234 Resources (by Title) for: Classrooms > History and Social Science Title / Description / URL / Keywords 50states.com-States and Capitals   (Feedback) Database of web resources about the 50 states http://www.50states.com/ A fun website for all   (Feedback) KBears is an interactive educational website, featuring: animals, sciences, geography, solar system, planets, earth, famous scientists, animal sounds, animal pictures and more. http://www.kbears.com Keywords: games, educational, fun, flash, interactive, k12 general resources, online maps, maps of the world, A to Z Teacher Stuff   (Feedback) This is a preK-12 network covering thematic units, lesson plans, seasonal activities, printables, etc. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/themes/ Aaron Copeland Collection   (Feedback) Focusing on Aaron Copeland, American composer, this site includes approximately 400,000 items documenting the multifaceted life of an extraordinary person who was composer, performer, teacher, writer, conductor, commentator, and administrator. It comprises both manuscript and printed music, personal and business correspondence, diaries, writings, scrapbooks, programs, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, awards, books, sound recordings, and motion pictures. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/achtml Abraham Lincoln: A Short Biography   (Feedback) The major events of Lincoln's life. http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/alincoln.html African Guide Resources for K-12   (Feedback) The African Studies WWW has a variety of information for teachers of grades K-12. These resources are kept up-to-date in order to provide general and in-depth information about Africa. http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/AFR_GIDE.html Agricultural Biotechnology and its Impacts   (Feedback) Developed at Virginia Tech for grade 6-12 students, this integrated series of web-based lessons overviews agricultural biotechnology and its impacts around the world. Corresponding Virginia Standards of Learning accompany every chapter, and analytical opportunities are numerous throughout the pages. http://www.agecon.vt.edu/biotechimpact/student_teachers/student&teachermain.htm Keywords: agricultural biotechnology, social impacts, economic impacts American Historical Foundation   (Feedback) The American Historical Association (AHA) is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1884 and incorporated by Congress in 1889 for the promotion of historical studies, the collection and preservation of historical documents and artifacts, and the dissemination of historical research. As the largest historical society in the United States, the AHA serves as the umbrella organization for historians working in every period and geographical area. http://www.theaha.org/ American Memory from the Library of Congress   (Feedback) American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections. http://memory.loc.gov/ American Museum of Natural History   (Feedback) Website for this New York museum that includes information and lots more. Excellent online courses for science teachers are available. http://www.amnh.org/ American Presidency   (Feedback) This site gives biographical information about all 43 US presidents plus a section on the first ladies. http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/nbk/prescont.html America's Library   (Feedback) Library of Congress site for young people which tells about American heroes,important events, sights and sounds of American times past. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi Ancient Egypt   (Feedback) Ancient Egypt http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/ Ancient Egypt   (Feedback) All about Ancient Egypt http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/egypt.htm Ancient Egypt Discovery Case Interactive Timeline   (Feedback) http://www.rom.on.ca/egypt/case/timeline/# Ancient Greece   (Feedback) All things relating to teaching about the ancient Greek culture. http://www.ancientgreece.com/ Ancient History Source Book   (Feedback) This site contains an extraordinary number of primary source documents. Divided into pretty reasonable time periods, each with its own essay describing the era, there are many primary sources which I cannot find elsewhere. Unfortunately, this is not a visually appealing site, and the language level is quite high. HOwever, a teacher prepping a lesson or looking for a clip of a primary source to analyze will find this site a staple link. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html Ancient Worlds   (Feedback) lessons, pictures, maps, quizzes, worksheets for Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Africa http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/MidElem_Home.html Archiving Early America   (Feedback) Included in the resources at this site are flash videos about key early americans, lists of links to specific aspects of life in early america, and other pertinent materials for history teachers. http://www.earlyamerica.com/ Arthur Ashe Photo Gallery   (Feedback) Photographs of Arthur Ashe, the famous tennis champion from Richmond. http://www.cmgww.com/sports/ashe/photo.html Arthur Ashe: Breaking the Barriers   (Feedback) A biographical site about Arthur Ashe's life. http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/sports/special/barriers/ashe.html ArtsEdge   (Feedback) ArtsEdge offers Teaching Materials with Curricula, Lessons and Activities, Curriculum WebLinks, Get Published, Idea Exchange, and Using ARTSEDGE Lessons. http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/ Ask Asia   (Feedback) Ask Asia focuses on improving the quality of education about Asia at the elementary and secondary levels, and provides curricular materials, services, and support for teachers and schools throughout the United States. http://www.askasia.org/ Atomic Bomb Damages   (Feedback) This site explains the damages caused by atomic bombs dropped during WWII. http://mothra.rerf.or.jp/ENG/A-bomb/History/Damages.html Attack on Pearl Harbor   (Feedback) Relive the attack on Pearl Harbor as told by eyewitnesses. The site includes a timeline and glossary as well as teacher materials. http://teacher.scholastic.com/pearl/index.htm Awesome Stories   (Feedback) What really happened? Using the great stories of history and popular culture as a springboard, this site interactively allows users to examine the actual documents, pictures, graphics, and other primary resources that are the backbone of the story. This site is fascinating. It takes categories (such as history, biography, disasters, etc) and then lists events, people... that fall into those generic categories and gives authentic information about those events, people - primary resources!! http://www.awesomestories.com/index2.htm Bartleby's Great Books Online   (Feedback) Resources available include reference books, verse, fiction and nonfiction. http://www.bartleby.com/index.html Beauty Matters   (Feedback) A cultural exploration of the nature of beauty with original articles and teaching resources about fashion, body image, the culture of beauty and more. New content added monthly. http://beautymatters.blogspot.com Keywords: beauty, culture, eating