Unit
1. Geography
&
Environments
Resources
1.
Latitude Longitude Song: (Polka)
http://www.kidsknowit.com/educational-songs/play-educationalsong.php?song=Longitude%20and%20Latitude
L to J 7th grade vocabulary (year long)
http://iss.schoolwires.com/site/default.aspx?PageID=18206
Third World Farmer - SImulation Game about life of a farmer in the third world:
http://www.itu.dk/people/hermund/3wf/index_content.html
Ayiti - Simulation about life of the poor in Haiti: http://www.tigweb.org/tiged/projects/ayiti/
Walking Around Europa - Quizzes about Euorpean geography current and past:
http://www.europa.learningtogether.net/
Geosense - Competition game locating cities and countries around world: http://www.geosense.net/
Sheppard Software, Geography Games: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.php
2. Systems:
Economic &
Government
Systems
2.
powerof26.org
icivics.org
http://quizlet.com/10150080/types-of-government-systems-flash-cards/ (Types of Govern.)
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Govt. Conversation starter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLUX0y4EptA
National Budget Simulator: http://www.econedlink.org/national-budget-simulator.php
3. The
Renaissance
3. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-history/art-history-1400-1500-renaissance-in-italy-andthe-north
Digital Scriptorium - Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/digitalscriptorium/
http://www.history.com/topics/italian-renaissance
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/modsbook02.asp#Protestant Reformation
Galileo’s Life:
http://video.pbs.org/video/2036276385
The Renaissance Connection: http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/index2.cfm
4. The
Enlightenment
4. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/history/1600s-1800s
Timeline:
http://www.historyteacher.net/EuroProjects/DBQ1998-1999/DBQTimeLine%207-99.htm
Jeopardy Review:
Enlightenment Age Review 1
http://iss.schoolwires.com/cms/lib4/NC01000579/Centricity/Domain/726/Jeopardy%20review%20game.ppt
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/modsbook10.asp
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5. Revolutions
5. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/history/1600s-1800s/french-revolution-tutorial/v/frenchrevolution--part-1
French Revolution: http://www.history.com/topics/napoleon
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/modsbook13.asp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eutUTVpdWDc (Industrial Revolution)
6. Imperialism/ 6. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/history/euro-hist/world-war-I-tutorial/v/empires-beforeNationalism
world-war-i
Napoleon: http://www.history.com/topics/napoleon
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/modsbook17.asp (Nationalism)
7. WWI &
WWII
7. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/history/euro-hist/world-war-I-fighting/v/schlieffen-plan-andthe-first-battle-of-the-marne
https://www.khanacademy.org/search?page_search_query=World+War+II
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78COTwT7nE (WWII)
8. The Cold
War Era
8.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/history/euro-hist/cold-war/v/communism
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/modsbook50.asp (Eastern Europe)
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/modsbook49.asp (Western Europe)
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Tools / Other
Internet Archive - A variety of digital sources: http://archive.org/index.php
Time Rime - Interactive TImeline: http://timerime.com/
Scribble Maps - Draw on and Share Maps: http://scribblemaps.com/
Dipity - Interactive, Multimedia TImeline: http://www.dipity.com/
Remanum - Civilization Strategy Game: http://browsergame.remanum.com/?ad=10781_1111191000
Rise of Europe - Civilization Strategy Games: http://onlinegame.riseofeurope.com/?ad=10781_1111191000
Repositories of Primary Sources - Links to universities around the world with digitized primary sources:
http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html
www.livebinders.com - Help students showcase their work for both teachers and parents
www.schoology.com - Through this social site, teachers can manage lessons, engage students, share
content, and connect with other educators.
www.kerpoof.com - Students can get creative with their learning with games, interactive activities, drawing
tools, and more that are both fun and educational.
YTTM - Historical videos dating back as far as 1860: http://www.yttm.tv/
www.sascurriculumpathways.com - Interactive standards-based resources.
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