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General (Other than Geography) Elementary
General education sites with excellent reputations. This is a list of
lesson plans which use technology. The range is from K-6, covers a variety
of subjects and has a list by grade of about 40 lessons developed by their
teachers.
http://www.kent.wednet.edu:80/curriculum/tech/lessons/index.html
PBS Kids Democracy Project
http://www.pbs.org/democracy/kids/
At this interactive site you will learn how government affects your
everyday life, what it is like being President of the United States, and
the ins-and-outs of voting. There are also lots of accompanying lesson
plans for teachers. Created for children in grades 3-6 by PBS Kids Online.
On line math games (40-50 for different levels)
http://www.csun.edu/~vceed009/applications.html
Learning Network’s Fun Brain interacative on line games. This one is
loaded with graphics and will take a bit longer to load but is worth it.
The ages range from 6 to 17 and include a teacher section.
http://www.funbrain.com/
Benny Goodsport (fitness--kickball--oriented site for younger kids)
http://www.bennygoodsport.com/
Carlos’ Coloring (on line coloring). A variety of subjects (pictures)
to choose from for little kids who wish to color on their screens.
http://www.coloring.com/
My Coloring Page (Color.com)
http://www.coloring.com/
Very young learners select a picture, select colors, fill in the parts
of the picture and then they can email it to grandma or print it
out.
Magic School Bus Art Gallery
http://www.scholastic.com/MagicSchoolBus/gallery/index.htm
Young learners can create a piece of work and submit it for display
on this site.
Globalearn (this is a subscription site which uses “Flash” based graphics)
http://www.globalearn.org/
SchoolHouse Rock
http://genxtvland.simplenet.com/SchoolHouseRock/
The famous ABC edu-spots from grammar to multiplication to science.
Download the
audio and video!
Kids' Clubhouse
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/index.html
Free games and resources for students studying math, reading, social
studies, and science. Have some fun with Wacky Web Tales, Brain Teasers,
KidViews, The Reading Dimension, Web Word Finds, GeoNet,and Fake Out!
Seussville University
http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/
Wonderful, colorful, interactive site for young learners. At this site
you can play games, chat with the Cat in the Hat, win prizes, and find
out about new Dr. Seuss books.
Language Arts/LIterature: Children’s Lit Web Guide
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
SCORE Cyberguides--- http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
The REad In--- http://www.readin.org/TheReadIn/ReadIn.htm
North Star Project--- http://www.fablevision.com/nstar.map.html
Ask the Author--- http://www.ipl.org/youth/AskAuthor/
Kathy Schrock's Home Page
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/history/histw.html
This is one of the best web sites on the Internet. The content covers
a wide range of grades and the quality is excellent. This address points
you to the history section, but she has tons of content for the full range
of grades.
Lessons for Social Studies Which Use Technology
http://www.kent.wednet.edu/curriculum/soc_studies/Grade7/teach_res.html
A variety of projects and ideas. See also, http://www.learningspace.org/socialstudies/
(a Washington school site) for examples of other telecommunication
projects.
Teaching with the Internet
http://web.syr.edu/~dileu/teaching.html
WebQuest Building Blocks
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/webquest/buildingblocks.html
This Purdue University based site will explain how to create an internet
based lesson plan called a “WebQuest”. Teachers follow easy “building block”
procedures.
Immigration Today WebQuest (example)
http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/EDT628/shovanes/index.HTM
Nice example of a finished WebQuest for social studies.
Integration Sites
http://204.72.226.26/ties99/#Integration
Help
The site above provides additional links and ideas for integrating
technology into your curriculum.
Communities Around the World
http://www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/jobe/community/index.html
This is an example of a finished elementary project which uses technology.
The Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
Essential Web Traveler's Toolkit for Kid Lit
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/general.html
TeachNology
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/
TeachNology is billed as “...the web portal for Educators.” It has
a rubric generator and other useful technology tools. It is a very nice
site with several parts.The rubric generator has premade rubrics for presentations,
lab reports, writing and more. The printable rubric will have the name
of your school and class and will contain an attractive graphic. The pages
load very slowly (especially the very last part of a page loading--be patient,
it may take over a minute) on a 28.8 modem but are worth the wait. The
web tools menu offers a fairly large variety of items teachers will find
useful. Among those are (only a sample) ...”make bus passes, lesson plans,
award certificates, student contracts, and much more!”
