Social+Studies

> Historical Journal/Diary, Video Diary – Take the point of view of a historical figure, each entry has a date, each entry addresses 1 key event/person/term, include at least 3 entries > Commercials/News Casts –writing/[|video assignments]. > Alternate Histories/”What if..” prompts – This is more of a creative writing assignment where students write about historical events from varying perspectives. For this, it requires students to have a fairly sophisticated understanding of historical events and cause and effect.
 * **Serial Radio Episode,Podcasts** – Students create a script and record with a webcam. Content must address key points, flow well, and use terms... ;
 * **Carousel** – Posters/placards in centers around class. Students work in groups to add something to each poster. First round: come up with key terms that go with their poster’s topic. 2nd: write a question. 3rd:circle key part of visual.
 * **Menu** –writing prompts/activities
 * **Email** Correspondence between Historical figures
 * **Song/Rap** – If you have watched any of the [|historical music videos] out there you know they are pretty cool. They are a great way to get students into the content in a new and fun way. I have had my students write their own songs and recently started using [|ujam] to add music to their songs. Resources to create a Web Video
 * **Graffiti Walls** – Students write up ideas and new thoughts including symbols or small pictures as well. Respond to word, quote, or provocative statement
 * **ABC Books** –Students create an ABC book for any topic, time period, or area of study. Each entry includes Title, visual, and description
 * **Poster/Billboard** - emphasize key points about ideas, historical figure/group’s point of view, or reasons behind important historical events [|Create a Multimedia Poster]
 * **Recruiting poster** – Include bold title, catchy slogan, 3 reasons, each accompanied by a visual
 * **Campaign Posters** – Include qualifications, memorable slogan, colorful visuals, and at the bottom include graffiti that the opponent might have “scrawled
 * **Debate** - Take a point of view as a historical figure…
 * **Advice Column** – Give advice to historical figures using the Question/Answer format
 * **Resume** – Include qualifications, work history, summarize accomplishments, references, and a symbol/visual/letterhead
 * **Business Card/Award/Commemorative Stamp**
 * **Obituary/Eulogy** - It allows them to reflect on the historical figure’s life (or group, civilization, etc) and what they left behind, “extol the virtues” of the person, explain how they are seen today, summarize accomplishments, and include an appropriate tombstone inscriptions. (Must include the following words…)
 * **Annotated Timelines** – Rather than just put dates on a timeline annotate a historical timeline, you must provide a date, the event title, symbol/illustration and short description of the historical significance of that event. [|With “Layers”] or [|Embed Multimedia]
 * Flow Chart – List of causal events/steps in a sequence, must include label and visual for each step/year/event
 * Advertisements
 * Real Estate Advertisement – Include a Visual and 5 bullet points to encourage people to move there
 * Classified Job Listing – Include Bold Title/Newspaper Name and 3 Job Listings; Each job includes catchy title/heading, 2 sentence description, and appropriate visual
 * Travel Book/Pamphlet – Used by travelers seeking information about location; Include catchy title, 2 sentence description, colorful visuals, brief description of 3 customs, destinations, or events
 * Annotated Map – After class activity, draw class map. Include labels, descriptions (regional/perspective differences) and map key/legend. Use T-Chart to give side-by-side comparison of Analogy
 * Annotated Illustration – Story of travel/voyage, Village with description of day in the life of villager, of drawing of building with architectural features labeled
 * Annotated Slides – Powerful images with descriptions, artwork with ideas from art described
 * CD Cover – Include Artist, Album title, and Visuals that illustrate themes/issues
 * National Geographic Cover – Must include Imaginative/ Catchy Sub-title, Visual that includes at least 3 colorful artifacts/objects, and a caption that explains how objects/artifacts reveal information about customs/daily life of culture
 * Cover of historical writing/Book –Front cover includes Title, Author, Visual relating to theme/narrative, Back cover includes at least 2 sentences summarizing authors life/experience, at least one quotation, at least one sentence explaining author’s quote, at least 3 comments/quotes from other authors/contemporaries
 * Book Review (Differing perspective of a historical writing), Epilogue
 * [|Create Movie Posters, Magazine covers, Motivational Posters… and More!]
 * Caricatures – Label clothes, possessions, body parts to show views, feelings, perspective (or label from alternate perspective)
 * Cartoon facial expressions – summarize feelings of different groups with a cartoon face, each with a unique expression, must include Labels/names and thought bubble to reveal unique perspective/different goals
 * Poetry – describe person, place or event (or feeling of a moment). Biographical poem that follows this format…, Acrostic, Includes these words…
 * Historical Marker – visual, succinct summary, use these words…
 * Illustrated dictionary entry – Visual, Definition, Synonym, Antonym, “Define the term in your words, provide…
 * Illustrated Outline/Notes – Create a symbol sketch for each subtitle…
 * Illustrated Proverb – Complete this statement, “ The arguments for/against are best represented best by the proverb…” by choosing one of the following proverb of choosing one of your own: List proverbs, below the proverb, make a simple drawing of the proverb and label the historical comparisons
 * Political Cartoon/Comic Strip – Create a political cartoon that comments on the relationship between groups with different perspectives, you may use siblings, neighbors, wife/husband, or images of your own; Create a comic strip that depicts… Captions/voice bubbles should contain these terms… [|Create a Comic Strip]
 * Invitation – Bold Title, Eye-catching visual, Catchy statement to entice people to attend, Include information of where/when event takes place, who will be participating/hosting/headling, what will be accomplished
 * Metaphorical Representation – Complete this statement “_ is like…” using one of the following analogies or use one of your own. List analogies, and make a simple drawing of your analogy and label historical comparisons. Use T-Chart to give side-by-side comparison.
 * Provocative Statement – “Only the wealthy and educated should be able to govern” Write a paragraph that supports or refutes the statement.
 * Mind Notes/Character sketch – Draw and label a simple outline of historical figures’ heads and write important quotes and paraphrased beliefs/ideas/character traits inside
 * Sensory figures – Figure drawing with descriptions on what they might be seeing, hearing, feeling, doing
 * Mosaics/Quilt – Create a mosaic, Include appropriate title, 5 tiles/sections, appropriate subtitle for each tile/section and size/shape that match importance of each, appropriate visual for each that show creativity/colorful
 * Postcards – Summarize places/events, Assume role of…, write a postcard to…, describe place/event, include reasons for colonization/immigration/exploration/journey. On the reverse side, create an image that includes appropriate visual, map or other graphic that highlights important/interesting aspect of place
 * Report Card – “Evaluate performance during__. Give a letter grade (A+, A, A-, B+…) and a corresponding written explanation on each of these sub-topics…”
 * Perspective Piece
 * Janus Figure
 * Commemorative plaque/Wanted poster
 * 2 Newspaper Articles from differing perspectives
 * Historic Newspaper Editorial
 * Pictowords
 * Spectrum – place multiple people/groups on a spectrum to show perspective
 * Illustrated Spoke Diagram
 * Venn diagram (Squares with 3 comparisons)
 * [|Create a Cloud Diagram Organizer]
 * Create a Facebook Profile: [|Fakebook] | [|MyFakeWall]
 * [|Create a “zooming” presentation with Prezi]
 * [|Create a “Wordle” Word Cloud Art]
 * Boardgame
 * Book review
 * Bulletin board
 * Business Card/Company Logo
 * Family Crest
 * MTV Cribs
 * Celebrity Interview
 * Dramatic set design
 * Fact file, FBI/private eye surveillance file
 * Fairy tale, Fable, Folk tale, Myth
 * Greeting card
 * Horoscope

