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    • Geography and World Cultures II Textbook
    • Main Class Text >
      • Course Introduction
      • A Geographers World
      • Planet Earth
      • Climate, Environment, and Resources
      • The Peoples World
      • The United States
      • Canada
      • Atlantic South America
      • Pacific South America
      • The Eastern Mediterranean
      • The Arabian Penninsula
      • Central Asia
      • North Africa
      • West Africa
      • East Africa
      • Central Africa
      • Southern Africa
      • The Indian Subcontinent
      • China, Mongolia, and Taiwan
      • Japan and the Koreas
      • Southeast Asia
      • The Pacific World
      • Southern Europe
      • West-Central Europe
      • Northern Europe
      • Eastern Europe
      • Russia and the Caucasus
    • 7th Downloadable Textbook 2
    • 7th On-line Textbook 1
    • 7th On-line Textbook 2
    • 8th Grade Textbook >
      • English Colonies
      • The American Revolution
      • Forming a Government
      • Citizenship and the Constitution
      • Launching the Nation
      • The Jefferson Era (1800-1815)
      • New National Identity
      • The Age of Jackson (1828 - 1840)
  • Class Resources
    • Assignment Turn-in
    • On-line Quiz Page
    • 7th Grade Notes >
      • Ancient Greece Notes
      • The United States Notes
      • Canada Notes
      • West-Central Europe Notes
      • Northern Europe Notes
      • Eastern Europe Notes
      • The Pacific World Notes
    • WebActivities >
      • PAGE 1
      • PAGE 2 >
        • Europe—Modern History Web Activity CH 11
        • Western Europe Today Web Activities CH 12
        • The New Eastern Europe Web Activities CH 13
        • Russia's Landscape and History Web Activity CH 14
        • The New Russia and Independent Republics Web Activity CH 15
        • Birthplace of Civilization Web Activity CH 16
        • North Africa Today Web Activity CH 17
        • Southwest Asia Web Activity CH 18
        • West Africa Web Activity CH 19
        • Central and East Africa Web Activity CH 20
      • PAGE 3 >
        • Southern Africa—A Varied Region Web Activity CH 21
        • South Asia Web Activity CH 22
        • China and Its Neighbors Web Activity CH 23
        • Japan and the Koreas Web Activity CH 24
        • Southeast Asia Web Activity CH 25
        • Australia and New Zealand Web Activity CH 26
        • Oceania and Antarctica web Activity CH 27
      • Crack the Code: Latitude and Longitude
      • Looking at the Earth Web Activity CH 1
      • Water, Climate, and Vegetation Web Activity CH 2
      • The World's People Web Activity CH 3
      • The United States Web Activity CH 4
      • Canada Web Activity CH 5
      • Mexico Web Activity CH 6
      • Central America and the Caribbean Islands Web Activity CH 7
      • Brazil and Its Neighbors Web Activity CH 8
      • The Andean Countries Web Activity CH 9
      • Europe—Early History Web Activity CH 10
    • 7th Webquest >
      • 1st Quarter >
        • Webquest- Why is Geography Important?
        • Knowledge Quest >
          • 5 Themes Review
          • 5 Themes Webquest
        • Webquest - Using Maps
        • Webquest - Landforms
        • Webquest - Globalization
        • Webquest - Human Population
        • Webquest - Understanding Major Religions of the World
        • Webquest - Welcome to the United States >
          • Resources - Welcome to the United States
        • Webquest - Across the U.S.A
        • Webquest -Migration
      • 2nd Quarter >
        • Central America Webquest
        • South America Webquest
        • Webquest - Economics >
          • Introduction
          • Task
          • Process
          • Evaluation
          • Conclusion
          • Teacher Page
      • Webquest- Geography of SW Asia
      • Webquest- Civics of SW Asia:
      • Webquest - Economics of SW Asia
      • Webquest - China's Geography
      • 3rd Quarter >
        • Webquest - Australia
      • 4th Quarter
    • GeoLab >
      • GeoLab1
      • GeoLab2
    • 7th Grade Resources
    • Geography Resources
    • 8th Grade Class
    • 8th Webquest >
      • Webquest - Industrial Revolution
      • Webquest - Lewis and Clark Expedition
      • Webquest - Civil War
      • Webquest - The Dust Bowl >
        • Introduction
        • Task
        • Step 1
        • Step 2
        • Evaluation
        • Conclusion
        • Additional Resources
    • Jamestown Adventure
    • 8th Grade Assignments
    • 8th Grade Resources
    • Teacher Resources
    • 6th Grade Ancient World Class
  • Flipping The Class
    • 7th Flipped Class
    • Europe Flipped Classroom
    • Geography Now - Videos
    • Question of the Day
    • 8th Flipped Class
    • Crash Course: US History
  • Assignments
  • Course Docs
    • Assignment Aids
    • Syllabus
    • How to Set Up Your SS Binder
    • Grades >
      • Mastery Tracker
  • Technology
    • Technology Letter To Parents
    • Ipads In The Classroom
    • Messaging Service
  • Current Events
  • TDQ - Reading
  • PARCC PRACTICE 1
  • NTSI
  • 6th Grade - Atlas of World History
  • BELL SURVEY
    • Primary Source Document Library
  • New York Times Replica Edition
  • Pompeii: Picking Sides!
  • Southern Europe Section 1
  • Girls Basketball
  • Southern Europe Notes
  • 7th Grade - Geography and World Cultures II
  • 7th Grade Geography and World Cultures II Webquaests
  • Greek Mythology Project
  • MrP'sGUIDE
  • Friday Review
  • What Went Wrong Webquest
  • Survey - What Went Wrong Webquest
  • TDQ Russia
  • TDQ Using Credit
This section is where you can find valuable resources for research, homework, projects, or just for FUN!

