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Saturday, May 18th 2013
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Braindusters - with Fun & Games!
Free Rice!
Number One for Caring!
http://www.freerice.com/
Geo-Bee Challenge
Geography - we'd be LOST without it!
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/
Kids Discover
http://www.kidsdiscover.com/aspx/kIndex.aspx
Liberty Kids
Watch it on the History Channel, play games here
http://www.libertyskids.com/fungames.html
Learning Styles
Learning Style Inventory - Used in SciMa Classes
Answer the questions to find more about yourself!
http://www.oswego.edu/plsi/plsi48a.htm
Learing Styles Test
ALL online
http://faculty.ucc.edu/business-greenbaum/LearningStlyes.htm
Multiple Intelligences Inventory
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/index.htm
General Links-Primary Sources-Homework Help-'tagtechie'
Class Website - 'tagtechie'
http://sites.google.com/site/tagtechie/Home
Google Scholar
Great place to begin general research
http://scholar.google.com/
NJ Stories of the American Revolution
http://www.getnj.com/storiesofnewjersey/sojpg130.shtml
General Links & Search Engines
Answers.com
Great place to begin good research
http://www.answers.com/
Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/
Kid's Search Tools
Start your project work HERE!
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
KidSpace@IPL - the Internet Public Library
You've got questions? Here are your answers!
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
Webcrawler
http://www.webcrawler.com/
Primary Sources
100 Milestone Documents of US History
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true&
Chronology of US History Documents
http://www.law.ou.edu/ushistory/index.shtml
Duke University
site from Mr. DiCamillo
http://guides.library.duke.edu/content.php?pid=18950&sid=216338
Famous Speeches
from Douglass Archives
http://douglassarchives.org/
Famous Trials
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/ftrials.htm
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
TMI - you could be here a serious amount of time!
http://www.free.ed.gov/index.cfm
From Revolution to Reconstruction
(and what happened afterwards!)
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/
Historical US Maps
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html
Images - from Kids Click
Kids Click: Image Search
http://www.kidsclick.org/psearch.html
Images- from Altavista
Alta Vista Image Search
http://www.altavista.com/image/default
Images- from Ditto
Ditto.com
http://www.ditto.com/default.aspx
National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/charters.html
NJ Historical Commision Archives
http://www.jerseyhistory.org/archivesmain.html
NY Public Library - Digital Library
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm
NY Public Library - Picture Collection
http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco/index.cfm
Political Cartoons
http://www.comics.com/editoons/
Presidential Libraries
http://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/
Songs of War
with MUSIC, of course!
http://www.contemplator.com/war.html
Thrilling Incidents in American History
Am. Revolution through Mexican-American War
http://www.generalatomic.com/AmericanHistory/
US Naval History
Maps-Pictures-Diagrams & more
http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org11-2.htm
Homework Help
All Experts Homework Help
http://www.allexperts.com/cl1/37/Homework-Help/
HippoCampus
Cool! Free, online tutorials in many topics
http://www.hippocampus.org/
Kid Info
All Subjects
http://www.kidinfo.com/School_Subjects.html
PATH- Pupils Ask, Teachers Help
http://www.pathwhelp.org/
Pitsco's Ask an Expert
Check the expert's website before submitting a question
http://www.askanexpert.com/
RefDesk: Ask the Experts
http://www.refdesk.com/expert.html
Yahoo Answers - Homework Help
http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/;_ylt=AvxymTyK.aHMrgtV0d88.6m.xQt.?link=list&sid=396545134
Geography & Maps
Animated Atlas
http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html
Historic Maps of the US
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html
National GeoSpatial Intelligence Agency
On and Off-line activities
http://www.nga.mil/ngakids/kids/games/index.html
Zoom Into Maps
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/maps/index.html
Language Arts
Reading
100 Best Books for Kids
http://www.teachersfirst.com/100books.cfm
Aesop's Fables
online collection
http://www.aesopfables.com/
American Folklore
http://www.americanfolklore.net/
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/
FREE Online E-books
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
Glossary of Poetry Terms
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0903237.html
Grimm's Fairy Tales
from National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/index2.html
Kids Reads
http://www.kidsreads.com/index.asp
Writing
Fair Use and Plagiarisim
http://languagearts.pppst.com/plagiarism.html
Merriam-Webster's Onlione Distionary
http://www.m-w.com/
"OWL"
Online Writing Lab for the 6 Writing Traits
http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/sixtraits.html
The Write Site
http://writesite.org/
Biography Maker
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/BIO/STORY.HTM
Writing Portfolio
Clear directions on writing, creating and evaluating
http://oswego.org/staff/jdecosa/web/writingportfoliooverview.htm
Poetic Forms
from 'Poetry for Kids' by Kathi Mitchell
http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html
Rhyme Time
from the Rhyme Zone
http://www.rhymezone.com/
Show Us Your Style WebQuest
from the Universiyt of Richmond
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/style/
Young Author's WebQuest
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/authors/
Museums on the Web
Academy of natural Sciences, Philadelphia
http://www.ansp.org/http://
Art Institute of Chcago
http://www.artic.edu/
Exploratorium Home page
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Franklin Institute
http://www2.fi.edu/
Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/
New Jersey State Museum
http://www.state.nj.us/state/museum/
Philadelphia Museum of Art
http://www.philamuseum.org/
Resources at the Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/
San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts
http://www.famsf.org/
The Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home.jsp?bmLocale=en
Research Tips and Tricks
Adventures in Web Research
The place where we begin our journey
http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/projects/webresearch/
How to Start a Research Project
http://www.jerseyhistory.org/dochowto.html
ICYouC: T is for Thinking
Critical thinking on the net
http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html
Plimouth - Research Starters
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/plymouth/
Revolutionary War Pictures
Perfect for Powerpoint
http://www.suelebeau.com/revwarphotos.htm
Scholastic Research Tools
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/index.htm
Tek Mom
http://www.tekmom.com/search/
Writing a Research Paper
Writing Workshop
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/index.asp?topic=Research
Look out for Pirates!