Teaching N' Technology
http://twister.coedu.usf.edu/tnt/
TNT is a database of technology-related lesson plans developed by Florida
educators. Search 400 lesson plans to easily find activities to enhance
your curriculum. Each TNT lesson plan contains technological and subject
information, as well as its correlation to Sunshine State Standards. Each
lesson provides detailed instructions on how to implement the activity
in your classroom.
Teacher Net Lessons
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/posts.html
Select types of lessons from a list of curriculum topics. They include
History, Geography and many others. Teachers may also submit lessons here.
Levels range from pre school and up.
Lesson Planet (Geography Lessons)
http://www.lessonplanet.com/search/Geography/Geography/startat60/
A site with over 16,000 lesson plans. The site contains banners,
but lots of topics and guidance for all ages here. Their blurb on the frame
states, “Lesson Planet is the place for K-12 teachers to find great lesson
plans, share teaching ideas with peers, and learn mor about how to effectively
integrate technology into curriculum.” Know that you will be working in,
and locked into, Lesson Planet “frames” when at this site and following
links out of it.
Internet Lesson Plans
http://lserver.aea14.k12.ia.us/media/soc_studies.html
A list of lessons on an Iowa server with annotations. Variety of levels
and topics. Extensive list.
Elementary WWW Instructional Links Washington DC
http://www.isd196.k12.mn.us/tiiap/
A “Teacher’s ToolBox” which is an example of how a page should look
and function if it is to be of help to teachers. http://www.kent.wednet.edu/toolbox/
The site includes examples of student portfolios on line.
World or US Trek Site
http://www.worldtrek.org
The US Trek allows students to travel around the United States via
the Internet to bring US History and current events to life. Students
follow along with a group of eight diverse educators who are doing a real
trek around the US to visit historic places, interview historic figures,
and meet experts in US History. The Trek is documented in text, pictures,
audio and video on our website where it is available free to teachers for
use any time. We also make available historic video and audio clips.
The Team is following an itinerary that coincides with how most teachers
teach US History it will explore US History chronologically over the 2000-2001
school year.
For more info you can check out the website at www.ustrek.org
or I am available to answer questions by e-mail or phone: Gemma Horner
(415) 659-3178
K-5 Cyber Trail http://www.wmht.org/trail/trail.htm
Exploring the Internet http://www.screen.com/start/guide/
Beginners Central--- http://www.northernwebs.com/bc/
Teacher Talk (ask questions here) http://www.mightymedia.com/talk/working.htm
The U.S. Presidents Stamp Page
http://fos.net/users/collect/stamps/preslist.html
The stamp, narration plus a signed picture. Students can do some research
plus find images of presidents.
Central Intelligence Agency's Site for Kids
http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids/index.html
A colorfully designed site from the real CIA! A neat part is the games
section. There you may take a geography
quiz based on a clickable world map and an interactive quiz, you may
try to break a code in "Code Warriors" or
even try on a "Disguise". The for the geography quiz direct address
is:
http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids/geography/index.html
Examples of Teacher's Pages
Visit the “Electronic Classroom” at IRa’s Reading Online
http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/
Visi Classrooms of Leading Internet Integrating Teachers
Hazel Jobe’s Site-- http://www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/jobe/index.html
Patty Taverna’s & Terry Hongell’s Harriet Tubman & The Undergrund
Railroad--
http://www2.Ihric.org/pocantico/tubman/tubman.html
Room 100, Buickman Elementary SChool
http://buckman.pps.k12.or.us/room100/room100.html
Jeff Larson’s composition classes at Washington High School in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa
http://www.cyber.crwash.k12.ia.us/compcomp/
Sue Greene’s Northstar Navigators
http://www.capecod.net/voyage
Ms Hos-McGran3’s Grade Five and Six Social Stuides Classes--
http://www.xs4all.nl/~swanson/origins/intro.html
Kids Web Government
http://www.kidsvista.com/SocialStudies/government.html
The Kids Web is nicely designed and intended to be used by elementary
users.
Culture/Cultural Geography
Introduction to "Reading" the Cultural Landscape
http://mage.geog.macalester.edu/CultScape/index.html
This site makes extensive use of slides and text to help students become
familiar with the idea of how past cultures leave their imprints on our
geographic surroundings. The site has instruction, links, a self scoring
quiz and resources. This site is a product of the Minnesota Alliance for
Geographic Education.
