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Keith Hughes. News Archive. Www.k12.wa.us/SocialStudies/Assessments/MiddleSchool/MiddleSchHistory-CausesOfConflict-CBA.pdf. The Center for Teaching History with Technology. Manitoba Education. Grade 7 Social Studies Blackline Masters The blackline masters (BLMs) below are in Adobe PDF and MS-Word.

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Instructions for downloading files Right-click on the file title of choice Select Save Target As... from the pop-up menu Select the folder where you would like to place the file, click Save Blackline Masters by Cluster: Cluster 1: People and Places in the World Cluster 2: Global Quality of Life Cluster 3: Ways of Life in Asia, Africa, or Australasia Cluster 4: Human Impact in Europe or the Americas. English Online International Newspapers. Union Free School District - Teacher Pages - Michael Heit.

Mr. Klaff - Social Studs History Music Videos! Classroom Study Guides — History.com. The History Channel Classroom Study Guides Archive » Most Recent Study Guides » Classroom Home.

Classroom Study Guides — History.com

Student News. Playing History. The History Project - University of California, Davis. The Marchand Archive is an ever-expanding collection of document-based lesson plans (Documentary Source Problems) and more than 8,600 images (Image Archive).

The History Project - University of California, Davis

This site brings together the original Adventures in Roland Marchand's File Cabinet launched in 1999 and the Marchand Image Archive launched in 2001. With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, we have expanded the original Marchand image collection to include images from other UC Davis faculty including Andres Resendez, Alan Taylor, Cynthia Brantley, Joan Cadden, Louis Warren, and Karen Halttunen (now at USC). We have supplemented Roland's documentary source problems with lessons based on images in this expanded collection and developed by outstanding teachers associated with The History Project.

The Marchand Archive contains two useful collections: the Image Collection and the Documentary Source Problems Collection. Read more about each below. About Roland Image Collection. Historyproject.ucdavis.edu/pdfs/investigation_template.pdf. Historyproject.ucdavis.edu/pdfs/Process_of_Historical_Investigation.pdf. Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy. Resources for Teaching Social Studies. Top free resources for teaching and learning Social Studies The Library of Congress – Resources in “for teachers” page include ready-to-use materials that brings the Library’s primary sources aligned with state standards into the classrooms, online modules to build teacher skills with the Library’s professional development curriculum (Library of Congress Learning Page “The Learning Page is designed to help educators use the American Memory Collections to teach history and culture.

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It offers tips and tricks, definitions and rationale for using primary sources, activities, discussions, lesson plans and suggestions for using the collections in classroom curriculum.”) American Memory from the Library of Congress – American Memory provides “free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. The World Digital Library (WDL) whilst in Qatar. Bookmarks. A Book In Time. Resources For The Classroom. History Detectives.

Step into the shoes of a History Detective and tackle some of history's toughest mysteries.

History Detectives

These lesson plans guide students to evaluate conflicting evidence by: Sourcing: Who made this source? Where did it come from? Contextualizing: Imagine the setting surrounding this source: How was the world that made this source different than our own? Corroborating: What do other sources say about the information in this document? Equip your students with foundational tools that will help them evaluate conflicting information for the rest of their lives. Evaluate: Once students have completed their independent investigations, download and print our rubric, the Teacher Evaluation Checklist, to evaluate their work.

History Detectives. Lesson: Cardboard History Grades: Adaptable to all grades 3-12 Subject: Language Arts/Social Studies/History/Math/Technology/Physical Education/Art Estimated Time of Completion: Seven to nine 50-minute class sessions I.

History Detectives

Summary Do you have what it takes to be a serious collector? Do you have what it takes to experience the joys that come with collecting? Historical Research - Checklist. Are you ready to research?

Historical Research - Checklist

Use this checklist as a starting point for your historical research project, and find out whether you've overlooked an important step in your approach. This list can also be used to evaluate the research systems and methods that you already use. Define the objective. A clear purpose gives structure to the investigation, and sets a course for the research to follow.Consider the end product. History Detectives Kids . Detective Kit . Detective notebook. HistoryBuff.com. Social Studies for Kids. History Engine: Tools for Collaborative Education and Research. Table of Contents I.

Introduction II. Getting Started. History Engine: Tools for Collaborative Education and Research. Teachinghistory.org. Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources. EDSITEment's Back-to-School Lesson Plans. U.S.

EDSITEment's Back-to-School Lesson Plans

History and Government: From Magna Carta to the First Great Awakening EDSITEment, from the National Endowment for the Humanities, is a partnership with the National Trust for the Humanities and the Verizon Foundation, and brings online humanities resources directly to the classroom through exemplary lesson plans and student activities. Lesson Plans. Tip: Press ctrl and F (or Command and F on a Mac) to perform a keyword search of this page.

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To keyword search all Best of History Web Sites pages use the search engine located on each page. Note: Best of History Web Sites features categorized and annotated lists of links to hundreds of K-12 history lesson plans, teacher guides, activities, games, quizzes, and more throughout its pages. Just scroll down most of our pages, and you will find an abundance of quality teaching resources. Social Studies. These interactive Web sites provide students and teachers with extended knowledge and skills through the integration of technology based on thematic lessons.

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Armenian Genocide Between 1914 and 1918 more than 1.2 million Armenians were killed in Turkey in a now little-known genocidal campaign. Uncover the facts behind this tragedy, and consider the current problem of genocide and its impact on the world today. Coretta Scott King Coretta Scott King was not only the widow of Dr. 11 Social Studies Resources to Try in 2011. All week I've started each day with a list of eleven good resources to try in different content areas. On Monday I shared mathematics resources. On Tuesday I shared science resources. On Wednesday I shared language arts resources. And today I bring you eleven good social studies resources to try in 2011.

TimeRime allows users to create timelines that include text, images, audio, and video. Historypin is a service developed by We Are What We Do in partnership with Google. If economics, particularly personal finance, is a part of your curriculum then you should check out some of Common Craft's work. The European Virtual Museum is the product of collaboration between twenty-seven European museums. The History Lab   - Home. TheShamiClassWikis - home. History Tech. Northfield Community School - Dr. Ferguson's US History Class Overview.

Historical Facebook Lesson - Google Docs Templates. 10x10 / 100 Words and Pictures that Define the Time / by Jonathan J. Harris.

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Geography. Ancient History. Images of art, history and science for educational and commercial licensing. Washington State. US History.