Fifth Grade
Research Links


Social Studies: Early Americans
The American West-Native Americans. Site with many links to Native American information and history, including the land-bridge.
 
Arawak/Taino Indians. Find out about the housing, clothes, transportation and more about these Caribbean Indians.
 
Aztecs. Find out about farming, government, arts, science and trade in this Thinkquest site.
 
Aztec Life. Click on links to Aztec life, rulers, religion, and culture on this Thinkquest site.
 
Everglades National Park. Introduction to the Everglades information on the history and wildlife.
 
 
First Americans. Click tribes to find one tribe from each region. Includes activities and history. Pictures and information about Northwest Coast, Plains, California, Southwest and Woodlands Indians. Tlingit, Muscogee(Cree), Iroquois, Dine (Navaho) and Lakota (Sioux)
 
First Nations Histories. Links to Native American tribes. Includes information about history, culture, language and geography.
 
 
History of the Cherokee--Samuel's Memory. Information about first contacts with the colonists and forced removal from their land.
 
Native American Home Pages
 
 
Native American Shelters. Click on a region to see pictures of shelters and to find information.
 
NativeTech. Links to a lof of information about the Eastern Woodlands. Click on Scenes of the Eastern Woodlands to take a virtual tour of life in the 1500s.
 
North, South, East, West: American Indians and the Natural World. Visit the Carnegie Museum of Natural History to learn about 4 tribes from different regions and how their lives are influenced by the natural world around them.
 
Prehistoric Mound Builders. Short description of the mound builders.
 
Seminole Tribe of Florida. Learn about the history and culture of the Seminole Indians.
 
Taino. Find information on the culture and history of the Taino people.
 


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Last Update: 10/4/04