Human Geography
http://www.geog.le.ac.uk/cti/hum.html
Human Geography has many sub topics. You'll find them all here. Many
links in each sub topic. If you are studying Human Geography, this is the
page where you start! It even includes the geography of gender!
Religion Resources on the Web
http://www.acusd.edu/theo/ref-gen.shtml
Very, very comphrehesive list.
Global Gang--for elementary
http://www.globalgang.org.uk/
Excellent site for younger learners from the United Kingdom. Learn
about daily life in other cultures and issues facing children around the
world. Read global news, real life stories, and global gossip, play games,
make crafts, and more. For children 7-12 years old. By the UK-based international
relief and development agency,
Christian Aid.
Oddessy Online
http://www.emory.edu/CARLOS/ODYSSEY/index.html
Learn about the people, daily life, religion, writing, archeology of
the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, and Rome with games, activites, worksheets,
pictures and information. There are also links to resources for teachers.
Greatest Places on Line
http://www.greatestplaces.org/
Learn about the environment and people of the Amazon, Greenland, Iguazu,
Madagascar, Namib, Okavango, and Tibet. Features lovely images, videos,
concise descriptions, plus learning activities, experiments and games.
From the Science Museum of Minnesota.
Lets Go! Around the Word
http://www.ccph.com/
Join the 'Great Learning Adventures' to the Amazon rainforest and East
Africa. Pictures with descriptions, fun facts and puzzles teach you about
the cultures, kids and animals of these places. This extensive site also
features language arts, math, science and social studies materials for
teachers.
100+ Sites for Children: Cultures of the World
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/people.html#b
This page provides screened sites as a service to parents. Many, many
good links exist. Topics include U.S. History, the Titanic or Mayflower,
or Incas and other topics such as "InfoNation" (has beem remamed) which
is excellent for comparing countries; or Ancient Egypt (especially good
are the sites where kids can take virtual
tours of the pyramids). There is also a link to their "700" Great Sites
page. Compiled by the Children and
Technology Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children,
a division of the American Library
Association.
Chico High School Latino Links
http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us/lat.html
An extremely well organized site from California created by librarians.
Some links are in Spanish. Long list of annotated sites and some games,
etc. surrounding Cinco de Mayo.
Mexico for Kids
http://explora.presidencia.gob.mx/index_kids.html
Great site! Nice graphics and layout of many Mexico-specific topics
geared for younger learners!
Mexican Holiday of Cinco de Mayo
http://www.zianet.com/hatchelementary/Cinco.html
Chinese Calligraphy: Language as Art
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3614/
Learn about the tools used for this Chinese writing, how to form the
characters and what hey mean. Also, read interesting facts about China.
Uses Java, and some images and tables are designed for a wide computer
screen. A 1998 ThinkQuest Junior contest winner.
Language and Cultural Landscapes
http://geography.miningco.com/msub16.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Links to language and cultural landscape and region resources.
About World Cultures
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ABOUT.HTM
From Washington State University, on line modules, atlases (limited)
readings, a glossary and more. This site looks to be under development
with a lot of potential. This site also has an Internet Resource Directory
for World Cultures at http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/INRES.HTM.
Religion
http://geography.miningco.com/msub65.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
The geography of religion is a vital component of cultural geography.
Cultural Connections
http://library.thinkquest.org/50055/indexmain.htm
Cultural Connections is a ThinkQuest project - Students can find facts,
maps, photos, activities, and recipes to make learning about countries
exciting. The website and accompanying materials have been designed for
the 1st to 5th grade classroom, but can be adapted for use with other ages.
Africa for Young People
Alaska Teel Family
http://www.teelfamily.com/
This is a delightful family home page packed with fun and interesting
things. You can learn about their home state of Alaska and the polar bears,
walruses, whales and other creatures that live there. The Activities Page
includes recipes for Sparkle Snow Paint and Edible Glaciers, and crafts
and activities about the seasons in the Arctic.
Pitara Community (India)
http://www.pitara.com/
This is a site for children from an Indian (not U.S. Native Americans)
perspective. In the E-zine, you can read illustrated stories, folktales
and poems, learn
to play Indian street games and make traditional toys, print coloring
pages about India, and read articles about Indian animals, birds and plants.
