Social Studies, Human Resources and Adptations

Has a lot of links for museums across the country and throughout the world.

Cool games!

Found this site to help out with creating vocab. activities.

Timeline of history throughout the world.

This website is full of information on debates, news, people, books, and theories.

"In order to fully understand the geographic concept of natural resource use, students should learn about the ways that resource extraction affects the physical and human landscape. In this lesson, they will discuss how a specific economic activity in a region can facilitate the creation of towns, which often turn into ghost towns if the economic activity ends."

This lesson pairs with a video that explores the following topics: Separation of Powers- Explore the constitutional limits on the power of government and see how the system of checks and balances works. National Government - Examine the responsibilities of the national government and see how federalism divides power between the national government and the states. State Government- See how most of the laws we live by come from state government. A Presidency Remembered: Ronald Reagan- Take a look at the legacy of President Ronald Reagan.

This is a kids news online. There is also games and quizzes for them. This can be a great source to use within your classroom.

A lot of great information on economic releases. This site also has a link for careers for kids. They can choose what they are interested in and read about it. Great way to help them learn what they may want to do someday.

This site has a collection of flage printouts and different activities to do-great source. There is also a bunch of materials for Geography (you name it-probably be able to find).

A great source containing numerous diseases to learn about and one is able to get an estimate of the leading causes of death today.

Lesson plans dealing with relationship issues for middle school students.

"There is no single objective way to describe why an artifact is significant to a culture. Objects are important to different people for different reasons. To make this idea personal, students will be invited to bring to class important cultural artifacts from their own lives. Each object will be "interpreted" by a student anthropologist who will make hypotheses regarding the importance of this object. The student anthropologist will also determine what this artifact says about the culture of the owner. The owner of the artifact will get a chance to tell their actual story."

Students will analyze how the 50 State Quarters Program represents both the diversity and unity of the United States. They will identify human and physical geographic characteristics of Roman culture from Roman coins and examine how Roman emperors used coins to help unify their empire.

Students discover how we rely on our global neighbors by collecting data about where in the world the goods we use every day are produced.

Scholastic's Global Trek is a way for students to travel around the world without ever having to leave their classroom. When students arrive in the country of their choice they are supplied with a suggested travel itinerary. This itinerary offers them links to background information and a chance to read about the country's people.

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

descriptions of cultures around the world

provides lesson plans on citizenship