[|Turner Classic Movies] [|Speaking of History Blog] [|World Map] - Scrollable for IWBs [|Maps of War] - Animated maps [|Google Maps with Census Data] [|http://quickfacts.census.gov/ Round Rock] [|http://quickfacts.census.gov/ Williamson Co] [|Make a Roman Mosaic]

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 * Assorted Games/Manipulatives**

[|**Anthropology/Archaeology**] [|**Civics/Economics**] [|**Geography/Culture**] [|**History/Social Studies**]

[] [] [|Africa Focus] - Provides a selection of images and sounds that will enhance the study and understanding of the many facets of the African continent. [|California Mission Interactive] - An Internet field trip to twelve California missions. [|Philadelphia's Historic Mile] - A virtual trip from the Liberty Bell to the Man Full of Trouble Tavern. [|Smithsonian Institution] - Take a virtual tour through these Smithsonian sites. [|RoseArt.com] - Click here to begin a factory tour to the land where happy products are made! [|Take A Virtual Field Trip To Tanzania] - Explore Zanzibar's beaches, bazaars, spice plantations and the Jozani National Forest Reserve and mainland Tanzania's Arusha National Park and Tarangire National Park. [|Virtual Field Trip of the Landscapes of Nova Scotia] - Hop in and join Dr. Ralph on a scenic virtual flight around Nova Scotia. [|Virtual Smithsonian] - Highlights over 360 artifacts from the 14 Smithsonian museums along with a virtual walk to the Castle. [|Virtual Tour of the National Mall] - Presents realistic 360 degree panoramic camera shots of some of the Nation's most prized museums and historical sites. [|Firehouse Museum] - The main body of this collection is the San Diego Fire Equipment; however, fire equipment, uniforms, badges, patches, helmets and other memorabilia from New Zealand, Australia, England, Sweden, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, France, Canada and the USA can also be found. [|Olympic Museum] - Discover a virtual tour of the Olympic Museum Lausanne. [|On-line Exhibits] - View numerous on-line exhibits from //The Field Museum// in Chicago. [|Virtually Hawaii] - Take different tours around the islands! All of the images have accompanying descriptive texts and many of the tours also offer a short quiz.
 * Virtual Field Trips**

[|National Geographic Xpedition Hall] = = is built around the National Geography Standards, a set of eighteen statements that describes the foundations of geographic literacy.

The folowing links thanks to Monica Palnau -- palnaum@lisd.net and Janice Faris -- farisj@lisd.net


 * Texas History **


 * Significant Era Charts:**

[|Tejas Natives] [|Texas European Exploration] [|Texas and America] [|Texas Revolution] [|Texas Republic] [|Texas Statehood] [|Civil War and Reconstruction] [|Texas Progressive Era] [|Texas Modern Era]
 * **Hand's On Activities:** ||
 * [|Hand's On Activities from San Antonio ISD] ||


 * **Mini DBQ's and Primary Source Adventures:** ||
 * [|The Portal to Texas History] ||

[|The University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio] [|Texas General Land Office Map Collection] [|Texas Capitol Visitors Center] [|Lone Star Junction] [|Texas History and Social Studies – Armadillo’s WWW Server] [|Texas History and Culture – Southwestern Studies Program] [|Texas Escapes – Online Postcards] [|Texas History Primary Source Documents] [|Texas History Videos] [|Texas Parks and Wildlife Historic Sites – Remember Texas] [|Texas Beyond History – Texas Archeological Society] [|Texas Treasures] [|Texas Highways Magazine] [|The Texas Almanac Online] [|Williamson County Historical Museum]
 * =====**Links:**===== ||
 * General Resources[|Texas Humanities Interactive]