Current Events and News Articles


USA TODAY STUDENT EDITION:
  User Name: 51504     Password:  usatoday

National Geographic Explorer Here you will find magazine articles, word challenges, and games.

National Geographic Extreme Explorer This is another site that has magazine articles, games, and other fun activities

Scholastic Kid News This is a good site to find news articles for kids.

Yahoo! News               CNN

Convert Lat/Long Units



http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html


Research

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/field/grants-programs/explorers-in-residence.html  National Geographic Explorers!

**CIA World Fact Book** Here you will find lots of facts and information about countries.

**Hippo Campus** This site contains short document movies about different historical themes.

**Federal Resources for Educational Excellence** This website is full of primary sources and other research information.

Primary Sources

Internet History Sourcebooks Project This website is filled with primary sources from ancient, medieval, and modern times, as well as cultures from all over the world.

The Library of Congress This is a wide collection of documents and primary sources from American History.

**American History Maps** These are historical maps of the United States.

**America's Story** This site from the Library of Congress combines primary and secondary sources in a student-friendly way.

More!!

**Merriam Webster's Visual Dictionary** Find definitions in pictures!!

**Free Rice** Play a trivia game to earn rice to feed people from developing countries.

http://www.kidspast.com/history-games/index.php  Play games related to different periods of time in history!

**Google Earth** Explore everywhere in the world with real pictures.

Geography This site has tons of information about geography, mapping, and the world.

http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html Learning Styles and Strengths

http://lizardpoint.com/geography Geography Mapping Game

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm  More Geography Games

Maryland State Standards

**MSC Standards** These are the standards that guide the Maryland State  curriculum.

**Common Core State Standards** Literacy and writing is a crucial part of the the Social Studies curriculum as well. 

Cool Resources

View Above Earth:

  • http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vlatlon.html

World Sunlight Map:

  • http://www.die.net/earth/

Moon Phase Map:

  • http://www.die.net/moon/

Writing in Chinese:

  • http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/writing/home_set.html

World Statistics:

  • http://www.poodwaddle.com/clocks/worldclock/

Build a Rice Paddy:

  • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/rice-paddy.html

Democracy Map:

  • http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/peace/democracy_map/production/index.html

Environmental Issues in China:

  • http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2007/08/26/world/asia/20070826_CHINA_GRAPHIC.html#

"Discover Education" Interactive Map:

  • http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/hotbox/atlas/world/AtlasWorld.cfm
    • (User ID: east.hall) (Password: middle)

MLK WebQuest - http://tstrong.com/Martin.htm 
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