Social Studies Websites with Facts about Illinois Geography, History, Government for Kids

Websites with Facts about Illinois Geography, History, Government for Kids

 
 
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A Family Farm Album: The Photography of Frank Sadorus

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Author/Host of Website

Illinois State Museum
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This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: In the exhibit, A Family Farm Album, Frank Sadorus shows us what life on a small farm in eastern Illinois was like in the first decade of...
 
 
Art of Illinois

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Author/Host of Website

Illinois State Museum
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This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
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All Ages (K-12)
From site:  The fine art and decorative art collections of the Illinois State Museum contain objects representative of the arts made and used in Illinois. Explore these online galleries...
 
 
At Home in the Heartland

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Author/Host of Website

Illinois State Museum
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This site is free or has some free content
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All Ages (K-12)
From site:  Learn about home life in Illinois from 1700 to the present in six eras, illustrated by the Museum's collections of objects from homes. At Home is an...
 
 
Audio-Video Barn

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Author/Host of Website

Illinois State Museum
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This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site:  The Audio-Video Barn is full of stories about Illinois agriculture. It contains audio and video recordings of more than 130 oral-history interviews with people involved in agriculture...
 
 
Changes: Dynamic Illinois Environments

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Author/Host of Website

Illinois State Museum
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This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site:  Earth forces are continually at work causing change. Climate, land, and living things are all connected. They interact with each other in complex ways. Even a small...
 
 
Forests of Illinois

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Illinois State Museum
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This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
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All Ages (K-12)
From site:  The Forests online exhibit includes information about prehistoric, historic, and contemporary forests of Illinois. The six types of forests are described and can be viewed in panoramas....
 
 
Harvesting the River

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Author/Host of Website

Illinois State Museum
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All Ages (K-12)
From site:  This rich Web exhibit features the economic history of the central Illinois River communities from Liverpool to Meredosia. It includes waterfowl hunting, commercial fishing, ice harvesting, and...
 
 
Ice Ages in Illinois

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Author/Host of Website

Illinois State Museum
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This site is free or has some free content
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All Ages (K-12)
From site: This Web exhibit answers some of the basic questions about the Ice Ages in Illinois. The astronomical and geological conditions that cause ice ages are described. ...
 
 
Illinois State Symbols

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Illinois State Museum
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This site is free or has some free content
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All Ages (K-12)
The State of Illinois has eighteen official state symbols, pictured here.  Learn more about the symbol and find a list of books or Web sites where you can find out...
 
 
ISM Geology Online

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Author/Host of Website

Illinois State Museum
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This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site:  ISM Geology Online is a collections-based Web module for Illinois K-12 teachers to use in their classrooms and for professional development. The goals of ISM Geology Online...
 
 
Lewis & Clark in the Illinois Country

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Author/Host of Website

Illinois State Museum
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This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site:  Learn about what Lewis and Clark did, whom they met, and what they saw in Illinois during the winter of 1804 when they were preparing for their...
 
 
Mazon Creek Fossils

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Author/Host of Website

Illinois State University
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This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site:  The plants and animals found in concretions recovered from the Francis Creek Shale are some of the most exciting and important fossils that have been found in...
 
 
Native Americans in Illinois

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Author/Host of Website

Illinois State Museum
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This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site:  Learn about the Archaic, Woodland, Late Prehistoric and historic eras of Native American lifeways in Illinois. Lesson plans include the topics of foodways, architecture, clothing, rituals, symbols,...
 
 
Of Time and the River

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Author/Host of Website

Illinois State Museum
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This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site:   “Of Time and the River” is an educational Web site combining geology, archaeology, history, environmental science, and the changing ecology of the Illinois River to tell the...
 
 
Prairies in Illinois

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Author/Host of Website

Illinois State Museum
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This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site:  This exhibit traces the various types of Illinois prairie through time. Conservation and preservation are emphasized. Lesson plans for all grades include activities on surveying, plant adaptations,...
 
 
 
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