Maps of Texas and Geography Information [|5 Themes of Geography][|Texas Landforms][|UT - Perry-Castaneda Collection][|Historical Maps of Texas][|Historical Maps of Texas Cities] [|Adapting to the Land] Texas Landmarks and State Parks [|Passport to Texas][|Texas State Parks] [|Rice University's Historic Designations] Native Americans in Texas - Location (Maps) [|Lone Star Junction - Map of the Texas Tribes][|Texas Indians.com - Map of the Texas Tribes][|Rice University - Map of the Texas Tribes][|Rice University - Distribution of the Tribes before the Spaniards] [|The Mystery of the Disappearing Indians of Texas] Texas Tribes - General Information [|Texas Indians.com][|Texas Parks and Wildlife] Texas Tribes - Culture [|Adobe][|Story of the Bluebonnet] [|Arrowheads and Artifacts] The Major Tribes of Texas [|Texas Indians.comCaddos] [|Tonkawas] [|Atakapans][|Commanche][|Coahuiltecan][|Karankawas][|Wacos][|Jumanos][|Black Seminoles][|Wichitas][|Kickapoos] Major Latin American Tribes [|Incas][|Aztecs][|Mayans] Spanish Exploration [|Spanish Colonial Research Center][|Spanish Colonial Architecture][|Spanish History and Heritage] Changes in Attitude and Technology [|Cartography][|Communication][|Ship Construction][|Religion] Spanish Explorers [|Spain at the Time of Exploration][|Christopher Columbus][|Timeline - 1492-1542][|Timeline - 1565-1628] [|PBS - Conquistadors] [|MAP - Spanish Expansion into Texas][|Texas Explorers - Why did they come?] Cabeza de Vaca [|A Map of de Vaca's journeys][|Cabeza de Vaca - Medicine Man][|Cabeza de Vaca - Explorer] [|Cabeza de Vaca][|Cabeza de Vaca - Texas Journey][|GAME - Cabeza De Vaca's American Journey] Francisco Coronado [|A Map of the Coronado Expedition - 1540-1542][|Francisco Vasquez de Coronado][|Seven Cities of Gold] Hernando de Soto [|MAP - De Soto's Journey][|De Soto - Explorer][|Hernando de Soto] The French in Texas [|La Salle] [|La Salle's Shipwreck] [|Seiur de La Salle(1643-1687)] Spanish Missions in Texas [|Five Missions of San Antonio][|Handbook of Texas - Spanish Missions][|Spanish Missions in Texas][|Texas Spanish Missions Gallery] [|National Park Service - San Antonio Missions] Anglo Settlers [|Texas Handbook Online][|Brazoria County] [|Institute of Texan Cultures] [|Fort Tumbleweed][|Lone Star Junction - S.F. Austin] [|Interactive Timeline] Mexican Texas [|Mexican History][|Mexican Independence] [|Fredonian Rebellion][|Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna]

The Texas Revolution [|Causes of the Texas Revolution] [|Digital History] [|The Texians: Heroes of the Revolution] [|Washington on the Brazos] [|Texas Declaration of Independence][|Battle of Velasco][|Battle of Gonzales][|Goliad Massacre][|La Bahia] [|The Alamo][|Travis' Appeal for Aid at the Alamo][|Pena Narrative - To Whom Was This Sacrifice Useful?] [|Changing Perceptions of a Texas Experience][|PBS American Experience][|The History Channel] [|Susanna Dickinson] [|Texas, Texans and The Alamo][|The Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo][|The Institute of Texan Culture Presents the Alamo] [|Battle of San Jacinto] [|San Jacinto Monument and Museum] The Republic of Texas [|The Constitution of Texas] [|Presidents of the Republic][|The Capitols of Texas][|Money of the Republic of Texas] Annexation [|Resolution Annexing Texas to the US][|Annexation - Texas State Library] The Mexican-American War [|The Mier Expedition][|President Polk's Message of War][|Abraham Lincoln's Reaction][|Mexican-American War Events][|PBS - The Mexican War] The Civil War [|Causes of the Civil War] [|North and the South During the Age of Jackson] [|Tocqueville's North] State's Rights/Politics [|Nullification Issue of 1832] [|State's Rights] [|Free-Soil Party] Expansion [|Missouri Compromise][|Kansas-Nebraska Act] [|Compromise of 1850 American Memory] The Election of 1860 [|Map of the Election][|Lincoln's Election 1860] The Moral Issue: Slavery [|Dred Scott Case][|Uncle Toms Cabin and the American Culture] John Brown and Harper's Ferry [|John Brown's Holy War][|Harper's Ferry National Historical Park][|John Brown and the Valley of the Shadow] Texas in the Civil War [|Texas Ordinance of Secession (February 2, 1861)][|Secession Convention of 1861][|Declaration of Causes][|Narrative History of Texas Secession][|The Impact of Civil War Legislation on Texas][|Civil War Texas][|Texas During the Civil War][|Texas Forces in the Civil War] [|37th Texas Cavalry (Terrell's), CSA][|Frank Vandiver: A Life for the Confederacy][|The McArdle Notebooks - Texas State Library][|Civil War Battles in Texas] Juneteenth [|Juneteenth.com][|Electronic Village][|Handbook of Texas][|Library of Congress] Reconstruction [|The Reconstruction Acts of 1867][|Reconstruction][|Readmission to the Union][|Texas and Reconstruction] [|When Did Reconstruction End?] Cattle and Oil [|Texas Cattle Trails] [|Early Tejano Ranching in Texas] [|History of Longhorn cattle][|Texas Cattle Brands][|Barbed Wire][|Barbed Wire Museum] [|Hooked on Barbed Wire] [|Fort Concho][|Fort Davis] [|Texas Ranger Hall of Fame] [|The Buffalo Soldiers][|Seminoles in Texas and Mexico] [|Railroad Building in Texas][|Katy Railroad Historical Society] [|Spindletop] [|Discovery of the Panhandle Oil and Gas Field][|Oil Boom Days in the Panhandle - 1925] World War I and the Great Depression [|The Galveston Hurricane of 1900] [|Texas and World War I][|Votes for Women!] [|The Dust Bowl][|New Deal Texans][|Cotton and Petroleum Crises of 1931][|Bonnie and Clyde][|Work Relief Administration Press Conferences, Hopkins, 3/23/34][|Pea-Pickers' Child] World War II [|Texas][|Digital Oral history][|Lost Battalion of Texas][|McLean Prisoner of War Camp][|World War II Internment Camp] Beyond World War II [|Sweatt v. Painter][|Texas City Disaster 1947] [|The Sixth Floor Museum][|Texas in the 1960s][|Lyndon Baines Johnson][|LBJ Presidential Library for Kids] Texas Government Links [|Texas Online][|Texas Governor][|Texas Legislature][|Texas Judiciary] [|Texas Elections] [|Texas Senate Kids] ||

