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History and Social Science Frameworks

 

The resources on this page are organized by Learning Standards:

Guess Cities and Countries Game

    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)
Chronology in American History - Teacher tools (high school)
Famous Events Across History -  Students - HS
Journal of American History - Teacher tools
US History.org -  Everyone
Guns, Germs and Steel - Lesson Plans - teach through books (HS)

     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  - Lesson Plans
Topics in US History - Quizzes
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
History Quizzes and Trivia - (world - quizzes)

 

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 Research, Evidence, Point of View

 

Social Studies Research links - Teacher tools
Using political cartoons in the classroom - Teacher tools
American History Paper Topics - Teacher tools
American Historical Association - Teacher tools
Researching in history - Students (high school)
American History Interactive - 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)
History Through World Disasters - Students (g. 4-9)
Archaeology and Anthropology links for teachers - Teacher tools
Social Studies videos - Teachertube
Social Studies presentations - Slideshare
Social Studies Games - Primary
Social Studies Quizzes - Quizzes

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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)
Google Earth - Interactive aeriel maps - Everyone
Google Earth for Educators - Teacher tools
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)
Geography Quizzes - Quizzes - Students 

           

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Places, Regions of the World

 

Regional Directory, folders organized by country - Teacher tools

Understanding Economics - Essay
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 for Kids - 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)
U.S. Regional Maps and Quizzes - Quizzes

    

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Cities and Countries Game
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

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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)

Rags to Riches - Economics game - Game
Lemonade Stand - Learn to run a business - Students (g. 3-7)

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

Young Investor - Students (g. 3-12)
Little Money Bags - fiscal responsibility for kids
Money Quizzes - Quizzes (3-8)
Writing an Economics Essay - Students - high school
Money Games - Games (3-9)
Teachertube Econnomics - Videos
Presentations (Powerpoint) - Slideshare

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Economic Reasoning

Exercise in Supply and Demand - Teacher tool (high school activity)
Interactive Economics Tutorials - Students (high school)
Monopoly Mini-Game - Students - Game
Entrepreneurship for Kids - Teacher tools (high school)
Principles of Economics: A Hypermedia Text - Teacher tools (high school)
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)
Money Quizzes - Quizzes

 

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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

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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
Teaching Economics - Teacher tools
Current events, news for kids - Students (g. 3-8)
World Bank for Kids - 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 - Lesson Plans
Business for Teens - Students (middle, high)
Making Money Quiz - PBS Quizzes
Money Games - Elementary games

 

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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)
Teachertube Economics - Videos (6-12)
Presentations - Economics - Slideshare teacher tools

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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)
Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce - Students (8-12)

The Future of Internet Voting - Teacher tools

The Democracy Project - Interactive citizenship for kids - Students (g. 3-8)
Civics Videos - Teachertube
Presentations - Slideshare
Civics Games - (4-8)
Civics Quizzes - (3-8)
Test for new citizens - Quiz

 

 

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The Founding Documents

The National Archives - Teacher tools (g. 3-12)

Text of U.S. Constitution etc. - Teacher tools (g. 6-12)

The Bill of Rights - Everyone - Videos (Teachertube)

The Declaration of Independence - Everyone

Declaration of Independence/ Communist Manifesto - Lesson plan (HS)

National Constitution Center Teacher Resources - Teacher tools

Yale Avalon Project, Documents - Teacher tools (HS)
American History Constitution - Slideshare Presentations
Constitution Quiz - Quizzes
Bill of Rights Game - two levels (elem and secondary)

 

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Principles and Practices of American Government

 

American Women's History: A Research Guide - Teacher tools
African American Family History Research - Teacher tools
Beginning Research in American History - Teacher tools
Jewish-American History and Anthropology - Teacher tools
Writing a history research paper - Students (middle, high)
Smithsonian Research on American History - Students (middle, high)
American History Theme Units - Teacher tools (elementary, middle)
Sally Hemings/Thomas Jefferson - Teacher tools (high school)
American 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)
Teachertube American History - Videos
Slideshare American History - Presentations
Ben Franklin's History - Students k-6

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Citizenship

 

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)
Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce - Students (8-12)

The Future of Internet Voting - Teacher tools

The Democracy Project - Interactive citizenship for kids - Students (g. 3-8)
Civics Videos - Teachertube
Presentations - Slideshare
Civics Games - (4-8)
Civics Quizzes - (3-8)
Test for new citizens - Quiz

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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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