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    History
    People in Societies
    Geography
    Economics
    Government
    Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

    Social Studies Skills and Methods

     

    Internet Resources for History:

     

     

                          

       

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    Chronology and Cause

     

    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)
    Effect of Wars in American History Students - HS
    Journal of American History - Teacher tools
    US History.orgEveryone
    Biography of President Obama - Everyone

            

     

    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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    People in Societies

     

    Individual and Society Links - 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 - Lesson plan (elementary)
    Human Origins - Teacher tools (6-12)

     

    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)

        

    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)
    New York Times Daily Lesson Plans on Geography - Lesson plans (g.3-12)
    Human Population Through History - Teacher tools
    Human Geography - Teacher tools
    How geography affects weather - Teacher tools

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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 - 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 - Students (g. 3-12)

     

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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: 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)

     

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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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    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 (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)
    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)

     

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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

    The Declaration of Independence - Everyone

    The Declaration of Independence versus the Communist Manifesto Lesson Plan - Lesson plan (HS)

    National Constitution Center Teacher Resources - Teacher tools

    Yale Avalon Project, Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy - Teacher tools (HS)

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    Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

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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. 3 - 5)
    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)

     

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    Social Studies Skills and Methods

     

    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)
    Research on World Disasters - Students (g. 4-9)
    Archaeology and Anthropology links for teachers - Teacher tools

     

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