Internet Resources
for the
Social Studies Teacher
The Learning Network from The New York Times
HAVENS OF HISTORY!
Digital History
Best History Sites
HyperHistory
NPS Links to the Past
NARA Digital Classroom
History Matters
The History Channel
Justice Learning
Library of Congress
LESSON PLANS for SOCIAL
STUDIES TEACHERS
Thinkfinity
Social Studies Sources
FAST FACTS!
CIA World Factbook
World Almanac for Kids
Internet Public
Library
American Fact
Finder
National Atlas
National Women's
Hall of Fame
Influential
People
Central Pacific Railroad
Photographic History
Museum
American Originals
Online exhibits from the National Archives
Google Maps & Satellite
...have students type in a street address in the Google Maps search
box; once the address is located, have them choose "satellite" to get
a view of the address from space. Students can also pan around and
see other features in the area. Students can even create a URL to
link directly to the satellite location.
CURRENT EVENTS!
Student News Net
CNN Student News
Time for Kids
Scholastic News
Yahoo Kids
Discoverynews
NY Times: The Learning Network
ONLINE NEWSPAPERS!
Kind News: For the Primary Grades
http://www.kindnews.org/default.asp
Newspapers: USA and Worldwide
http://www.refdesk.com/paper.html
The New York Times News Summaries
Newspapers around the World
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/index. http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
html
The Wall Street Journal Online Classroom
Edition
Environmental News Network
http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/index.
http://enn.com/
html
PBS NewsHour for Students
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/
BBC Newsround
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/default.stm
AMERICAN HISTORY
From Revolution to Reconstruction: A Hypertext on American History
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/index.htm
Library of Congress Learning Page
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/start/index.html
National Archive's Exhibit Hall
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/index.html
American Experience
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/
American Experience for Kids
http://pbskids.org/wayback/index.html
American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
Bill of Rights Institute Lesson Plans
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/
Constitution Center Lesson Plans
www.constitutioncenter.org/education/CurriculumResources/LessonPlans/index.shtml
Ben’s Guide
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html
COLONIAL TIMES
Colonial Williamsburg
www.history.org/
Virtual Jamestown
http://www.virtualjamestown.org/page2.html
CIVIL WAR/SLAVERY
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
http://www.freedomcenter.org/
Lest We Forget
http://digital.nypl.org/lwf/english/site/flash.html
HOW OUR GOVERNMENT
WORKS!
US Treasury
Bill of Rights Institute
National Constitution
Center
Kids.gov
Ben's Guide
Future State
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING
You are the Historian: Investigating the First Thanksgiving
http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/index_js2.html
A Meal Without Forks and Other Feast Facts
www.historychannel.com/exhibits/thanksgiving/thnkmeal.html
The 1621 Thanksgiving
www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/thanksgiving.php
Biography of Squanto
www.baccalieu.com/squantum/
Thanksgiving Crafts
www.dltk-holidays.com/thanksgiving/turkey_crafts.html
Enchanted Learning: Thanksgiving Crafts
www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/thanksgiving/
THE PRESIDENTS
Internet Public Library: POTUS
www.ipl.org/div/potus/
Presidents
www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0194030.html
Whitehouse Kids.gov: Presidential Biographies
www.whitehouse.gov/kids/presidents/
The White House
www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/nation/whitehse_1
American President
www.americanpresident.org/history/h_home.shtml
American Presidents: Portrait Gallery
www.americanpresidents.org/gallery/
Whitehouse: First Ladies’ Gallery
www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/
National First Ladies Library
www.firstladies.org/Bibliography.htm
Abraham Lincoln
http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/
AMERICAN SYMBOLS/PATRIOTISM
The Flag of the United States of America
http://www.usflag.org/
Today in History: July 4
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul04.html
Flag Picture Gallery
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagpics.html
The Star-Spangled Banner
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/symbols/anthem.html
The Star-Spangled Banner
http://americanhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/
Suncatchers: U.S. Flags
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/bd-usflag.html