disorders, art Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man   (Feedback) This site organizes links to sites on all aspects of Ben Franklin's life and accomplishments. Learning resources are included. http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/rotten.html Ben's Guide to Government for Kids   (Feedback) A great resource for helping students learn about all aspects of the United States government. http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ Bestwebquests.com   (Feedback) Tom March has begun collecting outstanding webquests and providing descriptions and evaluations. http://bestwebquests.com Betsy Ross   (Feedback) This website about Betsy Ross was created as part of the PT3 grant at William and Mary and is designed for use with elementary students. http://www.act2online.org/projects/Betsy/betsyhome.htm Bits O' History Library   (Feedback) This library was designed for students or anyone interested in conducting historical research. In my own research endeavors, I have found the Internet to be a wonderful medium for collecting primary source data that otherwise would be unavailable to many of us. It is my hope that these pages will make the task much easier for other researchers to find rare & unique resource material. Just follow the links in the specialized room collections, which are provided below, and have fun in your search! http://www.schoolmarm.org/historybits/ Black History Month   (Feedback) This site contains links to topics on black history in general, famous black Americans, ideas for celebrating Black History Month in the classroom, the Emancipation Proclamation and Abraham Lincoln, black American poetry and literature, as well as a section on Harlem Renaissance artwork. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1465/blackhistory.html Booker T. Washington National Monument Site   (Feedback) Home page includes a good biography of Washington, pictures of relevant places; site also includes information on school tours. http://www.nps.gov/bowa/home.htm Boundaries of the United States animation   (Feedback) An animation showing how the United States has grown from the 1600’s. Helpful for a teacher showing how the U.S. grew. http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/48states.html BRI Portaportal   (Feedback) This portaportal is used by the teachers and students at BRI. http://guest.portaportal.com/brilab Keywords: brilab portaportal Celebrate African-American Art, Music, Literature   (Feedback) Approach Black History from a different perspective. Explore the rich heritage of African Americans through art, music, and literature. http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/jan99/cybe0199.htm Cella_Gallagher   (Feedback) This is a Middle School Social Studies protal http://guest.portaportal.com/cella_gallagher Center for Civic Education   (Feedback) The mission of the Center for Civic Education is to promote an enlightened and responsible citizenry committed to democratic principles and actively engaged in the practice of democracy in the United States and other countries. http://www.civiced.org/ Characteristics of the United States   (Feedback) A strategy for locating and understanding the geographic elements of the United States including types of communitieis http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade2/Grade_Two.html Charles Dickens   (Feedback) Website to accompany the three-part series on PBS that focuses on Dickens and Victorian London http://www.pbs.org/wnet/dickens/ Child Labor   (Feedback) From Ohio State University, a digital history site with articles, bibliographies and timelines http://ehistory.osu.edu/index.cfm China-- Virtual Tour   (Feedback) Looks at sculpture, architecture and other artifacts froom the Forbidden City. http://www.stuebegreen.com/wonderland/photos/fc/pix0.html Chinese inventions   (Feedback) Lesson plan that includes information on Chinese inventions http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/lessplan/l000019.htm Cindy Cain's PortaPortal for Huguenot High School   (Feedback) This PortaPortal was developed for the teachers of Huguenot High School http://guest.portaportal.com/cainhhs CNN for kids   (Feedback) CNN for kids--current events with a kid appeal http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi/ CNN's Education Site   (Feedback) Features education news as well as links to online resources from Holt Rinehart http://www.cnn.com/EDUCATION/ Keywords: online news Collapse of Mali & Songhai   (Feedback) Details the history of the two countries of Mali and Songhai. http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/mali.html Colonial Hall   (Feedback) This site offers biographies of America’s Founding Fathers as well as other related information. http://www.colonialhall.com/ Colonial Williamsburg history site.   (Feedback) Great for the 4th grade Virginia history SOL. Resources include electronic field trips, lesson plans, clothing, etc. http://www.history.org/History/index.cfm Colonial Williamsburg WebQuest   (Feedback) Take a webquest by selecting a colonial personality. http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests/Colonial%20Williamsburg/index.html Columbus in History   (Feedback) Accentuates the role of Columbus in the founding of the new world and the relation with the holiday. The major emphasis is on the myth making descriptions that have been assigned to Columbus. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/COLUMBUS/col3.html Community Helpers   (Feedback) Good integrated lesson on community helpers. http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1043.html Community Scavenger Hunt   (Feedback) You can create a scrapbook with a cover that sums up your town in pictures and words. http://www.planning.org/kidsandcommunity/scavenger_hunt/instructions.htm Congress Link   (Feedback) CongressLink provides information about the U.S. Congress -- how it works, its members and leaders, and the public policies it produces. The site also hosts lesson plans and reference and historical materials related to congressional topics. Congress for Kids is geared to the younger student. http://www.congresslink.org/ Core Knowledge Lesson Plans   (Feedback) This is a site for all grades/levels of core knowledge containg lessons sent in by teachers for non profit. http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/K.htm Creating a Holiday-The Martin Luther King Day   (Feedback) Accentuates the accomplishments of King and the background to his holiday. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/holiday/mlkday.html Cyrus McCormick and his Reaper   (Feedback) A nice site for information on Cyrus McCormick and his many contributions to American agriculture. Pictures of the site and his inventions. History of reaping grains is also given. http://www.vaes.vt.edu/steeles/mccormick/mccormick.html Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Web Site   (Feedback) Teacher's Guide to using political cartoons http://cagle.slate.msn.com/teacher/ Death of the Dream Farmhouses in the Heartland   (Feedback) http://www.pbs.org/ktca/farmhouses/ Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents   (Feedback) Provides a simple chronology of events leading up to the big day. From an exhibition by the Library of Congress http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara2.html Describe How Our Community is Changing   (Feedback) A list of advised strategies for teaching about this changing community concept. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade2/Grade_Two.html EconEdLink   (Feedback) Centered on curriculum standards and essential principles of economics, this site provides classroom-tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials for K-12 teachers and students. http://www.econedlink.org/ Economic Education Web   (Feedback) This site provides economic reasources for K-12 teachers, including online lessons, teaching materials, and index to useful web sites. http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/teach.htm Economic Resources for K-12 teachers   (Feedback) A list of activities, strategies and resources to teach economics to young people. http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/teach.htm EDSitement -Art and Culture   (Feedback) The purpose of EDSITEment is to offer a gateway for teachers, students, and parents searching for high-quality material on the Internet in the subject of art and culture. All sites linked to EDSITEment have been reviewed for content, design, and likely impact in the classroom. They cover a wide range of humanities subjects, from American history to literature, world history and culture, language, art, and archaeology, and have been judged by humanities specialists to be of high intellectual quality. http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=1 Educational Web Adventures   (Feedback) Educational Web Adventures is an award-winning Web development firm that creates immersive, interactive, and in-depth adventures about art, science and history. http://www.eduweb.com/adventure.html El Museo de Barrio   (Feedback) Website for the New York art museum that focuses on Latino culture http://www.elmuseo.org/ Eli Whitney Museum   (Feedback) Take a virtual tour of this museum. Learn about Eli Whitney's life and contributions to agriculture. http://www.eliwhitney.org Embassy of Mali in Washington, DC   (Feedback) The official Embassy website with a section on history and pictures. Good for the new third grade SOL. http://www.maliembassy.us/new_site/default.htm End of the Oregon Trail Library   (Feedback) A great collection of helpful sites for students studying the Oregon Trail http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/histhome.html ERIC: Social Studies   (Feedback) ERIC/ChESS attempts to compile links to some of the most useful, accurate, and current sources on the Internet. http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/links.htm Evidence of Student Learning Objectives   (Feedback) This is a resource for students to prove their understanding of these SOL related economic goals. http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/elelearn.htm#learning1 Explorers   (Feedback) an alphabetical listing of explorers with basic info about each - good for student research http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/indexa.shtml First Flight Centennial   (Feedback) The website of the organization responsible for organizing the Centennial celebration of the Wright Brothers' historic flight in Kitty Hawk http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/ Franklin D. Roosevelt Library   (Feedback) on-line, and are copyright free. ... recordings, motion pictures, and videos of the Roosevelt era ... and records detailing the history of his administration http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu Funbrain   (Feedback) Excellent website for parents to utilize when working with children at home. Great tool for teachers! Can be used as a math center where children can work at their own level to work on specific math skills. http://www.funbrain.com Geocaching   (Feedback) The website for geocaching, a new high tech treasure hunt that requires a sense of adventure and a global positioning system. Learn about latitude and longitude while looking for real and virtual caches. http://www.geocaching.com George Washington's Life   (Feedback) The facts of George Washington's life. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/gw/gwbio.html Get A Chinese Name   (Feedback) Type in you name and birthdate and get a chinese name written in characters with a pronounctiationb guide. http://www.mandarintools.com/chinesename.html Global Grocery List   (Feedback) Use the 14 year history of the global grocery list to interest students of all level in the economics of food prices. Have them research food prices in their own community and add them to the list. http://www.landmark-project.com/ggl/index.html Grade K Social Studies   (Feedback) Grade K-About Me and the School - Initial activities and strategies to orient student Offers lessons and strategies for Social studies, including rules and problems with breaking rules. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/gradeK/Grade_K.html Grade One Social Studies Long Range Planning (Plan A)   (Feedback) A simple list of strategies to teach about the various social studies concepts, including saving money and its value and meaning, as well as producers and consumers. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade1/Grade_One.html Grade One Social Studies, Long Range Planning   (Feedback) Provides various lessons and strategies for teaching the lower elementary grade social studies concepts, including the difference between needs and wants and the use of money. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade1/Grade_OneB.html Great Speeches   (Feedback) From the History Channel, a collection of recordings of modern speeches from Hank Aaron to Queen Elizabeth. http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/speeches.html Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad   (Feedback) Students and their teachers created this site about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. The site includes a wealth of material created by the students. Visitors will find a timeline, a quiz, character sketches, poetry, and crossword puzzles. There are links to a map of the routes taken on the Underground Railroad, photographs of Harriet Tubman, a history of the drinking gourd, and other worthwhile areas. http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/tubman/tubman.html Helen Keller Birthplace   (Feedback) Helen Kellers birthplace, includes a biography of Helen Keller and pictures. http://www.helenkellerbirthplace.org/about_helen/about_helen.html H-High-S   (Feedback) The primary purpose of H-High-S is to facilitate an ongoing discussion of curriculum, instructional strategies, and educational resources involved in teaching history, social studies, and related subjects in American secondary schools. http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~highs/ Historic Sites Along the Oregon Trail   (Feedback) An excellent student research resource. This site has great information about the various landmarks along the Oregon Trail. http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Sites.html History Channel   (Feedback) This site offers a vast collection of history resources ans classroom ideas with keyword search