A Web Quest to Understand Copyright Law
http://www.cwu.edu/~loverroi/316/copyrightWQ.html
Product Help
Need a Song?
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/musicchild.htm
US History/ Social Studies
America the Bountiful
Food in History - WOW!
http://old.lib.ucdavis.edu/exhibits/food/index.html
Archeaology's Interactive Dig
http://www.archaeology.org/interactive/index.html
Early America
Excellent site; has 'pop-ups'
http://www.earlyamerica.com/
History Detectives
http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/
History Matters
Scholarly Studies from GMU
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/browse/wwwhistory/
History Wired
from the Smithsonian Institute
http://historywired.si.edu/
Kids Gov
from the Federal Government
http://www.kids.gov/k_5/k_5_social.shtml
National Constituion Center
in Philadelphia
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/
National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Institue for kids!
http://americanhistory.si.edu/kids/index.cfm
PBS Freedom - A History of US
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/
Social Studies for Kids
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/
Timeline of American Diplomacy
from Franklin to the present
http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/timeline.html
Timeline of US Diplomatic History
http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/timeline.html
Webcasts from the Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/results.php?cat=3&mode=a
New Jersey History
New Jersey History Kids
http://www.njhistorykids.org/
New Jersey History Partnership
www.njhistorypartnership.org/home_page.html
Famous Folks
BBC - History - Biographies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/
Bio 4 Kids
http://www.biography.com/bio4kids/
Biographies - Revolution to Reconstruction
http://www.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/index.htm
Biographies for Kids
from the Garden of Praise
http://gardenofpraise.com/leaders.htm
Biographies from Info Please
http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
Biography Maker
Read before you write!
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/BIO/Biomaker.htm
Colonial Botanist - William Bartram
from NGS
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0103/feature5/
Famous NJ Women
http://www.state.nj.us/hangout_nj/200303_womens_history_p1.html
Inventors
Mega site!
http://www.suelebeau.com/inventions.htm
National First Ladies Library
http://www.firstladies.org/
Presidents of the United States
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/
Women in History
Adams, Alcott, Barton... more
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/figures.htm
Women in US History
from the History Channel
http://www.history.com/exhibits/woman/main.html
Colonial America
Colonialization
13 Colonies
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/13.htm
Characteristics of the Colonies
Travel around this site for loads of important information!
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13colonies2.htm
Founding the 13 Colonies
from 'Mr. Nussbaum'
http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html
Middle Colonies
from Kid Info
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_Mid_Colonies.html
New England Colonies
from Kid Info
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_NE_Colonies.html
Southern colonies
from Kid Info
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_S_Colonies.html
Webquest
Children in Colonial America
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/COLAMER2.HTM
Webquest - The American Colonial Era
http://www.scarborough.k12.me.us/wis/teachers/dtewhey/webquest/colonial/
Webquest - Founding of the Thirteen Colonies
http://www.lolo.k12.mt.us/Dave/The%20Thirteen%20Colonies%20A%20Webquest/The%20Founding%20of%20the%2013%20Original%20Colonies%20WebQuest.htm
Colonial Web Quest
What was it like to live then?
http://www2.lhric.org/kat/wq/colonial.htm
Mayflower Compact
from 'InfoPlease'
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0101029.html
Mayflower Compact
from All About history
http://www.allabouthistory.org/mayflower-compact.htm
Mayflower History
http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/
Mayflower History
see a copy of the original Compact, learn about the signers and more!
http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/index.php
Oodles of Images
courtesty of Google
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=mayflower+compact&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=_3r5SpOINsiEnQfJteyDDQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CB4QsAQwAw
You Be the Historian!
many items for your research
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/plymouth/
Craftsmen
Colonial Craftsmen
an A-B-C list with name and brief description
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html
Colonial Trades
from Colonial Williamsburg
http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm
PICTURES!
over 100 colonial crafts!
http://geneaknowhow.net/in/beroepen/luyken/luyken-en.html
Occupations in Colonial America websites
http://www.re.msd.k12.de.us/colonialocc.htm
Colonial Occupations
Think Quest adventure
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215447/
What's in a Name?
Name origins from 'Behind the Name'
http://www.behindthename.com/
Colonial soap making
Dish the dirt on good, clean, fun!
http://www.alcasoft.com/soapfact/history.html
Whaling in America
from the New Bedford Museum
http://www.whalingmuseum.org/
Literature Links
Ben and Me- Glimpses of his life
select four areas of his life to learn more about
http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/rotten.html
History of Sarah Noble
http://www.nmhistorical.org/learningzone/sarahnoble.htm
Resources for Colonial America
Archiving Early America
http://www.earlyamerica.com/
Colonial America
Stories for America's Library
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial
Colonial Life
comprehensive
http://www.42explore2.com/colonial.htm
Colonization in Three Parts
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13colonies1.htm
K-12 Pirmary Sources
for Colonial America - extensive
http://falcon.jmu.edu/%7Eramseyil/colonial.htm
Kathy Mitchell's Colonial America
**WARNING** sound!
http://www.kathimitchell.com/colonial.htm
NJ Archives and Records
http://www.state.nj.us/state/darm/links/archives.html
NPS - Beginning and End of Colonial Life
http://www.nps.gov/colo/
Our America
the Colonial Period
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/our_america/colonial/
PBS Colonial House
'See' what life was really like!
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/history/panoramas.html
Digital Antiquaria
Specializing in NJ Colonial & French & Indian War
http://www.digitalantiquaria.com/servlet/StoreFront
Webquests, Activites & Games - COOL! Points!
