Good morning, welcome to our series sharing Homeschool Resources: Science, Geography & American History. If you have used any of these resources leave me a comment and let me know what you thought of the resources and why.
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Geographic.com – Geography Resources
All Grades, with parental supervision
An archive of resources for learning about geography. Young children may enjoy aspects of this site with parental assistance.
When you get to the site, use the menu to explore these items:
- Climate – Learn all about the climate and temperature of different countries, as well as the geological aspects that contribute to the climate
- Flags – See the colorful flags of every country.
- Maps – Get maps of the countries of the world, including population maps, world language maps, earthquake maps, time zone maps and more!
- Countries – Learn about the history, population, geography, economy, transportation, communications, education, religion, government and military in every country. Find out which countries are the “greenest” and the most livable places on earth. (Much of the information at this site is from the CIA’s fact book.)
- Geology – Explore a glossary of geologic vocabulary words and terms.
You’ll also find convenient country codes and airport codes here too.
Don’t miss reading the publication “Early Childhood: Where Learning Begins – Geography” that provides simple activities and ideas on how to teach geography to young children. The direct link to the publication is:
CCC! Streaming Media – Geography Online Streaming
Bring high-quality video online streaming your homeschool with Geography Online Streaming. Get access to a plethora of programs, including Physical Geography of the Continents, Animal Classes, Totally Gross Anatomy, and many more!
WNET (thirteen) – Freedom: A History of Us
Grades 5-12, with parental supervision
Explore American history with this archived website from New York PBS station WNET (thirteen).
This site has so much to offer that we only scratched the surface while working on this review. After reading through the information on the home page, use the upper menu to navigate the site for:
- Webisode Menu – Select from sixteen webisodes focusing on specific time periods in American history from the Declaration of Independence to the events of September 11, 2001. Each webisode includes informational text, images, audios, PDF documents, research tools such as timelines, glossaries, quizzes, downloadable teacher guides and so much more.
- Tools & Activities – Enhance your studies with multimedia games, multiple-choice quizzes, Freedom Stories, “History Resource Database to find museums, historical societies, and other opportunities for historical edification in your community” and an image browser.
- For Teachers – Find teaching guides and background information for all the webisodes, interactive timelines and much more to aid and supplement your studies.
- About the Series – Learn about the PBS “Freedom” series.
Visitors will want to bookmark this valuable American history resource to come back to throughout all their studies.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