 **[]** -- (1)  [|Daily Life in the Colonies] : Discover what rural life was like on an 18th-century Colonial farm; (2) The Global Village: Find out what was happening in the world at the time of the Revolution; (3) Military Perspectives: Compare the real-life differences between American and British soldiers.  **[]** -- Famous Moments in Early American History: Each film tells its story using scenes and portraits from the [|Early American Digital Library].  **[|http://www.mountvernon.org/virtual/index.cfm/ss/29//cfid/2209053/cftoken/37344471]** -- The Mount Vernon Virtual Tour  **[]** --Animated Atlas covering beginning of the war in April of 1775 when minutemen and other militias of colonists attacked a British expedition sent to Lexington and Concord.  **[]** -- An Interactive Map of Paul Revere's Ride.  **[]** --Listen to “Remember the Ladies” -- The lyrics in the song relate events and conditions described by Abigail Adams in her letters.  **[]** -- Listen to “Jack Jouett's Ride” --The lyrics in the song relate Jack Jouett’s ride to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming! <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Our America: Revolutionary War-- This website provides a variety of activities including: Learn About the Revolutionary War; Read Diary Entries From the Time Period; Make Arts & Crafts; Write A Journal Entry; Design a Period Home Interior. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Revolutionary and Colonial Historical Songs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> American Revolution **

[] <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> -- America in 1607: Explore Jamestown and Explore Werowocomoco (the capital of the Powhatan Chiefdom). <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Experience Jamestown: Check out the following: <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> (1) Click on Stories of a Nation then click on View the Commercial at the bottom right (after the commercial is over click on the X in the upper right hand corner of the commercial). Then, click on the different people to learn more about Jamestown and the people that lived during that time period; (2) Make sure you are back on the original page, then check out: Prequel: The Voyage; Episode 1: The Starving Time; Episode 2: The Virginia Indians. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Play the Jamestown Interactive Game: On the Trail of Captain John Smith. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Virtual Jamestown: (1) Interactive map of John Smith’s vogages; (2) Virtual Panoramas of John White's Village of Pomeiooc and Jamestown Fort; (3) Patterns of Settlement Maps. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- This online exhibit was created to explore the meeting of these three worlds collide--Africa, America, and Europe. The story is presented in chapters that consist of a uniquely illustrated narrative, important event nodes, an extensive bibliography with live links to other online resources, and--perhaps most importantly – insightful video commentary from some of the most respected Jamestown historians alive today. You can also use the teachers' guide that is included with this online exhibit to extend your exploration of this interesting subject either on your own or as part of a curriculum. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Animated Atlas: The Early Colonies: Jamestown and Chesapeake Bay--This section illustrates the areas covered by the charters established by King James I in 1606 to colonize Virginia, and the initial voyage which founded Jamestown. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** --The Life of Pocahontas--This is more of an elementary site. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Investigating the First Thanksgiving: You will discover clues about what really happened at the 1621 Harvest Celebration. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Our America: Colonial Period-- This website provides a variety of activities including: Learn about the Colonial Period; Read Diary Entries From the Time Period; Explore a Related Activity about the First Thanksgiving; Make Arts & Crafts; Write A Journal Entry; Design a Period Home Interior. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Colonial House--Interactive History: A variety of interactive activities on the Colonial Time Period including-- (1) Panoramic View of Colonial Houses and the Land (2) What was happening in 1628? (3) Would you have survived on the colony? (4) Clothing the colonists wore (5) How people struggled in the new world (5) As governor, you embark on a journey to the new world <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** --Think you've got what it takes to build a plantation from scratch? Build, plant, harvest and survive in this highly engaging simulation. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Colonial House--Media Gallery: From snapshots of the training to vistas of the scenery to insights from the colonists, this section captures specific moments from the Colony and the experience. [|Video] and [|audio] clips present the participants as they assess 1628 from a contemporary perspective. Large-sized [|photos] and captions demonstrate both the beauty and the drudgery of life on the Colony. And a map, hand drawn by one of the colonists, portrays the Colony through the eyes of those who lived there. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Colonial Williamsburg: A variety of slideshows of Williamsburg. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[|http://www.history.org/History/museums/online_exhibits.cfm#]** -- Historic Threads - Antique garments and accessories from three centuries are gathered in this online collection<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> & Coins Currency in Colonial America - Learn about varied coinage from all over the globe that influenced the currency we carry today. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- You are the Archeologist: Two new interactive archaeology modules have been designed to allow you to discover how archaeology is done at Jamestown Rediscovery. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- You be the Historian: See if you can figure out what life was like 200 years ago for Thomas and Elizabeth Springer's family in New Castle, Delaware. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Colonial Period Game <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Colonial Life Game 1 <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** --Colonial Life Game 2 <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Colonial and Revolutionary Historical Songs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">13 Colonies **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Jim Crow Simulations <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Interactive Underground Railroad <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Rosa Parks: How I Fought for Civil Rights. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Civil Rights Movement Game. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Abolition Word Puzzle. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Coretta Scott King Word Puzzle.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Black History **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Culture and Change: Black History in America--Meet famous African Americans, listen to jazz music, publish your own writing, and explore history with the interactive timeline. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** --During the time of slavery, numerous brave Marylanders guided slaves through to freedom through a unique collection of covert byways and secret hiding places. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** --Gullah Net <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** --Take virtual tours of historical places in South Carolina <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Learn about the Tuskegee Airmen, an all African American flying squadron established in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1941. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Lest We Forget--Triumph Over Slavery: Interactive Slideshow. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Panoramic view of The slave quarters at the McLeod Plantation on James Island in South Carolina. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Listen to the song //"//On An Underground Railroad" -- it provides a condensed history of the underground railroad in the United States. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- American Rhetoric.com--Lyndon B. Johnson’s (audio) speech “We Shall Overcome” -- It is dealing with civil rights. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** --Virtual Tour of Martin Luther King’s Home. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** --American Rhetoric.com--Martin Luther King’s (audio) speech “I Have a Dream.” <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- American Rhetoric.com--Martin Luther King’s “I’ve Been To The Mountaintop” speech. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** --American Rhetoric.com--Robert F. Kennedy’s (audio) Remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** – Put the Civil Rights Movement dates in order on the interactive timeline. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** -- Black History matching game. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **[]** – Fight for Rights; History Challenge.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Civil War **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Who Am I? A History Mystery--Students select a mystery character from the Civil War and examine objects that hold the key to their identity. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- A vast amount of activities that go along with The Gettysburg Address and different events in the Civil War. Check out the VOA News Special English programs -- where you can read the transcript and in many cases hear the audio. Make sure you click on Listen to Making of a Nation to hear the story. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/nation/map_agind.html#] -- An interactive map of America on the Eve of War. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- There are three sections: (1) Telling Details--Click on the highlights in each image to learn more about the places, battles and daily life of the Civil War; (2) Telling A Story--Create a Civil War story by mixing archival images, narration and music; (3) Image Browser--Browse through over 200 archival images arranged by topic. Then continue your exploration of the archival images of the Civil War held by the Library of Congress by using the website’s search form to explore the Library's complete online collection. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Panoramic View of the Battlefield of Gettysburg--Over 975 individual snapshots were stitched together using Live Pictures Photovista to bring these 46 panoramic images. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- The American Civil War: Surrender at Appomattox--Click on Listen to Making of a Nation to hear the story of the surrender. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Listen to "Kennesaw Line"--The lyrics in the song relate a story about two real people who lived and fought in the Civil War.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[] -- Clothing from the 1700’s through the 1900’s. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Clothing from the 1800’s.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Clothing 1700-1900 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[] -- Breadline--Interview with John Takman--with audio clip excerpt. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Video clips of the following: (1) Franklin D.Roosevelt gives fireside chat on Dust Bowl; (2) Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers first inaugural address at the height of the great depression; FDR repeals prohibition; Depression Era Gangsters, Prohibition & Al Capone; Bonnie & Clyde shot dead.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Depression Era **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[] -- A game about international trade.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Economics **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [|http://www.epodunk.com/routes/erie-canal/index.html#] -- A tour of the Erie Canal.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Erie Canal **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[] -- Explorers – Game 1 <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Explorers – Game 2
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Explorers **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] --Click on Christopher Columbus to learn more about him.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Columbus __**

