This is a fun way to test your knowledge of the 50 states. It
can also help
you to prepare for the National Geographic Geography Bee.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html
Here are some games to help you prepare for the National
Geographic
Geography Bee.
Click on Africa, Asia,Europe, Mexico,Middle East,Oceana, South
America
or World, and pick the game that's right for you. Try the games
that test
countries, capitals, geographic regions as well as rivers.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/World_Continents.htm
Here are some geography games from Maps.com There are many games
linked to
this site also.
http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx?nav=FF#
Here are some games from lizardpoint.com There are many games
here - try
them
all!
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/
Here is a page that has many U.S. geography games to choose from
http://www.gamequarium.com/usgeography.html
Here is an animated atlas: "Growth of a Nation" (Mr.
Butler's favorite)
If you are preparing for the Geography Bee, check this one out
too!
http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie2.html
This is a link that will give you access to some textbook
resources, like
chapter self-tests. Unfortunately, you must go through several
screens to
find these resources. Please follow these directions: When you
get to the
Prentice Hall homepage (the link is below), click on
"textbook resources",
then choose Social Studies, and then select The American Nation.
In the
next
screen, Choose the 2005 edition of the "survey" text.
Choose the resources
you want to explore.
http://www.phschool.com
Here is a link that will take you through the Underground Railroad
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/
Maps 101
http://www.maps101.com/Application/Index.aspx
Use this link to hear the "I Have a Dream" speech by
Dr. Martin Luther King
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/historicspeeches.html
This link has information on the duel between Alexander Hamilton
and Aaron
Burr. View the reenactment!
http://duel2004.weehawkenhistory.org/
Here is a link that will help you understand Mayan Math
http://www.michielb.nl/maya/math.html
Here is a site where you can learn more about Incan Mummies
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/inca
Here are some links to help you decide whether you think
Christopher
Columbus
was a Hero or a Zero
http://campuspages.cvcc.vccs.edu/POLIS/2003/nonfiction/Whitney%20DeWitt.amlit.htm
http://www.ahealedplanet.net/columbus.htm
http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/web/20051012-columbus-new-world-indians-taino-india-king-ferdinand-queen-isabella-panama.shtml
http://www.littlejohnexplorers.com/virginiabeachcourse/columbusherovillian.html
http://columbus-day.123holiday.net/christopher_columbus.html
http://www.biography.com/columbus/columbus-bio-2.jsp