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Resources!

Great Resources/Websites to use (by topic):

Social Studies Issues:

Why we need to save (and strengthen) the Social Studies Article

Geography

Google Earth (click to download): http://earth.google.com/tour/thanks-win.
html
Atlas (you can specify search): http://nationalatlas.gov/
Maps for the classroom: http://www.nationalgeographic.
com/xpeditions/atlas/
Online Map Map (Practice) Quizzes: http://www.ilike2learn.
com/ilike2learn/geography.asp
World Map Maker (shows maps of populations/resources/etc.): http://www.
worldmapper.org

Religions

Religions Timeline: (Great Website! Click Play): http://www.
mapsofwar.com

Other

Digital forms of Archives/Pictures/etc: http://www.archive.org

Lesson Plans recommended by MSCSS ( by topic):

Civics/Government:

Lesson on teaching the Constitution, uses conflict resolution as a

framework for examining the constitution and uses historical (and current) conflicts to
highlight different sections of the articles. http://www.ilstu.
edu/~jabraun/socialstudies/pppresent/confcons.doc

Current Issues and Opportunities:

Lesson on Terrorism (Click on the Rise of Islamic Terrorist Groups)

http://www.crf-usa.org/terror/America%20Responds%20to%20Terrorism.htm

China and the 2008 Olympics Opportunity for Secondary Teachers
(summer institute 2008)
Economics Summer Program (for High School Juniors 2008)
Civil War Trust Teacher Advisor Opportunity
Waynesburg University "Teaching with Primary Documents 2008 Eastern
Regional Conference May 21-22, 2008
Street Law Seminar for DC and Area Teachers (Agenda Click Here)