Showing posts with label social studies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social studies. Show all posts

Friday, June 26, 2020

July 4th

National Archives July 4th Celebration - Includes family activities, downloads, Founders Online (Correspondence and other writings of six major shapers of the United States. This includes Jefferson’s Notes on Macaroni), videos, articles, and other resources.

Monday, June 8, 2020

Native Americans

History Detectives: Navajo Rug | PBS.org

Mitchell Museum of the American Indian Museum - There are educational resources located on this site.

‘Native American Woven Arts’ Explores Methods, Meaning - This is about the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian Museum located in Illinois. In this video clip, it talks about the "weaving function and design at a local museum dedicated to Native American art and culture."

New Mexico History Museum | Interactives - Interactives, Online Exhibits, Podcasts

Pyramids

Interactives in All Subjects

Pratt's Educational Resources
Grammar Interactives

United States Capitols

United States Virtual Tours

World Virtual Tours

All Subjects
K-12 Student Interactives | Utah Education Network - Including Homework Help

metkids: Metropolitan Museum of Art Explore the Map, Hop in the Time Machine, and Watch Videos

Free Online History Textbooks

Find high school courses for students, teachers, home-schoolers, and history lovers at UShistory.org. It includes US History, American Government, and Ancient Civilizations.

USHistory.org

Saturday, June 6, 2020

Letter M

M Countries
Find various countries that start with the letter M.
Some include: Mexico, Mali, Morocco, Mongolia.
Locate them on a map or globe.
Learn about them.
Make a booklet or paper about one or more of them.

M States
This states that are located in the United States
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, and Montana
Locate them on a map or globe.
Learn about them.
Make a booklet or paper about one or more of them.

Machu Pichu
Machu Pichu is located in Peru.

Machu Pichu | wikipedia
Destination: Machu Pichu

Magnesium
Learn about magnesium from the links on this blog.

Magnetism
Explore magnetism using magnets.

Magnifying Glass
Look at objects using a magnifying glass.

Map
Look on a map for different countries, states, territories, mountains, oceans, etc.
Learn about that location.

Maple Tree and Maple Syrup 
Learn the history of maple syrup.
What kind of maple tree does it come from?
How is maple syrup made?

Maracas
Maracas | wikipedia

Make maracas.
Play music on them.
Mexican Maracas (using a balloon) @ DLTK-Kids

Mars and Mercury
Learn about the planets that start with the letter M (Mars and Mercury).

Mars
What is another name for Mars? Does Mars have any moons? If so, what are they called and what type of moons are they? Find the answers at NASA: Planets - NASA Solar System Exploration.

Did you know there is a volcano located on Mars! It is called Olympus Mons. It is a shield volcano. Learn more about it at Planets - NASA Solar System Exploration by using the interactive planet on the top of the page.

Matter
Learn what matter is in science.
The States of Matter include: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.

Explore the states of matter using water.

Mercury
Learn about the planet Mercury.
Planets - NASA Solar System Exploration
Does Mercury have any moons? Find out at NASA.

Microscope
View cells under a microscope.

Moon
Learn about the Earth’s moon.
Are there any moons by Mars and Mercury?

Mountain
Learn about different mountains.
Locate them on a map or globe.
Create a booklet or paper about what you have learned about mountains. Include photos of the mountains that you researched.

Muffin

Snack
Make and eat muffins.

Song
The Muffin Man | All Nursery Rhymes
The Muffin Man | Scoutsongs.com

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Petrified Forest NPS

Monticello

Monticello.org  - Learn about Thomas Jefferson and much more.

Learning at Home - It also includes an ice cram recipe and muffin recipe.

Monticello for Educators

Monticello Virtual Tours

A Virtual Tour of Thomas Jefferson Monticello | Google Arts & Culture

Music: Yo-Yo Ma Visits - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

In this episode Mister Rogers talks about different string instruments (the bass violin, cello, viola, and violin), they visit a factory that makes bass violins, and visits a famous cellist, Yo-Yo Ma. Mister Rogers and Yo-Yo Ma talk about the different moods you can play on musical instruments. Yo-Yo Ma talks about how he started to play the cello. In this video he says his cello was made in Italy in 1712 in a village called Cremona by a man named Stradivarius.

You can watch the full episode (or choose parts of it if you like) at: Mister Rogers Talks About MUSIC: 1547.

Friday, May 22, 2020

Google Doodles

"Doodles are the fun, surprising, and sometimes spontaneous changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers, and scientists." Why not have some fun when you click on the Google search logo! Learn facts from all around the world, who was born on this day, what is celebrated on this day, and much more at Google Doodles.

Personal Educational Press

Monday, May 18, 2020

Monday, May 11, 2020

United States Virtual Tours

Here are some virtual tours of these famous locations in the United States.

United States

Find Your "Virtual" Park National Park Service | NPS.gov

National Park Service | NPS.gov - Find all of the parks located in the United States.

George Washington Memorial Parkway | NPS.gov
DC, Maryland, Virginia

Washington, D.C.

United States Capitol
Architect's Virtual Capitol
Visit the Capitol

National Museum of Natural History Virtual Tour - Smithsonian

United States Botanic Garden Virtual Tour

Alaska

Denali National Park & Preserve Interactive Panoramas | NPS.gov
Denali National Park & Preserve Virtual Tours | NPS.gov

Klondike Gold Rush National Park Virtual Tours | NPS.gov

Arizona

Arizona National Parks | NPS.gov

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon In Depth Video Series | NPS.gov
Grand Canyon River Archeology Virtual Tour | NPS.gov

Riordan Mansion State Historic Park

Navajo National Monument - Photos only

Tuzigoot National Park Virtual Tour | NPS.gov

Wupatki National Monument Virtual Tour | NPS.gov

California

Yosemite National Park
Virtual Yosemite

Georgia
The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library Virtual Tour

Idaho

Yellowstone National Park
(This park is located in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.)

Yellowstone Virtual Tours | NPS.gov
Yellowstone: America's Sacred Wilderness | PBS
Explore the Fort Yellowstone Historic District

Maryland

Antietam Battlefield Virtual Tour | NPS.gov

National Aquarium

National Aquarium Virtual Tours
Maryland & Washington D.C.

New Mexico
New Mexico History Museum | Interactives - Interactives, Online Exhibits, Podcasts

Montana

Yellowstone National Park
(This park is located in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.)

Yellowstone Virtual Tours | NPS.gov
Yellowstone: America's Sacred Wilderness | PBS
Explore the Fort Yellowstone Historic District

New York

Statue of Liberty | NPS.gov

Ohio

Glenn Research Center - NASA

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Hospital Virtual Tour

Utah
Church History Museum - Discover the spiritual, artistic, and cultural legacies of the Latter-day Saints.

This Is The Place Heritage Park | Virtual Tour

Utah | NPS.gov

Virginia
Colonial Williamsburg - It also includes teacher resources that includes museum exhibits and inteactives. Some of these include "Historic Threads: Three Centuries of Clothing", "Conserving the Murray Sisters", " Portrait of George Washington", "Mapping Colonial America", and "Coins & Currency in Colonial America"

Jamestown Settlement & American Revolution Museum at Yorktown

Monticello - Learn about Thomas Jefferson, take virtual tours, find educational resources and Learning at Home resources, and much more.

Washington

Mount Rainier 360 | NPS.gov

Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park
(This park is located in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.)

Yellowstone Virtual Tours | NPS.gov
Yellowstone: America's Sacred Wilderness | PBS
Explore the Fort Yellowstone Historic District