Asian-American Timeline 1763-1992
http://www.askasia.org/image/maps/t000015.htm
This timeline has the content of movement of Asians to the United States
during the time period covered. A lesson link is at the top of the page.
Window on Japan
http://www.jwindow.net/KIDS/
Wonder what it's like to grow up in Japan? What kind of foods do Japanese
children eat? What is their language like? What do Japanese kids do for
fun? 1996 award winner.
Kids Web Japan
http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/index.html
Colorful, engaging graphics with wide ranging information for younger
learners. In addition, scroll down to find a cookbook, folk legends and
much more! Well worth the trip!
Korean Kid Site
http://korea.insights.co.kr/english/forkid/index.html
Visit this colorful, nicely designed site to learn about Korean culture.
You can read an illustrated folk tale, learn about traditional homes and
costumes, see how a typical meal is prepared, and play a few Shockwave
games.
KoreanFolk Tales
http://www.lg.co.kr/kids/e_ani/n_guestroom.htm
Read Korean folk tales in the form of rebus stories. This nicely designed
site features cute animations, sounds, and narration for each story page.
You can also print Coloring Book pictures from the stories. Uses Shockwave.
younger Learners.
Thai Students Online
http://www.sriwittayapaknam.ac.th/
This site tries to give you "a clearer insight into what life is like
for children in Thailand," complete with a chance to ask questions of Thai
students. There’s lots of information, in word and picture, on the country’s
language, culture, and economy. This fun site also lets you visit a Thai
school and a Thai home, learn about scouting in Thailand, and more. A large
site from a private school. The main site contains over 3000 pictures!
The main school site contains over 3000 pictures of
everything from rice being cooked to students praying at the Buddha
shrine. You can go on Virtual Tours of the school and local area, see what
the students do on an average day, visit the kitchens and snack shop, view
live web cams and join us during festivals. You will also get a chance
to visit the homes of some of the students, chat with them live or send
in your questions about Thailand.
Where We Live
http://library.thinkquest.org/3140/
A simple ThinkQuest project (probably appeals to younger learners)
which explores the variety of homes around the world.
Cultural Geography Homepage
http://home.att.net/~rmmwms/students/humangeography.html
This site has a nice list of links and was created by a classroom teacher.
Multicultural
http://www.wmht.org/trail/explor02.htm
Multicultural Pavilion
http://curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU/go/multicultural/
Cultures of World --- http://www.ala.org/prentspage/greatsites/people.html#b
Multicultural Pavilion --- http://curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU/go/multicultural/
Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connections --- http://www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc/
Africa Online: Kids Only --- http://www.africaonline.com/AfricaOnline/coverkids.html
Latin Amer. Network Info Ctr. http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/k-12/
Native American http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/mainmenu.html
Holidays Around the World
http://204.72.226.26/ties99/#Holidays
The site above has a set of links to pages which deal with world holidays.
At those sites you will find information, graphics and sometimes activities
and lessons.
North American Cultural Case Study Sites (courtesty Charles Skemp and LRE Center at the University of Minnesota)
Knife River: Early Village Life on the Plains
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/1knife/1knife.htm
The site describes village life in the Hidatsa & Mandan tribes
during the peak of their culture in the late 18th to early 19th centuries
(North Dakota). It helps students compare information about these
seasonally nomadic Plains villagers with the more popularized film &
textbook history of nomadic horse-culture Indians such as the Lakota &
Cheyenne.
Vieux Carre: A Creole Neighborhood in New Orleans
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/20vieux/20vieux.htm
This cultural oriented site looks at the history of the French
Quarter, the heart & soul of modern New Orleans & a constant
reminder of the city's Creole, colonial past.
At Home in the Heartland
http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/welcome.htm
Tour an online llinois State Museum exhibit about family life in this
state from 1700 to the present. Meet people who lived long ago and share
in their decision making. Large text and colorful illustrations help make
this exhibit great for kids.
Californio to American: A Study in Cultural Change
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/8californio/8californio.htm
This site looks at an area that was once part of an Indian village,
then an outpost shelter for "vaqueros" (cowhands), & then the site
where "Californios" (Spanish settlers in what is now the state of California)
built small adobe dwellings in the midst of their cattle ranges.
