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History and Social Science Frameworks

 

The resources on this page are organized by Learning Standards:

Play Presidents Hangman

    Teacher's note: Use this website with this game.

Play Cities and Countries Hangman

    Teacher's note: Use this website with this game.

Links to Civil War Resources

America in World War II

American History Links

History Frameworks to Print

PBS History

The History Channel
American History Timeline - Students (middle, high)
Timeline of African American History - Students (middle, high)
Digital Timeline of American History by decade - Interactive student resources (middle, high)
Native American History - Teacher tools (high school)
Causation in History - Teacher tools (article - high school)
Journal of American History - Teacher tools

        

Historical Understanding

 

Connecting Ideas: The Enlightenment - Teacher tools - (high school)
Best of History sites for teachers - Teacher tools (k-12)
American History timeline activity using children's books  - Teacher tools (K-8)
American History organized by topic - Teacher tools (8-12)
K-16 Curriculum for American History - Teacher tools

American History Lesson Plans - Lesson plans (by grade level)
Headline History - Students (middle school)
U.S. History for Kids - resources organized by grade level (k-12)
History sites for kids ages 7-12 - Students

 

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 Research, Evidence, Point of View

 

Social Research links - Teacher tools
Using political cartoons in the classroom - Teacher tools
Beginning Research in American History (Yale) - Teacher tools
American Historical Association - Teacher tools
Researching in history - Students (high school)
American History Research - Students (high school)
Ancestors - Genealogy as History - Teacher tools (middle, high)
Local history in the cemetery - Lesson plan (adapt for high school)
Dig - Archaeology for kids - Students (g. 3-9)
Insights on World Disasters - Students (g. 4-9)
Archaeology and Anthropology links for teachers - Teacher tools

 

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Teacher Tube - use teaching videos already made.
Slide Share - use Powerpoints™ already made by other teachers.
Individual and Society - Teacher tools (high school)
Social Studies Lesson Plans Galore - Teacher tools (k-12)
The Children's Museum Social Studies Links - Teacher tools (k-8)
Big Apple History - Coming to America - Students (grades 3-7)
History at the cemetery - Lesson plan (3-7)
Conserving Cultural Diversity - Teacher tool
Human Origins - Teacher tools (6-12)

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Interdisciplinary Learning: Natural Science, Mathematics, Technology

American Women's History: A Research Guide - Teacher tools
African American Family History Research - Teacher tools
Beginning Research in American History (Yale) - Teacher tools
Jewish-American History and Anthropology - Teacher tools
Writing a history research paper - Students (middle, high)
Smithsonian Research on American History Library - Students (middle, high)
American History Theme Units - Teacher tools (elementary, middle)
Sally Hemings/Thomas Jefferson, one point of view - Teacher tools (high school)
Great Lakes Maritime History - Teacher tools
Research on World Disasters - Teacher tools
Kids.gov - Students (g. k-12)
America's Story - Interactive for students (g. 3-8)

 

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Geography

 

Physical Spaces of the Earth - Download Google Earth (satellite imagery of the Earth)

 

The Mathematics of Cartography - Teacher tools (high school)
Internet Geography Links - Teacher tools
The Great Globe Gallery - Students (middle, high)
National Geographic - Students (k-12)
Maps and Cartography Resources - Teacher tools (middle, high)
Atlapedia - Everyone
Physical Geography/Climate - Lesson plan (grades 6-12)
The Oceans - Students - (elementary)
The mountains and more links - Teacher tools
Geospy - Students (elementary)
Great Sites for Kids - Geography - Students (grades 3-12)

           

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Places, Regions of the World

 

Yahoo Regional Directory, folders organized by country - Teacher tools

Regional Economic Information, Clickable Regional Map - Teacher tools
Interactive Geography Quiz - Clickable Map - Students (g. 6-12)

Regions of the World: Ecoregions - Students (g. 6-12)

US State Department Regional Affairs - Students and teacher tools

United Nations - Students (g. 6-12)

UNESCO - Teacher tools

Fact Monster World Map - Students (g. 3-12)
Transitions Abroad: volunteer, teaching opportunities - Students (high school) and Teachers
Geospy - Interactive Geography for Kids -  Students (g. 3-8)

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Cities and Countries Hangman
a- Select a category:
Capital Cities Countries

b- Activate Random


Rules of the game:
a- Choose a category.
b- Activate a random word.
c- Guess letter one at a time then push "Enter" button.
- Bad guesses will be counted against yoou.
- You are allowed wrong guesses equal too the length of the mysterious word.
- The counter down the page shows how maany bad guesses remain.
c-
Warning! You only have bad guess before you lose!.
Statistics & Facts
City Capital:
Country's Name:
Location:
Langauage:
Neighbours:
Population (2001):
Literacy Rate:
Area:
Currency:
_________________________________________
Note. The number of Countries/Capital Cities enlisted in the Game is: so far.

