Unit 2 of 125th Grade Social StudiesIn the fifth grade students study the people of the Americas, including Cliff Dwellers, Nomads, American Indians and Woodland People. Students study reasons for exploration and explorers, such as Christopher Columbus and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado. They study early land and sea explorers to the Americas, as well as early settlements in North America. In the fifth grade, students do reports, create dioramas, or bring artifacts to enrich understanding. Students learn about the many Colonies that made up early America. They study theFrench and Indian War, and the Declaration of Independence. In the fifth grade, students learn about early government, study the Bill of Rights, and learn of the Westward Expansion. They learn about the California Gold Rush and the Oregon Trail. Students work in groups, and alone, preparing charts and graphs, and developing critical thinking skills.Welcome to Starline Press, an Independent Learning Curriculum3rd - 12th Grade: Math, English, Social Studies and ScienceHigh School Electives: Art, Home Economics, Personal Finance, Automotive Technology and many othersSee a full curriculum catalog at www.starlinepress.comDiscounts from 10% - 40 % for public and private schoolsFor a full catalog of all of our courses go to www.starlinepress.com. On our website you will find our catalog, including the course description, alignment with standards and the scope and sequence.Starline Press is a character-based, state standards aligned, individualized and independent learning curriculum. Perfect for any independent learning environment, from Homeschool to Adult High School completion and Home and Hospital instruction, it is designed to allow each student to progress at his or her own pace, which may vary from subject to subject. Students find the instruction embedded in the material, so that the teachers' voice is heard within the text. Both objective and subjective assessment methods are used to ensure mastery of the material. Challenging activities are included in each unit to help students to acquire critical thinking skillsets.Each complete Starline Press Curriculum Course contains from 5-12 individual units, from one semester to one years' instruction. The Starline Press core curriculum course list includes Math, English, Social Studies and Science for 3rd through 12th grades. The Starline Press High School Elective curriculum course list includes; Physical Education, Personal Finance, Spanish, and Automotive Technology, Home Economics, Art, Music and many others. Each Unit (24 to 60 pages) is about 3 weeks work for a student and comes with a test inserted into the back for easy removal. The separately purchased Score Key comes with the Test Key inserted into the back of it. All units of a particular course must be completed to meet all of the objectives of that course. Starline's 3rd - 8th grade curriculum offers 12 units per year. The 9th - 12th grade curriculum offers 5 units per semester and 10 units per year. Designed with independent learning and Homeschool in mind, Starline is self contained and includes lists of any additional resources needed to complete the units. Starline is a system of learning that is designed to be used independently, but can also be used as remediation or enrichment, special education individual ability and paced material or homework.Our contact numbers and more information about Starline can be found on our website at www.starlinepress.com. Quantity discounts are available for public and private schools, please call for information.