Flag Game
www.flag-game.com/
Our Documents
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?flash=true&page=milestone
THE FIFTY STATES
To find the home page of any state in the United States, simple
enter: www.state.00.us in the address bar, substituting the two
letter abbreviation for the state in place of 00. For example,
New Jersey's home page can be found at:
http://www.state.nj.us/
50 States
www.50states.com
United States Atlas
go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/usa.htm
National Atlas of the United States
nationalatlas.gov/natlas/natlasstart.asp
CIVIL RIGHTS
The Civil Rights Era
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9.html
Civil Rights Timeline
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html
Exploring the United Farmworkers’ History
http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~l3d/systems/agentsheets/NewVista/grape-boycott/History.html
Montgomery Bus Boycotts
http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-5565/montbus.html
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
http://home.att.net/~reniqua/
Mexican American (Chicano) Civil Rights Movement
http://www.lasculturas.com/lib/libMexAmCivilRights.php
Civil Rights and Native Americans
http://www.policyalmanac.org/culture/archive/native_americans.shtml
Discriminatory Decrees Against the Jews|
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/document/DocDec.htm
The Civil Rights Act
http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/micro/129/79.html
Greensboro Sit-Ins
http://www.sitins.com/
Civil Rights Oral History Bibliography
http://www.usm.edu/crdp/html/bibliography.shtml
PBS: WayBack: Stand Up For Your Rights
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kids/civilrights/
Civil Rights Movement: 1955–1965
http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/
National Civil Rights Museum
http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
http://www.usccr.gov/
IMMIGRATION
Immigration
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/immigration_set2.html
FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson071.shtml
http://www.funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com/articles/fivethemes.htm
http://www.quia.com/pop/4680.html
http://www.quia.com/jg/42004.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/themes.html
GEOGRAPHY
MAPPING THE EARTH
Terraserver
http://terraserver-usa.com
National Geographic Xpedition Atlas
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/
How Far Is It?
http://www.indo.com/distance/
National Geographic Geobee Challenge
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/
National Atlas
http://nationalatlas.gov/
Test Your Geography Knowledge
http://www.mccollam.com/fun/geoquiz/
AROUND THE WORLD
One World
http://us.oneworld.net/
The Nations Online Project
http://www.nationsonline.org/
Great Places Online
http://www.greatestplaces.org/toc/top.html
Around the World in 80 Clicks
http://www.traveladventures.org/
ANCIENT EGYPT
History of Egypt
http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/History/
Petra: The Great Temple
www.brown.edu/Departments/Anthropology/Petra/
Stonehenge
www.christiaan.com/stonehenge/index.php
Mysterious Places
www.mysteriousplaces.com/index2.html
UNITED NATIONS
United Nations Cyberschoolbus
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/index.asp
Welcome to the United Nations
http://www.un.org/
UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Fund
http://www.unicef.org/
The UN for Kids, Youth and Educators
http://www.unac.org/learn/
League of Nations
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/collections/league/background.html
League of Nations Photo Archive
http://www.indiana.edu/~league/
Charter of the United Nations
http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
The United Nations
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/united_nations.htm
The United Nations System
http://www.un.org/aboutun/chart.html
United Nations
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761564986/United_Nations.html
Agencies of the United Nations
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/agencies_united_nations.htm
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
http://www.peacewomen.org/un/basics/unbeg.html
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
The Seven Natural Wonders of the World
www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/9711/natural.wonders/
Complete Listing of World Wonders
http://wonderclub.com/AllWorldWonders.html
Museum of Unnatural Mystery
http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/unmain.htm
Hillman’s Wonders of the World
http://www.hillmanwonders.com/
Ancient Seven Wonders of the World
http://www.indianchild.com/amazing_facts9.htm
Wonders of the World
http://www.dimdima.com/knowledge/wonders.asp
What Are the Seven Wonders of the World?
