Social Studies Links


Map and Globe Skills

 

Practice identifying continents
http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/continentNames/continentJig.htm

Practice identifying continents and oceans

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/worldquiz.html

 

Test your memory of continent locations from National Geographic Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/games/copycat/copycat.html

 

Beat the clock to identify continents and oceans

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/

 

Print this map to practice labeling the continents and oceans

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=world&Mode=b&SubMode=

 

 

Community

 

Learn about different volunteer opportunities through USA Freedom Corps

http://www.usafreedomcorpskids.gov/

 

Community service/volunteering ideas for children to get involved with

http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/wayschildrencanvolunteer.html

 

Dutchess County SPCA

http://www.dcspca.org/

 

 

Government

 

Student-friendly explanations of American government (the 3 branches), patriotic symbols, the election process, and more

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html

 

 

Temperate Region: New York State


The official New York State website

http://www.ny.gov/


The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.

http://www.statueofliberty.org/


The History Channel provides a visual depiction of the immigration process through Ellis Island
http://www.history.com/minisites/ellisisland/ 


Pretend to be an immigrant traveling to NYC
http://www.tenement.org/immigrate/


Cold Regions: Antarctica & the Arctic Circle

 

Great overview of the arctic, its land, plants, animals, and people

http://wblrd.sk.ca/~gregory/arctic/Aintro.html

 

Illustrates the tundra (polar) biomes of the world

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/tundra/index.htm

 

Learn more about animals of the Arctic

http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/index.htm

 

More Arctic wildlife

http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/arctic/Awildlife.html

 

 

Hot and Dry Region:  Mexico


Student-friendly site on Mexico
http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_kids.html

 

Illustrates the desert biomes of the world

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm

 

 

Rainforest Region: Brazil

 

General information on Brazil
http://www.kidscornerbrazil.org/


More information on rainforests
http://kids.mongabay.com/ 

Rainforest Facts
http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm


Penguins

General Links
http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/penguins/swf/types.html


http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife/penguins/index.shtml

 

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/penguin/index.htm

 

http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/facts.htm

 

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/penguins/main.html


Adelie Penguins

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/adelie-penguin/

 

http://www.penguinworld.com/types/adelie.html

 

Emperor Penguins

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/emperor-penguin/

 

http://www.penguinworld.com/types/emperor.html

 

(Save the Egg Emperor Penguin Game)

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/marchofthepenguins/game/

 

Chinstrap Penguins

http://www.penguinworld.com/types/chinstrap.html

 

King Penguins

http://www.penguinworld.com/types/king.html

 

Little Blue Penguins

http://www.penguinworld.com/types/little.html


Macaroni Penguins

http://www.penguinworld.com/types/macaroni.html


Rockhopper Penguins

http://www.penguinworld.com/types/rockhopper.html

 

Yellow-eyed Penguins

http://www.penguinworld.com/types/yellow.html

 
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