Social Studies

American History & Government

American Presidents
Great site for lessons, resources, and an index of all available web sites on the presidency and individual presidents.

America's Story - student/youth site by the library of Congress.

African-American 20th Century Biographies

Black History Month Sites

Black History Month
Info. & Links

Civil Rights Movement Timeline & Photos

Civil War List
Comprehensive list of Civil War sites.

Civil War Research and Recources

U.S. Supreme Court

FindLaw Costitutional Law Center

Supreme Court Cases
(Historical & Current)

Supreme Court Info. & Cases

Supreme Court Cases &
Legislation Related to African American History

Supreme Court History

Supreme Court Sites

Women's History - biographies, timeline, women's rights.

Black History Month
biograhies


Teach with C- Span for the latest in current events, judicial review, history and civics topics - video streaming and lesson plans. A must see social studies teachers.

American Presidents: Life Portraits - indepth historical information with video streaming from the series of the same title. Links to other sources and sites and lesson plans.

Bill of Rights - site has info. and materials on past and current issues, materials with free resources and lesson plans.

Child Labor in America 1908-1912
narrow focus, but great content. Photos,
links, and info.

Turn-of-the-Century Child - childhood life and times of the early 1900's.

The Valley of the Shadows: Two Communities During the Civil War -
access to thousands of primary resources AND online lesson plans with student activity pages

Wars for Vietnam - overview & primary sources.

World Studies

Maps-
Check out the map sites for current maps & locations from local to world-wide sites and places. Create copies, request directions, etc. Also, find geographic and cultural information and statistics.

World Atlas Interactive

National Geographic Map Machine

Altapedia Online - contains full color physical and political maps as well as facts and statistics on countries of the world.

CIA FactBook - data and maps on countries of the world.

The History Place - WWII in Europe, Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, and new topics added often. Great time lines and information.

The History Net - history by topic and subject for students, reserachers, and instructors. Great site for with a huge archive of informative and appealing articles from U.S. and world history to personality profiles and eyewitness accounts

 

Yahooligans Almanac - almanac for younger students, but with variety of subjects and topics.

Africa - explore Africa. Visit regions, people, and places. Companion to the PBS series. For students of all levels.

Ancient Civilizations of the World - site that explores all the ancient cultures of the world with index to other sites.

Ancient Civilizations - explore daily life in Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, India and China.

Ancient Egypt - the British Museum.explore Egyptian Life, Geography, Pyramids, and Time. Find out where writing was used in Ancient Egypt.

The Middle Ages - find out what life was like during the Middle Ages.

The Renaissance - explore the ideas, inventions and people behind the Renaissance.

Current Value of Old Money - find sources to compare inflation, costs of living, and more for periods in history, Ancient Rome, Spain, and Colonial America are some of the periods featured

The Ancient World Web

BBC Modern World History - explore the key events that shaped the 20th century.

Current Events & Topics in the News

Learn About Islam - choose from law, Quran, Islam, practices, Sunnah and info.

 

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