General
Links for students on about the FBI, how they investigate, safety tips, and FBI dogs.
Links to the US Mint and Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Information on related topics to the judicial branch from Eliot Ness to the history of US Marshals.
- National Geographic Xpeditions
This is an all-inclusive website that offers ideas of lessons that are practical for teachers to use completely or as suggestion or to revise your own lesson. It is geared for use with computers and uses a variety of platforms for engaging students in the disciplines of geography, science and social studies. It is appropriate for all age groups.
Contributed by Jim Daggett
- Connecting Curriculum and Technology
The National Educational Technology Standards for Students has a whole section of activities using technology in lessons with various grade levels and subjects. Click on the link above and look at 'Section 3'.
Alaska History/Geography
- The Mesa Site- These websites and resources offer various information on the archeological site. Located in the northern foothills of the brooks range stands a 200ft mesa-like rock outcrop. Ancient hunters used it as a vantage point to spot game such as bison and possibly mammoth.
The Mesa Site: Paleoindians above the Arctic Circle- A 81 page open file report written by Michael Kunz and others detailing the work done at the mesa site.
In Search of the First Americans- An essay on the site and implications of the people who lived there.
Alaska's Mesa Site: Ancient Hunting Lookout- a 2 page brochure on the mesa site.
Mystery of the Mesa- A science detective story with classroom resource links.
Polar Husky is an educational website that uses interactive participation from students to a group of educators who embark on journey’s that highlight people and regions of the arctic. Photographs, journal entries and streaming video are the mediums that they communicate with the students. There are also curriculum guides and teachers forums for continuous questioning and exploration of subjects.
Contributed by Jim Daggett
- Alaska History and Cultural Studies
Alaska's History & Cultural Studies provides students, teachers and others interested in the state access to a rich source of facts and viewpoints about Alaska and its history.
For a password to access the assessments contact Robin Gage or Kelly Watson.
Online materials about Alaska Native history, education, culture,and languages. Includes curricula, lesson plans, teacher tools, & information resources.
The mission of the Alaska Humanities Forum is to use the wisdom and methods of the humanities to enrich the civic, intellectual and cultural life of all Alaskans. The Alaska Humanities Forum engages Alaskans in humanities-based projects and innovative programs which are either funded by the Forum or run directly by the Forum.
Applications available in February for two week-long institutes for teachers this summer; one June 11-16 and one August 6-11 at UAA. All expenses including the cost of credit, transportation, room and board AND a $300 stipend are included.
World History
National Holocaust Museums official website is a great resource for teacher's and students. Includes lesson plans, oral histories, online exhibits,virtual tours,short video clips and more. NOTE - This site is very graphic.
British world history teacher resources site. Includes full-length& mini lessons, as well as project ideas from a variety of topics such as...the Industrial Revolution, WWI, Russian Revolution, and WWII.
World Geography
Xpeditions is home to the U.S. National Geography Standards—and to thousands of ideas,
tools, and interactive adventures that bring them to life.
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
US History
This site has excellent visual representations, complete by year and major battles of World War II. Included are diagrams of those major battles. A great and interesting way to study and learn about World War II. This would be great supplementary material.
Contributed by Noel Frisbie
- The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary
HAPPY 300th BIRTHDAY, BEN FRANKLIN! On the 300-year anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s birth (1706-2006), we invite you to join in the national celebration honoring the life and enduring legacy of one of our most remarkable founding fathers. Explore this site to find out about the international traveling exhibition Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World and more...
- DC Flyby
Welcome to DC.Gov's interactive map of downtown Washington. Find monuments, museums, and other points of interest. Click on 'Enter Tour' to begin. Once in the tour click on a building to open a popup with more information on the building. Tour is limited to the area around the capitol.
Library of Congress' awesome US History resource - designed with the student in mind! Very student-friendly, it includes lots of graphics, sounds and activities. Content includes a huge variety of primary resources....from diaries, letters, journals, maps, photographs, etc.
The Smithsonian Museum's official website is a super
resource for information, lesson plans, virtual field trips, and fun
interactive activities .
National Archives & Records Administration's official website is full of reproducible copies of primary sources, online exhibits and lesson plan ideas. The site includes lesson ideas from the Teaching with Documents book series.
Colonial Williamsburg's education resource includes online exhibits, lesson plans, online glossaries & maps, and electronic field trips.
