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Social
Studies
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http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
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The History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers is
a good resource for social studies on the Web. It has links to numerous sites
and archives as well as lesson plans, projects and more.
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http://www.ncss.org
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The National Council for the Social Studies Web site.
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http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us:8080/tserve/tserve.htm
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TeacherServe, from the National Humanities
Center, is designed to help high school English and history teachers plan
courses.
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http://www.eduplace.com/ss/index.html
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Houghton Mifflin’s Social Studies Center provides
K–8 resources for students, teachers and parents. Special features include a
current events section outline maps, an interactive geography game and
more.
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http://cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/
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CNN’s AllPolitics will help students and educators
alike keep abreast of politics, government and current events.
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http://www.un.org/
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Take an online tour of the United Nations, learning about
its history, member states and achievements over the years.
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http://www.neat-schoolhouse.org/social.html
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The Awesome Library provides lots of categorized links
to a variety of different resources, along with lesson plans and more.
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http://www.iusb.edu/~msherida/general/socstudies.html
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A good general link page for social studies resources on
the Web.
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/flwpahtml/flwpahome.html
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Florida Folklife from the WPS Collections, 1937–1942
is an ethnographic field collection documenting African-American, Arabic,
Bahamian, British-American, Cuban, Greek, Italian, Minorcan, Seminole, and
Slavic cultures throughout Florida during the New Deal era. It features
folksongs and folktales, including blues and work songs from menhaden
fishing boats, railroad gangs, and turpentine camps; children’s songs,
dance music and religious music; and interviews. Offers a list of related
websites, and a guide to the ethnic and language groups of Florida. (LOC)
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http://www.civiced.org/wethepeople.html
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We the People …The Citizen and the Constitution helps
elementary and secondary students understand the history and principles of
our constitutional government. The program focuses on the U.S. Constitution
and Bill of Rights and fosters civic competence and responsibility. Upon
completion of the program, classes are encouraged to participate in
simulated Congressional hearings that allow students to demonstrate their
knowledge.
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http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/feature/hispanic/hisp00.htm
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Celebrate Hispanic American Month highlights
publications, properties listed in the National Register, and National
Parks related to the creativity, culture and political experiences of
Hispanic Americans.
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http://www.uscourts.gov/outreach/index.html
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Courts to Classes helps students learn about the federal
court system. Teachers can use the site to connect court-related issues to
students’ everyday lives. Visitors can learn about the differences between
civil and criminal cases, participate in a mini-moot court, and more.
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http://www.nps.gov/efmo/parks/table_of_contents.htm
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Effigy Mounds National Monument Teacher’s Guide
provides more than 40 lesson ideas developed by teachers to help students
learn about Eastern Woodland Native Americans who lived in the upper
Mississippi River valley (southwestern Wisconsin and northeast Iowa) from
about 500 BC to 1300 AD, and who built “effigies”—ceremonial burial mounds
shaped to represent bears, eagles, falcons, bison, deer, turtles, lizards,
and other creatures.
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http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/collections/
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Managing Archaeological Collections is an online technical
assistance and distance learning effort covering all aspects of
“curation”—caring for archaeological collections such as objects, records,
reports and digital data—wherever they may be (in the field, the
archaeologist’s office, the lab, or a repository).
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http://www.cr.nps.gov/habshaer/parkitect/
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PARKitecture in Western National Parks: Early
Twentieth Century Rustic Design and Naturalism celebrates the concept of
designing with nature—using native wood and stone to create appealing
structures that fit naturally within the majestic landscapes around them.
This concept is shown through black and white photos and drawings of
representative structures and sites in 10 well-known parks.
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http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/water/africa/
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Water in Africa is designed to help students learn
important knowledge and skills in geography, language arts, and other
disciplines by studying the use of water in 24 African countries. This
website features online lessons developed by teachers and built around 600
photos and 300 anecdotes from Peace Corps volunteers in Africa. Photos and
anecdotes may also be browsed by country, with basic country information
and maps provided.
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http://www.pbs.org/ancestorsintheamericas/index.html
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Ancestors in the Americas, a companion website
for the PBS series of the same name, explores the history and stories of
Asian Americans. A timeline shows events that shaped Asian-American history,
and a resource section allows further exploration of the Asian-American
experience. The site includes guides with discussion questions for teachers
and an online discussion.
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http://www.pbs.org/gointochicago/
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Goin’ to Chicago, the companion website to a
documentary film by the same title, provides essays, letters, a teachers’
guide, and other information about the migration of African-Americans from
the rural South to the cities of the North and West.
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http://www.pbs.org/katechopin/
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Kate Chopin: A Re-Awakening, the companion website
to a documentary film by the same title, revisits the life and work of this
19th century Louisiana author whose story of a woman’s self-realization,
“The Awakening,” shocked the Victorian establishment and devastated her own
career.
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World
Cultures
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http://eawc.evansville.edu/index.htm
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Exploring Ancient World Cultures takes a look at
a number of great civilizations of old, including Egypt, Rome and the Islamic
world. It includes timelines, texts and historical information.
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http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/
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Kids Web Japan is a comprehensive site introducing
kids to Japanese history, culture, religion, geography, government and
more.
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http://www.ccph.com/
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Let’s Go Around the World is a fun and very
informative global exploration site.
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http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/
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A comprehensive index of Native American resources on
the Net.
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Afghanistan
(National Geographic)
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www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/
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GRADES K-2: Greeting Friends from Other Places
introduces students to map reading using an ethnic groups map of
Afghanistan, and teach them how local children might greet one another.
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www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/g35/drought.html
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GRADES 3-5: Living Through a Drought uses
a drought and vegetation map of Afghanistan to teach students to
recognize droughts, where they can occur, and how they affect people.
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www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/g68/group.html
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GRADES 6-8: What Makes a Group? asks
students to analyze an ethnic groups map of Afghanistan, and determine how
cultural differences in Afghanistan compare, statistically, to cultural
differences within their classroom.
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www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/g912/refugee.html
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GRADES 9-12: Through the Eyes of a Refugee
provides a refugee map of Afghanistan with which students can consider how,
particularly in times of conflict, topography shapes the routes of
refugees.
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