Educational Hotlinks for Middle School People
 
A | More | Perfect | Union Multimedia exhibit of Japanese internment in US during WWII http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience/index.html Access Islam A window into Islamic holidays, traditions, and cultures for students in grades 4-8; from WNET http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/accessislam/ African Life through Art Studies of African life, ritual, and culture through audio, video, and graphics http://www.ima-art.org/cycles/index.html African-American Migration Experience Multi-media presentation of voluntary migrations of African-Americans to and within North America http://www.inmotionaame.org/home.cfm?bhcp=1 America Dreams America through the decades http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/97/dream/index.html American Memory Film Collections from the Library of Congress Numerous collections of documentary film footage of American life, mostly from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Fascinating. http://www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?format=Motion%20Picture American Memory from the Library of Congress Tons and tons of resources and special exhibits on American History. Superb. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html Ancient China From the British Museum, for middle schoolers http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html# Ancient Egypt Interactive exhibits from the British Museum, for middle school students http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html# Ancient India Specifically for middle school students from the British Museum http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/menu.html AncientMexico.com The history, art, and culture of Ancient Mesoamerica http://ancientmexico.com/ Anthony Center for Women's Leadership History of Women's Suffrage gr. 6-8 http://www.rochester.edu/SBA/suffragehistory.html Arizona Geographic Alliance Excellent collection of lesson plans and maps as well as sections on GeoMath and GeoLiteracy. Nicely done. http://alliance.la.asu.edu/azga/ AskAsia.org Extensive collection of resource material on the peoples and nations of Asia http://www.askasia.org/ Be a Historian - Immigration; CampSilos Good interactive, open-ended unit on immigration http://campsilos.org/excursions/grout/one/index.htm Best of History Web Sites Links to handreds of websites and lesson plans, all searchable and quality rated http://www.besthistorysites.net/ BetterWorld.net Printable resources to help students learn about and get involved with social issues http://betterworld.net/ Camping With the Sioux - 1881 Fieldwork Diary of Alice Cunningham Fletcher http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/fletcher/fletcher.htm Charters of Freedom Extensive material on the making and impact of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights, including high-resolution images of the documents for download, from the U.S. National Archives http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/charters.html Cleopatra Gorgeous and informative exhibit from Chicago's Field Museum http://www.fieldmuseum.org/cleopatra/ Culture & Change: Black History in America Famous African Americans, jazz, space, t publishing students’ own writing, exploring history...from Scholastic. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/ Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index Extensive resources on editorial cartooning, past and present http://cagle.com/ Dismuke's Virtual Talking Machine Vintage phonograph recordings from 1900-1939 http://www.dismuke.org/ DoHistory Home Shows students how to construct history as professional historians do http://www.dohistory.com/ Drop Me Off in Harlem Multimedia exhibit on the Harlem Renaissance from the Kennedy Center http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/harlem/ Educators for Social Responsibility-Online Teacher Center Exceptional resources for teaching about conflict and social responsibility http://www.esrnational.org/otc/ Egypt Antiquities and Ancient Egypt Very informative, from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism http://touregypt.net/egyptantiquities/ ElectroCity Online computer game that lets players manage their own virtual towns and cities. It teaches players about energy, sustainability and environmental management in New Zealand. Designed for middle schoolers. http://electrocity.co.nz/ Ellis Island Passenger Arrivals Explore immigration of family members and others http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/ Explore Your Earth Lang Arts, geography, and science about local and worldwide environmental issues, using Google Earth; from Scholastic http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/exploreyourearth/ Freedom: A History of US Designed for middle schoolers from PBS...topic explorations in US history, with extensive video, photos, and teacher guides http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/ From Silk to Oil: Cross-Cultural Connections Along the Silk Road Complete downloadable book and curriculum on Central Asia from ancient to current times; produced by the China Institute and funded by the US Department of Education http://www.chinainstitute.org/educators/silkguide.html GeoHive Global statistics on population, resources, and political matters http://www.geohive.com/default1.aspx Historic Figures Major figures in World History. Each name is accompanied by a brief writeup and links to additional sites and information on the person. Produced by the BBC, so the take on World History is a British one. