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Social
Studies Connections
K-3 |
4-6
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Rainforest |
| Take your class on a
Virtual Tour
of a Rainforest in Costa Rica. Meet the people and animals who live
there. |
Explore the
rainforest at night with National Geographic's interactive site.
Great sound effects as well ! |
| Be a rainforest explorer with
Amazon
Explorer an interactive site that lets students find answers to
specific questions about animals in the rainforest. |
Enchanted
Learning has a great information on the Rainforest written in kid
friendly language. Also has a good collection of animal information,
many with print outs. |
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Polar
Regions
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| Visit the Iditarod
Web site and learn all about this "last great race" across
Alaska. |
Check out Polar
Husky A-Z and learn about the Artctic Region. |
| Find more information about the
Iditarod and dog sledding as well as scavenger hunt, photos, and trivia
game at this site. |
Learn and see what's involved
in dog sled racing when you check out the South
Colton Race. |
| Visit the kennel
at the Go North
expedition and learn about the dogs that are so important to people
in this region. |
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Native
Americans |
| Visit
Hobbamock's
Homesite at Plimoth Plantation and learn about the Wampanoags |
First Americans is a Native American studies page designed for grade
schoolers and covering many different tribes. |
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tremendous listing of links including Native American Folk Tales, Music,
history and more can be found at the
4th and 5th grade
resource page.
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The Children's Museum
in Boston has a wonderful site with teaching resources on Native Americans
and specifically the Wampanoag. |
| Find kid friendly information on
the Eastern Woodland Indian Tribes
including the Cherokee and Iroquios at this page created as part of a 3rd
grade study in Illinois. Find an
index of other tribes
also studied |
Visit
Ancient Images
and view a beautiful ceramic tile mural depicting Native American symbols
and their importance. Read about how this fabulous project was conceived
and created by students at a North Carolina elementary school. |
| Find a wonderful Thinkquest project about
Native Americans
of North America created by students in California |
Check out
Totem Tales, a webquest designed to incorporate Social Studies and Art |
| Find "kid
friendly" information about the
Native American Tribes of
the Southwest.
Includes information on
history, art, religion, and more |
Find
quite a collection of
Native American Tales.
These are solely identified by subject matter but certainly address the
nature of legend or folk tales to explain happenings in nature |
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You Be the Historian provides great visuals and information about the
lifestyles of the Wampanoags and their interaction with the settlers of
the New World. |
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States, Cities and Regions |
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http://www.quia.com/mc/4.html matching state name and capital games |
http://www.funbrain.com/where/ identifying states on a map game |
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http://bensguide.gpo.gov/flash/states_puzzle_lines2.html |
http://faculty.usiouxfalls.edu/arpeterson/astateandcapgames.htm
several types of games |
| Find a collection
of webquests to choose from about states and
regions |
Find a collection
of activities about states, capitals, and map locations. |
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Have
your students start at the
Yahooligans state list
for a jumping off place.
State Reports is
another good source for collecting information about all 50 states! |
Find
U.S. states and regional
maps -- great for state reports, region studies |
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Find kid friendly information as
well as maps and even a printable quiz all about Massachusetts at
Enchanted Learning. |
Studying Massachusetts? Have your students try this
scavenger
hunt! Let different groups answer certain questions and share their
answers with the class. |
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When
you are studying states or regions, try
50 States
for basic info
about each and links to more detailed information. |
Check the
Colonial America section for links to
Massachusetts history as well as a trip on the
Freedom Trail. |
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Find a wealth of resources for state and regional studies at
Fifty States of the U.S.
Included are state and capital facts, landforms and map, as well as a
great collection of activities and webquests to choose from. |
Stately
Knowledge, brought to you by the Internet Public Library, will help
you find the basic facts about any state in the union and includes
Washington, D.C. |
 When researching states and/or
regions, find
temperature and
precipitation data listed by state and month. |
Kidport Reference Library has info on every state and includes
historical highlights, industry and geographic landmarks as well. |
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FactFinder Kids Corner has lots of fun facts from all the states. |
Learn about the
people and industry that helped the Midwest grow. |
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