7th+Grade+Resources



the Essential Standards reconstructed into a course outline



List of Concepts, but not "THE" list


 * There are several different unit templates to chose from. **

















Understanding by Design Template http://www.grantwiggins.org/documents/UbDQuikvue1005.pdf

Wikibook for European history from the Fall of Rome to Modern Era http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/European_History


 * The Renaissance**

Renaissance Wiki [] Web quest for the Renaissance [] Art web quest []


 * Reformation**

Reformation Wiki [] The Reformation in Art []


 * The Age of Exploration**

A brief overview of the Explorers French, English and Spanish http://www.mce.k12tn.net/explorers/explorers.htm

The Europeans knew the world wasn't flat! This is a great one activity to do with classes from all over the globe. You can measure the Earth with a little Math, a protractor, a stick and some string []

Spanish Explorers []

A good primer to the early explorers and their reasons for going []

Just the Facts http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/french_explorers.htm Have a Spat Chat with Columbus and several other explorers


 * Pre-Colonial Africa: Ghana, Mali and Songhay**

Ancient Africa and activities in general. This site goes beyond these big three. []

Songhai Wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songhai_Empire
 * Songhai **

**Mali** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_Empire

**Ghana** Ghana Wiki page []


 * Colonialism in the Americas**

**Spanish** Spanish Colonialism Wiki page []

**Portuguese** Portuguese Colonial holdings Wiki page []

a history and impact [] **French** The French in America []

**English**

The real Pilgrims http://www.plimoth.org//

Virtual Jamestowne http://www.virtualjamestown.org/

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Excellent primary source: a letter from Richard Frethorne, an indentured servant from Jamestown **[]**

Absolutism Wiki []
 * Absolutism and the Monarchies of Europe:**


 * The Age of Enlightenment:**

The Enlightenment Wiki []

Lessons and ideas to teach the Enlightenment []

**The Early Modern Era: 1500-1789**


 * The Age of Revolution**

general info [] American Revolution [] French Revolution [] Short and long term effects []


 * The Industrial Revolution**

Industrial Revolution wiki [] Impact of the Revolution [] A history of the Industrial Revolution and its effects []
 * European Society on the eve of the Eve the First World War**


 * The Post War World**

The Chairman Smiles, Communist Propaganda posters http://www.iisg.nl/exhibitions/chairman/

Essential Questions and Big Ideas https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G1xOZVDHaXLQMANHVP5oIA_zwzOvNUCqqz5KTqTcU08/edit?usp=sharing
 * World War II**


 * The Cold War**

The Cold War http://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/cold-war-international-history-project


 * The Modern World **


 * Future Trends: This sections looks at the concept of prediction, trends and indicators **

STEM in Social Studies: http://www.definedstem.com/public/lessons/Social-studies/Current-events-issues/index.html

The year 2050 []

Resources and 2050 []

Future Timeline based on trends []

**General Links:**

http://www.constitution.org/primarysources/primarysources.html Primary Source documents in all subjects!!!!

Masks from around the World with lesson ideas http://csuimages.sjsu.edu/gallery/masks/menu.html

http://www.pptpalooza.net/ Tons of History PPTs

Great Resource for lesson ideas: http://www.sharemylesson.com/

Thinking Critically About History http://wadsworth.com/history_d/special_features/ext/westciv_simsnew/unbound/product/index.html

Inquiry Based Lesson ideas http://thwt.org/index.php/lessons-activities/world-history

A great resource from SAS http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com

Open Eduational Resources that also align with the Core Standards http://www.oercommons.org/

A great resouce that is free from North Carolina http://www.ncwiseowl.org/



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