Colonial America
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/colonial/
Colonial Life - Depth and Complexity
go to 'Be an Explorer'
http://www.42explore2.com/colonial.htm
History Mystery
Colonial Life 1
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=42
History Mystery
Colonial Life 2
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=43
What's Cooking?
Reading a Colonial Recipes
http://www.jerseyhistory.org/recipe1.php
CyberHunt The First Thanksgiving
1. How did Squanto help the Pilgrims?
http://www.americanindians.com/Squanto.htm
2. Was the 'first Thanksgiving' like the modern holiday we now celebrate?
Scroll down to 'Traditional Colonial Dinner'
http://www.plimoth.org/kids/homeworkHelp/dinner.php
3. Name four foods that might have been on the menu AND four that DEFINITELY were not eaten
Use the same site as #2
http://www.plimoth.org/kids/homeworkHelp/dinner.php
4. What Indian tribe first met the Pilgrims...
...and showed them how to survive in the new world? What kind of houses did they live in?
http://www.plimoth.org/kids/homeworkHelp/wampanoag.php
5. Name four things that can be made from corn - beside food!
Scroll to the second page in this PDF - WOW!
http://www.agintheclassroom.org/060605/Teachers/Printable/agmags/Corn%20Ag%20Mag.pdf
6. Did Pilgrims just wear black and white?
Find out at this 'Mayflower Mythbuster' site from the History Channel
http://www.history.com/minisites/thanksgiving/viewPage?pageId=874
7. What did Miles Standish have to say about the Wampanoag?
Were they friendly or unfriendly?
http://www.history.com/minisites/thanksgiving/viewPage?pageId=869
The Lost Colony
Mysteries of the Lost Colony
from the NC Museum of History
http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/lostcolony/site/about.html
American Revolution
Jump Back In Time from 'America's Library'
Read About the Revolution - write three key ideas you learned
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb
American Revolution - timelines and facts
from the History Place
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/index.html
America During the Age of Revolution
Key Documents form the LOC
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline.html
Unit 1 Am. Rev. People, Places &Things
People
American Founders
Primary Sources online
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/founders/
Kid Info- Historical Figures in AMerican History
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Famous_Historical_People.htm
Liberty! the PBS series
go to "SEARCH Liberty"
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/index.html
People of the American Revolution
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/ipeople.asp
People of the American Revolution
Great site created by Kathi Mitchell
http://www.kathimitchell.com/revolt.htm
People of the Revolution
If they aren't listed here, perhaps they weren't there!
http://www.americanrevolution.com/ppl_biographies.html
People of the Revolution
from US History March
http://www.ushistory.org/march/people.htm
Phillis Wheatley
a brief biography
http://web.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap2/wheatley.html
Signers of the Declaration
http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/declaration/bio.htm
Thomas Jefferson
his home and ideas
http://www.monticello.org/
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
http://www.sonsofliberty.com/
People of the American Revolution
links from Google
http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Eighteenth_Century/Wars_and_Conflicts/American_Revolution/People/
Women in War and Peace
http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets.html
Ben Franklin
Ben Farnklin - A Man of many Talents
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/franklin/franklin.htm
Ben Franklin's Wise Words
game from Think Quest
http://library.thinkquest.org/22254/
Cyber hunt - Ben Franklin
from Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/benfranklin.htm
Ben Franklin: An Extraodinary Life, An Electirc Mind
from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/
George Washington
1. Sh! A Secret Code from the General!
Washington - a SPY? Who Knew?!
http://www.nps.gov/webrangers/medium/tour1/georgewashcode/index.html
2. Portrait for Kids
a mystery from the Smithsonian Institution
http://georgewashington.si.edu/kids/portrait.html
3. The Character of George Washington
from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/
4. George Washington at 19
video from the History Channel
http://www.history.com/media.do?action=clip&id=gw_19years
5. George Washington at 45
video from the History Channel
http://www.history.com/media.do?action=clip&id=gw_45years
6. George Washington at 57
video from the Histroy Channel
http://www.history.com/media.do?action=clip&id=gw_57years
7. Virtual Tour of Mount Vernon
ah, Home, Sweet Home
http://www.mountvernon.org/learn/explore_mv/
Places - Battles, Homes, etc.
Arlington National Cemetary
Burial site of American Revolutionary War Veterans
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/historical_information/index.html
Battlefields
American 'Defenders' of Land, Sea and Sky
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/pad/defenders/intro.htm
Fort Mifflin
the Siege - A Virtual marching Tour
http://www.ushistory.org/march/phila/mifflin.htm
Independence Hall
http://independencehall.org/
Rebelling for Freedom
American Revolution WebQuest
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/amrevwar/
Revolution Road Maps
Web Quest for the American Revolution - places
http://www.bres.boothbay.k12.me.us/wq/nhicks/rd_map_student_page.htm
Two new Jersey Cities during the Revolution
http://www.jerseyhistory.org/assets/njhs_jjourneys_pdf/pdf_file/nov99.pdf
Valley Forge
http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/index.html
Virtual Marching Tour
... of the American Revolution
http://www.ushistory.org/march/
Spies! Pirates!
Codes, Ciphers and Secret Messages
Lots of Depth and Complexity
http://www.42explore2.com/codes.htm
Pirates!
from national Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pirates/
Pirates!
Learn More about them through this interactive activity form NGS
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pirates/adventure.html
Spy Letters, Methods and Maps
http://www.si.umich.edu/SPIES/
Spying Fun!
Send secret messages
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/trythis/secretcodes/
The Patriot Spy
Paul Revere
http://www.nps.gov/webrangers/difficult/tour1/patriot/index.html
Things- Declaration, Common Sense, etc.
