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Social Studies Browse more than 150 websites to help kids study famous explorers, US history and government, as well as world history and government. There are interactive history quizzes, geography games and maps, timelines and other interactive learning tools that put children in historic settings.
Social Studies » United States
February 06, 2009 Hits: 298  0
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From site: In interpreting and illustrating events taking place in some locations and not others, the use of shaded or "color-contrasted" maps can be useful. This webform allows you to choose up to six different groupings of states [or counties in a state] - along with your title, choice of colors and labels. A computer program will then draw a US map (as a "gif" format file) with your groupings shown in the selected colors. The map can then either be printed or saved and used later. For printing purposes, a color printer is, of course, ideal! LearningReviews.com note: This is a simple, basic tool for displaying color coded information by state grouping or by groupings of counties within a state.
Social Studies » US Geography
January 21, 2008 Hits: 251 0
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This site provides multiple options for review and quizzes on the states, their abbreviations and capitals. Review has option to be by region of the country and quiz options include short answer and multiple choice.
Social Studies » World Geography
January 21, 2008 Hits: 93 0
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This site offers interactive review and quizzes on the world's nations, their capitals and flags. Quizzes are in multiple choice and short answer format and countries are reviewed by regions within continents.
Social Studies » Middle East
March 15, 2008 Hits: 110 0
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National Geographic offers a set of free grade-level lesson plans on Afghanistan, based on the maps provided. The maps include a cities view, satellite view, ethnic groups view, political and refugee view, and a drought and vegetation view.
Social Studies » US: African Americans
February 06, 2010 Hits: 5 0
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From site: The History of Black Economic Empowerment. This year's theme recognizes the enterprise and entreupeneurship of African Americans, both past and present, that helped strengthen and invigorate the nation.
Social Studies » US: African Americans
December 02, 2008 Hits: 89 0
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From site: The exhibition The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, showcases the incomparable African American collections of the Library of Congress. Displaying more than 240 items, including books, government documents, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, plays, films, and recordings, this is the largest black history exhibit ever held at the Library, and the first exhibition of any kind to feature presentations in all three of the Library's buildings. . .
Social Studies » US Geography
January 21, 2008 Hits: 73 0
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Interactive games and quizzes on the U.S. States, their capitals, and landscapes. There are several levels from which to choose: beginner to master. Very easy and fun way to learn about the States and the country's major geographic features.
Social Studies » US States: Texas
August 24, 2009 Hits: 19 0
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The All Rise Game: Comprehending the Texas Courts System is an interactive computer game designed to help fourth and seventh grade kids understand the role of Texas courts and the judiciary. Students identify the functions of the various courts. Then, using different scenarios, the students select the correct court to hear the case. Then students follow a civil or criminal case through the court system, from trial through the last appeal. The site has a PDF diagram of the Texas court system you can print out and refer to throughout the game.
Social Studies » Historic Figures
February 21, 2008 Hits: 228 0
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From site: The Official Web Site of Amelia Earhart is an informational Web site intended to honor the life, the legend and the career of Amelia Earhart.
Social Studies » US History
December 19, 2009 Hits: 9 0
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America in the 1930s provides an overview of this decade marked by the Great Depression, big government programs, the height of the modern age, and regional changes in culture. This site provides an overview of the decade by looking at what was on film, in print, on the radio and on display. There is an interactive timeline marking some of the key events in politics and society, science and technology, arts and culture, and world events.
Social Studies » US History
September 01, 2008 Hits: 75 0
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From site:
This Web site is brought to you from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the largest library in the world and the nation's library. We hope you will find this Web site entertaining and fun to use. And, of course, we hope you will learn something from it. The site was designed especially with young people in mind, but there are great stories for people of all ages, and we hope children and their families will want to explore this site together. Here, you can discover what Abraham Lincoln had in his pockets on the night he was assassinated. (You will be surprised.) Or you can read about other "Amazing Americans" such as Buffalo Bill Cody and his "Wild West" show; the heroism of Harriet Tubman, who helped many slaves escape bondage; the music of jazz great Duke Ellington; or the inventions of Thomas Edison. (You will even be able to see his first motion picture!) If you think break-dancing is a new invention, then visit "Join America at Play," where you'll see a film of an early break-dancer from 1898! Ever hear of a "cloth sandwich"? You'll know what I'm talking about when you read the stories in this section. And, of course, we have many tales to tell about baseball, America's pastime -- from the "Cyclone" (pitcher Cy Young) to Jackie Robinson, a hero both on and off the field. "Jump Back in Time" and find the settlers who landed on Plymouth Rock. Or jump to a more recent age and read about be-bop, a type of music invented long before hip-hop. Do you know what happened on the day you were born? You can find out here.
Social Studies » US Culture
September 01, 2008 Hits: 206 0
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From site: The purpose of these pages is to present a series of web guides on the decades of the twentieth century. The pages are being prepared by the Reference Librarians. Period pictures used are those of the family of the web author(s). Enjoy!
Social Studies » US: Native Americans
June 10, 2008 Hits: 303 0
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From site: This digital collection integrates over 2,300 photographs and 7,700 pages of text relating to the American Indians in two cultural areas of the Pacific Northwest, the Northwest Coast and Plateau. These resources illustrate many aspects of life and work, including housing, clothing, crafts, transportation, education, and employment. The materials are drawn from the extensive collections of the University of Washington Libraries, the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (formerly the Cheney Cowles Museum/Eastern Washington State Historical Society), and the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle.
Social Studies » US History
August 31, 2008 Hits: 86 0
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From site: American Journeys contains more than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the sagas of Vikings in Canada in AD1000 to the diaries of mountain men in the Rockies 800 years later. Read the words of explorers, Indians, missionaries, traders and settlers as they lived through the founding moments of American history... LearningReviews.com note: This is an excellent place to find primary source documents.
Social Studies » US History
September 01, 2008 Hits: 67 0
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This website provides information on the battles, people, events, timeline, and primary source documents of the U.S. Revolutionary War. There are also recommended readings and a message board and chat room for further perspectives on the war.
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