1. SS5H8 The student will describe the importance of key people, events, and developments between 1950-1975. SS5H9 The student will trace important developments in America since 1975.

2.  http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/cuban_missile_crisis.php http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/cuban_missile_crisis.php  http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/cubanmissilecrisis1.htm http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/cubanmissilecrisis1.htm  http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis/videos/cuban- missile-crisis http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis/videos/cuban- missile-crisis  http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis/videos/the-road-to- war?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis/videos/the-road-to- war?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0t-YBemwzs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0t-YBemwzs  http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/vietnam_war.php http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/vietnam_war.php  http://video.about.com/history1900s/Overview-of-the-Vietnam-War.htm http://video.about.com/history1900s/Overview-of-the-Vietnam-War.htm

3. Read and Learn:  Civil Rights http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/ http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/  Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmheroes1.html http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmheroes1.html  Facts https://kidskonnect.com/history/civil-rights-movement/https://kidskonnect.com/history/civil-rights-movement/  Civil Rights Movement http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/african- american_civil_rights_movement.php http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/african- american_civil_rights_movement.php  Brown v. the Board of Education http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_brown.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_brown.html  Montgomery Bus Boycott http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/montgomery_bus_boycot t.php http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/montgomery_bus_boycot t.php  March on Washington http://www.timeforkids.com/news/march- remembered/99936 http://www.timeforkids.com/news/march- remembered/99936  Civil Rights Act http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/civil_rights_act_of_1964.p hp http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/civil_rights_act_of_1964.p hp  Voting Rights Act http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/1965_voting_rights_act.htm http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/1965_voting_rights_act.htm Watch and Learn:  Brown v. the Board of Education (1954) http://www.neok12.com/video/Civil-Rights- Movement/zX760a6e7d58506758635545.htm http://www.neok12.com/video/Civil-Rights- Movement/zX760a6e7d58506758635545.htm  Montgomery Bus Boycott http://www.neok12.com/video/Civil- Rights-Movement/zX030d46007f701570455d7b.htm http://www.neok12.com/video/Civil- Rights-Movement/zX030d46007f701570455d7b.htm  The March on Washington http://www.neok12.com/video/Civil- Rights-Movement/zX555000426740744c434673.htm http://www.neok12.com/video/Civil- Rights-Movement/zX555000426740744c434673.htm  Civil Rights Act http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil- rights-act/videos/civil-rights-act-of-1964 http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil- rights-act/videos/civil-rights-act-of-1964  Voting Rights Act of 1965 http://www.neok12.com/video/Civil- Rights-Movement/zX4469045f0f486b4e655067.htm http://www.neok12.com/video/Civil- Rights-Movement/zX4469045f0f486b4e655067.htm

4.  John F. Kennedy  http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/November-22-1963-Death-of-the- President.aspx http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/November-22-1963-Death-of-the- President.aspx  http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/john-f-kennedy http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/john-f-kennedy  Robert F. Kennedy  http://bobby-kennedy.com/ http://bobby-kennedy.com/  http://www.history.com/topics/robert-f-kennedy http://www.history.com/topics/robert-f-kennedy  Martin Luther King Jr.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xXZhXTFWnE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xXZhXTFWnE  http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr

5.  Land of Television http://www.ushistory.org/us/53c.asphttp://www.ushistory.org/us/53c.asp  1950s Television and the way it changed America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwHcklmH-Tk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwHcklmH-Tk  Who Won the Space Race? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxpC-8f--xohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxpC-8f--xo  The Space Race http://www.history.com/topics/space-race/videos/the-space-racehttp://www.history.com/topics/space-race/videos/the-space-race  Space Race http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/space-race-scihttp://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/space-race-sci  Space History http://www.spacekids.co.uk/spacehistory/http://www.spacekids.co.uk/spacehistory/  Space Race http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/space_race.phphttp://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/space_race.php

6.  Geography of the Middle East http://www.ducksters.com/geography/middleeast.phphttp://www.ducksters.com/geography/middleeast.php  History of Mid-East Peace Talks http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-11103745http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-11103745  Soviet Union Collapse http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/collapse_soviet_union.phphttp://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/collapse_soviet_union.php  Fall of the Soviet Union http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/fall-of-soviet-union/videos/the- fall-of-the-soviet-unionhttp://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/fall-of-soviet-union/videos/the- fall-of-the-soviet-union  Persian Gulf War http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/thegulfwar1.htmhttp://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/thegulfwar1.htm  Operation Desert Storm http://www.thehistorykids.net/archives/desertstorm.htmhttp://www.thehistorykids.net/archives/desertstorm.htm  War on Terrorism http://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/terrorism/9-11- educational-video-for-grade-school/1094198100001/http://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/terrorism/9-11- educational-video-for-grade-school/1094198100001/  September 11, 2001 https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/september11th/https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/september11th/  Nick News Video…What happened? http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/nick-news-what- happened-the-true-story-of-september-11th-full-episode.htmlhttp://www.nick.com/videos/clip/nick-news-what- happened-the-true-story-of-september-11th-full-episode.html

7. Personal Computer  http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/hi/History_of_computers http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/hi/History_of_computers  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12i3s6rZW-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12i3s6rZW-A Internet  The Internet Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv0XCaUkfNkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv0XCaUkfNk  History of the Internet http://www.kidzworld.com/article/25316-the-internethttp://www.kidzworld.com/article/25316-the-internet  History http://www.thekidswindow.co.uk/News/Internet_History.htmhttp://www.thekidswindow.co.uk/News/Internet_History.htm