Social Studies Discoveries on the Net

Tap into the budding investigators within youngsters and help them connect to the incredible array of social studies knowledge and resources on the Internet. The 75 lessons in this book guide you and your students in exciting Internet projects that target specific content objectives for specific social studies concepts. Each unit includes activities, questions, and lists of relevant Web sites and related literature. A great way to motivate students, build online technology skills, and increase knowledge.

ANTHONY D. FREDERICKS is Professor of Education, York College, York, Pennsylvania, and the author of more than 50 teacher resource books as well as 20 award-winning children's books.

Preface

xi

Part I: Social Studies and the Internet

Introduction

3

(4)

An Adventure of the Mind

3

(1)

Principles of Social Studies Instruction

4

(1)

Six Key Ingredients

5

(1)

Social Studies, the Internet, and Your Classroom

6

(1)

The Internet and Instruction

7

(12)

Researching the Internet

7

(1)

The Internet Research Paradigm

8

(1)

A Process of Implementation

9

(1)

Web Searching

10

(2)

Lesson Plans

12

(2)

Online Experts

14

(2)

Informing Parents

16

(2)

References

18

(1)

How to Use This Book

19

(6)

Using a Unit

19

(3)

Implementing a Unit

22

(3)

Part II: Internet Social Studies Units

My World

25

(14)

I Am Special

26

(3)

My Family

29

(2)

Friends Share

31

(2)

We Need Rules

33

(2)

Community Helpers

35

(2)

Emotions/Feelings

37

(2)

Families and Friends

39

(16)

My Friends

40

(2)

Family Rules

42

(2)

School Rules

44

(3)

Food

47

(3)

Clothing

50

(2)

Families Around the World

52

(3)

Neighborhoods and Communities

55

(20)

Maps

56

(3)

Globes

59

(3)

Neighborhoods

62

(3)

Occupations

65

(3)

Community Services

68

(3)

Transportation

71

(4)

Communities Here and There

75

(42)

Urban Communities

76

(3)

Suburban Communities

79

(3)

Rural Communities

82

(3)

Goods and Services

85

(3)

Obeying Community Laws

88

(2)

Governing Our Nation

90

(3)

Asian Communities

93

(4)

Australian Communities

97

(3)

European Communities

100

(3)

African Communities

103

(4)

South American Communities

107

(4)

Central American Communities

111

(3)

Southeast Asian Communities

114

(3)

Regions Near and Far

117

(38)

Hemispheres

118

(3)

Parallels and Meridians

121

(2)

Latitude and Longitude

123

(3)

New England States

126

(3)

Middle Atlantic States

129

(3)

Southern States

132

(4)

Midwestern States

136

(3)

Plains States

139

(3)

Southwestern States

142

(4)

Mountain States

146

(3)

Pacific States

149

(6)

History of Our Country

155

(52)

Columbus and the New World

156

(3)

English Explorations of North America

159

(3)

Spanish Explorations of North America

162

(6)

New England Colonies

168

(4)

Middle and Southern Colonies

172

(3)

The Revolutionary War

175

(3)

The Declaration of Independence

178

(3)

The Constitution

181

(3)

Westward Movement

184

(3)

Slavery

187

(3)

The Civil War

190

(3)

The Industrial Revolation

193

(3)

World War I

196

(3)

The Great Depression

199

(3)

World War II

202

(3)

The Cold War

205

(2)

Our World: Yesterday and Today

207

(58)

Early Egypt

208

(3)

The Rise of Greece

211

(3)

The Roman Empire

214

(4)

The Middle Ages

218

(3)

The Renaissance

221

(3)

The Countries of Western Europe

224

(4)

The Countries of Eastern Europe

228

(3)

Commonwealth of Independent States

231

(3)

The Countries of Northern Africa

234

(3)

The Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa

237

(3)

The Countries of South Asia

240

(3)

The Countries of Middle East

243

(3)

The Countries of East Asia

246

(4)

The Countries of Southeast Asia

250

(3)

The Countries of Oceania

253

(4)

The Countries of Canada and Mexico

257

(3)

The Countries of South America

260

(5)

Index

265

(10)

About the Author

275

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