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Lesson plans and
teaching materials
The
Web Quest Page If you would like to learn how to write your
own web quest, or are looking for high quality web quests to use
in your classroom, this page is hosted by the foremost authority
on the web quest structure.
Explorers
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eir/index.html
This is a web site which brings exploration into the present
tense. Of particular note is the video in which the National Geographic
Explorer's In-Residence talk about the future of exploration.
Habitats / Ecology
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html
National Geographic has long been a standard classroom
resource and now they have brought it to the web. This web page
will assist your students in identifying ecosystems and habitats.
There are links to living organisms by habitat as well.
National
Geographic Biodiversity Maps If you
are studying biodiversity, habitats, endangered species, or a specific
type of animal including crayfish this interactive set of
maps is very good.
National
Geographic Ecoregions of the World MapThis interactive make
locates and summarizes hundreds of ecoregions (habitats) around
the world.
Water
Quality
Student
Water Quality Studies This site outlines a water
quality study being conducted by high school students in Michigan.
USGS
Water Science for Schools
Like most of the USGS Educational web sites this is a great site
for people studying most any aspect of water, it is easy to use
and covers about anything that relates to water.
Geography
National
Geographic Maps contains a large selection
of historical, political, and environmental maps. If you are looking
for a map or map related activity this is a good place to start.
Http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/dsxphome.html
If you like maps, especially historical maps, then this Library
of Congress site is the place for you.
General Education
Epals
is an educational e-mail program which will help you interact
with other students. We recommend that teachers sign their students
up with Epals and use their Epals email address to interact with
adventure guides and other classrooms.
Filamentality
This web site helps educators make their
own on-line teaching materials, web quests, treasure hunts, hot
lists, and more with out the need to know html or much about computers.
Voyageurs
Old
Fort William is a provincially-funded historic site operated
by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. Through
its living history program, the Fort depicts the fur trade activities
of the North West Company at Old Fort William, inland headquarters
and site of the Company's annual Rendezvous from 1803-1821.This
is where your learning adventure will begin!
The Northwest
Journals web site is full of wonderful resources relating
to voyageurs. There are many great resourses for reports, and school
presentations on this site.
How
to Build a Birch Bark Canoe This web site shows you step
by step how a birch bark canoe is made using photos and text.
Native
Americans
Ojibwa History
This is a detailed account of Ojiwba History, and listing of
villages across the US and Canada.
Native
American Treaties This
Yale University web site documents all of the Treaties signed by
Native Americans.
Native
American Maps Many different maps of native
tribe distribution, different housing patterns, and many other maps.
Native
American Links A age list of links to Native
American web sites.
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