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This is a great site with various battles and war generals turned into digital stories. It would better suit upper elementary because of the large amounts of text and potentially difficult-to-interpret graphics.

This map locates the battles fought during the Civil War. There are several battles that are further described to provide students with more information

Educational webquest related to costs of war - awesome for secondary history! Relates to SOL USII.1 The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis and responsible citizenship, including the ability to: i) identify the costs and benefits of specific choices made, including the consequences, both intended and unintended, of the decisions and how people and nations responded to positive and negative incentives. 

Civil War webquest

Civil War battles marked on a map. Could be modified for VA Studies as well!

Awesome connection for student studying Ancient Greece using Google Maps and Google Earth - definitely tied into SOL WHI.5 The student will demonstrate knowledge of ancient Greece in terms of its impact on Western civilization by : a) assessing the influence of geography on Greek economic, social, and political development, including the impact of Greek commerce and colonies; b) describing Greek mythology and religion; c) identifying the social structure and role of slavery, explaining the significance of citizenship and the development of democracy, and comparing the city-states of Athens and Sparta; d) evaluating the significance of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars; e) characterizing life in Athens during the Golden Age of Pericles; f) citing contributions in drama, poetry, history, sculpture, architecture, science, mathematics,  and philosophy, with emphasis on Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle;  g) explaining the conquest of Greece by Macedonia and the formation and spread of Hellenistic culture by Alexander the Great.

A great interactive resource that adds a human touch to Virginia history through chronicling the vents in three communities during the mid 19th century.

Excellent resource for teachers that provides a myriad of different mediums of sources for to grab student interest and make projects and resource more fun if not less difficult or bland for your classroom.

Informative site on Ancient Greece that pertains to third grade SOLs.