You will find links to the follow Social Studies topics on this page:
African American History
Early American History
Geography
Government
Historical Eras
Resources and Ideas
Wars
African American History
American
Slave Narratives Great site of anthology of former slave narratives.
US Historical
Documents regarding Slavery
African
Voices From the Smithsonian. Explores Africa's past and
history of the land and people. Good resources listed as well.
Journey
to Africa
Africans in America:
The Civil War Narrative, resources and teacher's guide.
Three other eras of history are offered as well.
Rise and
Fall of Jim Crow History of segregation from the Civil War to
modern civil rights
African American Women
Our
Black Heritage.com
Journey from
Slavery to Freedom
African American History
Challenge
Early American History
Liberty: The American Revolution A wonderful interactive game that let's you work
through the Revolution
PBS Online: Lewis and Clark
Jamestown Online Adventure
America's
Freedom Documents
Betsy
Ross Homepage
Declaring
Independence A chronology of the birth of independence
The
Oregon Trail
Colonial
Hall All about our founding fathers
Old Sturbridge Village site of
colonial America. Good pictures and descriptions.
13
Originals Summaries of the 13 original American colonies.
Benjamin Franklin Study of Benjamin Franklin and his accomplishments.
Colonial Williamsburg
Jamestown Re-Discovery
The re-discovery project of Jamestown.
Geography
America's
Library: Explore the States Tons of information, past and
present
Fact
Monster : U.S. All about the states, capitals and facts
NetState.com Symbols, flags, seal, people, you name it
State
and Local Governments on the Net
State Fact
Sheet
Stately Knowledge
State Travel
Information
USA CityLink.com
For information on specific cities in a state
Color Landform Atlas of the US
US Weather
Page Great for completing research on your state report
World Almanac for
Kids
50states.com Great site
of states and capitals.
Africa Guide
Complete guide to every country in Africa.
Geography
4Kids Science basics in geography
National Geographic Kids
Geo-Globe:
Interactive Geography Great geo-games! A ThinkQuest
site.
Adventure
Learning Foundation Takes students and teachers on virtual journeys
around the globe.
US
FactFinder Information on states, the census and a quiz
banknotes.com
Site all about paper money from all over the world.
Journey to Africa
What
is the Capital of..... Very simple site which finds the
capital of any country. Also a capital quiz included.
funschool.com Don't forget this one.....let's kids choose their age level. Map and
geography skills.
Xpeditions An outline atlas
with maps for printing. Lessons plans and activities for students.
National Geographic GeoBee GeoBee Geography challenge quiz.
Helping Your Child Learn
Geography Wonderful idea link for geography ideas.
GeoNet
Government
America's
Freedom Documents
State and Local Governments on
the Net
Inside
the White House by National Geographic
Official
White House site
American
Currency Exhibit
TeenGov
Designed to teach teenagers the relationship between the branches of government, how they work together, and how they can become involved in the entire process.
Exploring Consitutional Law
PBS The Democracy
Project-Understanding Gov't.
Congress
Link Get names, addresses, schedules......all about Congress
The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
Presidential
Resources Another good site for this.
Elections...the American Way
Presidential
Exploration Find out what it's like to be President.
ThinkQuest site
Ben's Guide
to Government Choose your grade level
Election
of the President and VP Nice complete source of the whole
process
Historical Eras
Mysterious
Places Explore sacred sites and ancient civilizations
Digital History
America's Story from America's Library
HistoryCentral
Civil War @The Smithsonian
Historical Maps Online
Stone
Age Reference Collection
This Day
in History Presented by the History Channel
On
this Day Presented by the New York Times
The Renaissance
HyperHistory
Online 3,000 years of world history with a combination of colorful
graphics, lifelines, timelines, and maps.
Harriet Tubman A
second grade created site all about Harriet Tubman....nicely done. Timeline,
quizzes, poems, character sketches....
Century in Shoes
Fashion trends in the 20th century
Stories of the Century
Odin's
Castle of Dreams and Legends Wonderful historic site from the dawn of man
through the modern wars. Lots of good resources.
Outline of American History
Historical descriptions and links to eras from Early America to Modern times.
Inside an American Factory 1904
Chicago Historical Society
Pyramids: the Inside Story
The Great Pyramids
Ice Treasures of
the Inca Interactive site on the civilization of the Incas
The History Place Great time line from explorers to present.
People's Century
20th century review
Resources and Ideas
On
this Day Presented by the New York Times. Great Teacher
resources.
Historical Maps Online
Inventors Museum
National Archives and Records Administration
The
Learning Page Part of Today in History by the Library of
Congress. A must see!
banknotes.com
Site all about paper money from all over the world.
FirstGov.gov
Official web site for searching the U.S. Government
Uncle Sam Uncle Sam and
American symbols and icons.
History
House An interesting collection of information and sites.
Rulers Listing of rulers
and heads of government.
Time for Kids Available in two
versions (grades 2-3, grades 4-6)
This Day in
History by the History Channel
American Memory The American
Memory historical collections. Great searches. Lots of activities.
National Park Service Ask
an historian.
Wars
Korean War Project
Information on the Korean War.
Civil War @The Smithsonian
Codes and Ciphers in WWII
Anne Frank Online
Navajo code Talkers:
World War II Fact sheet
Africans in America:
The Civil War Narrative, resources and teacher's guide
The Civil War for
Kids Created by kids for kids.
A Time of the Lincolns
This site explores not just the Civil War, but also women's rights, slavery,
abolition, politics and the growth of the industrial economy.
Vietnam Online
Vietnam War
Great links to sites about the war......25th anniversary of the end of the
war.
The History Place: US Civil War 1861-1865
The
History Place...all about the Revolutionary War.
Time line of the Revolution For younger students
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