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/ History and Politics Out Loud A searchable archive of politically significant 20th century audio recordings http://www.hpol.org/ History Now Quarterly online journal for US history teachers from Gilder Lehrman Institute; topical articles and lesson plans...all issues archived here http://www.historynow.org/past.html HistoryWired This applet, designed by the National Museum of American History, provides an extremely unique interface for browsing through the "nation's attic". http://www.historywired.si.edu/ Hokanson's Social Studies Two online SS textbooks: one in US history to post-civil war and one in world geography. Nice illustrations. http://homepage.mac.com/nhokanson/Sites/socialstudies/ HSI - Historical Scene Investigation Interesting approach to using primary source documents to engage students in doing real US history. http://www.wm.edu/hsi/index.html idealist.org Kids and teens getting involved in social action http://www.idealist.org/kt/ Illuminating Development Photo essay on the meaning of development in emerging nations worldwide, from the World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/illuminate/index.htm Justice Learning Civic education with resources and lesson plans, from NPR and the NY Times http://www.justicelearning.org/ Martin Luther King, Jr. & the Civil Rights Movement Thorough overview http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/ Mesopotamia Resources Numerous links to websites on this topic http://www.berkeleyprep.org/faculty/Selvar_Dave/Meso/links.htm Middle School Public Debate Program Complete resources and materials for conducting a MS debate program http://www.middleschooldebate.com/index.htm Miniature Earth Fascinating short video about world demographics based on a 100-person village as a microcosm. Simple and eloquent. http://www.miniature-earth.com/ Moving to America Webquest on early 20th century immigration http://ojeez.tripod.com/movingtoamerica/ Mr. Kash's History Page Social Studies resources and links from a MS teacher; regular updates of timely holidays and events http://mrkash.com/ Latin American Network Information Center Very comprehensive gateway to Internet-based information related to all aspects of Latin America. From the University of Texas. http://lanic.utexas.edu/ Latino History and Culture Focus on Latino contributions to art, science, and the humanities; from the Smithsonian Institution http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/History_and_Culture/uslatino_history.htm National Association of Urban Debate Leagues Extensive resources on debate from an urban perspective; registration necessary for access to free materials http://urbandebate.org/index National Atlas Wide variety of printable, customizable, and interactive maps of the USA. http://nationalatlas.gov/ National Junior Forensic League Debate resources specifically on the MS level from the oldest and largest organization in the field of scholastic debate http://www.nflonline.org/AboutNFL/NJFL National Hispanic Heritage Month Compilation of materials documenting the contributions of Hispanic Americans to the history and culture of the U.S. http:..www.loc.gov/topics/hispanicheritage National Museum of African American History and Culture New in Sept. 2007, from the Smithsonian Institution. State of the art website, sure to grow into a preeminent resource. http://nmaahc.si.edu/ NOVA | World in the Balance | PBS Website for NOVA program that examines the implications of changing demographics in major world regions. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/ Pew Hispanic Center Rich, scholarly compilation of information on the diverse experiences of Latino’s in America; from the Pew Charitable Trusts. http://pewhispanic.org Picturing Modern America 1880-1920 Historical thinking exercises for middle and high school students http://www.edc.org/CCT/PMA/ Plimoth Plantation Use the skills of historians to peel away the layers of myth and misconception surrounding “The First Thanksgiving” and discover what might really have happened during the fall of 1621. http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/index_js2.html Population Reference Bureau - Educators Resources for teaching about population issues http://www.prb.org/Educators.aspx Race for Kids Comprehensive site for adolescents from the American Anthropological Assn. about human variation and lived experience; with teacher's guides for ms and hs teachers. http://www.understandingrace.org/kids.html Radical Math Lesson plans for integrating math with social justice http://www.radicalmath.org/ ReadingQuest | Making Sense in Social Studies Content area reading strategies in social studies http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/ Repositories of Primary Sources Links to over 5000 