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DPISD Social Studies Curriculum: Scope and sequence and TEKS for the district's social studies classes.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence: This is a long list of web pages from all curriculum areas. There is a large section on Social Studies.
NCSS Online: National Council for the Social Studies
Center for the American Idea: Training (free!) and resources for the teaching of social studies and literature
National Geographic Civil War Map Machine: Interactive maps of over 5,200 U.S. Civil War battlefields and historic sites and more.
Grant-Lee Surrender Terms: The Grant-Lee surrender terms, from Civil War Home.
A Soldier's Recollections: Leaves from the Diary of a Young Confederate: Primary source text of the experiences of Randolph H. McKim.
Poetry and Music of the War Between the States: Union poetry, Confederate poetry, and music and lyrics to popular songs.
History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers: The most comprehensive annotated list of social studies links available - by subject.
Big Chalk.Com: Very useful site for social studies teachers and students - user-friendly resources
Marcopolo Internet Content for the Classroom: Reviewed lessons and ideas for k-12. Searchable by grade, subject area, and topic.
Filamentality: Create your own online lessons - from the simple to the complex
Texas Education Agency: A must visit for any information related to state programs and requirements
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills: The TEKS online, for all subject areas
Social Studies Center: A new and growing site with excellent information for implementing the TEKS
History Alive!: Web site of the Teachers' Curriculum Institute
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence: Searchable list of educational sites available through the federal government
Statistics: Interactive site for teaching students about polling and samples
The Graphic Organizer: All types of Graphic Organizers and ideas for using them
EdHelper Graphic Organizers: Generate your own organizers/webs
Decisions, Decisions Online: Online versions of Decisions, Decisions, different from the software versions
History Now, an Online Journal: Quarterly Journal on American historical topics, with lessons and ideas for k-12.
Online Power Points: Already created power points (including a jeopardy game template) ready to use for your classroom.
Census Bureau Home Page: The best site for U.S. demographic data - also great for U.S. economic indicators Geography and World History
NationalAtlas.Gov: The updated National Atlas provides national-scale maps and user-created maps
Map Collections: 1500-2002: Very large collection of historic maps from the Library of Congress
The World Factbook: Detailed data on all the world's countries - maps of each country and region
MapQuest: Street directions and maps to anywhere in the U.S. and much of the world
Tiger Map Service Experimental Browser: Make maps of any U.S. location - can enter location or coordinates
China on the Web: A super collection of Internet sites on China from Filamentality
K-12 Geographic Resources: Very good set of geography links organized by the National Geography Standards
Library of Congress Country Studies: Extensive information on 85 countries
Infonation: Outstanding new U.N. site - compare demographic data among countries (a great place to generate graphs for students to study)!
Nations of the World: Like World Factbook - large quantities of data on the world's countries – maps
National Geographic Society: Some excellent lessons in the "Geography Education" section
WorldClimate: Average temperatures for each month for all the countries of the world
United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN): Excellent data on population and population trends
Altapedia Online: Physical and political maps from all over the world
Blank and Outline Maps: Links to numerous sites for outline maps from About.com
College Board Online Home Page: AP publications, course and exam information, institute sites and dates
Social Studies Center TAKS Review Lessons: Lesson plan ideas organized by TEK to review for the 8 th grade TAKS test (or for 10 th and 11 th to review 8 th grade TEKS).
Voices of Youth: Unicef site which offers activities on issues that affect the lives of children worldwide
Texas Beyond History: A virtual museum of Texas history
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
TAKS Information Booklets
TAKS Study Guides
Social Studies TAKS Blueprints
Released TAAS and TAKS Exams
The Social Studies Center
New York Regents Tests
Massachusetts State Tests

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	Social Studies 6-12 Resource Links DPISD Social Studies Curriculum Scope and sequence and TEKS for the district's social studies classes. Federal Resources for Educational Excellence This is a long list of web pages from all curriculum areas. There is a large section on Social Studies. NCSS Online National Council for the Social Studies Center for the American Idea Training (free!) and resources for the teaching of social studies and literature National Geographic Civil War Map Machine Interactive maps of over 5,200 U.S. Civil War battlefields and historic sites and more. Grant-Lee Surrender Terms The Grant-Lee surrender terms, from Civil War Home. A Soldier's Recollections: Leaves from the Diary of a Young Confederate Primary source text of the experiences of Randolph H. McKim. Poetry and Music of the War Between the States Union poetry, Confederate poetry, and music and lyrics to popular songs. History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers The most comprehensive annotated list of social studies links available - by subject. Big Chalk.Com Very useful site for social studies teachers and students - user-friendly resources Marcopolo Internet Content for the Classroom Reviewed lessons and ideas for k-12. Searchable by grade, subject area, and topic. Filamentality Create your own online lessons - from the simple to the complex Texas Education Agency A must visit for any information related to state programs and requirements Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills The TEKS online, for all subject areas Social Studies Center A new and growing site with excellent information for implementing the TEKS History Alive! Web site of the Teachers' Curriculum Institute Federal Resources for Educational Excellence Searchable list of educational sites available through the federal government Statistics Interactive site for teaching students about polling and samples The Graphic Organizer All types of Graphic Organizers and ideas for using them EdHelper Graphic Organizers Generate your own organizers/webs Decisions, Decisions Online Online versions of Decisions, Decisions, different from the software versions History Now, an Online Journal Quarterly Journal on American historical topics, with lessons and ideas for k-12. Online Power Points Already created power points (including a jeopardy game template) ready to use for your classroom. Census Bureau Home Page The best site for U.S. demographic data - also great for U.S. economic indicators Geography and World History NationalAtlas.Gov The updated National Atlas provides national-scale maps and user-created maps Map Collections: 1500-2002 Very large collection of historic maps from the Library of Congress The World Factbook Detailed data on all the world's countries - maps of each country and region MapQuest Street directions and maps to anywhere in the U.S. and much of the world Tiger Map Service Experimental Browser Make maps of any U.S. location - can enter location or coordinates China on the Web A super collection of Internet sites on China from Filamentality K-12 Geographic Resources Very good set of geography links organized by the National Geography Standards Library of Congress Country Studies Extensive information on 85 countries Infonation Outstanding new U.N. site - compare demographic data among countries (a great place to generate graphs for students to study)! Nations of the World Like World Factbook - large quantities of data on the world's countries – maps National Geographic Society Some excellent lessons in the "Geography Education" section WorldClimate Average temperatures for each month for all the countries of the world United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN) Excellent data on population and population trends Altapedia Online Physical and political maps from all over the world Blank and Outline Maps Links to numerous sites for outline maps from About.com College Board Online Home Page AP publications, course and exam information, institute sites and dates Social Studies Center TAKS Review Lessons Lesson plan ideas organized by TEK to review for the 8 th grade TAKS test (or for 10 th and 11 th to review 8 th grade TEKS). Voices of Youth Unicef site which offers activities on issues that affect the lives of children worldwide Texas Beyond History A virtual museum of Texas history Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills TAKS Information Booklets TAKS Study Guides Social Studies TAKS Blueprints Released TAAS and TAKS Exams The Social Studies Center New York Regents Tests Massachusetts State Tests
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