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Title Grade Level Content Area Web Address Description Michigan Department of Education Social Studies Home Page All Levels Social Studies "www.michigan.gov/mde/0 1607 MEAP Information All Levels Cross-Curricular www.meritaward.state.mi.us/mma/meap.htm Released MEAP items. Ask Jeeves for Kids All Levels Reference www.ajschools.com "Ask Jeeves for Kids is an Internet search engine that works a little differently from other search engines. Users type in a plain English and then Ask Jeeves for Kids presents a list of matched questions. The site has brief animated movies related to many STC (Science and Technology for Kids) topics such as water cycle Historical Maps All Levels Social Studies www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html A wide array of historical maps of the United States can be found at this site. Michigan Council for Social Studies Core Democratic Values Page All Levels Social Studies www.michigancouncil.org/cdv/default.htm Ideas for teaching the Core Democratic Values. MAISD CDV Definitions and Project Ideas All Levels Social Studies www.farmington.k12.mi.us/ems/SScore.htm Information about Core Democratic Values Muskegon Public Schools CDV Home Page All Levels Social Studies www.muskegon.k12.mi.us/instruct/cdv/index.html Information about Core Democratic Values The Social Studies History Themes Project All Levels Social Studies www.michiganepic.org/historythemes/index.html "Wonder what History to teach MAISD Social Studies Curriculum Resources All Levels Athletics www.muskegon-isd.k12.mi.us/social_studies/social_studies_curriculum.htm Wonderful resources for Social Studies Instruction. Lesson Plans All Levels Cross-Curricular remc13.org/training/lessonplans.pdf A Variety of lessons from REMC13 in Mason. Cool Web Sites All Levels Cross-Curricular remc13.org/training/sites.pdf Great web sites from REMC13. Best Practices of Technology Integration in Michigan All Levels Technology www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bstpract/ The lesson plans that you will find here have been written by practicing teachers and have been kid tested to work in the classroom. All of these lessons have been aligned with the Michigan Framework Document. Learning to Give All Levels Social Studies www.learningtogive.org "Learning to Give seeks to perpetuate a civil society by: educating children about the independent sector (knowledge) Create-a-Graph All Levels Mathematics nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing "This site provides students with the background necessary to understand the basic types of graphs Blue Web'n Results search results for History & Social Studies All Levels Social Studies www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/content/Cat_8_Scat_49.html The SBC Knowledge Network site focused on History and Social Studies. American Memory All Levels Social Studies memory.loc.gov American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections. New York Times Learning Network All Levels Social Studies www.nytimes.com/learning "This is a news-centered multimedia education site for grades 3-12 CNN Student News All Levels Social Studies fyi.cnn.com/fyi "This site relates daily news stories to middle and high school curriculum content to help learners keep pace with world events. It offers a variety of teaching and learning resources Countrywatch.com at School All Levels Social Studies www.countrywatch.com/@school "This site is a school research portal with free and subscription-based resources on world regions including Russia and the newly independent states Time for Kids All Levels Social Studies www.timeforkids.com/TFK "The latest news from around the world for kids in grades K-6. Includes related polls