ODYSSEY NH SOCIAL STUDIES WEB PORTAL

THE STUDY OF PEOPLE AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE WORLD

SEPTEMBER'S THEME - THE MEANING OF CITIZENSHIP

OCTOBER'S THEME - CONFLICT AND COOPERATION

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MESSAGE TO STUDENTS: This is your all-purpose, one stop Social Studies website. You will be able to access hundreds of excellent sites that will provide sources and information for research and school work. You are welcome to search other sites via Yahoo, Google, etc. Please advise me if you find a site you think should be added to our webpage.

YOU AND THIS CLASS

As a student in this class you will be given a LOT OF FREEDOM to learn things that interest you and to learn them in ways that you enjoy most. If you do not like to learn now WHAT'S MISSING?

You will have opportunities to think and explore what and how you like to learn. THERE IS NO ONE WAY TO LEARN. You are probably not aware that your favorite subjects or interests in life can be studied in this class. Do you love jewelry? You can study jewelry designs and how jewelry is made in other countries. Do you like horror movies? You can study the literature and lore of horror throughout the ages and compare it to modern day horror movies. Do you like motorcycles? You can research the beginnings and evolution of motorcycles and how they have evolved technologically. All of these topics are legitimate in a social studies class.

Are we feeling better now?

How To Be A Better Student!

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REFERENCE DESK

For general information I suggest you use Wikipedia.com. This will provide you with a very general search tool where you can find out about subjects and topics. I also suggest you use Google.This is another excellent general search tool.Another useful site is Dictionary.com. This will help you learn and write words and spell them correctly. Another useful reference tool is Eduplace.com. This site offers a variety of printable graphic organizers, flow charts, idea pyramids and other visual aids designed to help you plan and organize your classwork. Infoplease.com will provide you with a world atlas, thesaurus, timelines and other useful tools.

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POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS CENTER

Every student will be required to construct PowerPoint presentations. PPPs are excellent ways to present your research to the class, and are also very effective organization tools because they require carefully thought out templates that present knowledge and information in an orderly, cohesive way. This link is a great PowerPoint Tutorial by Electric Teacher.com

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CURRENT EVENTS CENTER

We will study current events on a regular basis. You will be responsible for finding news stories that interest you and that are appropriate for our class. The following websites will give you good sources for news events. CNN, FOX NEWS, andYAHOO NEWS

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RESEARCH LIBRARY

Below are links for researching topics and ideas. Each link is a gateway to many other web sources and will provide you with an endless supply of subjects, people and places to discover and learn about.

Links To Learning

History Matters - An All-Purpose History Web Portal
Digital History - Online Text, Multimedia and Primary Sources
Library of Congress - A Rich Source For Topics
Women's History - Many Research Tools and Topics
Military History - Wars, Battles & Generals
Oral History - African Americans, Native Americans & Veterans Speak Out
Picture History - 1,000s of Digital Photos Relating To Social Studies
National Geographic.Com - Maps & Geography
FindLaw - U.S. Constitution & Bill of Rights; Court Cases
Smithsonian - History & Culture
World History, Government, Diversity & International Studies
Music & Social Studies
UMichigan eLibrary - 100s of Sites To Browse
Internet Public Library - Social Sciences