“Foldables” are basically 3 D graphic organizers. Graphic organizers are great tools to help students categorize content in a way to make it more accessible to them
Primary source resources for teachers from the Library of Congress. Explains using primary sources in the classroom. Answers: 'What is a primary source?' Describes the importance of primary sources, helps students analyze and study primary sources.
Extensive Web site focusing primarily on how newspapers and the press covered major, and not so major, events in American history. Also information for newspaper collectors.
The U.S. Constitution was written in 1787 by a group of 55 men with one purpose and many different personalities. Discover which Founding Father you're most like!
Search and preview millions of books from libraries and publishers worldwide using Google Book Search. Discover a new favorite or unearth an old classic.
This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box.
NBC Learn is the education arm of NBC News. We are making the global resources of NBC News and the historic film and video archive available to teachers, students, schools and universities.
Developed for students as well as the general public, these interactive learning activities are designed to give you a fresh perspective on how the United States Congress works, your role in the process, and peoples' perceptions about Congress.
Resources to help celebrate Constitution Day and develop habits of citizenship in a new generation of Americans, presented by the National Constitution Center.
Radio Diaries is a non-profit organization that records interviews with people from all walks of life for radio documentaries on National Public Radio. In addition to the broadcasts on NPR, Radio Diaries makes many of their projects available on the web. The stories on Radio Diaries cover political and cultural topics and range from light-hearted feel-good stories to powerful, gripping, emotional stories.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) was the first overland expedition undertaken by the United States to the Pacific coast and back. The expedition team was headed by Meriwether Lewis and Wi...
History, map and timeline of the World - The information provided by TimeMaps is typical of the information you might find in an encyclopedia for elementary or middle school students. The appeal of the TimeMaps is that students can see where the places they're reading about are in global context. For example, if students look at the map in the 1400's they might better understand why Europeans thought they were discovering a new world in 1492 and beyond.
Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952 - Present. - the US National Archive and Records Administration, has built a great website for students and teachers. The teacher page offers links to detailed lesson plans.
Maps ETC is a collection of educational maps for teachers and students that includes continent maps, country maps, state maps, and other regions for all areas of the world. These historic and contemporary maps cover a large range of types, from physical, political, geograhic, border, battle & troop advances, vegetation, minerals, population growth and density, and more.
Turn your students into historians with primary-source based activities that develop historical thinking skills. Activities are ready to use in your classroom. Or alter an existing activity to fit your unique needs. Exchange primary source documents and modify activity instructions. Log in to borrow from an even larger selection from fellow educators.
World geography quizzes galore - over 250 fun online map games teach capitals, country locations, and more. Also info on the culture, history, and much more.
Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.
There are now nearly 700 maps.
The Historical Scene Investigation Project (HSI) was designed for social studies teachers who need a strong pedagogical mechanism for bringing primary sources into their classroom.
"We want everyone—students, teachers, parents, and the general public—to read these milestone documents, consider their meaning, discuss them, and decide which are the most significant and why. This initiative creates a number of ways to do that—through classroom activities and competitions, and votes."
What makes WDL so great is the ability to search the library by: image, timeline, location, topic, etc. Plus, all the resources that come back are in all types of multi-media format: video, audio, photos, etc.
What DV is a place where historical records, photos, and documents are kept. At this site a user can either create a Digital Poster, Movie (my favorite) or a Pathway Challenge. A Pathway Challenge is a great way to lean history and see how historical items are "linked" together.
"Welcome to the Digital Classroom, the National Archives' gateway for resources about primary sources, activities and training for educators and students."
http://www.archives.gov/education/
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