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Has many lessons and is helpful in determining which standards the lessons will address

This site has units and lesson plans on: Lewis and Clark preparing for the trip, politics, mapping, women, animals, language, trade and property, plants. There is a section on exploring and using primary and secondary sources.

This website is filled with articles on the history, geography, culture, and the enviroment around the Mississippi River.

Great pictures of the earth that have been taken both in the past and present. This website also provides articles about different parts of the world.

I am going to bring this site in for our Science teacher to use as she is talking about the earth to 1st graders-thanks. Great pictures on there.

This site encourages geography education and promotes natural and cultural conservation.

Google Earth can be used in SO many contexts. Be sure to add to your approved downloads at your school.

This is an amazing resource from the MAGE center at Macalester. Click on each of the sessions at the top to see a list of free curriculum resources on Social Studies themes. Also look for opportunities to do free education forums with this group. Very useful materials!

Student friendly resources on the earth.

This provides a list of ways to protect the environment.

Nichole, This site has a lot of great ideas on protecting the environment.

Students discuss merchants located in their community. Then students choose a local business to write a letter to.

A detailed summary of the expedition including photographs, interactive maps, audio files, and illustrations from the expedition journals.

This website has information on Past population growth and future population growth. Students can find out what forces are responsible for the world's human population. Students can learn from models of future human population growth.

There is a ton of info on the records of Japanese-Americans on this cite. Just the map of the locations of the 10 camps is worth a trip to this source.

This site offers much information on what life was like in Colonial times. It is geared toward students and very user-friendly.

I taught next door to Ben Friesen many moons ago. This material is awesome.

Timeline of history throughout the world.

Beautiful views of the 7 wonders of the world...

Activities to learn how the environment, people and places all affect each other.

The world in spatial terms

This site has a ton of really cool links to help students in the area of People, Places and Environment. Check it out!