Successive owners altered one dwelling into the elegant 18-room ranch
house there today-Rancho Los Alamitos.
Castolon: A Meeting Place of Two Cultures (C.Skemp, Minnesota SS Coordinator)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/17castolon/17castolon.htm
This site depicts a small trading & farming community in southwest
Texas, near the border with Mexico (in today's Big Bend National Park).
Castolon was a farming, ranching, & storekeeping partnership at Camp
Santa Helena, established after the Mexican Revolution (1920).
Gran Quivira: A Blending of Cultures in a Pueblo Indian Village
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/66gran/66gran.htm
This site can help students understand daily life & how it changed
for the Pueblo Indians of Gran Quivira, the largest of the three Salinas
pueblos located in central New Mexico.
Knife River: Early Village Life on the Plains
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/1knife/1knife.htm
The site describes village life in the Hidatsa & Mandan tribes
during the peak of their culture in the late 18th to early 19th centuries
(North Dakota). It helps students compare information about these
seasonally nomadic Plains villagers with the more popularized film &
textbook history of nomadic horse-culture Indians such as the Lakota &
Cheyenne.
Vieux Carre: A Creole Neighborhood in New Orleans
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/20vieux/20vieux.htm
This cultural oriented site looks at the history of the French
Quarter, the heart & soul of modern New Orleans & a constant
reminder of the city's Creole, colonial past.
4th and 5th Grade Student Researach Resouces for Geography is a wonderful,
wonderful list of links to nearly anything you'd want to help your kids
learn geography!
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/geo.html
The list of links (the topics scope) is to wide to even select one.
If you are looking, even for other than grades 4 and 5, start here and
you may never have to go further! World information, games, US, maps.
Where Is Curious George?
Geography for young learners.
http://www.wherescuriousgeorge.com/
Learners try to determine where the monkey, Curious George, is now.
rade 1 Geography Lesson
Nice lesson using the book Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan.
http://multimedia2.freac.fsu.edu/fga/1994/theme.htm
Eric Riback'sList of Geography Songs
http://www.mapville.com/riback/places.htm
Listed in a variety of topics/categories/regions/continents.
Paula's Geographic Memory Songs
Help kids learn with music. However, you'llneed to purchase a tape
(see page). probably middle school and below.
http://www.redshift.com/~bonajo/geography.htm
Geography lessons for elementary teachers from ProTeacher.
http://www.proteacher.com/090027.shtml
Central Intelligence Agency's Site for Kids
http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids/index.html
A colorfully designed site from the real CIA! A neat part is the games
section. There you may take a geography
quiz based on a clickable world map and an interactive quiz, you may
try to break a code in "Code Warriors" or
even try on a "Disguise". The for the geography quiz direct address
is:
http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids/geography/index.html
Fun, Games, and Humor
http://geography.miningco.com/msub18.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Geography jokes, songs, and even a map to color.
Distances and Coordinate Systems
http://geography.miningco.com/msub58.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Learn about the grids that cover the earth and the distances between
places.
Longitude Now
Find your real present longitude at this site:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/find/
It is kind of a game. I'd suggest they use the NON shockwave version
unless they know they have shockwave installed on their computer! Also,
you can find a Teacher's Guide on that page (look at bottom of page and
click on words). This is really, really a neat site!
USGS Learning Web: Global Change Network for Grades 4-6
http://www.usgs.gov/education/learnweb/GC.html
Topics, activities and lessons about global change. Extremely worthwhile
to visit.
4th and 5th Grade Geography Sources
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/geo.html
Links for these grade specfic populations. Attractive, useful site.
It will take a while to load because the lists are long and have some color
and graphics. Stay the wait! You’ll be happy in the end. This is an excellent
starting place for all geographers.
Navigation and The Compass
http://geography.miningco.com/msub51.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Learn how to orient yourself to the world around you.
Orienteering
http://geography.miningco.com/msub71.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
The perfect sport for geographers.
Finding Your Way With Maps and Compass
http://mapping.usgs.gov/mac/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs07999.html
Basic, good instruction from USGS. Maps and text with some interaction.
Helping Your Child Learn Geography (U.S. Dept. of Education)
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Geography/index.html
Helping Children Learn Geography
http://www.accesseric.org/resources/parent/geograp.html
This is a page which explains in text how teachers and parent can help
their children learn Geogaphy. It was written by John Patrick, Director,
ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education.
