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Social Studies
Last modified May 2007

General/Current Events | Biographies | U.S. History | State Information | World History

World Information | Economics | Geography

Textbook Resources

Grade 4: Social Studies Alive: Regions of Our Country Connections

Grade 5: History Alive: America's Past Tutorials
Grade 6: History Alive: Ancient World Connections

General / Current Events	Shaw Current Events League Web Page Ben Franklin's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids U.S. Constitution Short Quiz U.S. Constitution White House Quiz Save the Bill of Rights Activity Bill of Rights Overview Current Events Challenge (Houghton Mifflin) Iditarod 2002 Race Site The Ultimate Iditarod Site Scholastic Iditarod 2002 Special Report Iditarod Field Trip This Week in the News (today and in the past, from Weekly Reader) MSNBC PencilNews for Kids Kids Next Door (learn to be good citizens) Peace Corps Kids World (cultures and how kids make a difference) The History Channel Exhibits (variety of topics) American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Biographies	FactMonster Biographies Gale Group: Hispanic Heritage Biographies Gale Group: Black History Biographies Gale Group: Poet's Corner Biographies Gale Group: Women's History Biographies Deborah Sampson Biography National Women's Hall of Fame Notable Women Ancestors Children's Encyclopedia of Women (student project) Women in History Biography.com People Index and Lifelines MITs Inventor of the Week Archives Inventors Hall of Fame Search (by inventor, invention, or decade) IPL Presidents of the United States Whitehouse President Biographies AmericanPresidents.org PresidentsUSA.net Abraham Lincoln (student project) Colonial Hall Biographies of the Founding Fathers Time100 People of the 20th Century Role Models on the Web PBS Biographies
U.S. History	Smithsonian American History Timeline America's Story (amazing Americans, states, history by era, pastimes/sports/hobbies, theater/music) Tracks: U.S. Elementary History By Topic American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century Pilgrim's and America's First Thanksgiving Jamestown Rediscovery Online Jamestown Adventure America's Homepage: Plymouth (Plimoth Plantation Virtual Tour) The Thanksgiving Tradition Life on Plymouth Plantation Student Activity The Pilgrim Life Online Adventure Old Sturbridge Village Life in an Ipswich, MA home (1757-1945) Archiving Early America Puritans WebQuest Colonial Economy from 1600-1750 BostonTeaPartyShip The American Revolution - Valley Forge Online Activity Colonial Williamsburg History Explorer PBS Liberty! The American Revolution Site Women in the American Revolution American West: Development and History The Oregon Trail: All About The Trail, Historic Sites, Fantastic Facts In Search of the Oregon Trail (from PBS, includes on-line trivia quiz) The Oregon Trail Virtual Tour Oregon Trail Virtual Field Trip Westward Ho! Scholastic Cyberhunt Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark (interactive journey) Lewis and Clark Virtual Field Trip Lewis and Clark Scholastic Cyberhunt Geology Along the Lewis and Clark Trail Lewis and Clark: Animals They Discovered Westward Movement / Oregon Trail (student project) Watch the USA Grow (1650 through 1907) California's Gold Rush Country By the Great Horn Spoon: A Gold Rush Adventure The Gold Rush in Nevada City, CA (class project) The Dakota Conflict of 1862 (student project) Reed Farmstead Archaeological Site The American Civil War This Week in the Civil War The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the Civil War The North vs. The South Civil War WebQuest Harriet Tubman & the Underground Railroad (student project) Follwing the Trail of the Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad National Geographic OnLine Abraham Lincoln's Early Life Quiz Abraham Lincoln Activities Abraham Lincoln WebQuest Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement Black History Museum Black History Quiz Martin Luther King Jr. Chronology Celebrating Black History: Martin Luther King Jr. Seattle Times on Martin Luther King Jr. The King Center: History and Her Story The Dr. King Timeline Page (elementary student project) Museum of African American History American Indians: North, South, East, West Powhatan Indian Site (history, Pocahantas, etc.) Four Faces of Pocahantas A Guide to the Great Sioux Nation Scenes from the Eastern Woodlands - A Virtual Tour - 1550 Pre-Columbian Indian Cultures Ellis Island: Gateway to America (elementary student project) Immigration (secondary student project) American Immigration (secondary student project) Virtual Ellis Island Tour
