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Goggle Earth
Goggle Earth is a virtual globe. Discover, explore, and learn about the world around you. You can explore things very far away or from a street view. There are beginner and advanced tutorials on the site. Click the Connect tab and connect with other users and experts in their Forums and Discussion Groups. The possibilities for using it and integrating it into learning activities are endless.
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neoK12
neoK12 is a collection of online videos, lessons, quizzes, diagrams, games and puzzles. Lessons, videos and games have been screened by teachers. They state that they are a 100% kid safe website. Only the videos are free. If you want access to the other resources you will have to pay to access them.
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Newsela
Learn about current events with Newsela.
The articles are non-fiction.
Students can find articles related to War&Peace, Science, Kids,
Money, Law, Health, Arts and Sports. Students select a reading
level just right for them. Every article
is written at five different Lexile levels. There
is free version or you can upgrade to a pro account. You need to register to have access to the entire article.
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Social Studies - TEDEd Lessons
Social Studies - TEDEd Lessons Worth Sharing is a collection of TEDTalks. Use these engaging videos to create customized lessons in Anthropology, Area Studies, Civics, Geography, History, Media and Journalism and Sociology. You can use what has already been created, tweak what is there, or create your own. You need to register to customize a lesson.
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Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources
Social
Studies Lesson Plans and Resources is a great site to find all
things related to Social Studies. Dr. Marty Levine, Professor Emeritus of Secondary Education, California State University (CSUN) has curated lesson plans and resources. It is a one stop shop!
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Tween Tribune
TweenTribune is a free online service offered by the Smithsonian for use by K-12 teachers and students. It consists of daily news sites for kids, tweens, and teens. Lexile leveled current events, lesson plans, quizzes, assessments.Registered users have access to the lesson plans and can communicate with other participants. The articles can also be read in Spanish.
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Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC)
Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC) is an online resource for Canada's museums and their collections. There are over 600 virtual exhibits, nearly 1 million images, and a wealth of engaging multimedia content. Teacher's can login to create and share lesson plans using copyright free multimedia museum content.
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WatchKnowLearn
WatchKnowLearn has free educational K-12 videos that are organized by curriculum area and by categories. There are over 50,000 educational videos in 5,000 categories. You can access the videos without registration or cost.
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Research Resources
The Atlas of Canada
Check out the Atlas of Canada by exploring the Natural Resources Canada website. Explore the other maps; Energy, Forestry, Geology, Mining and Minerals etc.
Please Note: The website states, 'The way maps are retrieved and displayed is being updated to comply with the
Government of Canada's WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines)'.
Please Note: The website states, 'The way maps are retrieved and displayed is being updated to comply with the
Government of Canada's WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines)'.