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[] -- All the World is Human-- Activities on Cortez, Pizarro, Orellano, and Cabeza de Vaca.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Conquistadors __**

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[] -- In the Footsteps of Marco Polo--Make sure you click on __The Journey__ to travel Marco Polo’s route. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- The Marco Polo Odyssey--A video created by a National Geographic team that followed Marco Polo’s route.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Marco Polo __**

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[] -- How do we know what we know about the Vikings? Sail the stormy seas of the North Atlantic in your own longship and retrace the voyages of discovery and settlement to find the answers. Follow the path of the [|Norsemen] from their homelands in Scandinavia to the shores of the New World to see how recent advances in [|archeology], [|saga studies], [|history], [|environmental studies], and even [|human genetics] are changing our understanding of the [|Vikings], their neighbors, and their descendants. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Play the game of 'Viking Quest', which takes you back to AD 793. Can you build a ship, cross the seas, loot a monastery and return home to claim your prize? Your chief has set the challenge, it's up to you to respond. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Vikings Word Puzzle <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Viking Name Converter <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Nova Online: The Vikings--Several parts to this site: (1) Explore a Viking Village; (2) Who Were the Vikings? (3) Secrets of the Norse Ships; (4) The Viking <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';"> Diaspora; (5) Write Your Name in Runes; (6) Build a Tree-Ring Timeline. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- The Lost Vikings of Greenland--Check out: (1) Life in Greenland; (2) Homestead Ruins. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Tour of a Viking Ship.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Vikings __**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Government **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Interactive Constitution <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- U.S. Presidents-- Click on a presidential number to learn more. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Election and Politics – Comic Strips, Vocab., Puzzles, etc. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- A game on the Bill of Rights. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Presidents–-Hangman <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Presidents Game 1 <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Presidents Game 2 <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Presidents Game 3 <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- A game over the three branches of government. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden--Interactive Activities--(1) The President Has Many Roles; (2) All the President’s Children; (3) Children Write to the President; (4) The President’s Seal; (5) Polling: Your Opinion Counts. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] --Declaration of Independence-- Like pilgrims flocking to a holy site, more than a million people each year visit the Rotunda of the National Archives to see the Declaration of Independence. Some are startled by its worn appearance, so unlike the pristine copies hanging in elementary schools across the country. When Americans think of the Declaration, they often have in mind a much more legible copy called the Stone Engraving made in 1823 and used as the model for countless classroom posters. But Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler and Kitty Nicholson know differently. These National Archives conservators have examined every letter and smudge and crease of the original, documenting the effects of two centuries of loving but imperfect handling. In this interactive, pore over the faded original yourself, compare it to the Stone Engraving, and read the conservators' notes detailing some of the damage done. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- If You Were President, How Would You Run the <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';"> Country? <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- The Democracy Project--Three Interactive Parts: (1) Be President for a Day; (2) How Does Government Affect Me; (3) Step Inside the Voting Booth. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Tour of the Federal Government--There are interactive quizzes at the end of each section. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] --The Duties of the Three Branches of Government <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- A variety of quizzes from www.whitehousekids.gov.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Immigration **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today-- Find out what it means to come to the United States as an immigrant from the early 20th century through the early 21st century. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Listen to "Immigration Island" from the point of view of a new immigrant to the America. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] --An interactive tour of Ellis Island. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Our America: Turn of the Century-- This website provides a variety of activities including: Learn About the Turn of the Century; Read Diary Entries From the Time Period; Make Arts & Crafts; Write a Journal Entry; Design a Period Home Interior; Explore Related Activities About--(1) Immigration; (2) Women’s Suffrage. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Listen to "Lady off the Shore"--The lyrics relate immigrants reactions to seeing the Statue of Liberty.


