Education
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- Coming to a New Land
- This webquest will increase student understanding of Ellis Island and the immigrant experience in the U.S. The webquest is designed for fourth grade students.
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- Multimedia Learning: United States and World History and Government
- Provides classroom history Powerpoints and games. They come with extensive lessons, crossword puzzles, worksheets and exams and are available in both DVD and CD formats.
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- ReStore
- On-line resources not only provide a valuable personal development resource for researchers, but also provide an important repository of social science knowledge. ReStore aims to make sure these online resources stay live and updated even after the original funds for them cease.
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- Social Studies Lessons
- Links to both lesson plans and strategies for teaching social science, history, and government.
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- The Big Myth
- An experimental learning module designed for use in European primary school classrooms. It is a sociology textbook for the comparative study of world creation mythology. The myths are told using Flash animation and are accompanied by an overview of the culture, the pantheon of the gods and a series of exercises based on that culture.
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- The Castle of King Edward
- Virtual tour of a medieval castle explaining the history, architecture, culture, religion, food, royalty, knights, armor and traditions. Designed for teachers, students and kids.
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- Westward Ho
- Collaborative, online, simulated journey on the Oregon Trail for K-12 classrooms. Starts January 2002 and free registration is required.
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- Center for Civic Education
- Nonprofit group which specializes in civic and citizenship education, law-related education, and international exchange programs in education in developing democracies. Center history, news, programs, publications, alumni network, research, and related links.
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- Choices Education Program
- Brings to life current and historical public policy issues for high school students. Includes workshops, classroom materials, and mailing list.
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- Civics Online-[Re]Envisioning the Democratic Community
- A collaborative, internet project working to provide teachers, students, and parents with a rich array of primary source materials, learning tools, and professional development resources with which to learn and teach civics.
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- Close Up
- A nonprofit, nonpartisan citizenship education organization that promotes responsible and informed participation in the democratic process through a variety of educational programs.
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- iCivics
- Web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in U.S. democracy. Founded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor out of her concern that students are not getting the information and tools they need for civic participation, and that civics teachers need better materials and support.
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