatory system, they connect the busy cities and small towns to each other, each serving a vital role throughout our...

American Progress Perspectives

Lesson

This is an arts integrated lesson with Social Studies and Visual Arts. After learning about Manifest Destiny and the subgroups affected with expanding west, students will create a painting of John...

Surviving the West: Westward Expansion Blogs

Lesson

Students will take the point of view of a group in the west and create a blog about their experiences settling the west.