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Social Studies

General

• America's Story
  SOURCE: Library of Congress
• Mr. Donn's Free Lesson Plans and Activities
• Outline of American History
• Teaching History with Technology
  Find Resources for history and social studies lesson plans, activities, games and quizzes that incorporate technology.
• US History Timeline
  SOURCE: World Almanac

Native Americans

• Exploring Native Americans Across the Curriculum
  SOURCE: Education World
• Sticks and Stones: Investigating Probability With a Native American Game
  Students play an Apache game and use the results to create graphs.

American Revolution

• Liberty! The American Revolution
  SOURCE: PBS
• A Revolutionary WebQuest
• The American Revolution
  Short lessons complete with timelines, activities and related quizzes.
  

Colonial Times

• Colonial Williamsburg
  
• History Globe
  Students play a flash game making choices based on information provided by native americans, colonists and the charter they sailed under when they left England. Single period for this lesson.
• American History and Art from New England
  Museum site with photos of historical objects with the ability to create a photo collection of specific items you are interested in showing to the students and lesson plans. Also includes video of how to use some antique tools.
• You are the Historian
  All information presented both visually and in audio. Students work as historians discovering information about the first Thanksgiving. Includes information about homes in Colonial America
• Journey Back in Time WebQuest
  Journey back to Colonial Times and pretend to live in this time period and bring a character to life.
• Island Colonization WebQuest
  Students work together to create a persuasive argument for or against colonization of a newly discovered island. 
• Virtual Jamestown
• The 13 American Colonies
  SOURCE: Social Studies for Kids

Westward Expansion

• Education First: Donner Online
  Students work as a team with different responsibilities to learn about the Donner Party through web-based activities. They create a hyperstudio stack to share what they learn.
• Shoeless and Bark 2005
  Five days of activities spread out over a three week period. Everyday includes a journal and a blog entry. Information is shared with other schools through a box that is sent to the next school in the list. Worksheets are included.
• Westward HO!
  Travel the Oregon Trail beginning Jan 18. on a 5 week journey. You can "trade supplies and skills" with other people/schools to help you succeed on your journey. Lesson plans are provided under the Teacher link.
• Westward Ho, Shall We Go? WebQuest
  Students write a persuasive essay about why they should stay or go out west.