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Table of Contents

• Disciplines of Social Studies and Other Related Areas
• General Information and Forms
• Important Themes or Topics
• Methods or Teaching Strategies
• Electronic Portfolio

Disciplines of Social Studies and Other Related Areas

Anthropology

• Anthropology
• Anthropology - Resources
• Archaeology - Resources
• Field Trips to Museums

Art

• Architecture and Social Studies - Resources
• Art - Resources
• Activities for a field trip to a Museum - Field Trips to Museums
• Photography, Pictures, and Social Studies - Resources

Attitudes and Values

• Attitudes and Values - Resources
• Caring - Resources

Civics

• Citizenship - Resources
• Service Learning - Resources

Concepts

• Concepts - Resources

Economics

• Economics
• Economics-Resources
• The UNI Center - http://www.cba.uni.edu/cee/index.htm
• The Iowa Council for Social Studies - http://www.cba.uni.edu/icss/sstudies.htm
• Activities for a field trip to a Museum - Field Trips to Museums

Evaluation in Social Studies

Geography

• Geography
• Geographic - Resources
• Geographical Alliance - csbsnt.csbs.uni.edu/geog-alliance

History

• History
• Genealogy

  USGenWeb Project - http://www.usgenweb.org

  History/Social Studies For K-12 Teachers: Genealogy - http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/geneo.html

  • PBS/Oregon Trail - http://www.pbs.org/opb/oregontrail

    • American History - Resources

  • Black Hawk County History

    • Cedar Falls History - Resources

    • Civil War - Resources

    • History - General

    • Iowa History - Resources

    • Local History - Resources

    • Oral History - Resources

    • Pioneer History - Resources

    • Primary Resources - Resources

    • Laura Ingalls Wilder - Resources

  Photographs and Works of Art for Sharing History

• Main Street Service Learning Project
• Museums

  University of Northern Iowa Museum - http://www.uni.edu/museum/

  Activities for a field trip to a Museum - Field Trips to Museums

• One-Room Rural Schools

  UNI One Room School - http://www.uni.edu/museum/marshall/

• Toys and Games and Social Studies

Math

• Math and Social Studies - Resources
• Activities for a field trip to a Museum - Field Trips to Museums

Music

• Music and Social Studies - Resources

Physical Education

• Activities for a field trip to a Museum - Field Trips to Museums
• Physical Education and Social Studies - Resources

Political Science

• Political Science
• Law-related Education - Resources

Psychology

Reading / Language Arts

• Drama and Social Studies - Resources
• Literature and Social Studies - Resources
• Reading and Social Studies - Resources
• Activities for a field trip to a Museum - Field Trips to Museums

Religion

Religion and Social Studies - Resources

Science

• Activities for a field trip to a Museum - Field Trips to Museums

Skills

• Communication Skills - Resources
• Decision Making Skills - Resources
• Hartman Reserve
• Hartman Reserve - http://www.cedarnet.org/tour/44.html
• Hartman Reserve - http://www.cedarnet.org/recent/parks/county/hrnc.html
• Hartman Reserve - http://www.cedarnet.org/hartman/
• hawk.ia.us/departme.nsf/f48ee0b3e331f78b86256704007a4926/9857df3c9461a2bb8625670600682865?OpenDocument
• Maps and Globes -Resources
• Skills - General - Resources
• Thinking Skills - Resources
• Time and Chronology Skills - Resources
• Field Trip Book

Sociology

• Sociology
• Puppets

General Information and Forms

• Yearly Lesson Plan Form
• Dates for a Yearly Plan
• Form for Project One Proposal
• Bulletin Board Form
• Observing and Teaching Social Studies During Participation
• Proposal for Project 2
• Planning for Learning - Daily Lesson Plan

General Sources

• Curriculum Planning in Social Studies - Resources
• National Standards for Social Studies - Resources
• AskERIC Lesson Plans - http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/
• Houghton Mifflin's K-8 Resources - Social Studies - http://www.eduplace.com/hmco/school/ss/index.html
• Instructional Resources and Technology Services - http://www.uni.edu/coe/irtsweb/index.html
• National Council for the Social Studies - http://www.ncss.org
• Social Studies School Service and Online Resources - http://socialstudies.com
• ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education - http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/eric_chess.htm
• General Resources http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/

Childrens' Work

• Highland Park Elementary School's Kid's Gallery - http://www.hipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu/home/projects/main.html

Important Themes or Topics

Aerospace Education

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA - http://www.nasa.gov/

Aging

• Aging - Resources

Agriculture

• Dairy Farming

Career Education

• Career Education - Resources

Citizenship

• Citizenship - Resources
• Service Learning - Resources

Environmental Education

• Environmental Education - Resources
• Birds

  Birds

• Trees

  Trees

• Wildflowers

  Wild Flowers

Global Education

• Global Education

Holidays

• Holidays - Resources

Multicultural Education

• African American - Resources
• Amish - Bibliography
• Asian Americans - Resources
• Bilingual Education - Resources
• Teacher Education Addressing Minority-Language Speakers Project - http://www.uni.edu/teams/
• Christian Celebrations
• Global Education
• Jehovah's Witnesses
• Jewish Holidays - Bibliography
• Multicultural Education
• Multicultural Education - Resources

News

• News and Social Studies - Resources
• Using the News to Teach Skills
• Yearly Plan and Teaching the News

Oceans and Oceanography

Peace Education

• Peace Education - Resources
• United Nations - Resources
• Violence -Resources

Technology

• Technology and Social Studies - Resources

Themes or Unit Topics

• Africa - Resources
• Asia - Resources
• Canada - Resources
• China - Resources
• Communities - Resources
• Family - Resources
• Germany - Resources
• Heroes and Heroines - Resources
• Homeless - Resources
• Human Rights - Resources
• Immigration - Resources
• Inventors and Inventions- Resources
• Japan - Resources
• Mexico - Resources
• Middle East - Resources
• Vietnam - Resources
• Women - Resources
• World Hunger - Resources

Methods or Teaching Strategies

• Methods - Descriptions
• Classroom Management - Resources
• Community Resources - Resources
• Cooperative Learning - Resources
• Evaluation - Resources
• Gifted and Talented - Resources
• Homework - Resources
• Methods - Resources
• Motivational Ideas - Resources
• Special Needs - Resources
• Using Interactive Learning Devices
• Working With Parents - Resources

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