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PUBLIC MARKS from knann with tags "hs:social studies" & msvt

February 2007

The Mariners' Museum | EXPLORATION through the AGES

Interactive site with information about the explorers, their ships, navigation tools, voyage maps.

January 2007

IDB Population Pyramids

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Create population pyramids for any country in the world

World66 - Your travel maps

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My World66 is a service where you can create a map of the places you have visited. Choose countries of the world, states, Candadian provinces, or European Countries. Generate the html to place in webpage or right click to copy or save image. Easy to use...no signup.

Footnote - The place for original documents online

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Interactive site for primary source documents. free to browse. Sign up required.

Online Vermont Geography Book

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An updated, online version of the the Vermont Geography Book.

October 2006

Turning the Pages™, the British Library

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Literally turn the pages of some of the world's oldest, rarest, and in some cases, most important books.Use the Magnify tool to view the text and images up close. Click the audio button for excepts from the books.

Weekend Explorer - Series Description

Join the adventure as Emmy awarded host Jeffrey Lehmann takes you to incredibly scenic destinations throughout North America and the world in the award-winning Weekend Explorer television series. Each episode features a unique destination and searches out that area's best kept secrets as well as exploring traditional landmarks. Experience the new spirit of travel with the host, while learning about each destination through his informative and humorous narrative that includes culture, history, nature, and wildlife.

September 2006

Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Main Page

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This sourcebook from Fordham University collects and organizes online ancient history resources into the format of a textbook for classroom use. You'll find comprehensive information on Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Israel, Greece, Rome, the Hellenistic World, and more.

March 2006

The Renaissance Connection

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With the simple click of a mouse button, travel 500 years into the past to discover many Renaissance innovations revealed through the Allentown Art Museum's Samuel H. Kress Collection of European art.

December 2005

Animated Atlas: Growth of a Nation

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Engaging presentation illustrates the growth of the US from Post American Revolution through Post Civil War.

November 2005

Patriotic Melodies (I Hear America Singing, Library of Congress)

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Patriotic Melodies tells the stories behind many of the songs that have now become part of the American national heritage.

October 2005

Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Timeline of Art History is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. Graphically navigate by chronology and geography using timelines and maps, and then delve into a history lesson on the key events for a particular time and place anywhere in the world. T

August 2005

Ancient History: The Egyptians from the BBC

Portal site for studying ancient Egypt. Try the Mummy Maker-- a simulation of the mummification process.

July 2005

Miniature Earth

Compelling flash presentation which simplies statistics by scaling world population down to just 100. This thought-provoking presentation is a perfect launching point for class room discussion.

American Journeys

American Journeys contains more than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the sagas of Vikings in Canada in AD1000 to the diaries of mountain men in the Rockies 800 years later.

20th Century Heroes and Villains

The twentieth century has seen great deeds of heroism and bravery by significant leaders and the average people. It is also a time when some of those who have have risen to lead countries might classified as 'Villains'. Based on little seen documents from the National Arhives of events or episodes surrounding Churchill, Kennedy, Truman, Stalin, or Mussolini, you are asked to judge whether the figure in question is 'a hero or a villain?'

WWII The HomeFront (Great Britain)

http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/index/exhibitions.htm This is an investigation into life on the home front during the Second World War. There are seven galleries: preparations for war,evacuation,,bombing of Britain,Empire home front,everyday life,women at war, spies Each gallery is broken into various topics with sources and questions. The visual material is accessible to all pupils with or without teacher input. There are worksheets, timelines and a glossary. There is also a diary facility so pupils can save, edit and access their work directly from the net. The gallery contains a video archive using clips from the Imperial War Museum on many of the topics. Some galleries have additional activities to play: Lights Out; Escape the Blitz; Shelter from the Blitz; Empire Home Front; Shopping in the War; Spy Catcher. More resources available from Great Britain's National Archive.