Middle+School+Social+Studies

=Middle School Social Studies Links=

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realclearpolitics.com internet4classrooms.com educate.intel.com rubrics4teachers.com thinkfinity.org humanheritage.glencoe.com americanjourney.glencoe.com nationalgeographic.com gamesforthebrain.com

Geography http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/gis-and-geographic-inquiry/

Civil Right Movement Videos http://www.visionaryproject.org/education/index.asp

American Memory from the Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html

The British perspective on history http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/

National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

National Geographic for Kids http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

US Geological Survey Department http://education.usgs.gov/

Whitehouse On Museums http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/handbook/text/museum.html

Lessons for elementary students about what happened to dinosaurs, and what animals lived in Illinois 65 million years ago, 10 million years ago, and today. A fun way to learn how to run a meeting and the basics of parliamentary procedure.
 * [|Animals Past and Present]**
 * [|Who Wants To Be a Parliamentarian]**

Topic :: MUSEUM LESSONS > Provides teachers with curriculum materials to support the use of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s exhibitions and collections both during school visits and in the classroom. > **@http://artscurriculum.guggenheim.org/lessons/start.php** > This website can help you find; museums online, a staggering variety of educational links, scads of interactive virtual exhibits, dozens of interesting museum shops, specialized content for museum professionals and much more! > **http://www.museumstuff.com** > Smithsonian lesson plans emphasize inquiry-based learning using primary sources and museum collections. > @http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/lesson_plans.html > Provides user-friendly online educational resources that demonstrate ways to integrate museum resources into classroom curricula. > **http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/onlinelearning/index.html** > Features ideas for preparing lessons, a step-by-step guide for teaching visual arts for each grade level, and ideas for evaluation and assessment approaches. > **http://www.getty.edu/education/for_teachers/building_lessons/** > Provides many online resources designed for teachers, and using the available resources of the Illinois State Museum web site. > **http://www.museum.state.il.us/ed_opp/**
 * Guggenheim Museum: Curriculum Online
 * MuseumStuff.com
 * **Smithsonian Education: Lesson Plans**
 * **The Art Institute of Chicago: Online Resources**
 * **Building Visual Arts Lessons (Education at the Getty)**
 * **Educational Programs: Illinois State Museum**