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» Canadian Provinces and Territories - Canadian map activity that plays the national anthem.
» Canadian Provinces and Territories Outline Maps - Canadian outline maps free for downloading and printing.
» Columbia Education Center: Social Studies Lesson Plans - Lessons for elementary, middle and high school students.
» Coming to a New Land - This webquest will increase student understanding of Ellis Island and the immigrant experience in the U.S. The webquest is designed for fourth grade students.
» Die Like An Egyptian - A study of the ancient Egyptian afterlife incorporating the multiple intelligences and internet use.
» History For Children - Features weekly articles and links on a variety of topics in American and World History. Also provides a listing of history web resources and reading lists for kids, parents, and teachers in history. (For Grades 3+)
» Library in the Sky Social Studies Lesson Plans - Links to social studies lesson plans available online.
» National Council for the Social Studies - Junior and senior high lesson plans, all in pdf format.
» Social Studies Lesson Plans - Plans based on field trips to various museums along the United States' Eastern coast.
» Social Studies Lessons - Links to both lesson plans and strategies for teaching social science, history, and government.
» Social Studies for Kids - Offers has articles, links, and fun facts, on history, geography, cultures, holidays, economics, and archaeology.
» The Big Myth - An experimental learning module designed for use in European primary school classrooms. It is a sociology textbook for the comparative study of world creation mythology. The myths are told using Flash animation and are accompanied by an overview of the cu
» The Castle of King Edward - Virtual tour of a medieval castle explaining the history, architecture, culture, religion, food, royalty, knights, armor and traditions. Designed for teachers, students and kids.
» U.S. Outline Maps - State outline maps free for downloading and printing. Each individual state and the U.S. as a whole.
» UNICEF Social Studies Lesson Plans - Click on quick search and select "teaching tools" to be routed to unit plans.
» Wenzels World - Teacher shares resources designed for the middle school classroom.
» Westward Ho - Collaborative, online, simulated journey on the Oregon Trail for K-12 classrooms. Starts January 2002 and free registration is required.