socialstudies


Social Studies Resources
1492: An Ongoing Voyage An on-line exhibit created by the Library of Congress about the cultural interactions from 1492-1600, including information about Christopher Columbus, the Mediterranean World, and the Inventing of America.

50 States and Capitals Provides information about each of the fifty states and their capitals, including information such as state bird, flag, motto, flower, nickname, population, geology, legistlators and more.
Ancient Greek World

Provides information on the land, time periods, daily life, economy, and religion of Ancient Greece.
Anne Frank Online

 Provides information about her life and times, her diary, the Anne Frank Center USA, and more.
American Civil War Homepage

Provides an impressive array of resources included, time lines, letters, diaries, graphic images, information about specific battles, and much more.
American Memory The Library of Congress has created this resource with lesson plans on American History, and primary source collections, and archival material on American culture and history. There are photographic collection, sound collections, textual collections, and early motion picture collections.

American Presidency Provides information from 3 different encyclopedias written at different grade levels, current presidential information, historical election results, trading cards, and more.
Archiving Early America

Provides information, actitivies and historic documents from 18th century America.
Atlapedia Contains basic information about every country of the world. Each country has a profile that provides facts about the climate, geography, people, religion, language, history, and economy.
Biography Page A database of 15,000 biographies of past and present famous people presented by A & E Television Network.

Biographies of United States Presidents

A one page biography of each of the presidents, with links to their inaugural addresses, information about the first lady and a picture of the president.
Black History Activities This site provides excellent activities that use Internet resources to learn about African Americans. There are activities on Black History Month, African-American History and Slavery, African American Leaders, Contemporary Poetry, The Million Man March, Opinions, Ideas and New Celebrations, Institutional Changes, and 20th Century Oral History. It also has an treasure hunt about African Americans.

Civil War Unit A complete unit on the civil war with objectives, recommended trade books, links to background information, enrichment activities and more.

EdSITEment Provides lesson plans, activities and web resources to top humanities sites.

Ellis Island Provides a historical overview, information about the journey, processing at Ellis Island, and information about Ellis Island is like today.
First Gov The official United States government web site with information on agriculture and food, arts and culture, business and economy, environment and energy, Federal Grants, taxes, science, technology, and more.
Ancient Egypt Site An outstanding site that provides information, lessons, activities and more about Egypt.

Geography World Geography teacher, Brad Bowerman, has created an amazing list of links related to geography.

Geographia Provides photographs, video and audio clips, and basic information about many countries in the world.

The History Net The National Historical Society presents historical information with links to world history, American History, Eyewitness Accounts, Great Battles of the Ages, Today in History, Interviews and more.
Inventors Index Provides information about inventors. Students click on the letter of the alphabet to get a list of inventors with last names that begin with that letter. You can also search by inventions.
Martin Luther King Jr. The Seattle times provides information on "The Man, The Movement, The Legacy, The Holiday, an Electronic Classroom."
Mount Vernon Provides a tour of the grounds, biographical information about George Washington, the pioneer farm, image gallery and an on-line quiz.

Museum of Paleontology Provides information about the Museum and online exhibits on phylogeny, geology, or evolutionary theory.
National Council for Social Studies Provides resources for teachers, including lesson plans and a list of upcoming television programs using in the social studies curriculum.
National Geographic Provides interactive features, adventures and exploration, maps, photography, links for kids, news, education, and more.
Xpeditions Provides atlases, lesson plans, outstanding sites for teaching and learning geography, and more.

National Inventors Hall of Fame The on-line version of the book about the National Inventors Hall of Fame. It provides a searchable list of inventors and includes information about their invention, the patent number, and bibliographic information.
National Museum of Natural History

Provides documents and data about Museum research and the national collections.
Native American Indian Resources Links to over 300 web pages of information with Native maps, stories, astronomy, Native Nations, and much more. A Great resource!

National Portrait Gallery: Hall of Presidents The Smithsonian Institution provides information about each of the Presidents of the United States and the presidential portrait.
Oregon Trail Provides information, pictures, video clips, diaries, memoirs, fantastic facts, and more about the Oregon trail.
Revolution to Reconstruction Provides an outline of American History, with links to information about the Colonial Period, War of Independence, Formation of a National Government, Westward Expansion, Sectional Conflict, Era of Expansion and Reform, Conflict Abroad, and Modern America.
Smithsonian Provides a virtual tour of the Smithsonian's museums and galleries.
Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet. Provides full text of the Legislation, Congressional Record, Bill Summary and Status, Hot Legislation, the Constitution, information on How our Laws are Made and more.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Provides information, history, location, maps and more about the Seven Wonders of the World.
US Historical Documents The University of Oklahoma has documents such as charters, items from the constitution, treaties, proclamations, and inaugural addresses from pre-colonial time to the present.
You Be the Historian Students visit the Springer household from the 1700's and are given 8 photographic clues to determine how many people lived there, what they ate, and what they did for a living. They are asked to think about what would happen if historians visited their house in the year 2050. This is a great spring board to talk about primary and secondary resources and life in the 1700's.
White House Provides information about the executive branch, the first family, publications, press releases, messages from the President and Vice President.
White House for Kids A site to provide elementary students with information about the White House and the first family.