http://wv.essortment.com/whatareseven_rgot.htm
Wonderful Wonders of the World
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002388/ancientwonder.html
Seven Wonders of the World
http://www.b-link.co.uk/ckn/wonders/
NOVA Online: Ancient Wonder Quiz
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sunken/wonders/try1.html
What Are the Seven Natural Wonders of the World?
http://arar.essortment.com/whatsevenwonde_rghq.htm
Seven Wonders of the World
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002388/naturalwonders.html
Wonders of the African World
www.pbs.org/wonders/
New Seven Wonders of the World
www.new7wonders.com/ancient.php
ARCHAEOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY
Kids DIG Reed (Great for Primary Grades!)
http://www.kidsdigreed.com/
World Cultures
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/exhibits/online_exhibits/online_exhibits.shtml
The Archaeology Channel
www.archaeologychannel.org/
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
www.museum.upenn.edu/new/exhibits/online_exhibits/online_exhibits.shtml
THE ANANZI
The Anasazi
http://www.desertusa.com/ind1/du_peo_ana.html
http://www.desertusa.com/ind1/ind_new/ind11.html
http://www.desertusa.com/ind1/ind_new/ind10.html
Rock Art Pages
http://www.jqjacobs.net/rock_art/index.html
Manitou Cliff Dwellings
http://www.cliffdwellingsmuseum.com/content.htm
The Anasazi Heritage Center
http://www.co.blm.gov/ahc/index.htm
Colorado’s Mesa Verde
http://away.com/primedia/arts_arc/mesa_verde_co_1.adp
Southwest Cultures Map
http://www.cliffdwellingsmuseum.com/swcmap.htm
The Anasazi or “Ancient Pueblo”
http://www.cpluhna.nau.edu/People/anasazi.htm
Mesa Verde National Park
http://www.desertusa.com/ver/du_ver_map.html
Mesa Verde National Park
http://www.mesa.verde.national-park.com/map.htm
The Anasazi
http://www.desertusa.com/ind1/du_peo_ana.html
Rock Art Pages
http://www.jqjacobs.net/rock_art/anasazi.html
Mesa Verde National Park: The Anasazi
http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_national_park/co/his_mes.htm
Cultural Astronomy
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/ecuip/diglib/science/cultural_astronomy/cultures_anasazi1.html
Southwestern Indian Civilization: Anasazi
http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/up/upb.html
Charles Mason
http://www.cliffdwelling.com/MesaVerde/mason.htm
Where Did They Go, and Why?
http://www.cliffdwellingsmuseum.com/anasazi1.htm
The Anasazi “Collapse”
http://www.cpluhna.nau.edu/People/anasazi_collapse.htm
Climate History: Exploring Climate Events and Human History
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ctl/cliihis1000.html
Cliff House Ruins Pictures of Mesa Verde
http://www.travelsinparadise.com/colorado/mesaverde/
Realm of the Ancient Ones
http://www.phototripusa.com/e_gallery_0601.html
Mesa Verde National Park: A Photo Gallery
http://www.jqjacobs.net/southwest/mesa_verde.html
Mesa Verde: Soda Canyon
http://www.pigseye.com/mc/4corners/mesaverde.htm
Ancient Anasazi Rock Art
http://www.moab-utah.com/anasazi/rockart.html
Treasures of the Four Corners
http://gorp.away.com/gorp/location/co/4corners.htm
HISTORY OF THE HOLIDAYS
The History of the Holidays
www.historychannel.com/exhibits/holidays/main.html
Holidays Around the World
http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?content_spotlight/holidays
HOMEWORK HELPERS
www.user.shentel.net/rbowman/files/hhelp.htm
Homework Helper
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
My Homework Helper
www.refdesk.com/homework.html
The Kids on the Web: Homework Tools
www.zen.org/~brendan/kids-homework.html
Homework Help
www.nationalgeographic.com/homework
Fact Monster: Homework Center
www.factmonster.com/homework