Site
Title/
URL
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Subject
Area(s)
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Other
Disciplines
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Social
Studies
Themes
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Description/Comments
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General Resources
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Where's George:
http://www.wheresgeorge.com/
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Geography
Civics
History
Economics
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Math
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Money
Commerce
Movement
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Individuals track U.S.
currency as it moves naturally around the country on marked
bills. The site includes information about the Federal Reserve
Bank and other financial institutions. It provides directional maps of
bill routes.
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Anne Frank: The Writer: http://www.ushmm.org/museum/
exhibit/online/af/htmlsite/index.html
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Geography
Civics
History |
Lang Arts
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World War II
Holocaust
Conflict
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Focussing on Anne Frank's
writings, this site tells her story.
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Geo-Caching:
http://www.geocaching.com
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Geography
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Science
Math
Language Arts
Other
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Geo-spatial potitioning
Location
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This site lists geo-caches
around the world and allows individuals to record their cache visits
and add new caches.
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Google Earth:
http://earth.google.com |
Geography
Civics
Economics
History
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Science
Math
Language Arts
Other
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Geo-spatial potitioning
Location
Travels
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This web-based tool
provides satellite imagery of Earth. It includes the ability to
manipulate the magnification of the location to the building level,
allows distance calaculations, and provides overlays of special
interest features.
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Kid's Planet:
http://www.kidsplanet.org/
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Geography
Civics
History
Economics |
Lang Arts
Math
Science
Other |
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This site, sponsored by
the Library of Congress, includes information about Earth and its
inhabitants and suggested teaching activities.
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WebQuests
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All About Explorers:
http://www.allaboutexplorers.com
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History
Civics
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Language Arts
Science
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Bias
History
Explorers
Credibility
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Students review various
fictitious informational sites written about explorers. Through the
webquest, students learn to seek reliable informational sources by
identifying the fictional pieces within the biographies. **Note,
students will sometimes mistake this information for fact.
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The Big Wide World:
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bww/
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Geography
Civics
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Lang Arts
Science
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Physical geography
Wilderness
Power/Authority
Culture
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Students choose various
parts of Earth to research. For each selection, they must write a set
of rules. The sections (and rules) include:
- The Globe (Physical characteristics)
- Plants (How plants work)
- Animals (Adaptation)
- People (Heroes)
- Culture (Cultural formation)
- Language (How communication works)
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A Nation Divided: http://www.stonewall.fayette.k12.ky.us/
wq/cwwebquest/civilwar.htm
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Geography
Civics
History |
Lang Arts
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Civil War
Conflict
Perspectives
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Students work in pairs to
larn about the Civil War. They each play the part of soldiers on
opposing sides of the war. They must research one battle and write a
letter to each other giving their perspective of the battle.
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Virtual Field Trips
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Historical
Tour of the
White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/whtour/
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Civics
History
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Lang Arts
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Branches of government
Power and authority
Presidents
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This interactive tour of
the White House allows students to virtually move freely around the
White House learning about its history and the symbols it contains.
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LifeQuest on
Aging:
http://www.bluezones.com/ |
Geography Economics |
Lang Arts
Math
Science
Physical Education
Health
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Mortality rates
Cultures
Geographic regions
Personal Lifestyles
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This virtual field trip
takes students to four separate locales to learn about longevity.
Students learn about various cultures as they try to determine the
factors that led to these locations having the most healthy individuals
over the age of 100.
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Ball State's
Electronic Field Trips:
http://www.bsu.edu/eft/
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Geography
History |
Lang Arts
Science |
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Engage students as they
virtually experience field trips on issues ranging from the role of
baseball in the Manzanar Internetment Camp to Freedome in America: Some
Assembly Required.
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