Primary Sources
8th Grade:
This Day in Georgia History
Articles with accompanying video for each day in the calendar
Atlanta Voices: Memories of World War II
Documentary interviews Atlanta's servicemen and their families.
Civil Rights Digital Library
Produced by University of Georgia
The American Experience
Online videos from the PBS series on all types of historical topics
7th Grade:
Afghanistan Peace Talks (June 18, 2013)
South African schools discriminate with language policy (June 18, 2013)
Airborn laser reveals hidden city in Cambodia (June 18, 2013)
North Korea talks with US (June 16, 2013)
South African schools discriminate with language policy (June 18, 2013)
Airborn laser reveals hidden city in Cambodia (June 18, 2013)
North Korea talks with US (June 16, 2013)
6th Grade:
Nazi leader found living in Minneapolis (June 16, 2013)
G8 Summit pushes Obama to end nuclear weapons (June 16, 2013)
G8 Summit pushes Obama to end nuclear weapons (June 16, 2013)
Constitution Week
The following links are from the Gwinnett County Social Studies Online Activities and Resources (SOAR):
Center for Civic Education
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Further Resources:
National Archives - transcript of Constitution
Library of Congress - Lesson Plans and primary resources for teaching about the Constitution
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Bill of Rights Institute - Lesson Plans, videos, Constitution and current events articles
Veterans Day
US Department of Veterans Affairs
The Medal of Honor - read about different recipients and their heroic stories
US Department of Veterans Affairs
The Medal of Honor - read about different recipients and their heroic stories