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The Exploration of Canada- Pathfinders and Passageways - National Library of Canada
Grades
4 to 12
In the Classroom
This site is a little text-heavy, but the information is all interesting and pertinent to a study of world explorers. Use this site as a point of reference when learning about the explorers who began to colonize our neighbor to the North. The site has a lot of information, but it would also be great for shorter investigations. Refer students to the site if working on research projects or papers about explorers. The information makes for a great jumping-off point and is reliable.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Discover Peru
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): peru (6)
In the Classroom
This would be a great resource for a beginning Spanish or World History class. Open this site on the interactive whiteboard or projector to introduce to students one of the many countries that predominantly speaks spanish, or plays a role in World History. This would be a great resource for students working on presentations or research projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Adventure Learning Foundation
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
There are lesson plans and links for each expedition.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Boston Navy Yard - National Park Service
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): navy (8)
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Valley Forge - National Park Service
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): american revolution (92)
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Independence National Historic Park - National Park Service
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1 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Boston National Historical Park - National Park Service
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): american revolution (92), boston (11), virtual field trips (139)
In the Classroom
Have students use the site's maps and photographs to explore the Freedom Trail. Students select one historic location and create a postcard or travel brochure with Canva Edu, reviewed herehighlighting its importance during the American Revolution. Students choose a historical figure associated with Boston's Revolutionary history, such as Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, or Abigail Adams. They can write and perform an interview in podcast form using Buzzsprout, reviewed here in which they answer questions from that person's perspective. Assign small groups a site within Boston National Historical Park, such as the Old North Church, Faneuil Hall, or the Bunker Hill Monument. Students can research the location and present how it contributed to the Revolutionary War.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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NPS for Teachers - National Park Service
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): national parks (28), virtual field trips (139)
In the Classroom
Whether you want your students to go on a virtual field trip, are studying American history, you're using blended or distance learning, you want to give your students a different take on math, science, art, or many other topics you will find something here for you and your students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lost Colony of Roanoke - National Park Service
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1 to 12tag(s): colonial america (97), national parks (28)
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Roanoke Revisited - National Park Service
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1 to 12tag(s): colonial america (97), national parks (28)
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Castillo de San Marcos - National Park Service
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): black history (130), florida (12), national parks (28), slavery (79), virtual field trips (139)
In the Classroom
If you are studying U.S. history, the history of Florida, or Black history, you will want to bookmark this site. Introduce the site by viewing several of the videos as a class, or if you have a blended class or are on distance learning, you can adapt the videos using your or your student's comments and questions with Moocnote reviewed here. Moocnote allows adding questions, comments, links, etc to any video.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Roanoke Revisited for Young Readers - National Park Service
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1 to 12tag(s): colonial america (97)
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Fort Caroline Was First - National Park Service
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1 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Coastal Defense Systems - National Park Service
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1 to 12tag(s): national parks (28)
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An Online History of the Millennium
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): news (223)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a tool to helping students understand the historical context of events, and as an activator to new units. Simply type in the year being studied to access a summary article of the big events that happened. The articles are mostly western-centric, but for an American or European history class it is still a useful tool.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Center for the Prevention of School Violence - North Carolina Department of Public Safety
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): safety (63)
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understand how areas and the function of Public SafetyAdd your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Southern Poverty Law Center - The Southern Poverty Law Center
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): civil rights (217), courts (25), elections (87), immigrants (51), immigration (85), racism (80), sexuality (15), tolerance (7)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the information on the site to include when teaching lessons about equality, racism, and social injustice. Learn more about the classroom resources offered through Learning for Justice, reviewed here. Include selections from the Features and Stories portion of the site as part of any integrated unit. Consider using a learning management system like Actively Learn, reviewed here, to include videos and additional text sources as part of your unit. Actively Learn also includes resources that provide feedback on student learning. Extend learning by asking students to gather data and share information through various digital tools including infographics and digital storytelling resources. For example, as students learn about civil rights issues, ask them to share information by creating infographics with Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here, create a multimedia presentation with Sway, reviewed here, or use Powtoon, reviewed here, to create an animated video explanation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Camp David - US Government
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): presidents (152)
In the Classroom
Use this site at a computer station or flip your classroom and have students look at it at home. Have them write a blog entry to document their learning using Telegra.ph, reviewed here. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or X (formerly Twitter) links. This blog creator requires no registration.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Incan Crafts for Kids - Tina's Dynamic Home School Plus
Grades
3 to 8This site includes advertising.
tag(s): crafts (111), south america (80)
In the Classroom
Students can use Buzzsprout reviewed here to make a podcast listing the steps that they took while creating items from the different crafts that are featured on the site. Students can use Google Drawings reviewed here to compare and contrast masks from the Incas and another civilization. Finally, students can post information that they learned on Padlet reviewed here after reading one of the books mentioned on the site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Free Learning Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month - Common Sense
Grades
K to 12tag(s): central america (26), cross cultural understanding (178), cultures (292), dance (42), hispanic (54), south america (80)
In the Classroom
Have students choose a Hispanic historical figure or cultural tradition and create a short video or digital story. They can use a free tool like Canva, reviewed here to combine images, text, and narration. Ask students to create a playlist of traditional and contemporary Hispanic music, ranging from salsa to reggaeton. Have students explore poems, artwork, or literature by Hispanic authors and artists. They can create artistic interpretations or write poems inspired by Hispanic culture, traditions, or history.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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