CORE DEMOCRATIC VALUES

DEFINITIONS

 CORE DEMOCRATIC VALUES 

INTERESTING WEBSITES

A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE CAPITOL IN

LANSING, MICHIGAN

http://michiganepic.org/capitol

THE GROWTH OF A NATION

THIS IS A SUPERB WEB SITE

SOCIAL STUDIES AND ECONOMICS

http://internet4classrooms.com

TERRA SERVER MAPS

http://www.terraserver-usa.com

Find amazing aerial photographs and maps of virtually anywhere in the USA.

THE MAKING OF MAPS AND CHARTS

http://www.boatsafe.com/kids/mercator.htm

This sight shows how maps and charts are made.

ELLIS ISLAND VIRTUAL TOUR I

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/

immigration/tour

This fantastic site contains audio and video clips.

ELLIS ISLAND TOUR II

http://www.historychannel.com/ellisisland

This site shows what it was like to be an

immigrant arriving at Ellis Island.

ELLIS ISLAND IMMIGRATION

MUSEUM

http://www.ellisisland.com

CONGRESS

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbg/

officials/?lvl=L

Use this site to find information about state

senators and representatives.

PLACE THE STATE

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_dragdrop_

Intermed_State15s_500.html

This site has an interactive game where the   user  is  given  a  state to drag and

drop in the proper place in the country.

THE PBS DEMOCRACY PROJECT

http://www.pbs.org/democracy/kids

Visiting this interactive site will teach you how the government works.

ARCHIVING EARLY AMERICA

http://earlyamerica.com

This interactive site contains an

enormous amount of information

about our country's roots.

THE WHITE HOUSE FOR KIDS

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids

This site has an interactive tour of

the white house geared to children.

PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

http://www.presidentsusa.net

This site contains facts about America's

presidents.

THE OREGON TRAIL

http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html

In this interactive site you will find out all

about the, Oregon Trail to the west.