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Geography

General	Physical
Five Themes of Geography Location or Place How to Read a Compass Degrees on a Compass	Continental Drift Continental Drift – Fact or Fiction? Continental Drift – Closer to an answer Recycling Plate Tectonics
Miscellaneous	Places
Time Zones What Are They and Why Do We Need Them? Surprising Geographical Facts	Describing the World World Hemispheres World Continents Antarctica Facts Animals in Antarctica Early Explorers in Antarctica Antarctic Climate and Weather

History

General	US
How Money Began From Bartering to Money How Writing Began From Hieroglyphics to the Internet Colonies – An Overview Colonies – Reasons for Colonization Community Helpers Flags at Half Mast Learn why flags are hung at half mast	Native Americans An Overview The Major Groups The Effects of Colonization Pilgrims and Technology
Black History	Women in History
The Big Dipper Road to freedom Harriet Tubman Patricia S Cowings Sidney Poitier	Joan of Arc Elizabeth Blackwell Valentina Tereshkova Harriet Tubman Patricia S Cowings
Ancient Egypt	Ancient Egyptians
The Great Pyramid at Giza The Outside The Inside The Sphinx – Guardian of the Tombs Mummification – Why did the Egyptians make mummies? How Mummies Were Made Papyrus – How it was made Hieroglyphics – How Writing Began	Three Kingdoms Hatshepsut ~ The queen who became a king Akhnaton ~ Rebel or visionary? Tutankhamun ~ why was he important?
Places of Interest	September 11
The Great Pyramid at Giza The Outside The Inside The Sphinx – Guardian of the Tombs Stonehenge The Leaning Tower of Pisa	Please read first: Note to Parents World Coming Together

Cultures

Holidays	General
Cultures Guy Fawkes Day St Martins Day Thanksgiving Some Christmas Traditions Hannukah Kwanzaa Eid Al Fitr	Origami Paper lanterns When is a Pancake not a Pancake?