SOCIAL STUDIES RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
(and for students)
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 good site for history Ancient Egypt Interactive Learning Ancient Mesopotamia Interactive |
 Smithsonian Home Page Smithsonian Education Encyclopedia Smithsonian Smithsonian Museums |
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 EXCELLENT site; lots of material Teachers' Home Page Homework Help National Geographic Kids |
 Expedition Hall, the National Geographic virtual interactive museum that takes you on geography journeys |
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Map
Machine from National Geographic; find any location |
Outline Maps from National Geographic; maps for printing and copying |
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 National Geographic ideas, tools, and interactive adventures |
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 "classroom-tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials for K-12" |
 good source for engaged learning activities in social studies |
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 Arts & Social Sciences Gateway |
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 resources for K-12 teachers |
 Internet "Field Trips" |
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 daily quiz, picture of the day |
 "the past into the future" |
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| Email Your US Rep Contact Your US Senator Contact Your IL State Legislator |
State of Illinois Abraham Lincoln Online Library of Congress Lincoln Resources |
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 Kids' Zone; learn about Illinois; state site for kids |
Alliance Library System more from the Alliance Library: Early Illinois Women Illinois women during first 100 years Illinois Alive! Illinois' first 100 years; digital archives Ready for Reference "searchable resources to locate material from Illinois State Library" |
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| IllinoisAtlas.com facts and statistics on Illinois and US; lots of statistical data plus download Illinois maps |
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| Internet History Source Books Project EXCELLENT SITE from Fordham Univ. Ancient, Medieval, Modern, also African, Jewish, Islamic, and others |
Virtual Tours from About.com Nova's Virtual Tour of the Pyramids EXCELLENT - requires Quick Time VR Maya Quest accompany expedition online Prehistoric Chauvet Cave Paintings even older than those at Lascaux Virtual Tours museums and exhibits from a Roman villa to the Jimmy Stewart museum Virtual Tours from U. E. N. |
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 great history site; material divided into several sections and searchable database |
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 main page for resources |
 find status and text of current legislation before Congress |
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 100+ historical collections; check out "Collection Finder" and "Learning Page" |
 stories from America's past; excellent resource |
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| ThinkQuest Library " ... more than 5,000 web sites. Built by students for students to use and learn." |
The Valley of the Shadow two communities in the American Civil War |
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| NY Times Learning Network good for 6-12 current events; lesson plans; crossword puzzles |
Infoplease Online quizzes social studies questions |
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| ArchNet directory of museum websites and virtual museums for archaelogy and anthropology |
 "comprehensive and authoritative source ... on all things Canadian" |
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 Good source. Look up and print maps. |
 Google Maps |
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| The Great Globe Gallery 100's of projections and photos of the globe and geological features; also puzzles and other activities |
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| OSSHE
Historical and Cultural Atlas lots of useful maps; sections on North American and on Europe/Middle East |
Microsoft
TerraServer aerial photos and topographical maps of the US from US Geological Survey. |
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 Geography at About.com blank outline maps for classroom use; info on every country, continent; clip art |
 Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection: large number of maps in many categories |
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| GraphicMaps.com Great for tests, presentations; images free, but permission required for some |
US Gazetteer from the US Census Bureau; find info on any city in the US |
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| Infoplease
Map Library printable outline maps of state, country, region, or continent |
World
and US Population Clocks from the US Census Bureau |
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| Guide to Law Online: U.S. States and Territories state constitutions, codes, other legal information |
U.S.
Counties from the National Association of Counties; officials, addresses, economic and demographic data |
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| Remember.org a "cybrary" of the Holocaust US Holocaust Memorial Museum online resources about the Holocaust Witness and Legacy artists' responses to the Holocaust from U of Tennessee at Knoxville Literature of the Holocaust print resources on the holocaust: novels, articles, photos, etc. |
AmericanCivilwar.com resource aimed at K-12 students The American Civil War Homepage from U of Tennessee at Knoxville The United States Civil War Center from Louisiana State University Civil War Maps 1861-1865 from the Library of Congress Civil War Photographs most by Matthew Brady |
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 laws, legal cases and codes, legal news and resources |
 "helping teachers bring democracy to life" |
Today in History from the History Net, click on "Today in History" link On This Day from the New York Times Today in US History from the Smithsonian |
 Join expeditions live as they explore the world |
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School "documents in law, history and diplomacy" sorted by century |
Rulers current heads of state and heads of government Arctic Studies Center from the Smithsonian |
| The American Presidency "history of presidents, the presidency, politics and related subjects" |
POTUS Presidents of the US; from Internet Public Library |
The US Capitol official site from the architect of the Capitol |
| The White House official site The White House for Kids official site for kids |
Mr. Donn's Ancient History great resource for middle school age |
History Matters "Designed for high school and college US History teachers ... resources and ... materials for teaching U.S. history" |
| Perseus Project "variety of resources on the ancient world" |
History Link
101 "cultures of Africa, Aztec, China, Egypt, Greece, Mayan, Mesopotamia, Rome, Olmec, Prehistory, Middle Ages and World War II are divided into categories of Art, Biographies, Daily Life, Maps, Pictures and Research and more." |
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| Ancient World Web link to "things ancient" |
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| The Labyrinth Resources for Medieval Studies |
Exploring Ancient World Cultures comprehensive introduction to and overview of ancient cultures |
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| British History "America's gateway to the British Isles;" excellent source on British history |
Great Buildings "documents a thousand buildings and hundreds of leading architects" |
 International Chat and Email |
| Geography World links from a geography teacher |
HyperHistory
Online companion to World History Chart |
Civil War Interactive "History with an Attitude;" online Civil War info |
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