 * Native Americans **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **__Anasazi__** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- This site presents a three-dimensional reconstruction of a Great Kiva, an architectural feature found in many prehistoric Anasazi communities in the Southwestern United States. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Anasazi Digs--Site Photographs

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **__Aztecs__** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Interactive Timeline of Aztec Conquest

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> **__Incas__** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Interactive Timeline of Inca Conquest <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Project Inca

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Secret of the Maya Glyphs--Learn about the Mayas through this interactive journey. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Explore the collapse of four ancient civilizations. You'll learn what happens when a society collapses and how archaeologists find and interpret evidence. You can visit the Maya city of Copán and search for clues to its collapse. You can also try your hand at "garbage-ology" and study what trash can tell us about a society. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] --Reading Maya Hieroglyphs--No one studying Maya hieroglyphs would get very far without being able to read the 19 numbers that form the base of their numbering system. Can you figure out their numbering system? <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Take a Journey through Tikal. This travel site explores the ancient Mayan ruins of Tikal in Guatemala, a city that flourished over 2,000 years ago in Central America. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Image mapping of the different sites within the Mayan ruins.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Mayas __**


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Pueblo __**

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Prehistoric Pueblos--Join research teams in New Mexico to learn about Native American people who lived there many years ago. This mission involves looking at the homes of Native Americans who lived over 1,000 years ago. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Canyon Rock Art--Join research teams in Utah to learn about Native American people who lived over 2,000 years ago. We can study these people by looking at the over 300 rock art paintings that still exist today.

__<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[] __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">-- Decipher the imagery in a buffalo hide painting to understand the buffalo’s role in the lives of American Indians who live on the northern plains. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Join Earthwatch research teams in northwest Washington State as they interview tribal peoples, early settlers, farmers, and fishers on their memories of fishing the Skagit River. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Listen to "Fight No More Forever//"// --The lyrics in the song relate the struggle the Indians had with the whites.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">General __**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Latitude/Longitude **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Find Your Longitude--Want to understand why it is that having a precise timepiece (also known as a chronometer) helps you determine your longitude? Get lost on the high seas, and find out.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Maps **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Animated History of European Mapmaking: Explore the changing European view of the world in the animated history of maps across the centuries. Each map tells a unique story of contemporary knowledge, full of belief and prejudice. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Maps that can be printed out--Make sure you click on the pdf at the bottom and print (that will give you the best copy). <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Nationalatlas.gov-- provides a wide variety of maps that you can print. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Learn American geography with the Where's That US State game. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- The GeoSpy Game--The GeoSpy Agency needs you. Help them identify continents, countries, states and provinces.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Pirates **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- High Seas Adventure


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Salem ****<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Witchcraft **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] --Salem Witchcraft Hysteria--Experience the trials. . . Will you survive? <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] --Secrets of the Dead: The Witches Curse--Interactive timeline.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">States & Capitals **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] --All About Texas…On this site you can play games, explore the Texas Capitol, and learn all about your state government. Take a look at Senate Kids and Senate Jr. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Another site with information on the 50 states. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- A variety of games dealing with the U.S. map. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Another interactive map of the U.S.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">War of 1812 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Ft. McHenry Slideshow <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Preserving the Star Spangled Banner: You Solve the Mystery--Unravel the history of the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired our national anthem, by investigating clues hidden in the flag.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Westward Expansion **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- A word puzzle over the westward migration. __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[] __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> --Animated Atlas: Growth of a Nation. This site shows the growth of the United States from the original thirteen states in 1789.


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Oregon Trail __**

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Historic Sites on the Oregon Trail: Take a tour of the Trail. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Fantastic Facts about the Oregon Trail: Strange and Unusual but Always True!


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Lewis __****__<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">& __****__<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Clark __**