State Information	Washington D.C. Memorials and Landmarks Washington D.C. Photos Teachers Travel to the Northeastern United States NetState Encarta U.S. Geography Article Quizzes to Review Regions of the United States (Northeast, etc.) GEONET U.S. Region Quizzes MA Facts: History, Government, Symbols Encarta Massachusetts Article Life in an Ipswich, MA home (1757-1945) Quick Facts About Each State Fifty States Site Stately Knowledge: Facts About the United States Nifty Fifty United States (student project by U.S. region) Fifty States of America WebQuest America's Story: Explore the States (and Washington D.C.) Learn the State Capitols Capitals of the United States Game *Individual State Sites* Alabama \| Alaska \| Arizona \| Arkansas California \| Colorado \| Connecticut Delaware \| Florida \| Georgia \| Hawaii Idaho \| Illinois \| Indiana Kansas \| Kentucky \| Louisiana Maine \| Maryland \| Massachusetts \| Michigan Minnesota \| Mississippi \| Missouri \| Montana Nebraska \| Nevada \| New Hampshire \| New Jersey New Mexico \| New York \| North Carolina \| North Dakota Ohio \| Oklahoma \| Oregon Pennsylvania \| Rhode Island South Carolina \| South Dakota Tennessee \| Texas \| Utah Vermont \| Virginia Washington \| West Virginia \| Wisconsin \| Wyoming
World History	Ancient History Project Pages (Rome, China, Egypt, Greece, India) Mr. Donn's Ancient History Pages (all topics plus timelines) Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations (Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, China) Mayan Culture WebQuest *Mesopotamia* Ancient Mesopotamia An Ancient Mesopotamia Student Project Ancient Land of Mesopotamia (student project) Mesopotamia Electronic Passport Mr. Donn's Mesopotamia Page *Egypt* Carnegie Museum Life in Ancient Egypt Egyptian MadLibs Odyssey Online: Ancient Egypt Guardian's Egypt Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations (Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, China) British Museum Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt WebQuest 1 Ancient Egypt WebQuest 2 Ancient Egypt WebQuest 3 History of Egypt WebQuest Pyramids of Egypt WebQuest Nova Online: Pyramids The Clickable Mummy Akhet Internet (Egypt site) National Geographic Tomb of Tutankhamen Egyptian Adventure (student project) Ancient Egypt (student project) Mr. Donn's Ancient Egypt Page Neferchichi's Tomb Gander Academy Modern and Ancient Egypt Web Resources Hieroglyphic Translator *Greece* Adventures of Ulysses Internet Hunt Daily Life: Ancient Greece (student project) Ancient Greece in the Virtual Classroom Odyssey Online: Ancient Greece Journey through Ancient Greece Mr. Donn's Ancient Greece Page Historical Figures in Ancient Greece Bartleby.com Biographies History Link 101: Ancient Greece Woodlands Junior School Famous Greeks Woodlands Junior School Gods Odyssey Online: Greece – Rulers, Heroes, and Athletes History for Kids Greek Philosophers *Rome* Daily Life: Ancient Rome (student project) Rome Interactive Wordsearches Rome in the Virtual Classroom Daily Roman Life Odyssey Online: Ancient Rome Voyage Back in Time: Ancient Greece and Rome Mr. Donn's Ancient Rome Page
World Information	*General* Cultural Connection (info. on multiple countries) Lonely Planet World Guide The Global Gazette (student project on China, Norway, and the US) CultureQuest World Tour (information on various regions) Say Hello to the World ("Hello" in many languages) Flag Tag Activity (identify flags of the world) Let's Go Around the World! Country Facts(information and statistics) Peace Corps Kids World (learn about different cultures and countries) Greatest Places OnLine (Amazon, Greenland, Iguazu, Madagascar, Namib, Okavango, Tibet) *Country Specific* ZoomSchool: Mexico ZoomSchool: Canada Africa OnLine Kids' Zone Discover Africa Kid's Web Japan Korea for Kids China(3rd grade student project) About China from the Chinese Embassy France4Kids Virtual Journey: France Australia Downunder Thai Students On-Line Vietnam: A Children's Guide Virtual Journey: United Kingdom Virtual Journey: Spain South Africa Facts on Canada New Zealand History
Economics	EconomicsMinute Current Activity EconomicsMinute Activity Archives Massachusetts Agri-Web (local farm information) Junior Achievement KinderGarden Econopolis ! (student project)
Geography	Continents and Oceans Quiz Latitude and Longitude Tutorial Learning the Compass Tutorial National Geographic GeoSpy Activity U.S. Regions GeoNet Activity Seven Ancient Wonders of the World World Atlas: Maps to Print Outline Maps to Print National Geographic Printable Maps National Geographic Curriculum Activities Quia! Geography Games MapQuest

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