Social+Studies

=**__Welcome to Ms. Bongiorno's Social Studies page!__**=

=__Immigration Project November 29 to December 21, 2011__ =


 * Words to Know - Lesson 1 Immigration Unit**

**4th Grade Immigration Blog**

Click the Link above to view the blog.

You will need to use this blog as you work on your immigration project.

Immigration Project Information Sheet  [|Project explanation.docx]

*Helpful German Immigrant website

@http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/German.html

Immigrant Quadrant Sheet [|Why people came to WI note sheet.docx]

Sample Immigrant Diary Entry [|sample diary entry.doc]

Rubric for Diary Entries and Bundles [|Rubric for entries-bundle.docx]

Research and Information sheet about student immigrant ancestor [|information sheet about immigrant ancestor.doc]


 * Looking for other **Irish, Scottish, and Welsh names?** Click Here.
 * Looking for ** Russian Immigrant names **? Click Here.
 * What did the Irish Immigrants bring with them to eat on the ship?

Meet Seymour - A Polish Immigrant @http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/seymour/index.htm


 * Interactive Ellis Island Activit **

=__**Class Notes:**__=

**__ INFORMATION for the Native American - Three Tribes presentation __**

Menominee Website - Kids

Ho-Chunk website Kids

Ojibwe Website - Kids

[|Menominee Tribe Presentation] [|Native American Tribe Pesentations]

[|Rehan Presentation]

[|Aidanne's group google presentation]

[|Peter's Group Google Presentation]

[|Mira and Eva's group presentation]

__**ALL ABOUT WISCONSIN PRESENTATION/PROJECT **__ [|All About WI Project 2011.docx]

__**RESEARCH -**__ Sweet Search - Search Engine

Travel Wisconsin

Enchanted Learning - Wisconsin

Discovery Education user name: usmstudent password: wildcats

Live Binders - Wisconsin Regions

Wisconsin state symbols

Wisconsin Regions website

@http://www.wisconline.com/wisconsin/geoprovinces/index.html

AWESOME RESEARCH SITE : Graphic Organzier for gathering information (Sorting Circles) [|Sorting Circles - Graphic Organizer.pdf]

__**PRESENTATION**__ Blabberize user name: usmfourthgrade@ga.usmk12.org password: wildcats

Glogster EDU user name: usmfourthgrade password: wildcats

Prezi

Animoto

Google Apps

__Wisconsin PROJECT __
All About WI Project



All About WI Project Descriptor and links



Another great resource: [|Wisconsin Landform Link]

Another Wisconsin Symbols website: [|WI Symbols]

**In the On Wisconsin textbook, read pages 10 and 11. There is useful information on those two pages as well.**
Milwaukee Walking Tour Let's learn about the government of Wisconsin. Click on Wisconsin Government Do you want to learn about __** Wisconsin **__? Fun facts, details, and some history... all right here. Click to Learn!

Ice Age Trail Click Here Do you want to learn about the __** Peshtigo Fire **__? Click Here

What was life like during the __** Colonial Period **__? Click Here

Plan your visit to __** Colonial Williamsburg **__. Click Here

What did the __** Colonists eat **__? Click Here Do you want to learn what life was like for ? Click Here

Brain Pop. Click Here The user name is usmstudent. The password is wildcats.

@http://online.culturegrams.com/ Culture Grams! Have fun!

**4th Grade Immigration Blog**

Click the Link above to view the blog.

You will need to use this blog as you work on your immigration project.

Meet Seymour - A Polish Immigrant @http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/seymour/index.htm
 * The project explanation document can be found in the folder called **Immigration Project Information**. To access this folder, click on the tab above called Pages and Files. Move down the page and you will find a folder that contains the project explanation document and the rubric for scoring your presentation.
 * To learn about possible names for your immigrant, please click the tab that says **"Pages and Files".** Move down the page and you will find a folder that contains many documents about immigration names from each country.
 * To find some research on **German immigrants** . Click Here
 * Looking for other **Irish, Scottish, and Welsh names?** Click Here.
 * Looking for ** Russian Immigrant names **? Click Here.
 * What did the Irish Immigrants bring with them to eat on the ship?


 * Interactive Ellis Island Activity **

To find Ellis Island websites please click the tab above that says **"Pages and Files".** Move down the page and you will find a folder that contains a document listing several sites.

A beautiful tribute to Ellis Island - a virtual trip

Scholastic Underground Railroad Site - Click Here and Explore!