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Fill Up the Canvas: River of Words--Exploring with Lewis and Clark--interactive timeline of events. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] --Discovering Lewis & Clark: A vast amount of interactive materials on Lewis & Clark. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Lewis & Clark: When Thomas Jefferson dispatched Lewis and Clark to find a water route across North America and explore the uncharted West; he expected they'd encounter woolly mammoths, erupting volcanoes, and a mountain of pure salt. What they found was no less surprising. See it all on our journey: journal entries, historical photos, drawings, and more. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Go West Across America with Lewis & Clark: Wild rivers--Rugged mountains--An unknown continent to explore. This great American expedition will face them all. And, they need your help on this incredible journey. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Lewis & Clark: Into the Unknown--On April 7, 1805, the Corps of Discovery left Fort Mandan, where they had spent the previous winter, and headed west. On their maps, the land that Lewis and Clark was headed toward was indicated by a vast, blank space and the word, “Unknown.” From that point forward, every trail the Corps walked, every corner they rounded, was new. No one had any idea of what was to come, or what to expect. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Interactive Trail Map: This map traces the Corps of Discovery's historic journey west (in red) and trip home (in blue). Click on any of the eleven states to read excerpts from the Lewis and Clark journals, discover which Native American tribes the Corps of Discovery encountered in that region, and find information about Lewis and Clark bicentennial events and related organizations in that state. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- You’re on the Expedition of the Century: It is 1804. U.S. President Thomas Jefferson has asked Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition across western North America—unknown territory for all but Indians. The goals: map the rivers, make friends with natives, open the West to trade, and look for a Northwest Passage (an easy water route from coast to coast). Lewis and his colleague William Clark have chosen a special team for the journey, and you’re invited! <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] --watch video clips from the Ken Burns PBS documentary: __Lewis and Clark, The Journey of the Corps of Discovery__. View glimpses of Montana along the Lewis and Clark trail and see the route as it exists today.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[] -- Our America: Westward Expansion-- This website provides a variety of activities including: Learn about the Westward Expansion; Read Diary Entries From the Time Period; Make Arts & Crafts; Write A Journal Entry; Design a Period Home Interior; Explore a Related Online Activity: Lewis & Clark. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] --Join Gouverneur Warren on his 1856 expedition into the American frontier and identify the specimens he sent back to the Smithsonian for study and classification. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Building a Sod House: Imagine that you’re a settler on the open prairie. You’ll need to build a home for yourself and your family! <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Animated Atlas: Expansion West and the Mexican War: Preview of California video clip.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">General __**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">World War I **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Soldiers' Stories: Many of those who fought in World War One wrote down their experiences, giving a sense of life as a soldier on the Western Front. Their words offer an insight into the noise, terror, friendship and loss witnessed by many. Here, actors give voice to the diaries, letters and memories of some of those who fought in the trenches of France**.** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] A comprehensive informative page with lots of awesome information on WWI. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Animated Map: Battle of the Somme--The Battle of the Somme was one of the most significant campaigns of World War One, as the Allied forces attempted to break through the German front line in northern France, 1916. This interactive map shows the victories, defeats and painful stalemate, and how the lessons learned paved the way for victory on the Western Front in 1918. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- World War I Trench Virtual Tour Animation--Also, on the right under the heading--Interactive Content, check out the following: Dogfight Over the Trenches Panorama; Dug-out Entrance Panorama; Dug-out interior Panorama; Front Line Trench Panorama. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- World War One Movies: Contemporary photographs, dramatized diary readings and interviews with veterans exploring key themes of World War One. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- A variety of interactive activities for WWI. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century -- this site has a wealth of information including video and audio clips. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Weapons of War: Mark 1 Tank-- Designed to break the stalemate of trench warfare, tanks made their first faltering appearance at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, 15 September 1916. How did the guns operate? How was the fuel stored? What were conditions like inside? Find out with this animated version of a Mark 1 Tank. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- The Western Front--1914-1918 Animation--Pinpoint key locations along the Western Front, watch the general movements of both sides and view the battles of Ypres, Verdun and the Somme in more detail. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Eyewitness to History.com: Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present. This is history through the eyes of those who lived it. This site has a variety of information on WWI. Also, check out what it has for other time periods including the Civil War, Old West, WWII, etc.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">World War II **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- A comprehensive informative page with lots of awesome information on WWII. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Genocide Under the Nazis: There is a lot here--make sure you check out the following: Genocide Under the Nazis Timeline, Interactive Maps of Auschwitz, Aerial Reconnaissance in World War Two Gallery, and Child Survivors of the Holocaust (audio clips). <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Our America: World War II-- This website provides a variety of activities including: Learn About War World II; Read Diary Entries From the Time Period; Make Arts & Crafts; Write A Journal Entry; Design a Period Home Interior; Explore Related Online Activity: World War II Remembered. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- World War II Movie: D-Day--Also, on the right side, under the heading Interactive Content, check out: Voices of Dunkirk, Battle of the Atlantic, Advertising and Information Posters Gallery, WWII Movies--The Bombers and the Bombed, Dunkirk, Evacuees, SOE. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Audio clip of Churchill: “We shall fight on the beaches. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Multimedia Maps and Time Line. Photos, footage, firsthand accounts, and narration bring the attack on Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, to life—moment by moment, target by target. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has joined with Google in an unprecedented online mapping initiative. //Crisis in Darfur// enables more than 200 million Google Earth users worldwide to visualize and better understand the genocide currently unfolding in Darfur, Sudan. The Museum has assembled content—photographs, data, and eyewitness testimony—from a number of sources that are brought together for the first time in Google Earth. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Virtual Reality Movies: Auschwitz <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Eyewitness to History.com: Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present. This is history through the eyes of those who lived it. This site has a variety of information on WWII. Also, check out what it has for other time periods including the Civil War, Old West, WWI, etc. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Elie Wiesel: "The Perils of Indifference" delivered 12 April 1999, in Washington, D.C. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- WWII Movies -- A series of movies telling the stories of some of those caught up in the devastating events of WWII. Also, on the right under Interactive Content, check out: Voices of Dunkirk, Battle of the Atlantic, Advertising and Information Posters Gallery. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- The Battle of the Atlantic Game: Play the game as a 'Senior Officer Escort'. In charge of the destroyers and corvettes tasked with defending the increasingly important convoys, you will need to learn about the tactics you can use to outwit German U-boats, and discover the strengths and weaknesses of both friend and foe. Have you got what it takes to lead a convoy across the perilous North Atlantic? <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Voices of D-Day: Listen to the voices of eight people who experienced D-Day first-hand. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Animated Map: The Fall of France (Dunkirk)--Even though millions of French troops were manning the defensive Maginot Line in early 1940, Hitler's brilliant blitzkrieg strategy caught the Allies by surprise, and Germany occupied France within six weeks. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Follow the progress of the German forces as they cross the border, occupy Belgium and the Netherlands and trap the Allied forces at Dunkirk. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Interactive Map of Auschwitz: This interactive map explores the complex and surprising evolution of Auschwitz, the scene of one of the worst crimes in human history. This was where more than a million men, women and children, most of them Jews, were murdered by the Nazis during the course of World War Two. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Animated Map: Operation Overlord-- Winston Churchill said that Operation Overlord was 'undoubtedly the most complicated and difficult' ever undertaken. With nearly three million troops involved, it was an incredible feat of organisation - and the first step towards the liberation of Western Europe and the defeat of Nazi Germany. Follow the Allies as they land on the Normandy coast on 6 June 1944, that will forever be known as D-Day, and then track their hard fought campaign to liberate Paris. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Animated Map: The Burma Campaign-- Track the progress of the Burma Campaign - from the rapid Japanese victories of 1941, to the desperate battles for the Indian towns of Kohima and Imphal. Then follow the course of the Allies as they drive the Japanese forces out of Burma in late 1944 and 1945. After atomic bombs were dropped by the Allies on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese government finally surrendered on 14 August 1945. The longest British and Commonwealth Campaign of World War Two was over. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Animated Map: The Battle of El Alamein-- For three years, Axis and Allied forces chased each other over the hostile terrain of the North African desert. The tide turned in the Allies' favour at the Second Battle of El Alamein in 1942. British General Montgomery spent months building up an overwhelming advantage in men and armor, before launching his attacks against Field Marshal Rommel's German and Italian troops. Follow the battle that signified 'the end of the beginning' of World War Two, as the Allies force the decisive breakthrough in the North African Campaign. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Animated Map: The D-Day Landings-- After much of Europe had been occupied by the Axis powers for four years, the Allies finally launched their campaign to liberate Western Europe, codenamed Operation Overlord, on 6 June 1944. Over three million service personnel were involved and it all hinged on the success of the Normandy Landings on D-Day. If the German troops were able to prevent the initial landings, the campaign to liberate Western Europe would fail and German occupation would continue for another year. Join the Allies as they build up to and execute the largest assault landings ever undertaken in the course of human history. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Animated Map: The Italian Campaign-- After the defeat of the Axis forces in North Africa, the stage is set for the Allies to re-enter the occupied European mainland. American and British forces agree that an invasion should take place in Italy, hoping that a defeat would lead to the fall of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Follow the Allied forces as they invade Sicily and battle their way into Italy, all the way from Salerno in the south to the Alps in the north. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Animated Map: The North African Campaign-- The war in the desert made Bernard Montgomery one of Britain's most famous generals, and gave the German General Erwin Rommel the nickname 'Desert Fox'. Follow the three years of battles in the North African desert, and see how Axis and Allied forces chased each other across this hostile terrain. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Great Escape: Inside Tunnel “Harry”--Against incredible odds, the Allied airmen imprisoned at the Nazi POW camp Stalag Luft III secretly engineered these and other technological marvels 30 feet underground in the three escape tunnels they named "Tom," "Dick," and "Harry." They used only tools that they could manufacture themselves out of tin cans, and they scavenged building materials at great risk. When they were done, the airmen carried out one of the greatest mass escapes of all time. Through this interactive map, drawn after the war by one of the POWs, Ley Kenyon, explore the remarkable story of Harry, the 300-foot tunnel that 76 men snuck through during their infamous getaway on the night of March 24-25, 1944. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Send A Coded Message: With 159,000,000,000,000,000,000 possible settings and an ingenious way of scrambling messages, the Enigma was indeed a powerful enciphering machine. NOVA's Virtual Enigma is very much like the real thing. It uses three virtual rotating wheels that operate in the same way that the original did. These can be set to over 17,000 possible settings, or "keys." You can use the machine to encrypt a message using any one of the possible keys. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Fire a Torpedo: Check out the following--How a Torpedo Works, Firing Procedures, Sink the Ship. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Bombing Nazi Dams Interactive <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Hitler’s D-Day Defenses Interactive <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Eleanor Roosevelt’s Tour of the South Pacific. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Listen to the song “Pearl’s Harbor.” <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Word puzzle over World War II. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Auschwitz Maps and Plans: Check out the Interactive Map. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Children of WWII: Check out-- A War Time Home, Rationing Challenge, Evacuees’ Letters, Research Room.