sites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources. http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html SCORE History/Social Science Search lessons and resources; provided by the State of California http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/ SCORE History/Social Science 6-8 Over 1500 selections of youth literature for using lit. to teach history/social studies. http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/literature/678/ Social Explorer Extensive collection of reports and cutomizable maps on U.S. demographics from 1940-2000 http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspx Social Studies Exemplars 6-8 Best Practices: School Improvement in Maryland http://tinyurl.com/nk568 Teachable Moment A dozen activities for teaching social skills to middle schoolers, from Educators for Social Responsibility http://www.teachablemoment.org/middle.html TeacherOz Tremendous collection of links, organized topically, focused mainly on history and social studies, but including many more subjects as well. http://www.teacheroz.com/toc.htm Teachers' Guide for the Professional Cartoonists' Index Using political cartoons in the classroom http://www.cagle.com/teacher/ Teacher's Guide to International Collaboration on the Internet Very practical and comprehensive guide to online collaborative projects across the disciplines, nationally and internationally. http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tech/international/index.html Teaching American History Extensive primary sources and how to teach with them from the Smithsonian Institution http://www.smithsoniansource.org/ The British Museum Extensive virtual museum exhibits of significant world cultures from the British Museum, designed for middle schoolers http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/world/world.html The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Extensive, award-winning resources for teaching American history; a bit scholarly http://www.gilderlehrman.org/ The History of Eating Utensils Fascinating http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/utensil/index.html The History of Jim Crow Excellent materials in support of the award-winning PBS broadcast http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/home.htm The HistoryMakers.com Pictures and brief bios of African Americans of accomplishment http://www.thehistorymakers.com/ The Mariners' Museum | EXPLORATION through the AGES Extensive resources for students and teachers on teaching about seafaring exploration in a variety of cultures http://www.mariner.org/exploration/index.php The Mesoamerican Ballgame: the Sport of Life and Death Multiple-award winning multi-media site portraying Central America's amazing first team sport in the world http://www.ballgame.org/ The New York Times Learning Network Fabulous assemblage of resources and lessons http://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html The Official Mahatma Gandhi eArchive Very comprehensive...a bit scholarly http://www.mahatma.org.in The Renaissance Connection, from the Allentown Art Museum Multi-media exhibit on the arts and technology of the Renaissance designed for middle school http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/ The Roman Empire Straightforward informative site with many resources on the study of Rome and its history http://www.roman-empire.net/ The Roman Empire in the First Century Multimedia resources for students and teachers from PBS http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/index.html TIELab | The History Lab An online template where teachers can build primary-source based lessons and activities for use by their students http://hlab.tielab.org/index.php Tikal Guatemala Journey through the Mayan Ruins of Tikal. Contains travel ads. http://www.destination360.com/tikal/guide.htm UEN Online interactives across the disciplines, gr. 3-6 and 7-12. http://www.uen.org/News/article.cgi?category_id=2&article_id=1352 United Nations Cyberschoolbus Excellent collection of topical units and geographic resources http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Ample resources for teachers and students http://www.ushmm.org/ What Do Maps Show Solid introduction to map study for MS students from US Geological Survey; lessons and resources http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/mapsshow.htm WHTour Great 360 degree panoramic views of many famous world sites...pan left, right, up, and down; zoom in and out using shift or control keys http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/ Women's Adventures in Science Designed specifically to interest MS girls in science and scientists, from the National Academy of Sciences http://www.iwaswondering.org/ Women In World History Curriculum Resources for teaching about women in world history http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/ Worldmapper World maps with countries sized according to topics of interest; fascinating http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/index.html Xpeditions @ nationalgeographic.com Outstanding geography resources from