Social Studies Websites

Adobe- A Person In Time Lesson Plan: http://www.adobe.com/education/instruction/adsc/pdf/history_lesson.pdf

American Slave Narratives http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.html

Archiving Early America http://earlyamerica.com Explore the amazing world of early America through the media of the day.

Association of American Geographers - Places Online http://www.placesonline.org/ provides access to the World's very best place-based Web sites.

BBC Country Profiles http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

Brainy History http://www.brainyhistory.com/ A great place to find what happened when to whom!

Chronology of World War II http://www.islandnet.com/%7Ekpolsson/ww2hist/ This timeline brings various published sources together to present a timeline about World War II. It includes some events leading to the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, as well as aftermath and war-related events through to the present day. The author has an even more complete version for purchase, but wait until you see how detailed even this free version is!

Clickable Map of the United States http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/usstates/50states.htm Another great resource from Social Studies for Kids! Click on the state & go to a page with info about that state (flag, flower, bird, tree, etc.)

Congress Link http://www.congresslink.org/

Constituiton Center - Interactive Constitution http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/ VERY COOL!

Constitution Day (September 17th) http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson347.shtml Get ideas & resources from Education World.

Democratic National Committee http://www.democrats.org

Department of Justice-Kids & Youth http://www.usdoj.gov/kidspage/

Educator's Reference Desk - http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/res.cgi/Subjects/Social_Studies

Election Resources: The 2004 Election: Kids Can Make A Difference (from Scholastic's "Instructor" magazine) http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/Sep04_elections.htm
Students from all over the country are proving that kids can make a difference! With these activities, your students will learn all about the election process, and with this know-how, help to “get out the vote” in their communities

Electronic Passport (Mr. Dowling's Virtual Classroom) http://www.mrdowling.com/

The Geography Site http://www.geography-site.co.uk/ A comprehensive site for anyone exploring Geography, with online lessons, revision sheets, and hundreds of pages of useful, easy to read information about the geography topics you cover at school.

Grand Canyon Explorer http://www.kaibab.org/grand.htm

History Central http://www.multied.com/index.html This site has it all! Navigate by time periods, wars, heroes, etc. Also contains a special section for educators.

History Channel; This Day in History http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih.jsp?category=leadstory

HyperHistory Online http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html

Info Please http://www.infoplease.com/ Encyclopedia, Atlas, Biographies, Almanac, This Date in History, etc.

Instructor Magazine's Online section: http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/activities.htm

The League of Women Voters http://www.lwv.org/

Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov

Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/index.html

National Atlas http://www.nationalatlas.gov This Federal source is a new portrayal of America in maps and geographic information. Using new technologies, they honor traditions of accuracy, reliability, and innovation.

National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Online http://www.ncss.org

National Geographic - Maps http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/ Offers search for maps, reference, globes, and atlases, TOPO software, custom maps by mail, trails illustrated, MapMachine, and country profiles.

New Jersey links from Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/newjersey/index.shtml

PBS Teacher Source http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/soc_stud.htm

Republican National Committee http://www.rnc.org/

Social Studies for Kids! http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/ This site is a resource for students, teachers, and anyone else who wants to learn about Social Studies. This site covers history, geography, economics, cultures, current events, holidays, religions, languages, archaeology, and much more! This is a great resource!!!

Social Studies School Service http://socialstudies.com/

States Web Games http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm Learn, and take quizzes on, the locations, capitals, abbreviations, and over 500 important facts about the 50 states of the USA.

Truman Presidential Museum & Library http://www.trumanlibrary.org/

US National Archives & Records Administration http://www.archives.gov/

World Atlas Online http://www.worldatlas.com/ Featured maps & facts, "in the news" section, atlases & guides, currency conversions, time: any date...anywhere, free clip art & more!

Yad Vashem (Holcaust Site) http://www.yad-vashem.org.il/

Yahooligans Games

 

 

Last updated: November 13, 2007