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Sites marked with ** are from the UK - vocabulary and accented speech may be an issue
Links to resources including early America, American West, Colonial Days, Civil War, American Revolution, Presidents and many more topics related to American History. |
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Links to resources including Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Asian Empires, Explorers, Women in History and many more topics related to World History. |
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a game where you match African American heroes with the events that made them famous |
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Black History Month - FInd the inventions/scientific discoveries of famous African American Scientists |
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Black History Month: 2 page plays including Idioms, Famous People, Fales and Tales, peace plays |
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Black History Month 20 Question Quiz |
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Short slide show introducing several famous Black Americans |
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Short slide show introducing several famous Black Americans with wonderful illustrations |
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Click on workers to hear about their jobs – Primary Level |
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Children identify items that would not have existed 100 years ago in a countryside scene – Primary Level |
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Compare/Contrast life in an Indian village compared to a village in the US - Primary/Intermediate Level |
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Online quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level |
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Picture gallery slide show - Primary/Intermediate Level |
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Music Cartoon Video that explains the Boston Tea Party – Primary Level |
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Learn about Captain Scott’s trip to the South Pole - Primary/Intermediate Level |
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Learn what life was like for children in the Second World War - Primary/Intermediate Level |
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Animation and quiz about Christopher Columbus- Primary/Intermediate Level |
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Interactive fieldtrip with slideshows, videos, lots more – Intermediate Level |
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Field trip to the bakery/video – Primary Level |
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Animation and quiz about Edward Jenner- Primary/Intermediate Level |
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TeacherTube Video on life cycle of butterfly – Primary Level |
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Animation and quiz about Elizabeth Fry- Primary/Intermediate Level |
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Animation and quiz about Famous Journeys- Primary/Intermediate Level |
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Each film in the 'Famous Moments' series highlights a true story of historical significance, providing 'students' of early America with a better understanding of the people, places and events of this important era. – Intermediate Level |
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Interactive crossword using vocabulary from maps and globes – Intermediate Level |
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virtual tour - Primary/Intermediate Level |
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timeline/slideshow – Primary/Intermediate Level |
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online quiz - Primary/Intermediate Level |
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Animation and quiz about Henry VIII- Primary/Intermediate Level |
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Animation and quiz about Pocahontas- Primary/Intermediate Level |
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Virtual world of US presidents – Intermediate Level |
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Learn how the Pilgrims reached America and lived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving - Primary/Intermediate Level |
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Virtual mansion tour –Intermediate Level |
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Animation and quiz about Florence Nightingale- Primary/Intermediate Level |
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TeacherTube Video on Ruby Bridges – Primary Level |
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Find out about the life and times of William Shakespeare in this short animation featuring Shakespeare and Ann Hathaway- Primary/Intermediate Level |
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Music Video about people around the world |
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Wonderful units of study on Anne Frank, Ruby Bridges and Ryan White from the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis |
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Learn how people from different countries celebrate birthdays |
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Interactive US history map (gr. 5-9) |
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Discover what it was like to live during the Middle Ages (upper grades) |
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A thinkquest activity about the Oregon Trail |
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Maker! was designed by cartographers with an eye for detail. Style your map with shaded thematics, proportional symbols, and more. Maker! makes the tough statistical and cartographic decisions for you. Anyone can build complex, data-rich maps. |