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Washington County Maryland Public Schools

1895 Rand McNally Map of Maryland
1.7 MB Image File
Maryland Topographic Map

Satellite Image of Maryland

The Chesapeake Bay Watershed is Our Classroom

Maryland Space Grant Consortium Teachers Reources

Social Studies in Maryland

Daily Life in 17th C. Maryland
Lesson plans and classroom activities dealing with life in 17th century colonial Maryland. Elementary school level.

Daily Life in Colonial Maryland
Lesson plans and activities for Middle School classes on life in Colonial Maryland.

Maryland History
In depth course of study covers Maryland's history from colonial times to the present. Upper level high school/college.

American Revolutionary War
Interesting lesson plan for grades 5 - 8 utilizing on-line resources and engaging activities.

Congress Link
Presented by The Dirksen Congressional Center, a non-profit, nonpartisan research and educational organization, as a service for teachers. Excellent source of innovative lesson plans.

Dear Mrs. Roosevelt
Outstanding lesson plan that deals with childrens' lives during the Great Depression.

Documents in the Classroom
A great collection of programs available, on-line, for use in the classroom and by students.

Immigration Lesson Plans
Complete list of free lesson plans provided by the American Immigration Law Foundation. Lessons for K-12 help students undertand the importance of citizenship and laws and rights associated with immigration to the U.S.

Inaugural Classroom
Students learn how the president is selected and what happens and why on Inauguration day.

Kid's White House
Kids will enjoy their own White House site. Take a virtual tour, learn about pets in the White House and more fun facts.

Civil War Sites:

Civil War Women Archival Collection of Duke University

Library of Congress (do a search for Civil War and get many interesting things from photos to oral histories)

Making of America Digital Library

National Park Service Links to the Past

North Star's Underground Railroad Learning Center

Valley of the Shadows

United States Civil War Center

Teacher Resources:

Blue Web'n

Busy Teachers' Website

Computer Learning Foundation

Edsitement

Education World

Impact II-The Teachers Network

National Archives Digital Classroom

National History Day

National Park Service's The Learning Place

Tech Corps

Here are a few phone numbers, if your mouse gives out and you have to turn to more traditional methods of communication:

  • Arkansas Educational Telecommunications Network 501-450-1727
  • The Center for the Study of Southern Culture 601-232-5993
  • The Civil War Education Association 703-678-8598
  • Cobblestone Publishing, Inc. 603-924-7209
  • Educational Technology 1-800-952-2665
  • The History Channel 212-210-9780
  • Library of Congress 202-707-5000
  • National Archives 202-501-5400
  • National Council for History Education 216-835-1776
  • National Council for the Social Studies 202-966-7840
  • National Foundation for the Improvement of Education 202-822-7840
  • National Genealogical Society 703-525-0050
  • National Park Service Resources:
    American Battlefield Protection Program 202-343-3941
    National Register of Historic Places 202-343-9536
    Parks as Classrooms 202-785-4500
    PARTNERS Project 304-535-6767
    Teaching With Historic Places 202-343-9536
  • Smithsonian Institution 202-357-1300
  • United States Army Center of Military History 202-761-5373
  • United States Civil War Center 504-522-3328


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