Time and Time Zones
http://geography.miningco.com/msub31.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Excellent resources for current time, sun and moon rise and set, time
zones, and daylightsavings time.
Finding Places
http://geography.miningco.com/msub15.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Locating places and their longitude and latitude has never been easier.
Kids Web Geography
http://www.kidsvista.com/SocialStudies/geography.html
This site is geared towards ages less than high school. An easy to
use site with more than geography sites.
Geography for Kids
http://geography.miningco.com/msub72.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
The best homework, learning, and fun sites
What Do Maps Show? (5-8) from USGS
http://www.usgs.gov/education/teacher/what-do-maps-show/index.html
Nicely done instructional activities about shaded relief maps, topographic
maps and road maps. Materials available on line. Intended for grades
5-8.
What you Need to Know About Maps
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/linksa/maptop.html
Topics on these instructional pages include: introduction to maps;
contour maps; distance; direction; latitude and longitude. A nicely done
site for younger geographers and it has a quiz section also.
Maps
http://www.pittsford.monroe.edu/Schools/Jefferson/Maps&Globes/EarthMain.html
This is a general introduction site which was developed by a school
district in conjunction with the USGS and others.
Street and Road Maps
http://geography.miningco.com/msub23.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Type in an address and get a great street map.
Indiana State has a really nice cartography/geography page.
http://baby.indstate.edu/gga/gga_cart/index.html
My Virtual Reference Desk is a nice page which is organized simply and
with a lot topics.
http://www.refdesk.com/facts.html
Regions http://city.net/regions Students take tours of various countries and cities around the world. They travel by clicking on a map. (This site was previously called Virtual Tourist II)
Social Sciences Virtual Library
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/socsci/
This site is the Geography section of the Virtual LIbrary. From this
page you may scroll to the bottom of the page to access all of the other
six social sciences Virtual Library pages. the VL may be used to conduct
research.
Geography of California
http://www.csupomona.edu/~sagarver/geo351/links.htm
Lots of California specifc topics.
Social Sciences Jump Page
Long list of links from the University of Minnesota
http://mustang.coled.umn.edu/exploration/social.html
This list is organized alphabetically by academic areas. Scroll down
to see Geography.
Social Studies Links
http://www.kent.wednet.edu/curriculum/soc_studies/index.html
This unfinished, teacher created page is organized by buttons with
grade levels K-12. Some buttons have more links than others. Be sure to
also visit the “Cool Sites Page” which contains examples of student work,
student projects, electronic portfolio and links to other useful sites.
World Facts, Figures, and References
http://geography.miningco.com/msub2.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Geographic superlatives, a currency converter, and other references.
Early Navigation
Anyone who wants to learn more about navigation in ancient time, can
find a nice site for starting to learn at: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/secrets.html
Teaching Explanation of the Five Themes of Geography
by Dr. David Lanegran and Fred Kunze
Location
Location refers to the physical spot on the earth where this
geographic feature resides. Any country, city, lake or other geographic
feature of any size must be able to be placed on a map. Therefore,
“Where is it?” is the starting point for most geography lessons.
Location may be described by latitude and longitude (absolute location)
and/or by proximity to other geographic features (relative location).
Moscow is located at 55.45 north latitude and 37.37 east longitude.
The location of Moscow is also in the center of the east European plain
and about 800 miles west of the Ural Mountains.
Place
Place is to geography what personality is to a person.
“What is a place like?”, calls for an answer which refers to physical
and cultural features. Moscow’s high density housing and large
green spaces tell us that the personality of this place is considerably
different than that of Tokyo. But both are major world cities. Place
helps us remember how geographic entities “feel” different even though
they may all be cities.
Human/Environment Interactions
People shape their landscapes. “Human Interaction” refers
to how people have modified or been influenced by their environments.
On the north of Moscow people have built the Moscow Canal which connects
the Volga and Moskva rivers. A number of reservoirs provide water
utilities for the city.
Movement
What are the main ways people move into and out of places?
The movement theme examines transportation and communication systems which
link people and places. Moscow has eleven main railway lines, five
airports and a system of highways which link it to other parts of Russia.
