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Elementary Scott Foresman Social Studies Site

• Visit the online web resources for the elementary text book adoption:  Scott Foresman History/Social Science.  Click on the Teacher tab for song lyrics, user guides, rubrics and more for each unit of study.

Civics

• Student Voices National  This site was developed by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania to improve the involvement of youth across our nation in the political process. There are incredibly valuable resources for teaching and learning, currently centered on the upcoming presidential elections.
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Editorial Cartoon Collections

• Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library-
  The Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History has editorial cartoons from over a 100 year period of US History.

Social Science Resources

• History Central.com American History, World History, biographies, history of presidential elections, source documents and more are available at this site.

Primary Source Documents

• Library of Congress Primary Sources for Teachers online

• Library of Congress Monthly Info Update Bulletin

• Calisphere University of California website of primary sources

• The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Quarterly Journal

• The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Web Site

Third Grade

• Kumeyaay learning projects, lesson plans, plant studies, and more

Fourth Grade

• California History Links
• Calisphere University of California website of primary sources
• California Mission Websites:
  http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/themed_collections/subtopic0b.html

  California Missions Resource Center
  http://www.missionscalifornia.com/
   
  California State Capitol Museum
  http://capitolmuseum.ca.gov/
   
  California Missions
  http://missions.bgmm.com/
   
  The California Mission Trail
  http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=22722
   
  Missions of the Californias
  http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=22679
   
  California Mission Studies Association
  http://www.ca-missions.org/links.html
   
  The Spanish Missions of California
  http://library.thinkquest.org/3615/
   
  Travel Tips for Visiting a Mission
  Spanish Missions in CA (Wikipedia!)
  http://www.thecaliforniamissions.com/travel.htm
   
  California Missions History and Resources
  http://www.squidoo.com/california_missions

  
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  World History

  • Hatshepsut, from Queen to Pharaoh (1479-1458 BC) exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
     

   

  US History

  • The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Quarterly Journal

  • The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Web Site

  • Calisphere University of California website of primary sources

  • Documenting the American South: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has published an extensive database of source documents related to the history, literature, and culture of the South.
    
    Three sample categories of works from the site:
    First Person Narratives of the American South
    North American Slave Narratives
    Oral Histories of the American South
     

  • Center for Black Music Research
     

  • The Diaries of John Quincy Adams

   

   

   

  Government/Civics

  Current Political Issues

  • PBS NOW Newsletter and lesson plans. Note the special section that includes lesson plans for educators each week.
  • PBS Educators' Curriculum Index Page
    
    
    The Supreme Court
     
  • The History of the Supreme Court New York Life Ins. Co. sponsors this site that explores "the history and the impact of the Supreme Court."

   

  Geography and Map Skills

            Reading Maps

  • The US Geological Survey website offers free lesson plans and graphic organizers to teach students to read many types of maps.

  World News

  • BBC World News Site
    
     

   

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  Linda Foote
  Instructional Technology Specialist
  Poway Unified School District
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