Archive for the 'Social Studies' Category
National Geographic Online gives students and teachers access to exclusive National Geographic content – including maps, articles, photographs, quizzes – which is updated daily. The “For Kids” page offers many online activities for students, and the “For Teachers” page has a searchable database of activities, resources and lesson plans.
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National Council for the Social Studies: Teacher Resources offers classroom resources which can be searched by the ten themes of the Curriculum Standards for Social Studies. Also included is the schedule of upcoming TV social studies-related programs, and a list of notable social studies books for students.
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National Atlas is a site maintained by the United States Department of the Interior. It provides many different kinds of multimedia maps along with summaries of geographic information.
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Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers offers an extensive list of links and resources from the Internet for Social Studies teachers. Topics include history, geography, world cultures and current events. This easy-to-use site also includes links to electronic newsgroups, discussion lists and mailing lists for Social Studies teachers.
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The History Buff was started by a history buff who enjoys collecting old newspapers. The site contains historical information on each of the presidents, historic audio and video clips, information about each of the fifty states and press coverage of a wide variety of historical events.
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EconEdLink is part of Thinkfinity.org, a site supported by the Verizon Foundatin that offers free resources for teachers and students. The site is a program of the National Council on Economic Education, and is designed to provide resources based on curriculum standards and the essential principles of economics. K-12 teachers will find lesson materials for […]
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PBS Learning Media offers a wide variety of classroom resources based on current standards. Resources include videos, images, games, interactive activities, lesson plans and more. Resources can be searched by grade level, subject, and type. You can also browse the standards to find resources.
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EDSITEment is part of Thinkfinity.org, a site supported by the Verizon Foundation that offers free resources for teachers and students. The site is designed by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Council of the Great City Schools, WorldCom Foundation and the National Trust for the Humanities to offer quality materials for teaching literature and […]
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