(Cut and paste them into your address bar if they don’t click open.)
Geography Map Links - Try these links for map practice.
The French and Indian War
The Battles of
The Cherokees and Their Disappearance
The Iroquois and Their Legacy
The Disparity between
Slaves and Owners on a
General Colonial History Sites:
History Channel website - a list of resources to check out
This site is a joint project of AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress - much information on all rights - use their search engine
Library of Congress overview of civil rights
Yale University timeline of civil rights
national park Service - places of civil rights importance
Library of America site on civil rights journalism
commercial site with a list of major civil rights laws
Multnomah County OR, many civil rights links
African American Rights
a collection of links about the civil rights unit
civil rights museum permanent exhibits collection
American Civil Liberties Union website - general and specific info on racial justice
a PBS timeline of African American rights
PBS kids - Little Rock Central High School and school desegregation
Life magazine slide show on African American civil rights
Thinkquest site on African American civil rights history
Smithsonian site on African American history and culture
Asian American Rights
an website created by an academic writer and speaker on Asian American rights
a list of resources on Asian American rights
PBS - primary sources on the Chinese experience
PBS - timeline of the Chinese experience
PBS - Japanese internment history
A commercial site focused on Japanese internment history
Washington State University - overview of Japanese American history
a timeline of women's rights
American Civil Liberties Union website - general and specific info on women's rights
PBS site featuring Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
PBS for kids on women's right to vote
Library of Congress site - pictures and info
Library of Congress timeline of women's rights
Women's International Center history of women's rights overview
The History Channel - The History of Women's Suffrage
American Indian Rights
Library of Congress - primary documents in American history
Mr. Dunn Commercial site on Native American history
Mr. Dunn Commercial site on Trail of Tears
George Mason University - Trail of Tears
PBS - Trail of Tears info plus interactive map
Cherokee Nation info on Trail of Tears
American Indian Movement - an overview
PBS - current American Indian challenges
History Channel - history of Native Americans
History of Native American currency - commercial site
Recommended by student researchers! : )
Tolerance Org - timeline of Latino rights
PBS - a Supreme Court case involving Latino rights
UCLA - Cesar Chavez info
PBS - Cesar Chavez info
Extension Org - info on migrant farm workers
Food First Org - the story of migrant farm workers
Environments in Africa
Link to Sahara Desert on www.infoplease.com website:
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SAVANNA – SERENGETI
1. Website: Smithsonian National Zoological Park for info on animals of the savanna. You can google search this park, then do a search for “African Savanna” and click on the link for “African Savanna” and the information will be listed on that page.
2. Website: About.com for info on animals, people, and trees of the savanna. Go to about.com and search for “Serengeti.” Then select the first research link about the Serengeti Park.
3. Website: Swahili Language and Culture, listed under “Other Resources,” then “Tanzania Links,” and then “Serengeti.” The info on this link is originally from a Tanzanian tourism organization and includes information on climate, land forms, animals, and vegetation of the Serengeti:
The following websites will help you complete your information on Mount Kilimanjaro.
1. Website: About.com Information found when you search for “Mount Kilimanjaro.” It is the second link under search results.
2. Website: Research article on Mt. Kilimanjaro from a website database called “high beam.” Only part of the article is visible without a subscription to the site, however, there is much information in the portion of the article that is displayed.
The following websites will help you complete your information on rainforests.
1. Website: About.com Information found when you search for “rainforest.” It is the first link under search results.
2. Website: Research website on rainforests. There is a lot of information contained on this site.
We do have regular homework in grade seven and grade eight. On most nights, each subject should average between 10-30 minutes. Occasionally there will be no homework, and sometimes your child will have an opportunity to finish his or her homework in school. The purpose of homework is two-fold: to reinforce what we have learned in class and to teach responsibility. If an unusual circumstance prevents your child from doing his or her homework (sickness, injury, or other serious problem), please send a note with your child when back at school, so that he or she can be excused. If social studies homework takes longer than 30 minutes, please be sure to note where your child worked for 30 minutes and then sign the homework in that spot. Homework is due on the day and date listed above.
L. Polzin, 2013 - 2014