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Click on the links under Class Assignments Web Links to supplement your learning in the classroom. Click on the links under Web Links for Parents for important district and testing information. All of the other web link categories are to be used for certain in-class projects.
Artic/Subartic Culture Area (Native American Survival Guide Project)
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General Fact Sheets about Native Americans
This website provides information regarding Native American homes, weapons, clothes, food and more. *IMPORTANT* It organizes the information by TRIBE so you need to know which tribes belong to your assigned culture area. -
Inuit Culture
Short, but detailed explanations of the dwellings, farming and hunting habits, tools, weapons, diet, religious beliefs and customs of the Iroquois. -
First People of Canada: The Inuit
A more advanced, Canadian perspective of the Artic Subartic culture area. This site goes into great written and visual detail about the environment, housing,food, tools, transportation, clothing and religion of the various tribes of this area.
Eastern/Northeastern Woodlands Culture Area (Native American Survival Guide Project)
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Northeast American Indian Facts
This site describes the region, provides a list of tribes native to that region, and goes into detail about five specific tribes of the Eastern Woodlands. -
Native Americans Interactive Map and Tribes Guide
Just click the tribe that you are interested in on the map and obtain info on the diet, homes, and culture of the Iroquois. -
General Fact Sheets about Native Americans
This website provides information regarding Native American homes, weapons, clothes, food and more. *IMPORTANT* It organizes the information by TRIBE so you need to know which tribes belong to your assigned culture area. -
Iroquois Culture
Short, but detailed explanations of the dwellings, farming and hunting habits, tools, weapons, diet, religious beliefs and customs of the Iroquois. -
First People of Canada: The Eastern Woodland Farmers
A more advanced, Canadian perspective of the Eastern Woodland Indians. This site goes into great written and visual detail about the environment, housing,food, tools, transportation, clothing and religion of the various tribes of this area.
Southeast Culture Area (Native American Survival Guide Project)
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Southeast Native Americans Cultural Info
Great resource for info about the Southeast region in which these Native Americans lived. -
Southeast American Indian Facts
This site describes the region, provides a list of tribes native to that region, and goes into detail about six specific tribes of the Southeast Native Americans. -
Native Americans Interactive Map and Tribes Guide
Just click the tribe that you are interested in on the map and obtain info on the diet, homes, and culture of the Cherokee. -
General Fact Sheets about Native Americans
This website provides information regarding Native American homes, weapons, clothes, food and more. *IMPORTANT* It organizes the information by TRIBE so you need to know which tribes belong to your assigned culture area. -
Cherokee Culture
Short, but detailed explanations of the dwellings, farming and hunting habits, tools, weapons, diet, religious beliefs and customs of the Cherokee.
Great Plains Culture Area (Native American Survival Guide Project)
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Great Plains Indians Facts
This site describes the region, provides a list of tribes native to that region, and goes into detail about six specific tribes of the Great Plains. -
Native Americans Interactive Map and Tribes Guide
Just click the tribe that you are interested in on the map and obtain info on the diet, homes, and culture of the Sioux. -
General Fact Sheets about Native Americans
This website provides information regarding Native American homes, weapons, clothes, food and more. *IMPORTANT* It organizes the information by TRIBE so you need to know which tribes belong to your assigned culture area. -
Great Plains Indians Culture
Short, but detailed explanations of the dwellings, farming and hunting habits, tools, weapons, diet, religious beliefs and customs of the Native Americans of the Great Plains. -
First People of Canada: The Plains People
A more advanced, Canadian perspective of the Great Plains Indians. This site goes into great written and visual detail about the environment, housing,food, tools, transportation, clothing and religion of the various tribes of this area.
Southwest Culture Area (Native American Survival Guide Project)
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Apache Tribe Info
Short but to the point information about how the Apache adapted to the Southwestern environment -
Southwest American Indian Facts
This site describes the region, provides a list of tribes native to that region, and goes into detail about five specific tribes of the Southwest. -
Native Americans Interactive Map and Tribes Guide
Just click the tribe that you are interested in on the map and obtain info on the diet, homes, and culture of the Navajo. -
General Fact Sheets about Native Americans
This website provides information regarding Native American homes, weapons, clothes, food and more. *IMPORTANT* It organizes the information by TRIBE so you need to know which tribes belong to your assigned culture area. -
Apache Culture
Short, but detailed explanations of the dwellings, farming and hunting habits, tools, weapons, diet, religious beliefs and customs of the Iroquois.
Class Assignments Web Links
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Underground Railroad Interactive Website
This Maryland-based website has a wide range of activities that allow you to learn about the Underground Railroad. -
Tenement Museum's Immigrant Experience
An absolutely fabulous interactivesite created by the Tenement Museum in New York City that provides students a first-person view experience of immigrant life during the early 1900's. -
Class Zone Social Studies Resources
It's not our online textbook, but it's free!! Amazingly detailed animated maps with audio narration, review games for each chapter, and more. This site is incredible. -
Animated Map of the History of Slavery in the U.S.
Really cool animated map of the history of slavery in the United States. See when slavery was legal in your own state!!
Learning the 50 States
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50 States Online Pretest
This is a fun, interactive, and quite challenging online quiz of the 50 states. This website even tells shows you the name of states that you guessed incorrectly. Try to beat your best time! -
Learn the 50 States Online Tutorial (Beginners)
This is the perfect interactive online resource for learning the 50 states of the USA! -
Learn the 50 States by Region (Intermediate)
This website requires you to recognize the states by their shape and location, but narrows it down by only quizzing one region at a time. -
Learn the 50 States by Region (Advanced)
Same as the Intermediate version, except no state outlines are given. -
USA Map Jigsaw Puzzle Game (Difficult)
Another great interactive map activity with audio that will help you learn all of the 50 States. This game is labeled difficult because it does not break the map down into regions (e.g. Pacific States, Southwest States)
Web Links for Parents
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Engrade Online Gradebook
This is the ultimate tool in parent-teacher communication. By using this website, you can look up your child's grade in Social Studies any time you want. Grades will be updated daily. -
Regents Review and Information
This helpful site provides information about all of the New York State Exams and includes exams of previous years for download to practice. -
Buffalo Public Schools Website
Get news, school closing updates, and information about the curriculum. -
2001-2010 NY State 8th Grade Exams
This site has downloadable copies of the NY State Social Studies assessment from the last 9 years. Great for practice.
Invention Advertisement Research Websites
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Famous Inventions and Inventors Research Site II
This site can also be used for the Famous Invention Advertisement Project. -
Famous Inventions and Inventors Research Site I
This site is very helpful for the Famous Invention Advertisement Project. -
Google Images
Find a picture of your invention and make your advertisement look great! -
World Book Online
Search by inventor and/or invention for great, easy to read, information for your project.
Trail of Tears Animated Maps
Missing Explorer Poster Research Websites
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World Book Online Encyclopedia
Must have the school's username and password to access.
Coca-cola links
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Official History of the Coca-Cola Company
Informative, but may be one-sided and biased sinced the site was created by Coke. -
The Straight Dope: "Is it True Coca-Cola Once Contained Cocaine?"
Very informative, but questions about reliability arise. -
50 Years of Coca-Cola Television Advertisements from the Library of Congress
Great video and audio sources of info. Also includes great links. -
Themes of Coca-Cola Advertising (1886-1999)
Posters and ads from all the major eras of Coke's history.
PowerPoint Creation Links
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PowerPoint Backgrounds
Use this website to download unique backgrounds for your PowerPoint presentations.