Where these links are and where they are not help explain the geography
of Russia.
Regions
This theme of “in common” geographic data helps us learn about
the geography under study in clumps. Geographers draw lines on a
map which illustrate some geographic data held in common by the places
inside the lines. We call these regions. Regions help us organize
knowledge about land and people. The Ukraine is an agricultural region
of Russia. The southeast quadrant of Moscow is a heavily industrialized
region within the metropolitan region. Regions are always artificial
and are generalizations which contain exceptions. Identification
of the exceptions should prompt the question “why” and lead to important
learning discoveries.
The US 50 States
http://www.theus50.com/
This is a really good site with a lot of information about each state.
You also may take a five question quiz and receive a score (one for each
state); click on the tan buttons on the left to find out about geography
and history of the tstate and more!
Fifty States
http://www.50states.com
Don’t miss this site for your state research!
This is not the same site as the one above. This is another really,
really good site. Each state has a lot of information, more than most other
sites. Many links to follow too, and some graphics. Be sure to stop here
in your state research! This site also has a very neat “Tools” page for
students as well as teachers! Look at it by clicking on http://www.50states.com/tools/
USA States.com
http://usastates.com/
An excellent database of USA information. Use the pull down menu to
go to the state of your choice. Each state page will provide a lot of information,
including pictures of the governor and senators. You will see text about
the state as well as some links to the official home page of each state.
WorldAtlas
http://www.graphicmaps.com/webimage/countrys/usa.htm
Look around this front page before you move on to your state. You can
get some very specialize maps here--scroll down a bit. When you have explored,
return to the state names or the clickable map of the USA. One click will
take you to a useful for research page for that state. You will also see
about three small maps, and links to other places such as the official
state web site. A nice site, very useful to USA researchers!
NPG Page
http://npg.org/facts.htm
This site has tons of population information about the US states as
well as the world.
There is also a population clock for the U.S. and the world. In additon
(there is much more) you’ll find a link to state facts-- a listing of states
to click on which is limited in number but which will grow.
State Homepages
http://globalcomputing.com/states.html
The site below is a clickable map which takes you to the official homepage
of any state with a home page.
GeoBop's State Symbols
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html
Great when students are doing state reports to address the standard.
There are also suggested books and other things. This site is related to
"Shaded Relief Maps of the U.S. and will show you the symbols, etc. of
the state you clicked on there. This address will take you directly
to information about Minnesota. http://www.geobop.com/Eco/MN.htm
Courtney’s Journal and State Facts
http://usatrip.org/courtney.htm
Only some of the states will be found on this page.
Export Page
http://www.ita.doc.gov/cgi-bin/otea_ctr?task=readfile&file=state-re
This site offers facts about imports and exports for U.S. states as
well as other nations. Not a simple page, might be too complex for fairly
young students.
U.S. States Information Resources.
http://www.aloha.net/~davidht/koloa/states.htm
This is only a links page, but lots of good links.
United States Facts page
http://cube.ice.net/~edbear/USfacts.html
View a clickable chart of the states. Loads slowly because the data
begins right under the table. It also imports a “movie”--actually the National
Anthem-- and plays it for you.
The SuperSite for Kids
http://www.bonus.com/
State Facts from Bonus.com is a rather strange page, but you can get
at some information about states there. Rather limited, basic information.
The total The address for the state information is at
http://www.bonus.com/bonus/card/statefacts.html
Research It
http://www.itools.com/research-it/research-it.html#Geographical
Here you will find a fantastic search site for anything. This includes,
maps and other information for the 50 states. The maps may be made by Electric
Library. If they are, you can get a 30 day free membership if you aren’t
already a subscriber.
K-12 Internet School Sites (by state).
http://www.gsn.org/hotlist/
Use this site to contact schools and kids in the state your are studying!
If you click on a state be patient. It is contacting several sites for
information and images--for example, it contacts the missing kids homepage
to get information. You can also have your school added to the Minnesota
list.
The History of the United States of America
http://members.tripod.com/~privatetom/index.html
This is a nice page with 6 or 7 topics. One of those is a facts
about states page.
U.S. Facts, Figures, and References
http://geography.miningco.com/msub52.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Geographic superlatives, state-by-state information, and more
Flags of U.S. States includes territories.
http://www.law.ou.edu/flags.html
You can get the flag images here.
