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Teaching Elementary Social Studies
What Every Teacher Should Know
, First Edition
James Duplass, University of South Florida
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Topic 13: Geography Goals & Constructs
Association of American Geographers
http://www.aag.org/
National Council for Geographic Education
http://www.ncge.org
American Geographical Society
http://www.amergeog.org/index.html
Web Site Resources: Geography Skills & Concepts
Primarily Background
National Standards Related Lessons & Activities
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/standards/
U.S. Census Bureau Statistics
http://www.census.gov/
Geographic Terms
http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/agidict/alpha.html
Primarily Student-Based & Lesson Plans
National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Blank Maps of countries and states
http://geography.about.com/cs/blankoutlinemaps/
Solar System & Seasons
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Solar.htm
Greatest Places virtual field trips
http://www.greatestplaces.org/
Maps.Com has on line World Atlas and Maps
http://www.maps.com/
Gateway to Geography Games
http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/games.html
Florida Alliance of almost 100 Lesson Plans
http://fga.freac.fsu.edu/lessonplans.html
Check this Textbook’s Website for Additional Website Links
Transportation Lesson Plan
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Transportation.htm
Satellite Images of Earth Locations
http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofcontents
Student's create local Maps at Map Quest
http://www.mapquest.com/
Houghton Mifflin Outline Maps
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/ssmaps/index.html
Teaching Maps Changed
http://www.usgs.gov/education/
Draw a Map
http://socialstudies.com/c/@lliNkxu.DyKRQ/Pages/article.html?article@maps
Building A "Classroom" Community
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSOBuildingAClassroomCommunity12.htm
Web Site Resources: U. S. Geography
Primarily Background
Topical Graphical Map Definitions
http://mac.usgs.gov/mac/isb/pubs/booklets/symbols/
U.S. Census Date from 1790 to 1960
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/
Primarily Student-Based & Lesson Plans
The National Atlas allows you create maps based on crime, forest, etc.
http://nationalatlas.gov/natlas/natlasstart.asp
Gateway to the 50 States
http://www.50states.com/
Library of Congress Map Collection from 1500 to 2000
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
The National Atlas of the United States
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/
State and Capitols Games
http://www.scottforesman.com/resources/statescapitals/index.html
Check this Textbook’s Website for Additional Website Links
Simulation on Immigration
http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/webquests/spring99/stmarys/Immigration.html
Simulation of Jamestown
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/
My Favorite American Monuments
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/favoritemonument/
See the USA Simulation
http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/webquests/friends/seeusa/index.html
Ellis Island Virtual Tour
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm
Westward Expansion
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Westward.htm
National Weather Service
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/html/1educate.html
Maps of Native American Nations
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/mapmenu.html
State and Capitols Games
http://www.scottforesman.com/resources/statescapitals/index.html
Web Site Resources: World Geography
Primarily Background
The CIA FactBook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Primarily Student-Based & Lesson Plans
National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Almost 200 “Globe” Images of Earth
http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/glob/glob1.htm
Altepeida’s Map Collection
http://www.atlapedia.com/index.html
Ancient Maps Gateway
http://www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/Ancient%20Web%20Pages/Ancient1.html
Over 2500 live Cameras from Around the World
http://www.leonardsworlds.com/camera.html
Children’s Geography Books
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/Econ_Geog.html
Check this Textbook’s Website for Additional Website Links
Deserts of the World
http://horizon.nmsu.edu/ddl/wqdesertworlds_k.html
Physical Geography Time line
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html
The Story of Longitude & Secrets of Ancient navigators
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/
World Class Cities of Today
http://www0.un.org/cyberschoolbus/habitat/index.asp
National Geographic's Map Machine
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/
Global Education Gateway
http://socialstudies.com/c/@lliNkxu.DyKRQ/Pages/search.html?&Record_Type=Online%20Activities&Subject=Global%20Education
Gateway to Environmental Education
http://socialstudies.com/c/@lliNkxu.DyKRQ/Pages/search.html?&Record_Type=Online%20Activities&Subject=Environmental%20Studies
Geography Games
http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/games.html
Pack a Suitcase and Plan a Trip Simulation integrated with Reading
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/letsgo/
Historical Maps Lesson Plan moved to
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=328
The Seven Wonders of the World
http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/
Create E-Pals with Students from Around the World
http://www.epals.com/
Flags of the World
http://atlasgeo.span.ch/fotw/flags/iso3166.html
Gateway to Demographics
http://demography.anu.edu.au/VirtualLibrary/
Join a Circus and Tour France
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/langacad/lecirque/
Ancient trade in the Mediterranean
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/mycenaean_Trace/
Journey with Ulysses
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/ulysses/ulystg.htm
Animals of the Tropical Rainforest
http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq3/rain.htm
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