capabilities. http://www.historychannel.com/ History Links   (Feedback) Alphabetical listing of History Links that help support K-12 Social Studies/History Standards. http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SS/history.html History of Mali   (Feedback) This site provides a brief historical account of Mali. It would be useful for teachers who are unaware of that history. http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/CIVAFRCA/MALI.HTM History/Social Studies for K-12 Teachers   (Feedback) The major purpose of this home page is to encourage the use of the World Wide Web as a tool for learning and teaching and to provide some help for K-12 classroom teachers in locating and using the resources of the Internet in the classroom. http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html Houghton Mifflin Website   (Feedback) -8 resources for teachers, students, and parents. Includes Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Intervention, Professional Development, activities, games, and textbook support. http://www.eduplace.com/index.html I Hear the Locomotives: The Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad Lesson Plan   (Feedback) An extensive lesson plan that focuses on the impact the railroads had on the growth of the U.S. http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=253 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie   (Feedback) Good lesson using literature to describe wants, goods, and services. http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/mouse.htm Images of the West   (Feedback) A collection of images that could be used as primary sources in discovering the Old West http://www.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/FRONTIER/Image/index.html Images of the West lesson plan   (Feedback) A really nice lesson plan that allows students to explore the settlement of the West through the eyes of the artists and photographers who documented it. The lesson includes many links to helpful resources. http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/lesson_plans/lesson05.htm In Congress Assembled: Continuity and Change   (Feedback) Early Congress proclaims holidays. A curriculum unit and strategy to help teach about the reasons for holidays. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/constitu/const-l4.html In Search of the Heroes   (Feedback) This web site complements the award-winning "In Search of the Heroes" video series. At this site you will learn about heroes like Anne Frank, Helen Keller, Harriet Tubman, Thomas Edison, William Travis, and others. http://www.graceproducts.com Inside Story of the Pyramids   (Feedback) Produced by Nova, 4-8 students can wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid, and learn about the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built. They can also follow the 1997 field season of a team of archaeologists as they excavated the bakery that fed the pyramid builders http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/ Internet Medieval Sourcebook   (Feedback) Wonderful site with all kinds of primary source documents from the middle ages. VEry good introductory essays on a variety of topics as well. Not visually appealing, and written in college level language, this site is a treasure trove for teachers. It would likely be daunting for all but the most advanced students, although there are a number of neat sources a teacher could use with students. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html Internet Modern History Sourcebook   (Feedback) This is a wonderful site with very rich essays from the Renaissance to the present. THere are also a substantial number of primary source readings. For example, you can read an essays on the Enlightenment, and then read the works of Locke and Rousseau. This would be a good site priamrily for teachers, and for high school students with some guidance. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html Invest Smart   (Feedback) Invest Smart reveals the secrets of smart stock investing. The site focuses on a free stock market game and mutual funds trading for Educators, Investment Clubs, and individuals. Investment lessons and real-life examples http://investsmart.coe.uga.edu/C001759/stocksquest/mystocks.htm Jackie Robinson   (Feedback) The Jackie Robinson Organization hqs pictures and information about Jackie Robinson and awards college scholarships to minority students. http://www.jackierobinson.org Jamestown Online Adventure   (Feedback) The year is 1607. You are the captain of the Jamestown Colony in Virginia in this Flash-based historical simulation for secondary school students. Will your colony survive and prosper or will it become another 'Lost Colony'? http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/ Jeopardy for 2nd Grade History/Social Science Review (Virginia)   (Feedback) Jeopardy game format to help your children review what they have learned in 2nd grade History/Social Science! http://www.salem.k12.va.us/south/soljeopardy/social2/ssjeopardy2.htm Jerusalem Archaeological Park   (Feedback) an interactive archaeological site http://www.archpark.org.il/ Jewish Museum   (Feedback) Website for this New York art museum that focuses on Jewish art and ceremonial objects http://www.jewishmuseum.org/home/ John F. Kennedy Assassination   (Feedback) Details of the assassination of JFK are given with basic information, photos, the Warren report and help for students working on JFK reports. http://www.informatik.uni-rostock.de/Kennedy/ Kay Lera's Portal   (Feedback) mainly K-5 http://guest.portaportal.com/wpsva King Tutankhanum-- Was it Murder?   (Feedback) Was It Murder? The Death of King Tutankhamun: The Boy King-- was it murder? Web quest... http://www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest/ Leonardo da Vinci: A Man of Both Worlds   (Feedback) This site provides information about Da Vinci's life as well as his many interests and artistic accomplishments. http://library.thinkquest.org/3044/ Lewis and Clark Then and Now: Linking the Trail to America's Students   (Feedback) Apple Learning Interchange will be following Lewis and Clark throughout the 2003 to 2006 school years. Lewis and Clark Then and Now: Linking the Trail to America’s Students will follow the Discovery Expedition of St. Charles as members re-enact in real time the three-year voyage of the Corps of Discovery. A variety of live videoconferences as well as other broadcasts will be held. All videos and other materials are archived. http://ali.apple.com/lewisandclark/ Liberty! The American Revolution   (Feedback) Online companion to LIBERTY! The American Revolution, a series of six one-hour documentaries. http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/ Liberty: Perspectives on the Revolution   (Feedback) The issue of liberty and the Revolutionary War is explored through a look at daily colonial life, global events, and the military perspective. http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/ Life as a Slave Web Quest   (Feedback) Students will learn about the lives of slaves. They will learn about slavery at Old Salem, a Moravian community in North Carolina; at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia; at Mount Vernon, home of George Washington; and at Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson. Then they will read narratives and interviews of former slaves to gain insights into the life of a slave. http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/slavequ/slavequ.htm Life of Abraham Lincoln: An Illustrated Timeline for Young Readers   (Feedback) Written and illustrated by primary students at Berwick Academy in South Berwick, Maine, the site presents the facts about the life our 16th President through easy-to-read text and pictures. Students can send in their writing and drawings to be published in the Lincoln Gallery and can view contributions by others. Also featured are Tips for Teachers and additional Web resources http://www.berwickacademy.org/lincoln/lincoln.htm Lincoln Through The Eyes of Students   (Feedback) Site compiled by a class in Indiana based on their trip to Lincoln’s home; suggested activities are good and age-appropriate. http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/lincoln/index.html Location: Position on the Earth's Surface   (Feedback) Strategies for teaching students about basic geographic concepts. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Geography/location.html Madison IT Resources   (Feedback) This list includes resources for grades K - 12 and includes Special Education. It is broken up by topic rather than grade level. It is the result of almost 4 years worth of work. http://guest.portaportal.com/raehn Keywords: NETS*T, SOL, Themed Resources, Book Buddies,Career and Technical Education, Clip Art, ESL, Internet Safety, White Boards, Live Cams, Math, Games Magical Mali   (Feedback) interactive site to for children to explore the sights and sounds of Mali. Includes geography, weather, sounds, mapping and great pictures. It does not however talk very much about the history. http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/index.html Making Multicultural Connections through Trade Books   (Feedback) The Program of Assessment, Diagnosis and Instruction (PADI) created a data base of multicultural trade books for elementary aged children. These books were selected because they represent a specific culture and its traditions, history, folk tales, or current peoples. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/MBD/Grade_index.html Mali   (Feedback) Stanford University's website for all things dealing with Mali. Definitely an adult site where you would pick and choose sites to go to. Lots of links for other sites in several languages. http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/mali.html Mali Resources from Virginia Museum of Fine Arts   (Feedback) Geography and History - Timeline - Classroom Activities and more resources on Mali http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/mali_geo_hist.html Mali, West Africa   (Feedback) Brief, basic information on Mali, the current country and some interesting sites and info on the peoples of the country. http://www.sagatours.com/about-mali.html Map Adventures   (Feedback) Excellent and age-appropriate lesson plans and reproducible worksheets on maps, including lessons on legends, directions, and scale. http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/mapadv.htm Map Making Problems   (Feedback) This activity acquaints students with some of the problems associated with map making, especially with transferring a round shape into a flat shape. It also raises their awareness of location of continents, latitude and longitude, and other map skills. Needs to be modified for use with lower Elementary Students. http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst116.html Map Skills   (Feedback) A strategy for teaching basic map skills like north/south and up/down. http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst115.html Maps   (Feedback) Outline maps of the world, Canada, and the Unbited States http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/maps.htm Martin Luther King, Jr.   (Feedback) This site includes biographical information, a photo gallery, classroom resources and an interactive classroom. The focus of the site is the civil rights movement as well as Dr. King's life. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/index.html Message to the Future   (Feedback) Designing a monument can be fun. It is a way to learn about the ideas and planning that go into the creation of a monument. Future archaeologists may learn a lot about our culture from the monuments we leave behind. http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/arch/ancient3.html Middle School ITRT Portaportal   (Feedback) Many links for the middle school environmnet, covering multiple content areas. http://guest.portaportal.com/salansky Monticello   (Feedback) The website for Monticello, the beloved home of Thomas Jefferson http://www.monticello.org/ Mr. Donn's Ancient History Page   (Feedback) Lessons and links to ancient history sites - a great resource for grades 3 & 5 social studies. http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/ Mr; Morse's Technology Links   (Feedback) Blog for elementary school computer lab teachers featuring interactive, educational websites appropriate for K-5 students. http://mrmorse.blogspot.com/ Mrs. Letter's Portaportal   (Feedback) I created this portaportal when I was a fourth grade teacher - Enjoy! http://guest.portaportal.com/mrs.letter Keywords: fourth, elementary, portaportal, links, SOL Multimedia Lesson Plan on the Civil Rights Movement   (Feedback) This comprehensive multimedia unit includes video clips, a timeline, photographs, historical documents and other primary resources and is available for free at www.visionaryproject.org/teacher. Each lesson takes students behind the scenes of the Movement through first-person accounts by historic figures, including Coretta Scott King, James Meredith, Andrew Young, Dorothy Height, Bob Moses, and Constance Baker Motley. Through their personal stories, students will gain rare access to the private realities behind public, historic events such as the 1963 March on Washington; the violent confrontation known as Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama; the 1964 Freedom Summer voting rights campaign; James Merediths integration of the University of Mississippi; the Brown v. Board of Education legal battle, and much more. The lessons may be used as is or incorporated into existing lesson plans to provide your students with a rare and powerful point of view: history as told by the people who lived it. http://www.visionaryproject.org/teacher/ Keywords: lesson plan, Civil Rights, Black history, U.S. History Museum of the City of New York   (Feedback) Website for the New York museum that's all about New York http://www.mcny.org/ National Civil Rights Museum   (Feedback) The National Civil Rights Museum exists to assist the public in understanding the lessons of the Civil Rights Movement and its impact and influence on the human rights movement worldwide, through its collections, exhibitions, research and educational programs. http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/ National Council for History Education   (Feedback) The National Council for History Education is a non-profit corporation whose Board of Trustees is dedicated to promoting the importance of history in schools and in society. http://www.history.org/nche/ National Council for Social Studies   (Feedback) Social studies educators teach students the content knowledge, intellectual skills, and civic values necessary for fulfilling the duties of citizenship in a participatory democracy. The mission of National Council for the Social Studies is to provide leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators. http://www.socialstudies.org/ National Geographic Society-Lesson K-4 Neighborhood Services   (Feedback) This is an interesting activity or strategy for young children which associates them with the placement of community symbols and the reasons behind their particular placement. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/ideask4/k4neighbor.html National Geographic Xpeditions   (Feedback) This site offers an interactive “museum” that takes you on geography journeys. Here you’ll climb a mountain, hover over the Earth, speed across Europe, visit an archeological dig, and even order sushi. It includes teacher lesson plans and many learning activities. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/ Neferchichi's Tomb - Fruity Pharaohs   (Feedback) Site for elementary study of ancient egypt - hands on activities. http://neferchichi.com New York Times Education   (Feedback) The education news site for the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/pages/education/index.html Keywords: newspaper Old Sturbridge Village   (Feedback) Step out of your world and into ours. Explore early New England in the company of farmers, craftsmen, and fascinating characters. Celebrate yesterday's proud traditions on your remarkable journey into America's past. This site includes virtual panoramic tours of the village and its surrounding area. http://www.osv.org/ Order of Presidential Succession   (Feedback) As defined in the 20th and 25th Amendments to the Unites States Constitution, and the Presidential Succession Law of 1947, here is the current order of Presidential Succession. http://usgovinfo.about.com/newsissues/usgovinfo/blsucces.htm Organization of American History   (Feedback) The Organization of American Historians is the largest learned society devoted to the study of American history. http://www.indiana.edu/~oah/ Park Avenue Elementary   (Feedback) A variety of SOL resources from this elementary school in Danville, VA http://web.dps.k12.va.us/ParkAve PBS Kids Democracy Project   (Feedback) The Kids Democracy Project, prepared for the elementary and middle school levels, gives students an understanding of how the government plays a part in our daily lives, and what the President of the United States does during the day. Students can also visit a virtual voting booth. http://www.pbs.org/democracy/kids/ Photos of Hiroshima after the Atomic Bomb   (Feedback) This site displays images of the wreckage and injuries sustained by citizens. http://mothra.rerf.or.jp/ENG/A-bomb/photo-1/Contents.html Pledge of Allegiance   (Feedback) Fairly straightforward resource reviewing the history of the pledge of allegiance. http://www.vineyard.net/vineyard/history/pledge.htm Plymouth Thanksgiving Story   (Feedback) This site gives basic information about the history and legend of Thanksgiving. It was written by a teacher who is also an Indian, so the cultural perspective is unique. http://www.2020tech.com/thanks/temp.html Poetry and Music of the War Between the States   (Feedback) A site that includes lyrics and midi files of music from the Civil War. http://users.erols.com/kfraser/ Polling Report   (Feedback) A great compilation of polling data from a variety of sources. Useful for government at all levels. http://www.pollingreport.com/ Popular Songs In American History   (Feedback) Lyrics and Midi files of popular songs throughout American History. Great for music AND social studies classes http://www.contemplator.com/america/index.html Population, Land Use, and Emissions Data   (Feedback) Population, Land Use, and Emissions Data for the US http://sedac.ciesin.org/plue/ Postage Stamp Activity   (Feedback) A simple strategy for teaching why our culture honors well known people by having students design a postage stamp to honor someone http://www.eduplace.com/ss/act/specpeo.html POTUS - Presidents of the United States   (Feedback) background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/ Practice SOL Test- Virginia Studies 1607-1861   (Feedback) Provides a practice test covering Virginia Standards for Virginia Studies from 1607-1861 http://www.virginiasol.com/test/1861.htm Practice Test for Virginia SOL's for Virginia Studies- Civil War   (Feedback) Practice tests for Virginia SOL's for Virginia Studies for the Civil War. http://www.virginiasol.com/test/1861p2.htm Practice Test for Virginia SOL's for Virginia Studies from 1861 to the present.   (Feedback) Practice Test for Virginia SOL's for Virginia Studies from 1861 to the present. http://virginiasol.com/test/civwar.htm Presidential Inaugurations   (Feedback) From the Library of Congress, this site organizes information related to presidential inaugurations in the US. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/pihome.html Quia History Activities   (Feedback) A large variety of games and activities on the various areas of history. http://www.quia.com/hist.html ReadingQuest: Making Sense in Social Studies   (Feedback) A website for teachers that explores comprehension and content reading strategies and when to use them in social studies http://www.readingquest.org/ Red Cross Site for Educators   (Feedback) Free information and curriculum for teachers to help students prepare for diasters. Much of the curriculum is keyed to National standards. http://www.redcross.org/services/youth/ Resources for investigating the adoption of the U.S. Constitution   (Feedback) This site lists resources on the internet for background info and webquests to explore the adoption of the constitution. Good for 4th grade and older. http://teachers.teach-nology.com/themes/social/consit/ Richard E. Byrd   (Feedback) An extensive biography about the famous Virginian Richard E. Byrd. http://www.south-pole.com/p0000107.htm Road to Revolution Game   (Feedback) Great review game which begins with England's enraging taxes and on to the American Revolution. Students answer a series of questions while moving through time and place. A great review before SOL testing. http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html SCORE: History/Social Science   (Feedback) This site is part of an exciting new network of Online Resource Centers in California linking quality resources from the World Wide Web to the California curriculum. The H-SS resources listed here have been selected and evaluated by a team of educators from across California. These particular sites were chosen for their accuracy, grade appropriateness, and richness. Suggested activities for effective use of the resources with students will gradually be added as appropriate. http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/ Significance of the Bald Eagle   (Feedback) Information on the bald eagle and its significance to the U.S. Includes a link to the Great Seal of the U.S. http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/eagle/eagle9.html Social Studies   (Feedback) This site includes a collection of pages with social studies lesson plans and activities, instructional materials, ancient worlds, museums, and professional organizations. http://www.sitesforteachers.com/resources_sharp/socialstudies.html Social Studies Field Trips-The Star Spangled Banner House   (Feedback) This site is a strategy. It was made by the Montgomery, MD county school district and includes a slew of activities for young children designed to make the flag and star spangled banner more meaningful. Particularly focuses on a field trip to the Mary Pickersgill House http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/FT/Star_Sp_Banner_House_Act.html Social Studies Heaven   (Feedback) Excellent links to World Religion sites and World History II sites http://www.salem.k12.va.us/shs/ss/otherhistory.html Social Studies Learning Goals in Economics   (Feedback) This is a compilation of learning goals for the primary grades in economics. Will help teachers focus on exactly what the student needs to know. http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/K6goals.htm#primary Social Studies School Service   (Feedback) This site, organized by historical subject area, provides links to various high quality sites for history classrooms. http://catalog.socialstudies.com/c/@6haKyf0Ka5ik6/Pages/online.html Keywords: lessons, plans Social Studies School Service Online Activities   (Feedback) The Onine Activities Page enalbes teachers to esearch for lessons by subject. Browse a huge database of online activities centered around Web sites with exemplary content. http://catalog.socialstudies.com/c/@6haKyf0Ka5ik6/Pages/activities.html Social Studies Sources   (Feedback) This page is designed for K-12 social studies teachers and students. It also has information and topics that are useful to pre-service social studies instructors and students. http://education.indiana.edu/~socialst/ Social Studies, About and Around Me   (Feedback) Suggested activities for portraying character traits and rules and consequences. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/gradeK/index.html Software for Students   (Feedback) Educational software and services for middle school, high school, and college students. Creative, innovative and interactive products that empower students of all ages. http://npin.org Spartacus Educational History   (Feedback) A wide range of historical topics is presented with photos and primary sources to bring history alive. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ Keywords: resources Stone Age Habitats   (Feedback) Perfect for the study of the stone age http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/x/wxk116/habitat/ Student Activities Related to Benjamin Franklin   (Feedback) Strategies to teach about Benjamin Franklin. Most of the activities are for older children. http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/activity.html Susan B. Anthony House   (Feedback) The Susan B. Anthony House site has a virtual tour of her home, and a biography. http://www.susanbanthonyhouse.org/ Talking to Influential Persons   (Feedback) A website that lets students "talk" to famous people like Shakespeare, Dickens, Austen, Orwell, Wolfe, Hardy and Lincoln. http://www.talkingto.co.uk/ Teaching about the Real First Thanksgiving   (Feedback) Provides a strategy and resource for teaching about Thanksgiving from a native American perspective. http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/lesson-plan.html Teaching Tolerance   (Feedback) site provides resources to help teachers promote respect and dignity http://www.tolerance.org/teach/index.jsp Technology Timeline   (Feedback) A timeline is a history of the events leading up to the invention (creation) or the innovation (improvement) of a technological product, process, or system. It can also be a history of an inventor or innovator, (someone who created or improved a technological product, process or system). This site offers links to sites with this information. http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=7092 The American Civil War Homepate   (Feedback) The American Civil War Homepage gathers together in one place hypertext links to the most useful identified electronic files about the American Civil War (1861-1865). The page opens a gateway to the Internet's multi-formatted resources about what is arguably the seminal event in American history. http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/ The Ancient Indus Valley on Harappa.com   (Feedback) This site is an excellent source for pictures of the archeological dig and the artifacts from the Ancient Indus River Valley. The sites are primarily Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. In addition, there are 3D recreations and virtual flyovers of parts of the sites as well as a pretty cool annotated slide show. Really the only helpful site I have ever found on the Ancient Indus River Valley. http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html The Atlantic Unbound   (Feedback) The Atlantic Monthly is a wonderful source for depth articles on a variety of social and political topics. This page provides an archive of articles from past issues of the Atlantic, grouped by topic. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/ The Big Myth   (Feedback) Animated creation myths from a variety of cultures http://www.bigmyth.com/ The Degree Confluence Project   (Feedback) The goal of the site/project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location. The pictures and stories will then be posted here. http://www.confluence.org/index.php The First Thanksgiving   (Feedback) See a picture timeline. Relive the voyage of the Mayflower. Experience life in 1621 Plimoth. Play the Thanksgiving Cyber-Challenge. http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/index.htm The First Thanksgiving: Facts and Fancies   (Feedback) This site offers many fact and traditions as well as some myths about the first celebrated Thanksgaiving. http://www.plimoth.org/Library/Thanksgiving/firstT.htm The Great Wall   (Feedback) Virtual trip through the great wall. A lot of information about the wall's construction. http://www.chinavista.com/travel/greatwall/greatwall.html The Great Wall: Beijing Vista: China Travel: ChinaVista   (Feedback) The Great Wall, A Virtual Tour. To the northwest and north of Beijing, a huge, serrated wall zigzags it's way to the east and west along the undulating mountains. This is the Great Wall, which is said to be visible from the moon. http://www.chinavista.com/travel/greatwall/greatwall.html The History of the First Thanksgiving   (Feedback) This site covers all aspects of the voyage of the Mayflower, the early life of Pilgrims, and the story behind Thanksgiving. