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Here are some web resources that social studies teachers may find helpful. The site on this page are general sites such as state and national organization sites as well as general resources sites. To view specific grade level resources aligned to Ohio's newly revised social studies standards, click on the grade level in the table below.
Adding NEW Aligned Resources by Grade Level for Ohio's Revised SS Standards
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Teacher Created Sites:
State Professional Organizations
Ohio Geographic Alliance www.geography.ohio-state.edu/oga Provides links to websites for geography, weather and earthquakes, maps and globes, government, demographic, and culture
National Organizations
Additional sites for Ohio history teachers
http://www.ohiomemory.org/ The mission of the Ohio Memory Project is to provide access to historical treasures of Ohio, bringing together primary sources from all parts of the state in an online scrapbook.
Classroom Resources
www.marcopolo-education.org High quality standards-based internet content and online professional development to K-12 teachers. Lessons plans, student activities, reviewed web sites and other resources.
http://www.congresslink.org/HistoricalMaterialsIntro.htm These materials will assist teachers in developing lesson plans related to Congress and the federal government. They include historical documents and photographs, narrative descriptions, and a glossary and historical notes.
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/browse/manypasts/ History Matters contains primary documents in text, image, and audio about the experiences of ordinary Americans throughout U.S. history. All of the documents have been screened by professional historians and are accompanied by annotations that address their larger historical significance and context. A full search feature allows yosu to quickly locate documents by topic, time period, or keyword.
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?page=milestone_documents This National Archives and Records Administration site contains 100 milestone documents, compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration, and drawn primarily from its nationwide holdings. The documents chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965.
http://www.splcenter.org/center/tt/teach.jsp ~~Teaching Tolerance is a K-12 education program of the Southern Poverty Law Center with a focus on teaching for diversity and equity. It has links to curriculum resources, a list of recommended reading, and information on their semiannual "Teaching Tolerance" magazine, an excellent resource free to teachers upon request.
http://www.rpcv.org/globaled/~~ Global TeachNet is the National Peace Corps Association’s primary global education program. The site is aimed at K-12 classroom teachers with profiles of classroom programs, grant applications, newsletters, a listserv, workshop details, an annotated bibliography of global education resources (and resource people).
www.teachglobaled.net This site is the product of ongoing collaboration of Ohio State University's Social Studies and Global Education program with OSU's African Studies Center, East Asian Studies Center, the Center for Latin American Studies, the Middle East Studies Center, the Slavic and Eastern European Studies Center and Indiana University's Center for the Study of Global Change. The Centers have approved all resources offered here for K-12 teachers.
Websites for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ With Ben Franklin’s Guide to Government, students and teachers can research topics about democracy, government, voting, citizenship and other items of interest in the social studies. Links to many U.S. government web sites for educators organized by grade level and category.
http://gardenofpraise.com/leaders.htm This social studies website provides biographies, photos, and other information about noted people who have been recognized by the History books/additional links/primary & intermediate
www.nature.nps.gov/nrprofiles/index.htm This National Park website provides opportunities for students and teachers to search Department of Interior information by state location, alphabetical listing, various topics...
www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm A wonderful website for learning/practicing geographic locations, capitals, abbreviations, games, puzzles, and other skill activities which test mastery.
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