Social Studies Strands

By Jessie Shellhaas

American Heritage

• This site will look up any type of heritage from an individual. The site provides information about how Heritage has changed American life. The site also provides magazines, books, and other links about the American History.

• http://www.americanheritage.com/

American Heritage

• This site discusses the Heritage of African Americans. The site teaches about the lives of Africans from the day they came to the U. S.

• http://www.americanheritage.com/amlegacy/0503/toc.htm

American Heritage

• This site is designed to give information about the constitution. It discusses the Bill of Rights and the protections of the U.S. Constitution

• http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.

American Heritage

• Who was involved in World War II?

Germany, France, England, America

• What year was the U.S. constitution signed?

1776

• Who was the first to sign the U.S. constitution?

John Hancock

People in Societies

• This site provides information about the individual Bill of Rights. There are several links to other places that deal with individual rights.

• http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/

People in Societies

• This site shows the students the court cases that have come to the supreme court. The site contains the decisions that they have posted.

• http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/

• http://www.usscplus.com/

World Interactions

• This is a site that students can go to to see how the U. S. trade works with NAFTA. This is current information provided by the government.

• http://www.ustr.gov/index.html

World Interactions

• This is a lesson on how the U. S. gets along with other countries. This is a good site for finding neat ideas that deal with teaching.

• http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/294.html

Decision Making and Resources

• This site discusses supreme court decisions and how they effect laws. There are lesson plans that go along for teachers to follow and use in their own classroom.

• http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/historic.htm

Decision Making and Resources

• This is a site that discusses what political figures do to make decisions. These figures range from teachers to politicians. This is a good lesson for middle school age students.

• http://www.fno.org/SBM/contents.html

Democratic Processes

• This site goes over the politics of how things in the economic field are also apart of the political field.

• http://www.perc.org/

Democratic Processes

• This is a site that discusses the election of 1912 and uses political cartoons to discuss it. This is a great site for other web lesson plans for teacher that involve just about anything.

• http://www.k12.msn.com/LessonConnection/Teacher.asp

• ://www.nara.gov/education/cc/1912elec.html

Democratic Processes

• Here is a lesson plan on how to discuss the presidency and its powers. The lesson includes the powers and how to become the president of the U.S. The site is good for teachers to gain additional information as well as use the links to go to other sites.

• http://www.netcolony.com/news/presidents/

Democratic Process

• What are your rights as a citizen?

• How old to you have to be to vote?

18

• Every person has the right to what?

Trial by jury, right to lawyer, freedom of expression, freedom of speech.

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• This site is a great teacher site that gives several lesson plans that deal with teaching citizenship and personal rights.

• http://www.curriculum.edu.au/democracy/teaching/secondry/secondry.htm

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• This is a lesson plan that uses the text to help students understand citizenship. They will learn their responsibilities as a member of society.

• http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr082.shtml

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• This is a lesson that has students spend one day doing a service project. I think this is important for students to see what they can do to help the community.

• http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr187.shtml

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• Can an immigrant become the president of the U.S.

No

• What is a Citizen of the U.S.

Conclusion

• What will make you a better citizen?

• What can you do for your community?

• Where do you see yourself in five years?