Common Sense
full text
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1776-1800/paine/CM/sense01.htm
Signers
http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/declaration/bio.htm
The Declaration of Independence
digital document and background
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/index.htm
Thomas Paine
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/tpaine/paine.htm
What's Up With the Declaration?
from PBS 'Liberty! site
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_subject.html
Join or Die!
the famouse rattlesnake flag
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/us.capitol/one.jpg
Resources about the American Revolution
American Revolution
from Kids Connect
http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/251/27/
Archiving Early America
PRIMARY sources
http://www.earlyamerica.com/
Headlines of the Am. Revolution
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_boston1774.html
Liberty! The American Revolution
from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
National Park Service
Revolution
http://www.nps.gov/revwar/index.html
Revolitionary War in the News
Primary Sources
http://revolutionarywar.cloudworth.com/
Revolutionary War in the News
Primary Sources
http://revolutionarywar.cloudworth.com/
Scholastic's 'Our America'
American Revolution
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/our_america/revolutionary_war/
Timeline of Events
http://www.homeofheroes.com/hallofheroes/1st_floor/birth/1bc6a.html
American Flag History - Join or Die!
Scroll down to 'Flags with a Snake motif'
http://www.usflag.org/history/historicflags.html
A guide to the American Revolution
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/revolution/home.html
Our Story - The Revolution
Primary Sources - NJ
http://sites.bergen.org/ourstory/Resources/revwar/RW_Primary.htm
Webquests, Activities & Games - COOL! Points!
Activity - Road to Revolution
Test your skills!
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html
Gray's Ferry Prepares for Geo. Washington
find items in this 1789 engraving of Philadelphia
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/inaug/ispy.html#
Journey into War
http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/
Liberty's Kids
http://www.libertyskids.com/
Rebus Game
http://www.ushistory.org/march/games/rebus.htm
Revolutionary Newspaper
http://oswego.org/staff/jdecosa/webquest/index.htm
Revolutionary War
comprehensive
http://www.42explore2.com/revolt.htm
Sent Away
Acadians in Exile from Web Rangers
http://64.78.32.69/webrangers/activities/acadians/?id=24
The Patriot Papers - George Washington
Choose one - or more- of these activities
http://www.georgewashington.si.edu/kids/patriot.html
Webquest - American Revolution
from Think Quest
http://library.thinkquest.org/11683/High.html
Yankee Doodle
the story behind the song
http://www.contemplator.com/america/ydoodle.html
These United Colonies
A Virtual Tour of the American Revolution
http://www.historywiz.com/amerev-mm.htm
Independence Oddities
Web Rangers Activities
http://www.webrangers.us/activities/independence/?id=13
Its Constitutional!
Interactive Constituion
search and locate
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/
James Madison's Home
http://www.montpelier.org/learn/index.php
The Constitution
http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/constitution/
The Signers
About the Signers
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/constitution/Signers.htm
Biographies of the Founders
http://www.colonialhall.com/biousc.asp
Brief Character Sketches of the Founders
http://www.usconstitution.net/constframe.html
Detailed Description of the Signers
from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Signers_of_the_United_States_Constitution
Picture the Signers
Find their face - get the facts
http://provost.uiowa.edu/students/conday/images/signersmural.html
Signers of the Constitution
http://www.colonialhall.com/biousc.asp
Signers of the Constitution
from Cyber Sleuth Kids
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/US_History/Founding_Fathers/Signers_of_the_Constitution/index.htm
Signers Primary Source Information
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-day/signers.html
Who Were These Men?
from the Constitution Center
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/FoundingFathers/index.shtml
Webquests, Activities, Games
Who Wants to Marry a Founding Father?
Complete thie activity in your composition books; use the "WWTMAFF" format card
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/marry.htm
Jump Back in Time!
The Bill of Rights form the Library of Congress
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/nation/bofright_1
Bill of Rights Golf
Difficult - but FUN!!!
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/golf.htm
Do You Have the Right?
Check in once a month
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/dnn/Default.aspx
History Mystery - Bill of Rights
from Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=11
Learning to Govern
Web Quest from Primary Source Learning
http://www.primarysourcelearning.org/teach/lq/008/index.htm
A Road map to the US Constitution
EVERYTHING you wanted to know (and more!)
http://library.thinkquest.org/11572/
We Were There
Web Quest!
