Amazing Facts In U S History Grades 5 8

Bring history to life for students in grades 4 and up with Amazing Facts in U.S. History! Students will love to explore little-known historical facts, folklore, and “facts” often taught in school that are either untrue or undocumented in this captivating text. Topics covered in this 128-page book include the Fountain of Youth, the first Thanksgiving, the colonies, the Revolutionary War, George Washington, the Cherokee nation, the Gold Rush, the Wild West, and American Presidents. The book includes questions, explanations, historical mysteries, quizzes, puzzles, logic problems, and answer keys.

Connect students in grades 4 and up with science using Amazing Facts about Animals. This 128-page book features creatures from North and South America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the ocean, and the farm. The book includes puzzles, logic problems, myth busters, and scientific mysteries to pique student interest. It also includes reproducibles and answer keys.

Bring the action and adventure of U.S. history into the classroom with U.S. History Maps for grades 5 and up! From the ice age to the admission of the 50th state, this fascinating 96-page book enhances the study of any era in U.S. history! The maps can be easily reproduced, projected, and scanned, and each map includes classroom activities and brief explanations of historical events. This book covers topics such as the discovery of America, Spanish conquistadors, the New England colonies, wars and conflicts, westward expansion, slavery, and transportation. The book includes answer keys.

Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using Renaissance! This 96-page book features reading selections and assessments that utilize a variety of questioning strategies, such as matching, true or false, critical thinking, and constructed response. Hands-on activities, research opportunities, and mapping exercises engage students in learning about the Renaissance. For struggling readers, the book includes a downloadable version of the reading selections at a fourth- to fifth-grade reading level. This book aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.

Make music come alive for students in grades 5 and up with American Popular Music! This 96-page book explores how the roots of American music began and developed. From European musical traditions in the seventeenth century to African American music today, this book uncovers a foundation and appreciation of AmericaÕs music. It features genres such as ragtime, blues, Dixieland, swing, big band, musical theater, folk, country western, rock and roll, disco, funk, punk, rap, alternative, and contemporary Christian.

Connect students in grades 5 and up with science using Chemistry. This 80-page book covers topics such as matter, making waves, what sinks or floats, and chemical changes. It contains subject-specific concepts and terminology, inquiry-based activities, challenge questions, extension activities, assessments, curriculum resources, a bibliography, and materials lists. The book supports National Science Education Standards, NCTM standards, and Standards for Technological Literacy.

Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using Understanding the U.S. Constitution! This 114-page book includes text, questions, activities, and trial tests that explore the three branches of government, the Articles, and the Amendments. The book also includes a Constitution test and answer keys.

Make math matter to students in grades 5 and up using Math Projects! This 64-page book provides exciting individual, partner, and small-group projects that promote creative problem solving. Students compute, read, write, and utilize social and artistic skills with the more than 50 projects! The book supports NCTM standards and aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.