| The 13 day siege at the Alamo climaxed 167 years in the
month of March. Check out these sites for teaching aids!
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| Several Civil War sites:
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| Great sites for teaching about the Lewis and Clark
Expedition!
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 New Site!
Reach Every
Child offers a vast amount of information concerning our country's
presidents. Be sure to check it out! |
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New Site! At
CBC For Teachers, you will find ideas
for incorporating CBC's Radio and TV archives into your classroom along with
lesson plans and activity sheets, which you can download. All the materials
are provided at no charge. The material is presented to complement the
topics that you'll find in the rest of the Web site (Trudeaumania, Terry
Fox, Africville, and so on). Many but not all of the archival topics have
corresponding educational material. A great site for Canadian teachers or
those who wish to know more about Canada. Išve put the root URL here
because there is a lot of material that may be of use. To get to the
Teacher Materials, click on FOR TEACHERS at the right of the screen. |
| New
Site!
HyperHistory Online is a great site for history, social studies, current
events, general information. Over 2,000 files are interconnected
throughout the site. In addition to that, HyperHistory provides several
hundred links to the world wide web. |
| New
Site!
The World in the Classroom is a brief article on strategies that you can
use in the classroom to teach about world culture. The resources listed are
appropriate for K to 12 classrooms. |
| Rulers.org contains lists
of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto
leaders not occupying either of those formal positions) of all countries and
territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases. Also included are the
subdivisions of various countries as well as a selection of international
organizations. |
| Take a trip to
Yellowstone National Park without ever leaving your classroom. You
can even ask an expert about questions you may have. |
| Find information on teaching about religion at
Teaching About Religion in
Public Schools. |
|
American Museum of Natural
History is an awesome web site containing lots of useful information
concerning the history of our country including genetics, astronomy, and
paleontology plus much more! |
| Having trouble getting from point A to point
B? Map Quest is here to help.
This site also includes an interactive atlas with different options for
customizing. |
| Learn about the holocaust by reading
personal experiences written by Anne
Frank. |
| Visit the
Seven Wonders of the World.
This excellent site gives kids an understanding of those 7 wonders. |
| Ever seen a $10,000 bill? Visit
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
and you can view one as well as find information about currency. |
| The Farmer's Almanac
is a treasure of useful information for day-to-day. Find information
on weather, gardening, the sunrise and sunset, phases of the moon, and other
things you will find helpful. |
|
Hyper
History contains over 2,000 files covering 3,000 years of world
history......a site that is rich with information. |
| At The
National Archive Online Exhibit Hall, you will find unique primary
source materials of historical documents and well as information surrounding
those documents. |
| Strike it rich historically at
California's Gold Rush Country
through stories and photographs. |
| Experience life in 1492 with Christopher
Columbus.
Introduction to 1492 delves into Columbus' explorations and adventures
and the way in which his journey brought two very different worlds together. |
|
Country Library is a
comprehensive reference site that provides a vast amount of information on
all countries of the world. |
| Visit POTUS,
sponsored by the Internet Public Library to find background information,
election results, cabinet members, notable events, and points of interest
for every president of the United States. |
| Learn all you can about Africa at
Africa Online
for Kids. |
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Kids Web Japan is a colorful and informative site that provides lots of
information about Japan. |
| Check out
American Memory from the Library of Congress to find primary source
materials relating to the history and culture of the US. |
| Help your students get involved in what's
going on with our country's government.
White House Kids
will do just that, allow you to meet each member of the President's family -
even their pets! |
|
National Park Service fills you in on the finer points of using our
country's national parks, as well as the essential information about each. |
| Learn about youth in the 19th century and how they were
raised at
Sunday
School Books. |
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