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Effects of Geography

 

GeoGlobe Thinkquest, Interactive Geography - Students (g. 3-8)
Geography Links - Students (g. 5-8)

The Silk Road: Theme of economics and geography - Teacher tools
Three Gorges Dam Links - Teacher tools (theme)
Geography for Kids - the study of our Earth - Students (g. 3-12)
Daily Lesson Plans on Geography - Lesson plans (g.3-12)
Human Population Through History - Teacher tools
Human Geography - Teacher tools
Mapping History - Everyone Explore

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Human Alteration of Environments

 

    

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Economics

 

Fundamental Concepts of Economics


Economics Resources for Teachers - Teacher tools

Making Allowances: Where Kids Learn About Money - Students (5-12)

Social Studies for Kids - Students - (g. 4-8)

Economics games - Students (g. 3-8)
Lemonade Stand - Learn to run a business - Students (g. 3-7)

Investing for Kids Thinkquest - Students (g. 3-12)

Young Investor - press space bar to start - Students (g. 3-12)
Best interactive economics games for kids - Everyone

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Economic Reasoning

 

Exercise in Supply and Demand - Teacher tool (high school activity)
Interactive Economics Tutorials - Students (high school)
Using Monopoly in the Classroom - Teacher tools (high school)
Principles of Economics - Teacher tools
Economics Lesson Plans - Lesson plans (g. 3-12)
More economics lessons and links - Lesson plans (elementary)
Economics lesson plans by grade level - Teacher tools (k-12)
Kidsbank - Students (g. 3-8)
U. S. Mint - Students (g. 3-8)
Kids and Cash - Lesson plan (g. k-5)

 

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American and Massachusetts Economic History

 

Old Sturbridge Village - Teacher tools
Plimouth Plantation - Pilgrim History - Everyone
Saugus Iron Works - Industrial Revolution- Teacher tools
Labor and Business History Links - Teacher tools
Industrial Revolution in America - Teacher tools
Lowell National Historic Park - Students
Directory of economic history - Teacher tools
Lesson Plan on the causes of the American Revolution - Lesson plan (g. 6-8)
U.S. History.org - Everyone

 

 

Hangman!

Topic: Presidents of The United States

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Today's Economy

 

 

New York Times daily lesson plans in economics - Teacher tools (g. 6-12)
Business and the economy - Teacher tools, resource directory
Current events, news for kids - Students (g. 3-8)
World Bank - Teacher tools
Understanding globalization - Lesson plans (g. 9-12)
Causes of poverty - Students (g. 8-12)
Unicef - Voices of Youth - Students (g. 5-12)
China's Economy - Lesson Plan (middle, high)
Federal Reserve Bank for Kids - Students (middle, high)
Business for Teens - Students (middle, high)

 

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Theories of Economy

 

Economic Theories Listed and Explained - Students (high school)

Virtual Developing Country / Zambia - Teacher tools (high school)
Wikipedia - Everyone (interactive encyclopedia resources)
Economics Defined - Students (middle, high)
Social Studies resources online - Students (3-12)
Lesson Plans on Economics for Elementary Grades - Teacher tools (k-5)
Theory for kids - Lesson plans - (g. 6-12)

 

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Civics and Government

 

General Civics Lessons Plans - Lesson plans (k-12)

    

Authority, Responsibility, Power

 

How to become a U.S. Citizen - Students (g. 9 - 12)

American citizens resources - Teacher tools (k-12)

Elections and Voting Lesson Plans - Lesson plans (g. 3-8)

Center for Civic Education Sample Lessons - Lesson plans (g. 3-8)
Duties and responsibilities of citizenship - Students (9-12)

Civics Lessons - Lesson plans (k-12)

Elementary School Citizenship Links - Students (k-6)
Illinois Jaycees - Students (8-12)

The Future of Internet Voting - Teacher tools

The Democracy Project - Interactive citizenship for kids - Students (g. 3-8)

 

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The Founding Documents

 

 

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Principles and Practices of American Government

 

 

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Citizenship

 

 

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Forms of Government

 

Definitions and maps - Students (middle, high)
Forms of Government - Students (middle, high)
Limited and unlimited governments - Lesson Plan (3-5)
Countries of the world - Students
Census Bureau - Follow this site during this census year - Students (middle and high)
Students of the world - penpals, maps, cultures - Students (g. 2-12)
Unicef - the world for children - Everyone

 

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