GREAT SOCIAL STUDIES INTERNET SITES!

The Internet has many interesting web sites to visit to collect information and learn about various topics of interest. Click on the list below to find your favorite Social Studies site!

American History

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S GUIDE TO AMERICAN HISTORY - http://bensguide.gpo.gov

Ancient History

WWWORLD OF ARCHAEOLOGY - http://www.he.net/~archaeol/wwwarky/wwwarky.html

EXLORING ANCIENT WORLD CULTURES - http://eawc.evansville.edu/index.htm

Biographies

A & E's INDEX OF FAMOUS FIGURES IN HISTORY - http://www.biography.com

Black History

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY ONLINE QUIZZES - http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/superindex.html

WOMEN OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD - http://www.ugrr.org/learn/heroines.htm

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD - http://education.ucdavis.edu/NEW/STC/lesson/socstud/railroad/Map.htm

Current Events & Newpaper for Kids

YAKS'CORNER MAGAZINE FOR KIDS - http://www.yakscorner.com

CLASSROOM CONNECTION TO OTHER COUNTRIES - http://www.globe.gov

Geography

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC GEOGRAPHY SITE - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions

NEWS & LINKS TO EVERYTHING GEOGRAPHIC - http://geography.miningco.com

GEO TEACHER WITH GREAT LINKS - http://home.att.net/~geographyclassroom/home.html

THE GEOBEE CHALLENGE ONLINE - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/geobee

UNITED NATION CYBERSCHOOLBUS ON GLOBAL ISSUES - http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus

Government

THE 50 STATES - http://www.50states.com

AMERICAN PRESIDENTS AND THE PRESIDENCY - http://www.grolier.com/presidents/preshome.html

FEDWORLD INFORMATION PAGE - http://www.fedworld.gov

US MINT ACTIVITES FOR STUDENTS: http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?flash=yes&Filecontents=/kids/games/index.cfm&pick=5

BEN'S GUIDE TO U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR KIDS:  http://bensguide.gpo.gov

FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN SPIRIT:  http://www.usconstitution.org

THE US CONSTITUTION CENTER:  http://www.constitutioncenter.org

History

TRIBUTE TO THE WILD WEST - http://cowboypal.com

THE AMERICAN MEMORY - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html

HISTORY CHANNEL ONLINE - http://www.historychannel.com

COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY SITE - http://www.hyperhistory.com

EYEWITNESS HISTORY - http://www.ibiscom.com

HOW THE DEPRESSION AFFECTED THE CHILDREN - http://newdeal.feri.org/eleanor/er2a.htm

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LEARNING PAGE ON AMERICAN GOVERNMENT - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/index.html

THIS DAY IN HISTORY - http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday

THE HISTORY NET - http://www.thehistorynet.com

FRONTIER HISTORY - http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest

NATIONAL ARCHIVES:  http://www.archives.gov

Leader of the World

RULERS OF THE WORLD - http://www.rulers.org

Maps & Flags

ANIMATED ATLAS - www.animatedatlas.com/movie

TERRASERVER SATELLITE IMAGES - http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com

USA MAP GAME -  http://jimspages.com:80/States.htm

Nations of the World and their Cultures

LET'S GO AROUND THE WORLD TO EXPLORE - http://www.ccph.com

E-CONFLICT CURRENT WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA WITH LINKS - http://www.emulateme.com

EVERYTHING ABOUT RUSSIA - http://russia.uthscsa.edu

KIDS WEB JAPAN - http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb

Native Americans

NATIVE AMERICAN RESOURCES - http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources

SEMINOLE INDIANS - http://www.seminoletribe.com

SEMINOLE STORYTELLER - http://www.bettymae.com

LINKS TO INDIAN TRIBE SITES - http://www.indiancircle.com

Teacher Resources

HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES WEB SITE FOR RESOURCES - http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html

EUROPEAN SCHOOL PROJECT LINKING STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD - http://www.esp.educ.uva.nl/

GEOGRAPHY WORLD - http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL STUDIES - http://www.ncss.org

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN'S SOCIAL STUDIES CENTER - http://www.eduplace.com/ss/index.html

AWESOME LIBRARY OF RESOURCES - http://www.neat-schoolhouse.org/social.html

Wars

THE VIET NAM WAR - http://www.vietnamwar-reference.com

CIVIL WAR RESOURCE PAGES - http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war

GROLIER'S WORLD WAR II - http://www.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_mainpage.html