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1465/thankshist.html The History Place   (Feedback) This site offers information about major events in US history from the Revolutionary War, through the Civil War, both World Wars, and Vietnam. Also inlcuded are segments on the presidents and life in 20th century US. http://www.historyplace.com/ The Learning Site   (Feedback) Resources to accompany Harcourt School publications: some samples and subscriptions are also available for those not using Harcourt publications. http://harcourtschool.com/ The Life of Abraham Lincoln   (Feedback) A simple chronology of Lincoln's life drawn by first graders. http://www.berwickacademy.org/lincoln/lincoln.htm The Mexican-American War   (Feedback) An illustrated guide to the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848 http://riceinfo.rice.edu/armadillo/Past/Book/Part2/1846-48.html The Moral Washington: Construction of a Legend   (Feedback) Focuses on the nineteenth century rise of the Washington legend including stories such as the cherry tree. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/gw/gwmoral.html The NY Times learning site   (Feedback) The New York Times main learning site. Current events for the K-12 crew plus lesson plans and much more for the teacher http://www.nytimes.com/learning/ The Pony Express history page   (Feedback) A good compilation of information about the Pony Express http://www.xphomestation.com/frm-history.html The Teacher's Cafe   (Feedback) Free Teacher's Resources. Printable Math Worksheets: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division. Free online activities, lessons, assessments in all subjects. http://theteacherscafe.com/ Keywords: Math worksheets, teacher resources, online acitivities The Underground Railroad   (Feedback) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/ The World's Smallest Political Quiz   (Feedback) A brief quiz to assess political opinions, presented by the Libertarian Party. Places the respondant on a grid correlating to a political philosophy. http://www.self-gov.org/quiz.html Time Travelers   (Feedback) This webquest activity deals with historical events and key people from different eras in US history. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Sparta/5537/index_html.html Tour of Giza   (Feedback) Vitual Tour of Giza, pyramids http://www.virtual-egypt.com/ U.S.Mint for Kids   (Feedback) Children can design and print coins. Fun activity for kids in teaching economics. http://www.usmint.gov/kids/ Understanding Slavery   (Feedback) This project introduces students to the broad scope of slavery throughout history, from Biblical times to recent decades. It also helps students discover how pervasive slavery was in many American institutions, including business, religion, government, and home life. http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/teacher.html University of Virginia Center for the Liberal Arts   (Feedback) The courses and workshops offered by the History Project take a common approach, one marked by frank acknowledgment of the challenges secondary teachers face, by a deep engagement with scholarship, and by an open environment where teachers can work through solutions with one another and with professors. Our goal is to present teachers with the latest thinking on an important issue undiluted, with the conflict left in and the blank places visible, to acquaint them with the state of scholarship. We want teachers to understand the interpretative as well as the factual nature of history, to work more with supplementary texts and primary materials, and to see themselves and their students as participants in the process of creating, of doing history, not simply as the recipients of an immutable body of information. http://www.virginia.edu/cla/history.htm US 50 State History and Fact database   (Feedback) Facts about the the 50 states http://www.theus50.com/ USA: Index of Presidents   (Feedback) This site is an index on the presidents of the United States and contains information and documents of their speeches, writings, biographies and anything else related to their person or the office they are holding. http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/index.htm USA: Index to Biographies   (Feedback) This site contains data regarding historical persons related to American History. http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/ Virginia Council for the Social Studies   (Feedback) The Virginia Council for the Social Studies engages and supports Virginia educators in advocating and strengthening social studies. http://vcss.org Virginia Council for the Social Studies   (Feedback) Virginia Council for the Social Studies http://www.cstone.net/~huneycut/VCSS/ Keywords: VCSS, Virginia Indians   (Feedback) A great site for information on Virginia INdians with lots of jumping off points to other web sites and links to other sites with info about famous INdians of that early Virgina history. http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/vaindians.htm Virtual Economics Web Companion   (Feedback) A bunch of interesting and age appropriate activities put out by federal reserve banks. Need adobe acrobat reader. Sections including my money, wishes and rainbows, road to roota, and life of a dollar bill all excellent strategies to teach about money, natural resources, scarcity and barter economies. http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/ve.htm#ele Walking through the American Revolution   (Feedback) This is the story of the American Revolutionary War from the irritations of colonists to the resentments that led to rebellion. The series of links walks through the end of the war at Valley Forge. Includes links, activities and quizes http://www.mce.k12tn.net/revolutionary_war/american_revolution.htm Web Links For Virginia Second Grade Teachers   (Feedback) Great site of links for second grade teachers in Virginia. A must have resource! http://www.salem.k12.va.us/south/gradelevels/second/ Westward Bound   (Feedback) An online activity that takes students on a virtual journey west http://www.sd129.org/goodwin/index.htm Where in the world is....   (Feedback) From the Academy Curricular Exchange Columbia Education Center Social Studies, a game to help third and fourth graders learn geography. http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst121.html White House for Kids   (Feedback) information about the President, First Lady, Vice President, the White House, etc. http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/ Why We Save?   (Feedback) Provides a copy of the Spend or Save? story to discuss the idea of saving and money as currency; would have to modify counting for kindergarten; need Adobe Acrobat. http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/savek-2.pdf World History SOL Journal   (Feedback) Every term, person, and place from the World History II SOLs defined and identified. http://www.salem.k12.va.us/shs/habeeb/soljournal.html Wright Brothers' National Historic Site   (Feedback) The website for the National Park Service site at Kitty Hawk http://www.nps.gov/wrbr/ Write Like an Egyptian   (Feedback) Type in your name and the site will give you your name in hieroglphs. http://www.upennmuseum.com/hieroglyphsreal.cgi/ Yahooligans! Social Studies   (Feedback) Collection of sites and information about history, geography, economics, and government. http://www.yahooligans.com/School_Bell/Social_Studies/ You Wouldn't Want to be a Roman Gladiator!   (Feedback) An electronic book about Ancient Rome http://www.salariya.com/web_books/gladiator/ Keywords: interactive You Wouldn't Want to be an Egyptian Mummy!   (Feedback) An electronic book about Ancient Egypt http://www.salariya.com/web_books/mummy/ Keywords: interactive