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3rd Grade Social Studies
4th Grade Social Studies
6th Grade Social Studies
A Birthday for Honest Abe!
African American History Links
All About Money!
All About Rockford!
Bullying Prevention Education
Calendar
Constitution Day
Current Events
Curriculum Integration
East HS Veterans Memorial
Election Day - November 8, 2008
Elementary (K-5) Social Studies Program
Field Trips
Games!
Geography
GRADES 5-8 CURRICULUM GUIDES AND MAPS
GRADES 9-12 CURRICULUM MAPS
GRADES K-4 CURRICULUM GUIDES AND MAPS
High School Government
High School Projector Resources
Holocaust Links
Home
Houghton Mifflin Economics
I Have... Who Has? Activities
Illinois State Learning Standards for Social Science
Immigration
Junior Achievement
Labor and Unions
Memorial Day
Midway Village Museum
NEW! NEWSPAPERS AROUND THE GLOBE
NEW! THANKSGIVING
Political Cartoons
PowerPoint Presentations
Presidents' Day
Primary Source Documents
Professional Development and Grant Opportunities
Sixth Grade Social Studies Program
Study Skills
TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY GRANT
Veterans Day
Vocabulary - English
Vocabulary - Spanish
War and Conflict
Women's History
Wondrous Women

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Geography
Without geography there would be no history! Explore these sites to learn more about the fascinating world of geography.
Continents
What is the definition of latitude and longitude?
This site gives a detailed explanation of latitude and longitude, degrees, minutes, and seconds.
Map World Physical
GeoSystems Map Projections
More about a variety of map projections!
Earth's Axis
Globe Gallery
This site has access to many maps and globes - check them out!

World Map Population
National Geographic Map Machine
Use the "Dynamic Maps" are of this site to access satellite images of cities and regions.
Climate Zones
EarthShots: Satellite Images of Environmental Changes
Download satellite images showing environmental change.
World Map
The History of Cartography
This site provides information on a multi-volume endeavor to assemble a comprehensive history of map making. Volumes that have been completed examine cartographies of prehistoric, ancient, and medieval Europe and the Mediterranean; traditional Islamic and South Asian societies; traditional East and Southeast Asian societies; traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific societies; and the European Renaissance

IL map
Illinois State Map Collection
Visit this site for maps of Illinois – relief, elevation, rivers and lakes, political, and road maps!
Earth Flag
Games Relating to Maps and Geography
These sites come from the American Library Association.

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