National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience/index.htmlhttp://www.thirteen.org/edonline/accessislam/http://www.ima-art.org/cycles/index.htmlhttp://www.inmotionaame.org/home.cfm?bhcp=1http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/97/dream/index.htmlhttp://www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?format=Motion%20Picturehttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.htmlhttp://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html#http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html#http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/menu.htmlhttp://ancientmexico.comhttp://www.rochester.edu/SBA/suffragehistory.htmlhttp://alliance.la.asu.edu/azga/http://www.askasia.orghttp://campsilos.org/excursions/grout/one/index.htmhttp://www.besthistorysites.nethttp://betterworld.nethttp://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/fletcher/fletcher.htmhttp://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/charters.htmlhttp://www.fieldmuseum.org/cleopatra/http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/http://cagle.comhttp://www.dismuke.orghttp://www.dohistory.comhttp://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/harlem/http://www.esrnational.org/otc/http://touregypt.net/egyptantiquities/http://electrocity.co.nzhttp://www.ellisislandrecords.orghttp://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/exploreyourearth/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/http://www.chinainstitute.org/educators/silkguide.htmlhttp://www.geohive.com/default1.aspxhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/http://www.hpol.orghttp://www.historynow.org/past.htmlhttp://www.historywired.si.eduhttp://homepage.mac.com/nhokanson/Sites/socialstudies/http://www.wm.edu/hsi/index.htmlhttp://www.idealist.org/kt/http://www.worldbank.org/illuminate/index.htmhttp://www.justicelearning.orghttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/http://www.berkeleyprep.org/faculty/Selvar_Dave/Meso/links.htmhttp://www.middleschooldebate.com/index.htmhttp://www.miniature-earth.comhttp://ojeez.tripod.com/movingtoamerica/http://mrkash.comhttp://lanic.utexas.eduhttp://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/History_and_Culture/uslatino_history.htmhttp://urbandebate.org/indexhttp://nationalatlas.govhttp://www.nflonline.org/AboutNFL/NJFLhttp://www.loc.gov/topics/hispanicheritagehttp://nmaahc.si.eduhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/http://pewhispanic.orghttp://www.edc.org/CCT/PMA/http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/index_js2.htmlhttp://www.prb.org/Educators.aspxhttp://www.understandingrace.org/kids.htmlhttp://www.radicalmath.orghttp://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.htmlhttp://score.rims.k12.ca.ushttp://score.rims.k12.ca.us/literature/678/http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspxhttp://tinyurl.com/nk568http://www.teachablemoment.org/middle.htmlhttp://www.teacheroz.com/toc.htmhttp://www.cagle.com/teacher/http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tech/international/index.htmlhttp://www.smithsoniansource.orghttp://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/world/world.htmlhttp://www.gilderlehrman.orghttp://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/utensil/index.htmlhttp://www.jimcrowhistory.org/home.htmhttp://www.thehistorymakers.comhttp://www.mariner.org/exploration/index.phphttp://www.ballgame.orghttp://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.htmlhttp://www.mahatma.org.in/index.jsphttp://www.renaissanceconnection.orghttp://www.roman-empire.nethttp://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/index.htmlhttp://hlab.tielab.org/index.phphttp://www.destination360.com/tikal/guide.htmhttp://www.uen.org/News/article.cgi?category_id=2&article_id=1352http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/http://www.ushmm.orghttp://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/mapsshow.htmhttp://www.world-heritage-tour.orghttp://www.iwaswondering.orghttp://www.womeninworldhistory.comhttp://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/index.htmlhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/shapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5shapeimage_3_link_6shapeimage_3_link_7shapeimage_3_link_8shapeimage_3_link_9shapeimage_3_link_10shapeimage_3_link_11shapeimage_3_link_12shapeimage_3_link_13shapeimage_3_link_14shapeimage_3_link_15shapeimage_3_link_16shapeimage_3_link_17shapeimage_3_link_18shapeimage_3_link_19shapeimage_3_link_20shapeimage_3_link_21shapeimage_3_link_22shapeimage_3_link_23shapeimage_3_link_24shapeimage_3_link_25shapeimage_3_link_26shapeimage_3_link_27shapeimage_3_link_28shapeimage_3_link_29shapeimage_3_link_30shapeimage_3_link_31shapeimage_3_link_32shapeimage_3_link_33shapeimage_3_link_34shapeimage_3_link_35shapeimage_3_link_36shapeimage_3_link_37shapeimage_3_link_38shapeimage_3_link_39shapeimage_3_link_40shapeimage_3_link_41shapeimage_3_link_42shapeimage_3_link_43shapeimage_3_link_44shapeimage_3_link_45shapeimage_3_link_46shapeimage_3_link_47shapeimage_3_link_48shapeimage_3_link_49shapeimage_3_link_50shapeimage_3_link_51shapeimage_3_link_52shapeimage_3_link_53shapeimage_3_link_54shapeimage_3_link_55shapeimage_3_link_56shapeimage_3_link_57shapeimage_3_link_58shapeimage_3_link_59shapei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