The Thirteen Original Colonies
http://www.seanet.com/Users/pamur/13colony.html
This is a nice site and simply organized.
U.S. Online Internet Directory
http://www.externalharddrive.com/usa/states/states.html
U.S. Directory Official Home Page
http://www.officialusa.com/
Some information about states is not finished. Each state page may
vary. Click on the state facts link. Then, use the pull down menu to roll
to the state of your choice. Release and click on the “State Info” button
AFTER
you’ve chosen the state. I don’t rate this site very highly compared to
some others, but it may have just what you are looking for. You can see
the state flag.
Anthems and Flags of Nations and States
http://www.imagesoft.net/flags/flags.html
This is an attractive page with animation and frames and an excellent
source of flag images. You can get images of the flags as well as some
historicalflag images.
HM USA Travel Guide
http://usa.dedas.com/states/statelist.html
This site is good for reports because you will get a clickable table
with categories of state, capital, nickname and population. The state is
clickable, click on that and you get text with a bunch more information.
Also, on the left in a frame, are clickable words. One of them is “pictures”!
Community Webshots (gorgeous images of well known places in states!)
http://community.webshots.com/album/3863184kaMpgVnfLZ
This page will take a long time to load because a lot of small pictures
will be on one page. However, you may find just the right image for your
slide show of something speical in hour state! The grabbable pictures are
absolutely gorgeous!
State Images
http://www.darksky.org/ida/ida_2/states.html
Just click on the state name given to call up that state's image. All
of these images are courtesy of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
(DMSP). You will get a single image of the state. These images might be
useful for your title page in your presentation.
USA State Libraries on the Web
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/usa-state.html
This site is not for the feint hearted! Many of the states have their
own libraries with specialized images and other hard to find information
about that state. Explore on your own here from the long list of clickable
libraries.
States: Political Resources
http://www.politicalresources.net/u-states.htm
This is a single page where you can see all of the state flags and
get to the pages which represent that state. Be sure to scroll down from
the top.
Maps of USA and States
http://www.inweh.unu.edu/unuinweh/Mapdatabase/Maps%20of%20USA%20and%20States_1.html
A long list of maps from very specific things within a state to broad
topics which can apply to all of the states. You must read the list to
find out if any topics are useful to you. Click on the name to follow the
link.
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html
Click on the green box to the left of the name to go to that state.
Find maps and links related to that state there.
Town USA
http://www.town-usa.com/weather/
At this site you can get the current weather conditions for just about
anywhere! Click on the map to go to any state. Then, you’ll see several
aspects of the weather from the leading cities in the state. Also, a satellite
view may be called up, but it will take you to the Intellicast site.
Intellicast.com (weather)
http://www.intellicast.com/
This site provides weather information for anywhere in the world. You
can compare state to state weather in your report. Start from the map in
the center frames section and click on the place you wish to visit. Change
the map to a larger or smaller scale by clicking on the words around the
map. The address for the international navigation page is: http://www.intellicast.com/LocalWeather/World/
States and Abbreviations
http://www.area48.com/usastates.html
All of the states and US possessions and their abbreviations--easy
place to find the abbreviation for each state.
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/dates.html
This is the IPL’s page on state entry into the union. You can find
out the order of admittance into the USA by that state. A table will provide
the information, but the state name is clickable and will take you to a
page about that state. Some information and links.
On line States
Games: See also the "Teacher-Student
Page under " "Geography Games" for links to on line games.
Capitals of the United States
http://www.scottforesman.com/resources/statescapitals/
This is an on line learning game from Scott Foresman book company.
Learn the state capitals by clicking on any state on the big color map
of the USA.
Blackdog’s Site
http://blackdog.net/games/misc/president/states.html
This site is for younger people. It has a lot of games and things to
help you learn, and one of them is the 50 states trivia game! Take a break
from your research to test your skill!
Janet Muggeridge’s USA Picture Quiz
http://www.jy-muggeridge.freeserve.co.uk/usapicturequiz.htm
This is an on line, interactive site which has SOME of the state images
which comes to us from England. Students view the shape, try identify the
state and are offered the challenge of rearranging the letters to name
another state! Answers may be found by scrolling to the bottom of the page.
Her main page--her home page--may be found at
http://www.jy-muggeridge.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm
and contains other learning games.
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