1st - 5th Grade Social Studies Worksheets : Page 13

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Little geographers will love having this handy printable to help them memorize the U.S. states!

In this worksheet your kid will fill out the address and phone numbers for the police station, and with a word search can think about community police officers.

Budding essayists will practice organizing their ideas using the template and prompts on this worksheet.

This printable introduces two famous U.S. symbols for kids: Mount Rushmore and Betsy Ross.

Boost your child's geography skills with this worksheet that challenges your child to find locations using longitude and latitude coordinates.

Edison was one of the most productive inventors, inventing the telephone, the light bulb, and of course, the motion picture.

Check out this geography worksheet for a colorful introduction to the longest wall in the world: The Great Wall of China!

Sutter's Mill is where the California Gold Rush first began! Your student will read about the first discovery of gold with this history worksheet.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about a famous person. Learners will research an important figure and then write down two true statements and one false statement.

Florence Nightingale revolutionized nursing. Your little historian can learn about Florence's life in this biography worksheet.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the "shot heard around the world" and began the American Revolution.

Work up an appetite for geography with this awesome U.S. food map!

The American West would not be the same without the influence of Manifest Destiny. Learn about the history of U.S. geography with this Wild West worksheet.

Get ready for Thanksgiving with this worksheet about Plymouth Colony, the Pilgrims' first home in America.

Here's Marie Curie, a famous scientist, at home in her lab where she made some of the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th century.

Learners will search for the names, then locations, of 10 state capitals in this playful U.S. geography puzzle.

Challenge your child to learn more about our very first president and see if he can tell what's true and what's not in this George Washington fact quiz.

Help your child understand a basic concept of economics with a worksheet on resources! He'll review three types of resources: human, natural and capital.

Go back in time and expand the nation! Complete this map activity and discuss the impact of the Louisiana Purchase on the U.S.

Celebrate the Year of the Dog with this Chinese zodiac mask!

Introduce children to American playwright Lorraine Hanberry, who was only 29 years old when she won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play for "A Raisin in the Sun."

Your second grader can create his own presidential seal by coloring in this fun printable page.

Find and circle the names of ten U.S. states in this geography word search puzzle!

Young explorers can learn about mapping coordinates with this introductory sheet about latitude and longitude.

The torch is one of the hallmark symbols of the Olympic games. But what exactly does it stand for? Get a lesson in symbolism with this Olympics worksheet.

Your beginning geography student can practice using coordinates to find a city on a map with this intro to latitude and longitude worksheet.

Families in the United States live in all different settings. Kids think about the similarities and differences between rural and urban life on this worksheet.

President Abraham Lincoln's hat isn't just a presidential treasure, it represents an infamous night in American history.

The Philadelphia Campaign was a year of battles with the Americans at Valley Forge. Students will hone reading skills and learn about the American Revolution.