http://babylon.k12.ny.us/usconstitution/
Westward Expansion
People of the West
from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/
Lewis and Clark
Cyber Hunt - Lewis and Clark Expedition
from Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/lewisandclark.htm
Go West with Lewis and Clark
NGS Activity
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/main.html
Historic Steps of Lewis and Clark
Blue Ribbon Web Quest from USA Today
http://www.usaweekend.com/97_issues/971102/lewis_and_clark/971102trail_intro.html
Lewis and Clark - Be a Reporter
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/lewis_clark/reporter1803/index.asp
Lewis and Clark Exhibit
http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/
Lewis and Clark online exhibit
http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/index_flash.html
Lewis and Clark online exhibit
http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/index_flash.html
Westward Expansion
http://www.nps.gov/archive/jeff/LewisClark2/Circa1804/WestwardExpansion/WestwardExpansion.htm
Create your own adventure with Lewis and Clark
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/01/index.html
War of 1812
Protect the Harbor
Where would you build a fort? Partners will report on on fort to group
http://64.78.32.69/webrangers/activities/protectharbor/?id=20
The Star Spangled Banner
Activity - Web Ranger
http://www.nps.gov/webrangers/difficult/tour3/starspangled/index.html
Webquest - the War of 1812
Reliving history of the war in North America
http://library.thinkquest.org/22916/
Mountain Men and Trails West
California Trail
http://www.nps.gov/cali/
Daniel Boone
from 'Archiving Early America'
http://www.earlyamerica.com/lives/boone/
Eyewitness to History
AMAZING resource
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/owfrm.htm
Ezra Meeker
the leader of the pack
http://www.meekermansion.org/
Facts About the Oregon Trail
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Facts.html
Interactive Santa Fe Trail
http://www.kansasheritage.org/research/sft/
Mountain Men
in-depth look at most leading figures
http://www.42explore2.com/mtnmen.htm
Oregon Trail
comprehensive
http://www.42explore2.com/oregon.htm
Webquest - Oregon Trail
from Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ilp/view.asp?SubjectID=2&SubheadID=5&TopicID=67&GradeID=&PageURL=/webquest/ushist/oregon.htm
Western Expansion Group Creative Writing Project
http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/soc_studies/west/gwrite/
Vocabulary of Western Expansion vocabulary
http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/soc_studies/west/vocab/
Zebulon Pike
http://www.zebulonpike.net/resources.htm
Folktales and Writers of the time
1. Wrting Folktales
Scholastic Writer's Workshop
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/folktalewshop_index.htm
2. United States Folklore
Here is your research spot!Stories, poems, lengends and song from each of the fifty states
http://www.americanfolklore.net/ss.html
American Writers and Their Works 1801 - 1850
http://www.shsu.edu/~eng_wpf/amlitchron_19th.html
Public Domain Music
http://www.pdmusic.org/
Industry and Inventions
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
sweatshops in America
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/sweatshops/history/1820.htm
Early Industrialization
from the Smithsonian Institute
http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/whole_cloth/u2ei/u2intro.html
Inventoras and Inventions
http://www.42explore2.com/invent.htm
Gold Rush
All About the Gold Rush
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/home.html
Gold Rush
California's untold Story
http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/
Gold Rush
go to 'Be An Explorer
http://www.42explore2.com/goldrush.htm
Land of Golden Dreams
http://www.huntington.org/Education/GoldRush/days/dayindex.html
The Gold Rush
It's ALL here!
http://www.42explore2.com/goldrush.htm
Where's Gold Mountain?
LOC Web Quest using Primary Sources
http://www.primarysourcelearning.org/teach/lq/006/index.htm
Literature Links
Resources about Westward Movement
American West
'Celebration of the human spirit'
http://www.americanwest.com/
Places
American Defenders of Land Sea and Sky
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/pad/defenders/intro.htm
Web Quests, Activities & Games - COOL! Points!
A Trail of Tears
Read about it at America's Public Library
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/nation/tears_1
Abolition
History Mystery - Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=1
Games We Play
Pastimes and Paradigms
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/games/intro.html
Harvest of History
Make a movie about 1840 NY farm life
http://www.harvestofhistory.org/
Jefferson's West - a Web Adventure
Sound!
http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/jeffwest/index.html
Our America - Westward Expansion
a good place to begin
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/our_america/westward_expansion/
The Eire Canal
A Journey Through History
http://www.epodunk.com/routes/erie-canal/index.html
Webquest- the Gold Rush
http://teacher.scholastic.com/webquest/socstudies/goldrush.htm
Westward Expansion
Read an article; create a product to share information
http://www.nps.gov/archive/jeff/LewisClark2/Circa1804/WestwardExpansion/WestwardExpansion.htm
Westward Expansion - a quest
Role Play 'in someone else's shoes'
http://www.uni.edu/schneidj/webquests/standard9/WE_titlepage.html
Westward Migration
History Mystery - Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=17
Westward, Ho!
Cyber Hunt
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/westwardho.htm
American Civil War
Map - US in 1860
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/books/content/maps/C_us_1860.pdf
Introductions
1. Escape on the Underground Railroad
from National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
2. Our America: Civil War
Our place to begin - vocabulary, timeline
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/our_america/civil_war/
3. I Spy! Lincoln's Inaugaration
from the Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/inaug/ispy2.html
4. Civil War - Background & Activities
Go to 'Be an Explorer!' and analyze a Battle
http://www.42explore2.com/civilwar.htm
5. Be a Civil War Soldier!
Choose a side!
http://www.webrangers.us/activities/civilwar/index.cfm
6. Civil War Field Trips
in the footsteps of a Civil War Solidier
http://www.civilwarfieldtrips.com/
7. Civil War Library Quest
Learning with Primary Sources
http://www.primarysourcelearning.org/teach/lq/010/index.htm
8. Games We Play
* BONUS Activity - Pastimes and Paradigms of Civil War times
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/games/intro.html
8. Unlocking a Civil War Prison
Virtual Archaeology
http://www.archaeology.org/interactive/johnsons/index.html
America's Story
Earn Points for every event you add to the class timeline
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
Thomas Nast - the role of political cartoons
Primary Sources lesson
http://cartoons.osu.edu/nast/keller_web.htm
1 - Seeds of Conflict - Slavery & Reformers
1. Mapping - Slave and Free States
Map the States
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/civil_war/activities_for_lesson_1.htm
2. Escape from Slavery
Follow the journey sing this Web Quest from Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/plantation.htm
3. Reformers in the early 1800's
Read and outline this 'Sparks Notes' article
http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/sat2/history/chapter9section2.rhtml
4. Understanding Slavery
from Discovery School
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/slavery/
5. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
http://www.freedomcenter.org/
6. NJ & the Underground RR
the Still Family, New Jersey Royalty!
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/nj/still_1
7. UR - Primary Sources
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/primary_sources.htm
8. Reforming Health - Clara Barton & the Amreican Red Cross
Learn about Clara - Earn a Badge!
http://www.nps.gov/clba/forkids/index.htm
9. Resource-From Slavery to Civil Rights
Timeline from the LOC
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/civilrights/flash.html
2. Conflict Sources & Solutions/ Am.Civil War
1. PBS - The Civil War
based on the Ken Burns Series
http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/
2. The Civil War for Kids
by Kids!
