Active Engagement Pathfinder
Hardin Intermediate Library
Duncanville ISD
Early American Explorers
5th Grade Social Studies
Prepared by Mr. Hood, Library Media Specialist
December 2015
Lesson Links.
Click on Links as one would a regular web page.
Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish History Channel European Nations and Reasons for Exploration
explorer and conquistador.
Interactive Map of Early America Explorers (Eduplace)
Early Americas Explorers
Biography.Com – Famous Explorers
Places settled in now United States.
Geographic Regions of Settlement of now United States
St. Augustine, Florida (You Tube Video St. Augustine)
Columbus Day Celebration OR Not?
BBC Columbus Day
Tools:
Longitude and Latitude Maps (Gives Longitude and Latitude
Directions of Absolute Location)
GPS Coordinates Map
U.S. History General Links
U.S. History - www.ushistory.org – Free On-Line Textbook.
Facts on File American History – Great resource for engaging learning
Time for Kids - Around the World – From the Publishers of TIME Magazine
America’s Story from America’s Library
Fun With History – Videos and Lots More!
Britannica Kids – On-line encyclopedia
Search Terms. Boolean Search.
Early European Explorers, early America colonization, Colonization of Americas, Columbus Day, Reasoning for
American Colonization
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Search Engines.
Safe Search for Kids
Kidz Search
GooGooligans
Kids Click!
Sweet Search
instaGrok - Creates a Thinking Map of Searchable
Terms
Duncanville ISD Databases
Reference.
Macmillan Dictionary
Your Dictionary
Fact Monster
Citation Help.
Citation Machine MLA Format
School Internet Resources
TEKS
Social Studies
History. The student understands the causes and effects of European colonization in the United States beginning in 1565, the
founding of St. Augustine.
explain when, where, and why groups of people explored, colonized, and settled in the United States, including the search for
religious freedom and economic gain
5.6A
apply geographic tools, including grid systems, legends, symbols, scales, and compass roses, to construct and interpret
maps
5.7A
describe a variety of regions in the United States such as political, population, and economic regions that result from
patterns of human activity
5.8A
identify and describe the types of settlement and patterns of land use in the United States
5.8B
explain the geographic factors that influence patterns of settlement and the distribution of population in the United
States, past and present
5.10A explain the economic patterns of early European colonists
5.17D
describe the origins and significance of national celebrations such as Columbus Day,