GRADE 5 SOCIAL STUDIES

Listed below are the 10 LifePacs for Social Studies. Under each Pac is a title description indicating the subject content for that Pac.

PAC #501 EXPLORING THE NEW WORLD
--EXPLORATION TOOLS
    Globes
    Maps
    Charts
    Diagrams, and Time Lines
--EUROPEAN EXPLORERS
    Viking Explorers
    Portuguese Explorers
    Spanish Explorers
    English Explorers
    French Explorers
    Dutch Explorers
--THIRTEEN COLONIES
    Early Settlements
New England Colonies
    Middle Colonies
    Southern Colonies

PAC #502  COLONIAL AMERICAN LIFE
--LIFE IN THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
    Villages
    Schools
    Crafts
    Churches
    Good Times
--LIFE IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES
    The Prosperous Settlers
    A Successful Man
--LIFE ON A SOUTHERN PLANTATION
    The Plantation
    The Home
    The Entertainment
    The Worship

PAC #503  THIRTEEN COLONIES BECOME A NEW NATION
--A SEARCH FOR FREEDOM IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES
    Seeds of Discontent
    Causes of the War
--WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
    War Begins
    Independence Declared
    Turning Point Reached
--A NEW NATION
    Victory
    Government
--DEMOCRACY
    In America
    In the Bible

PAC #504  NEW LANDS AND TROUBLED TIMES
--EXPANSION FROM SEA TO SEA
    The United States to 1800
    Louisiana Purchase
    Lewis and Clark
    War of 1812
    Battle of New Orleans
    Later Purchases
--LIFE ON THE FRONTIER
    A Frontier of Partially Settled New England
    The Middle Colonies
    The Southern Colonies
    A New Frontier
    Frontier Life in a New Settlement
--A GREAT NATION DIVIDED BY WAR
    Problems between the North and South
    The War and Its Results
--THE STATES REUNITED AS ONE
    The Death of Abraham Lincoln
    The Nation Brought Together

PAC #505  THE UNITED STATES BECOMES A WORLD LEADER
--INVENTIONS AND NEW IDEAS
    First Inventions
    Development of Power
    Latest Scientific Explorations
--INDUSTRIALIZATION
    Life-Style Changes
    Free Enterprise System
    Power Struggles
--IMMIGRATION AND URBANIZATION
    Immigration
    Urbanization

PAC #506  A GREAT NATION UNITED BY TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION
--THE PROGRESS PF TRANSPORTATION IN EARLY AMERICA
    Colonial Transportation
    Land Transportation
    Water Transportation
--THE PROGRESS OF TRANSPORTATION AFTER 1800
    Steamboat Transportation
    Rail Transportation
    City Transportation
    Twenty Century Transportation
--THE PROGRESS OF COMMUNICATION IN THE UNITED STATES
    Colonial Communication
    Printed Communication
    Postal Communication
    Electronic Communication
    Communication by Satellites
    Government and Communication
    Communication--Old and New

PAC #507  THE UNITED STATES--ONE NATION WITH MANY REGIONS
--THE NORTHEAST AND THE SOUTH
    New England States
    Middle Atlantic States
    The District of Columbia
    The South
--THE MIDWEST AND THE WEST
    The Midwest
    The West
--THE NONTOUCHING UNITED STATES
    Alaska
    Hawaii
    United States Island Possessions

PAC #508  OUR SOUTHERN NEIGHBORS
--MEXICO: COUNTRY OF CONTRASTS
    Contrasts in Geography
    Contrasts in Cultures
    Contrasts in Daily Life
--CENTRAL AMERICA: REGION OF CONTRASTS
    Contrasts in Geography
    Contrasts in Cultures
    Contrasts in Daily Life
--CARIBBEAN ISLANDS
    Geography
    History
    Jobs and Education

PAC #509 CANADA: OUR NORTHERN NEIGHBOR
--GEOGRAPHY, PEOPLE AND EARLY EXPLORATION
    Giant of the North
    Mosaic of People
    Searchers of Gold, Glory, and Spices
--COLONY: FRENCH AND BRITISH
    Glory of New France
    Century of Trial
--MODERN NATION AND CLOSE FRIEND
    Spirit of Friendship
    System of Government
    Provinces of Canada

PAC #510  THE UNITED STATES AND HER NEIGHBORS
--EXPLORING AND COLONIZING THE NEW WORLD
    European Countries and Explorers
    New World Colonies
--THE UNITED STATES: FROM COLONY TO NATION
    War for Independence
    Expansion
    The War Between the States
--THE UNITED STATES: A GREAT NATION AND WORLD LEADER
    Industrialization
    Immigration and urbanization
    Transportation
    Communication
    World Leadership
--NEIGHBORING NATIONS
    The United States
    Mexico
    Central America
    The Caribbean Islands
    Canada