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm
3. Civil War Timeline
from The Hisory Place, with quotes and pictures
http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/index.html
4. Civil War at the Smithsonian
Primary Sources
http://www.civilwar.si.edu/
5. Civil War
from 'Kids Connect'
http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/264/27/
6. Gettysburg Address
High Resolution pdf
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=36&page=pdf
7. Documenting the American South
Primary Sources
http://docsouth.unc.edu/
8. Archeaology's Interactive Dig
http://www.archaeology.org/interactive/index.html
9. The Civil War Homepage
numerous Primary Sources; good database
http://www.civil-war.net/
Facts and Figures about the American Civil War
http://www.19thalabama.org/cwfacts.html
Civil War Webquest
Researching the People of the War
http://www.milforded.org/schools/simonlake/sherwood/cw/civilwar.htm
Places & Battles
1. Gettysburg
camp life
http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/gettex/index.htmhttp://
2. Map Machine: the Civil War
from National Geographic
http://java.nationalgeographic.com/maps/civilwar/
3. Arlington National Cemetary
Who owned this land BEFORE it became our national cemetary?
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/historical_information/index.htmlhttp://
4. American Defenders
Places of air, land and sea defense
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/pad/defenders/intro.htm
5. Gettysburg NP Virtual Tour
http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/getttour/main-ms.htm
6. The Battle of Gettysburg
good background information from the Histroy Place
http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/battle.htm
NJ Regiments in the Civil War
http://www2.scc.rutgers.edu/njh/CivWar/Battles/new_jersey_in_the_civil_war.htm
Dunker Church
Who were the Dunkers???
http://www.cob-net.org/antietam/dunkers.htm
People at Work
1. Harriet Tubman : Civil War Spy
from National Geographic
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/PeoplePlaces/Harriettubman
2. Louisa May Alcott
the Real Woman who wrote Little Women
http://www.alcottfilm.com/
3. Louisa May Alcott
Author, Humanitarian
http://www.amlit.com/alcott/alcott.html
4. Louisa May Alcott
Her 'Brainy' Quotes
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/l/louisa_may_alcott.html
5. NJ Regiments
http://www.civilwarroundtable.com/warstories/NJ_regiments.html
Religious Aid
The Chaplain's Museum
http://chaplainmuseum.org/default.html
Soldier Studies
http://www.soldierstudies.org/
Leadership
Abraham Lincoln
Research Activity from Scholastic
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=6816
The Time of the Lincoln's
from PBS American Experience
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/
3. 'A Light in the Storm'
1. Our America
Interactive Timeline
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/our_america/index_flash.htm
2.a.Civil War Music- Interactive
Compare the use of songs
http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=545&title=
Beautiful Dreamer - Stephen Foster
Read, look, listen, write and learn
http://stephen-foster-songs.de/
2.b.Civil War Music, Part 1
from Madison University, SD; large collection of links
http://www.homepages.dsu.edu/JANKEJ/CIVILWAR/music.htm
2.c.Civil War Music, part 2
Sheet Music collection from Duke University
http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/hasm/
2.d.Civil War Music, Part 3
http://www.civilwarmusic.net/http://
3. Lighting the Lighthouses
a 'how-to'
http://www.creative-visions.com/fresnel.htm
4. Delaware Lighthouses
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/de.htm
5. More Lighthouses
from the state of Delaware
http://www.creative-visions.com/delaware.htm
4. History Day Symposium
1. That Fateful Day
Movie
http://www.fordstheatre.org/themes/fords/videos/books/mov/winik-012.mov
2. Learn the Story
Lincoln Era, Assasination, Afermath
http://www.fordstheatre.org/home/explore-lincoln/learn-story
3. Lincoln Assasination
KEY resources
http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln.html
4.Information from 'About.com'
facts about the event, a timeline, conspiracy theories
http://americanhistory.about.com/b/2007/04/14/lincoln-shot.htm
5.Assasination of Lincoln
Primary Sources
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1865/assasssination-abraham-lincoln.htm
6. Assasination of President Lincoln
Library of Conress - Primary Sources and timeline of events
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alrintr.html
American Experience - Bostn
Lincoln Assasination information from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/assassination/storyHighlights/
Surratt House Museum
loads and loads of information for ALL goup members
http://www.surratt.org/index.html
April 14 - On this Day in History
from the Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html
Ethnic Contributions to the Civil War
Father William Corby - Union Chaplain
http://www.irish-society.org/Hedgemaster%20Archives/William_Corby.htm
Hiaram Berdan - Berdan's Sharpshooters
http://www.civilwarhome.com/berdanbio.htm
Thomas Meaghar and the Irish Brigade
http://www.thewildgeese.com/pages/meagher.html
General Michael Corcoran and the Confererate Irish
http://www.sligoheritage.com/archconfedirish.htm
Bridget Divers
Daughter of the Regiment
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/champions/BridgetDivers.pdf
MORE- Contests, Webquests, Virtual Field Trips, Games and Fun
Play 'Super Sleuth'
Take on the mission to find out what's wron with this picture!
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/sleuth.cgi?action=new_mission
VFT - Growth of a Nation
http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie2.html
Writing Fix
10 Online Games for Writers
http://www.writingfix.com/gamesforwriters.htm
Classroom Suggestions - Just for Fun!
