Fourth Grade - 3rd six weeks

Fourth Grade Social Studies
3rd Six Weeks
Exploration and Missions

Significant Explorers
1. Cabeza de Vaca http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/cabezadevaca.htm
http://alkek.library.txstate.edu/swwc/cdv/
http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/cabeza.htm
2. Coronado http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/coronado.htm
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/coronado.htm
3. La Salle http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/la_salle.htm
http://www.thestoryoftexas.com/education/Labelle/lbpdfs/labelle_historicalperspective.pdf
http://www.thestoryoftexas.com/education/teacher_section.html
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fla04

Basic information (must be a member to get detailed info)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/mexico.shtml

Other Explorers:
Christopher Columbus
http://www.christopher-columbus.eu/timeline.htm
http://www.columbusnavigation.com/
Hernando Cortes
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/hernando-cortes.htm
http://www.aztec-history.com/hernan-cortez-biography.html
http://www.pbs.org/kpbs/theborder/history/timeline/1.html
Fray Marcos de Niza
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/fray-marcos-de-niza.htm
http://www.psi.edu/epo/coronado/journeyofmarcosdeniza.html
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0831746.html




Spanish Missions in San Antonio
http://www.lsjunction.com/facts/missions.htm

1. The Alamo
http://www.lone-star.net/mall/texasinfo/alamo-battle.htm
http://gotexas.about.com/od/attra6/ig/Alamo-Photo-Gallery/
http://www.history.com/topics/alamo/videos#the-alamo
http://www.history.com/topics/alamo/videos#alamo-deconstructed
http://safari.mansfieldisd.org/SAFARI/montage/play.php?keyindex=25316&location=local
2. Concepcion http://www.nps.gov/saan/planyourvisit/concepcion.htm
http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotos-g60956-d146232-Mission_Concepcion-San_Antonio_Texas.html#36615192 (has advertisements but has good and varied photos of the mission)
3. San Juan Capistrano http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/uqs25
4. San Jose Espada
http://www.nps.gov/saan/planyourvisit/espada.htm
5. Ysleta
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/uqc03

Web Link for History of Missions:
http://www.lsjunction.com/facts/missions.htm



Heritage Festivals
http://gotexas.about.com/od/texassizedattractions/a/TexasFestivals.htm

1. Cinco de Mayo http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/geography/mexico/
http://clnet.ucla.edu/cinco.html
2. Oktoberfest
http://www.destination360.com/europe/germany/oktoberfest-history (warning - this is a German holiday and most sites discuss beer)
3. Strawberry Festival
http://gotexas.about.com/od/foodfestivals/p/PoteetStrawFest.htm
4. Fiesta San Antonio
http://www.fiesta-sa.org/
5. Texas Independence Day
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/texas-independence-day
http://texasindependenceday.org/
6. Juneteenth
http://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm

Biographies
1. Lydia Mendoza
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127033025 (includes a recording)
http://www.pbs.org/americanrootsmusic/pbs_arm_saa_lydiamendoza.html
2. Chelo Silva
http://www.brownplanet.com/chelo-silva-biography/ (this site is not necessarily the most trust-worthy site but info was limited)
3. Julius Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbl22
http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasPersonalities/Opera-Singer-Jules-Bledsoe.htm






TEXAS

Capitol
http://www.tspb.state.tx.us/SPB/gallery/Gallery.htm
http://austin.about.com/od/austinattractions/a/texas_capitol.htm
http://kids.house.state.tx.us/rangers/places/video.htm (video)

Monumental Tour
http://www.tspb.state.tx.us/SPB/Gallery/MonuList/MonuList.htm

State Symbols
http://kids.house.state.tx.us/texassymbol/index.htm
http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Texas/state_symbols.html

Five Largest Texas Cities
Houston
http://www.texasalmanac.com/texas-towns/houston
San Antonio
http://www.texasalmanac.com/texas-towns/san-antonio
Austin
http://www.texasalmanac.com/texas-towns/austin
Dallas
http://www.texasalmanac.com/texas-towns/dallas
Ft Worth
http://www.texasalmanac.com/texas-towns/fort-worth

Science Resources
3rd Six Weeks

Soil
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/down_dirty.html
Properties of Soil
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0014-properties-of-soil.php
http://www.utdanacenter.org/sciencetoolkit/downloads/activities/4_properties_soil.pdf (lesson plan)
All About Soil Video- http://safari.mansfieldisd.org/?a=6540&d=00099AA

Slow Changes to the Earth
http://schools.bcsd.com/fremont/4th_Sci_earth_slow-changes.htm
http://activities.macmillanmh.com/science/ca/grade4/g4_ch4.html (with games and lesson plans)
http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/land/slowlandchanges/grownups.weml (do not need login for most info)

Renewable/ Nonrenewable Resources
http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=renewable_home-basics
http://www.neok12.com/Natural-Resources.htm
http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/conservation/naturalresources/grownups.weml (do not need login for most info)
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/kids/renergy.html
http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/energy/renewable.asp
http://www.eco-pros.com/naturalresources.htm (compares renewable and nonrenewable)
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/world/nres.html (also compares renewable and nonrenewable)

All About Natural Resources- http://safari.mansfieldisd.org/?a=6276&d=00088AA
All About Conservation of Energy- http://safari.mansfieldisd.org/?a=1898&d=00109AA
Schoolhouse Rock! Earth- Schoolhouse Rock! Earth- http://safari.mansfieldisd.org/?a=201889&d=28270AA