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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- American Rhetoric -- Amazing site that contains all kinds of speeches--This site contains: Online Speech Bank, Top 100 Speeches, Speech of the Week, Most Requested Speeches <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Under Subcategory, choose a topic, ie: Revolutionary War to find a whole variety of games. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Games for a variety of history events. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Interactive History Quizzes <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Child Labor Around the World <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Word puzzle over the Civil War Reconstruction period. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- America on the Move -- It explores major changes in American society and culture through the history of transportation and travel. Check out the following: (1) The Bigger Picture--Witness the evolution of transportation and its impact on American culture from the early 1800s to the Twenty-first century; (2) Working on the RxR--In 1920, one in every ten Americans made a living by working on the railroad. Click on the thumbnails to see some of the jobs that were critical to keeping the trains running. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Word puzzle over the Roaring 20’s. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Vocabulary activity over the Gold Rush. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- This site shows the different weapons through time. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Mt. Rushmore Interactive <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Word puzzle over the Industrial Revolution. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- [|Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion Webcast] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">--Click on 300k to watch the webcast and learn more about the interesting life of Teddy Roosevelt from the experts. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Harry S. Truman: "The Truman Doctrine" speech. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Winston Churchill: Famous Iron Curtain speech. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- General Douglas MacArthur: Thayer Award Acceptance Address. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Barbara Jordan: 1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Space Shuttle “Challenger”- Tragedy addressed by Ronald Reagan. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Space Shuttle “Columbia”- Tragedy addressed by George Bush. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] -- Take on the mission to disarm the world of nuclear weapons! You have eight "Peace Doves" to help you, each able to disarm one of the eight countries possessing nuclear weapons. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> [] --Time and money are running out and the developer's diggers want to move onto the site of a dig. Experience some of the realities of being an archaeologist by playing Hunt the Ancestor.