Howrse
from Emily
http://www.howrse.com
Club Penguin
from Derek
http://www.clubpenguin.com/
Place the State
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html
What I did on my summer vacation
http://montanahistoricalsociety.org/summervacation/
US Mint Time Machine
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/timeMachine/
VA Kids
ALL about out Veterans!
http://www.va.gov/kids/k-5/index.asp
Quiz Hub
Fun, Interactive Learning
http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm
Webquests
Math Hunt
http://teacher.scholastic.com/mathhunt/StartGame.asp?QuizID=20
Virtual Field Trips
Tour 'My America'!
http://www.tramline.com/tours/ss/america/_tourlaunch1.htmhttp://
What I did for my summer vacation
Visist the Treasure State online
http://montanahistoricalsociety.org/summervacation/
American Presidency
http://www.tramline.com/tours/ss/prez/_tourlaunch1.htm
National Women's History Museum
Vitrual Museum Visit
http://www.nwhm.org/exhibits/intro.html
Contests!
FactHound's online Safari Contest
through May 1, 2008
http://www.facthound.com/contest/
Parents
Family Fun
great resource for school projects, craft and party ideas
http://familyfun.go.com/
Partner with you Child's Grade 3 - 5 Teacher
from Scholastic
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=1530
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Is it safe?
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08062.html
Root and Sprout
Yes - it sounds like an environmental site; it is for the most important environment - your home! Check it out
http://www.rootandsprout.com/
Teacher Planning
Colonial LP
17th Century History
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/17frm.htm
Historical Treasures
LP Primary and Secondary Resources
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/treasure/index.html
How We investigate the Past
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade5/Grade_Five.html
LP Anne Hutchinson
from the Bill of Rights Institute
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/Instructional/Resources/Lessons/Lessons_List.asp?action=showDetails&id=37&ref=showCatD&catId=5
LP's - Jamestown
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/socialstudies/projects/jvc/unit/corporate/home.html
LP-Jamestown Leadership
http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/teaching/jamestown/leadership.html
American Revolution LP
18th Century
Eyewitness to History
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/18frm.htm
American Revolution
EXTRA lesson ideas
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/revolutionary_war/american_revolution.htm
American Revolution
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=149&toplvl=151
Battle of the Battlegrounds
optional Webquest Activity
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/battle/
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?
by Pat Robeson; economics, geography,
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade5/Cant_Behave.html
Causes of War
Stamp Act, BostonMassacre & Tea Party and
http://www.amrevonline.org/museum2/index.cgi2?a=pageview&page_id=26
Common Sense
Conflict and Revolution Timeline
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/revwar-75.htm
G/T Teaching Plan
41 pages - Need I say more?
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/lessons/07_Conn4_ThroughOurFathersEyes.pdf
Getting Started with Documents
http://www.amrevonline.org/museum/educators.cgi?rm=show_lesson&name=_Section%201
LP George Washington
from the Bill of Rights Institute
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/Instructional/Resources/Lessons/Lessons_List.asp?action=showDetails&id=30&ref=showCatD&catId=5
LP Heroism and the Declaration of Independence
from the Bill of Rights Institute
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/Instructional/Resources/Lessons/Lessons_List.asp?action=showDetails&id=6&ref=showCatD&catId=4
Revolutionary Women
http://www.amrevonline.org/museum2/index.cgi2?a=pageview&page_id=44
Spy Letters of the American Revolution
PERFECT Curriculum Compliment
http://www.si.umich.edu/spies/lounge-activities.html
The Revolutionary War and Children's Literature
background and activity ideas
http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/ushistory/revolution.html
Through Our Father's Eyes
Using Primary Sources; from the Core Knowledge Network
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/lessons/07_Conn4_ThroughOurFathersEyes.pdf
Amercain Revolution sources
from Teach US History
http://www.teachushistory.org/Revolution/
Literature Links
Fighting Ground guide
by Kathy Mitchell. Our class reading guide
http://www.kathimitchell.com/fight.htm
Women of the American Revolution
http://www.americanrevolution.org/women.html
Constitution
'A More Perfect Union'
TE in PDF format
http://www.nccs.net/constitution-week/ampuTeachersGuide.pdf
Constitution Day Resources
for depth and complexity
http://www.njcss.org/NJCSS/constitutionday.html
Independence Hall
LP from NPS Historic Places; Use with 'Signers' lessons
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/132independence/132independence.htm
Lesson Plans from the Missiori Bar Association
http://members.mobar.org/civics/LessonPlans.htm
LP James Madison
from the Bill of Rights Institute
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/Instructional/Resources/Lessons/Lessons_List.asp?action=showDetails&id=34&ref=showCatD&catId=5
Primary Source Set
from the Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_wethepeople_kit.php
Teaching With Historic Places
Montpelier
http://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/46montpelier/46montpelier.htm
Westward Expansion LP
19th Century
Eyewitness to History
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/19frm.htm
Andrew Jackson - DBQ
excellent LP to debate Jacksonian Expansion Policy
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec4/Unit_5/Unit_VQ4.html
Autry Center
(yes, Gene)
http://www.autry-museum.org/lessonplans.php
By the Great Horn Spoon
S.C.O.R.E. guide
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/spoon/spoontg.html
By the Great Horn Spoon
depth and complexity
http://www.hornspoon.info/
Corp of Discovery links
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grant/resources.html
Lewis & Clark; more
weekly LP's from South Dakota
http://www.sd4history.com/
LP - The Rise and the Fall of the Fur Trade
http://www.sd4history.com/Unit4/changelandlesson1.htm
LP Sacajawea
from the Bill of Rights Institute
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/Instructional/Resources/Lessons/Lessons_List.asp?action=showDetails&id=31&ref=showCatD&catId=5
Lyddie
SCORE LP
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/lyddie/lyddietg.html
Lyddie Activites
from Carol Otis Hurst
http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/lyddie.html
Old West
Eyewitness to History - 1840 - 1900
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/owfrm.htmhttp://
Oregon Trail LP
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/US_History/USH0016.html
Trail on Which They Wept
LP - Economics and Geography tie-ins for Trail of Tears
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade5/Trail_Wept.html
Westward Expansion Bookmarks
too cool!
