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Middle School
Social Studies Internet Resources
Map Websites
Online Map
Bank Through Prentice Hall
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This site contains
maps
corresponding with our current Social Studies books. The teacher
can open them through SMART Notebook and draw additional information.
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Maps Finding our
Place in the World |
a huge resource with many
different exhibitions- definitely check it out |
National
Geographic Map Machine
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Locate almost any place on Earth
with National Geographic's Map Machine. Types of maps include
aerial, topographic, historical, political, and street maps. You
can zoom in and out, label key features, measure distances, customize
maps, or search for maps by city, country, region, continent, or US zip
code.
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World Atlas |
Provides facts, flags, and maps
including every continent, country, dependency, island, major city,
ocean, province, state, and territory
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USGS Learning Web: What do Maps Show? |
Activities
for teachers to teach the concept of reading maps |
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Education Place: Outline Maps |
World maps that can be printed out and
copied for classroom use |
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National Atlas |
Contains
an online map maker, printable maps, free geographical data and more |
Your Child Learns
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This site contains links to maps
of the continents showing borders, countries, capitals, and
surroundings.
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Interactives: United States History Map |
"Become a geography
whiz as you learn how the United States was settled.
Discover how the continent was irrevocably changed by European
colonization, the events that caused the wholesale displacement and
decimation of the land's original inhabitants, and how the 50 states
came to be formed." |
History
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C-SPAN Classroom
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Campaign resources, branches
of government and other resources |
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Holt, Rinehart, and
Winston Social Studies Resources |
free online activities to
support their textbooks |
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Countdown to Election
2008- Sponsored by Scholastic |
Resources on the campaign |
American Rhetoric
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This website has a
variety of
audio and video recordings on famous public speeches, debates,
interviews (recording of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech)
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Eyewitness to History |
History through the eyes of those that
lived it |
Links to The Past
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This site has links with
information and resources about America's cultural past, including
buildings, landscapes, archeological sites, ethnographic resources,
objects and documents, structures and districts.
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In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience |
This exhibit was created by the Schomburg
Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library. For
each migration there are background resources, images, articles, maps
and detailed lesson plans. Flash is required. |
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Alexander Graham Bell |
Interactive quiz sponsored by AT&T; also
contains facts about Bell's work |
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If These Walls
Could Speak |
Discover stories and a host of family
secrets from within the walls of four historic homes. Uncover pioneer
farm life at the Tullie Smith Farm, learn about the emerging black
middle class at the Shotgun House, discover suburban Atlanta elegance at
the Swan House, and meet generations of rural Georgia potters at the
Rolader Cabin. |
Early America
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This site provides digitally
displayed primary source material from 18th Century America, including
original newspapers, maps, and writings. The site also provides video
clips of early events in history.
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Wikijunior Ancient Civilization |
Part of Wikibooks, which is
collaboratively developing open source textbooks online |
Geography
National Geographic Bee
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This is a great site
to use for
preparation of the National Geographic Bee.
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World
Conflict Map
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The Nobel Peace Prize
organization has provided an interactive map that shows conflict areas
in the world from 1900 to 2001. A description pops up when a specified
conflict area and time frame are chosen. |
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