5th Grade Common Core Social Studies Resources : Page 3

Learn what time zones are, and how to use them to calculate time across regions, in this math-meets-geography worksheet.

In this worksheet, students learn how the Sit-In movement began, and the impact it had on both the region and the country.

Your budding history buff can learn about American history and geography all in one with this Louisiana Purchase activity!

Meet a few of America's most inspirational female figures with this history sheet. Your student will match up each woman with her accomplishment.

Check out this Lewis and Clark expedition map that shows the route's landmarks then and now.

Every state has lots of court houses and hundreds of judges, but our country has set one court above all the rest -- the Supreme Court.

Any kid studying the American Revolution will likely have to memorize this famous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow!

America gets its name from Amerigo Vespucci. Kids will learn about this important historical figure with this fun worksheet.

Give your 5th grader's vocabulary a boost with help from the Preamble to the Constitution. This worksheet packs vocab and history practice all in one.

Your child will love learning all about the exploits of the famous European explorer Marco Polo with this attractively illustrated worksheet.

Review Civil War key terms and people with this history sheet. Your child will decide which terms describe the Confederacy and which describe the Union.

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.

How well do you know your country's past presidents? Here is a challenging series of match-up games, featuring U.S. presidents!

In this worksheet, children read about the March on Washington, the ideals that inspired it,  and the people who attended it.

Ask your child to consider all the pros and cons of moving to a strange and faraway land in this colonial history worksheet.

Empress Wu Zetian ruled China when the western world was in the Dark Ages. This 2nd grade worksheet that balances history with reading comprehension skills.

Give your 5th grader's vocabulary a boost while deepening their U.S. history knowledge with this social studies worksheet.

One of the greatest moments in not just our country's history, but the history of the world, was the famous moon landing of 1969.

Social studies students will write a descriptive paragraph to show their understanding of life in the Middle Colonies and life in colonial America in general.

Many families, some with young children, made the treacherous journey west in wagon trains. What would your child think of making such a journey?

The Underground Railroad aided thousands of enslaved Americans on the road to freedom. Students will learn about the leaders of this movement.

Young historians will love learning facts about the famous Viking explorer Leif Ericson while practicing their reading comprehension and writing skills.

Learn more about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, often simply called "The Wall," with this interesting printable.

Learn more about the most famous document in the United States' history, and the even more famous man behind it.

Your young student will step back in time with this worksheet on the Ming Dynasty. He'll build comprehension skills as he learns some ancient history.

Who were Lewis and Clark before they became a famous expedition team? Read a bit about Clark's life before and after the great journey west.

Use this simple graphic organizer to map out a new word and explore it in depth.

Use this worksheet to help your students understand patriotic songs, like an older national anthem.

In this Court Cases worksheet, students read descriptions of five landmark decisions, then match them to their correct name.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Mae Jemison.