Social Studies Websites
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Thomas Web |
Website with full text of House and Senate bills, committee membership lists, the Congressional Record, and many other features |
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Arab Net |
In-depth source of information on a number of Arab countries |
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The History Net |
Extensive, easy to use site of American and World history, which includes primary source materials |
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The History Place |
Wonderful site filled with photos, materials, and special exhibits |
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Exploring Ancient World Cultures |
A selective, introductory look at various Internet resources on ancient cultures |
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CongressLink |
Student activities, an online newsletter, lesson plans, and Ask An Expert options |
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CNN Black History Month Page |
Compilation of materials from February 1996 and a wonderful set of links to related sites |
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InSite – Canada’s Digital Collections |
Excellent set of subject based collection of images, video, and other options relating to Canadian history and culture |
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JamesQuest – Discovering Virginia’s First Colony |
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/ |
Superb series of four WebQuests plus links to a virtual colony experience |
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
A treasure trove of primary sources, lessons plans, and other options. Check out the quarterly online journal, History Now |
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National Museum of the American Indian |
Wonderful field trip and introduction to this culture – check out the online exhibits |
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Internet Medieval Sourcebook |
Excellent source of teaching materials for this time period |
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BBC – History |
Access to information on most embassies in the US |
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National Geographic |
An electronic version of the classic publication plus links to Traveler Magazine and a superb map machine |
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Presidential Campaign Commercials |
View commercials from 1952 to the present – excellent information literacy activity |
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Popular Songs in History |
Historical background plus the music files to actually play the songs |
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Colonial Williamsburg |
Great historical almanac and virtual tour of the museum |
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Cyber Newseum |
Use the Exhibits and Theater link to access a number of virtual exhibits which provide thought provoking teaching options |
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Schoolhouse Rock |
Access to the lyrics of these 1970’s commercials on ABC |
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Links to the Past |
Use the US National Park System to find historical information |
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You Be the Historian |
Wonderful simulations for students |
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Blank Outline Maps |
http://geography.about.com/od/blankmaps/ |
Alphabetical collection of easy to print outline maps |
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Eyewitness: History Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It |
Excellent set of materials with primary source information |
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Time 100 |
Explore the top 20 people in five areas of the past century |
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America Votes |
Presidential campaign memorabilia starting with 1796 |
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The Victorian Web |
Wonderful set of resources for the study of the Victorian era |
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination |
Developed by a veteran teacher, excellent material for studying the event in depth |
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FDR Cartoon Archive |
Use the political cartoons of the era to help study that time period |
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Early Industrialization |
http://invention.smithsonian.org/ |
Complete lesson with some primary source material |
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Picturing the Century |
Collections of photographs from well known photographers plus a number of theme related galleries |
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The Oregon Trail |
Excellent set of resource materials and primary sources |
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World Press Review |
One stop place to find headlines from all around the world |
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C-Span Classroom |
Well developed activities for use with the materials housed at C-Span |
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Landmark Cases of the Supreme Court |
Billed as a one stop shop for teaching materials |
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Famous Trials |
Excellent set of materials on a wide number of famous trials including the Boston Massacre, Alger Hiss, and OJ Simpson |
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Census Scope |
A superb tool for examining US demographic trends by the University of Michigan with census data from 1980 – 2000 |
