Students learn to read and interpret climate graphs of the rainforest using their senses- one group uses audio, another poetry, another photos, lastly one uses travel blogs.

This site discusses experiences aboard ships crossing the Atlantic.

This is a great place to access primary documents important to U.S. History. It covers founding documents up to the Voting Rights Act (1965).

Recommended for grades 5-8, this site offers an interesting overview of states and Native American tribes. Students learn about states, rivers, mountains, regions, tribes and then practice locating these on maps with a timer.

Great information about Shoshone history, geography and language.

I've been doing some research on the Shoshone Indians of North America. Here are a few of the most interesting sites I have found.

This is a great site which features Greek philosophies- stoicism, cyncism, skepticism. They give good descriptions; easy to understand for most people. Also traces how some English words are from Greek.

This lesson is awesome! It aligns to 3 NCSS Standards- #3, 5, 6. Students will watch a clip from the PBS special "Martin Luther: Reluctant Revolutionary," filling in a Viewing Chart (included). Afterward students write an essay. As an extension of the lesson, students interview an adult, asking how their enviornment and social issues of the time influenced their life and decisions.

I think this is a great website for learning about the Irish Potato Famine. The information is interesting and consise. A must read!

This youtube video gives students a great perspective on reasons for the American Revolution. It is a parody of the song "Its Too Late." I think your students will love this video! The song is presented by Soomo Publishing, a company that specializes in interviews and documentaries.

This site contains important facts about the Dome of the Rock and other holy sites in Jerusalem.

This video provides sources via the Smithsonian for online conferences about Abraham Lincoln,and it's just funny.

Excellent podcast providing information about google maps and diigo and how they can be used for collaborative learning in history classroom.

The Gettysburg Address read by Alex Wilson along with great photos of the Civil War

a video celebrating the sculpture from the ancient Acropolis temple in Athens; fascinating video!!!

Here is a great site published by the UK Telegraph. It is full of personal accounts during WWII. I hope you find it enlightening and helpful.