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Passport to the Eastern Hemisphere
Seventh graders create a time line of significant dates in the history of their nation. This requires students to examine the entire history of a country and make informed judgments based on their historical knowledge.
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From the Sea to the Summit, Land Use on Maui
Fourth graders examine the how the land is used on the islands of Hawaii. Using this information, they discover how elevation affects how the land is used and represent this data in a visual form. They describe existing and alternative...
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Confederation II : the Sequel
Students examine the dynamics and challenges of creating a system of government that meet the needs of a changing, diverse population, for a new country. This is a nice simulation/role play of the formation of government.
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Science: Down Home Dinosaurs
pupils participate in hands-on activities to discover the different types of fossils. Using teacher-provided materials, they make models of cast and trace fossils. After writing essays describing how traces are formed, students plan a...
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Native Americans - People of the Plains
Students explore Plains Indians and practice computer skills by reading creation and migration stories on People of the Plains CD-ROM, and watching Plains video. Students examine village life of Plains Indians, and view different...
A&E Television
History.com: The States
Learn unique facts about each American state. You can also read a more in-depth history of each state, watch videos and play a game about all the states.
Pew Research Center
Pew Social and Demographic Trends: Migration Flows in the United States
The Pew Hispanic Research Center details the migration flows of the United States. Breaks down U.S. migration patterns from the last 20 years. Scroll mouse over map to see the regional migration throughout the years. View a map which...
Library of Congress
Loc: Maps of Cities and Towns
Looking for old maps of somewhere in the United States? Check out this huge collection of maps! Search by the name of a city or town, another keyword, subject, title, or geographic location.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: United States History Map: 50 States
Read about the regions of the United States, find the states in those regions on maps, and play a game to locate the states. A great interactive review.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Us History Map Assessment: Test Your Skills
Test how much you know about major U.S geographic features, Indian tribes, states and regions, European colonists and territorial expansion. View your correct and incorrect answers, and print out your assessment.
PBS
Pbs: Face Off: United States Foreign Policy With n.korea
A lesson plan that shows the relationship between the United States and North Korea. It has the young scholars answer questions about what they believe the US and North Korea should do to ease tensions between the two countries. The...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Maps of the United States
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of physical and political maps of the United States broken up by region.
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Regional and World Maps
Maps of major areas of the world can be downloaded here. The maps have excellent detail and are in color.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Geography Games: Map of the United States
Play this fun geography map game to learn about the locations of the 50 states of the United States.
NOAA
Noaa: Cpc: Regional Climate Maps
Provides large colorful maps of climate data about each continent for the current week, month, or previous quarter.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: United States Forest Regions, 1901
A map from 1901 of the United States showing the forest regions, coded to show heavily forested and moderately forested areas. Areas of typical forest types are shown, including pine and hardwoods, spruce, birch, and maple in the...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: United States Economic Regions, 1900
A map from 1912 of the United States showing the principal industries of the region. The map is color-coded to show the areas of fishing grounds, industrial centers, coal mining areas, petroleum fields, and iron ore fields. This map...
Other
Earth Journalism Network: Climate Commons
A unique interactive tool that embeds news articles and information about climate change into a map of the United States. Users are able to explore what the impact of climate change at a local, regional or national level, as well as...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Forest Planting Regions in the United States, 1919
A map from 19169 of the United States showing the forest planting regions of the United States. The un-shaded areas are treeless except along the streams (riparian).
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Etc: Earthquake Activity in the United States, 1872 1882
A map from 1888 of the United States showing the regions shaken by earthquakes since 1872 and the extent of the area in which the earthquake was felt. The month and year of each earthquake is indicated in its boundary line.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Ecological Regions of North America
A helpful map of North America which color codes its 15 ecological regions. Click on the different regions for a brief description of the area.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Forest Regions of the United States, 1904
A map from 1904 of the United States showing the principal forest regions, including the forests of Alaska.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Forest Regions of the United States, 1906
A map from 1906 of the United States showing the principal forest regions, including the forests of Alaska.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Mineral Regions of the United States, 1910
A map from 1910 of the United States showing the regions of mineral resources. The map is keyed to show areas of gas and petroleum resources, gold and silver deposits, and copper deposits.