http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/soc_studies/west/book/
writing paper format
who knew?
http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/soc_studies/west/writing/
Westward Expansion
from Teach US History
http://www.teachushistory.org/Westward/
Civil War
American Civil War
Eyewitness to History
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/cwfrm.htmhttp://
American Civil War
from Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=137&toplvl=151
Dear America: A Light in the Storm
TG from Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com/dearamerica/parentteacher/guides/dearamerica/stormfs.htm#activities
Dear America: A Light in the Storm
from ArtsEdge
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2097/
LP Freedom of the Press During the American Civil War
from the Bill of Rights Institute
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/instructional/resources/Lessons/Lessons_List.asp?action=showDetails&id=181&ref=showCatD&catId=9
Antietam - lesson from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/classroom/lesson_antietam.html
SoLA / General Teacher Information
Rubistar
Rubrics for All
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Scholastic Professional Development Library
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/index.jsp
Smithsonian Instituion
http://smithsonianeducation.org/
Wading Through the Web
LP - for developing internet strategies
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view_printer_friendly.asp?id=983
Virtual Field Trips
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
http://www.moneyfactory.gov/newmoney/main.cfm/learning/tour
Frederick Douglas National Historic Park
Virtual Tour from the NPS
http://www.nps.gov/frdo/photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htm
Technology, Web Link and Questing Ideas
Web Quest Search
http://webquest.org/search/index.php
Brain POP
http://www.brainpop.com/
Learning in Hand
Locating and Using Podcasts
http://learninginhand.com/
Literacy and Technology
Reading, writing, web quests and more
http://www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/literacy/index.cfm
Teacher Tid-Bytes
Bits and bytes of information to save you time
http://teachertidbytes.com/
Lesson Guides
Teach US History
http://www.teachushistory.org/
Bill Huitt's Resources
http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/educ.html
NIE Resources
Mini Pages
http://www.nieworld.com/teachers/minipage/20062005index.htm
Glencoe - Hurray!
http://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/downloads
PBS Teacher Site
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/
Kathy Scrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/index.html
NY Times Learning on the Web
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html
Reading Rainbow
http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/
S.C.O.R.E. Cyber Guides
Awesome
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
Using Pictures in Lessons
http://www.ncrtec.org/tl/camp/lessons.htm
SS - Teaching With Historic Places
from the National Park System
http://www2.hsp.org/exhibits/strangers/index.html
Power Point
Pete'sPower Point Station
http://www.pppst.com/themes.html
Power Point in the Classroom
It's hip!
http://www.actden.com/pp/index.htm
American History form Pete's Power Point Station
http://americanhistory.pppst.com/index.html
LAL
Smart Writiers
http://www.smartwriters.com/
Writing Bugs - Themes
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/writing_bugs.shtml
Visual Thesaurus
Lessons, activities and more
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/educators/lessonplans/
Smart Writers
http://www.smartwriters.com/
Student Materials Index
from Read-Write-Think
http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
SS Planning & Background Information
'Mr. G's' links - Colonization to Constituion
http://staff.wcasd.k12.pa.us/teachers/dmcgillivray/Links.htm
Bryce Canyon
Become a Geo-Detective
http://www.nps.gov/brca/forkids/geodetectivemember.htm
Chronology of American history Documents
http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/
GIS and Geographic Inquiry
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/gis/index.cfm
History Cooperative
online history database
http://www.historycooperative.org/home.html
James Madison Center
Plans, background - PERFECT!
http://www.jmu.edu/madison/center/main_pages/teacher/curriculum/curriculum.htm
National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/education/index.html
Social Studies Curriculum Links
from Mongomery County MD schools
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/SS_Ed_Bookmarks.html
Teaching with Historic Places
The Corp of Historic Discovery
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grant/resources.html
Written Document Analysis Sheet
http://www.edteck.com/dbq/worksheets/write.html
National Council for Teachers of History
http://www.nche.net/
Reading Revolutions
http://hua.umf.maine.edu/Reading_Revolutions/index.html
Strangers in a Strange Land
American Immigrants in times of Conclict
http://www2.hsp.org/exhibits/strangers/index.html
Building a R.A.F.T.S. Prompt for Social Studies
http://www.writingfix.com/WAC/Writing_Across_Curriculum_RAFTS_Soc_Studies.htm
Awesome Library!
That it is!
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
Primary Sources
Document Based Questions Resource Page
Rich site
http://schools.portnet.k12.ny.us/~kids/FOV1-0000F457/
The Opper Project
Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History
http://hti.osu.edu/opper/index.cfm
Evaluating Primary Sources
from the American Memory Process at the LOC
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/psources/
Paul Revere
Paul Revere and the Mechanics
No - it's not a rock band
http://www.americanrevolution.com/MidnightRideofPaulRevere.htm
Paul Revere
from the American Revolution site
http://www.americanrevolution.org/revere.html
Video Presentation: You are there...Paul Revere and the Revolution
WARNING!!! SOUNDS
http://www.earlyamerica.com/paul_revere.htm
Home, Sweet Home
The Paul Revere House
http://www.paulreverehouse.org/
Read-Write-Think Lessons Plan
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=220
Shot Heard 'Round the World
Loyalty or Liberty?
Good Question - look here for some good answers!
http://www.history.org/History/teaching/revolution/loyalty.html
American Revolution
from 'The History Place'
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/
Liberty!
PBS mini-series on the American Revolution (referenced throughout the portaportal)
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
Virtual Marching Tour of the Revolution
Great site for Battle information and maps
http://www.ushistory.org/march/
Timeline
http://www.usahistory.info/timeline/revolution.html
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