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 * [|Abraham Lincoln] -The site features a quiz written and illustrated by first grade students, a treasure hunt, curriculum guidance, links to similar sites and a "Pioneer Life" picture show. Teachers and young students will enjoy studying the memorable author of the "Emancipation Proclamation."
 * [|Ad*Access] - this great site has over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955
 * [|African Resources] - a K-12 Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet.
 * [|AlternaTime Timelines] - Browse the Past and some Futures... a collection of Timelines on the Web
 * [|Amazing Picture Machine] - a searchable index of Internet graphics will help you find images for your lessons. Supporting a wide variety of topics from historical photos to science diagrams, this site also includes lesson ideas and search tips.
 * [|American History Archive Project] - helps middle and secondary level students find digitized artifacts and historical commentary, and encourages their contribution to ongoing scholarly examination of these resources through linked hypertext essays.
 * [|American Studies Web] - American Studies Web includes Economy and Politics, Race and Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality, Social Science, Current Events and Legal Studies, and more.
 * [|Ancient World Web]- this site is a compendium of sites spotlighting the Ancient World and the valuable categorizing makes this site more useful than a mere list of links.
 * [|Anyday in History] - a great way to incorporate history in your classroom. Check out birthdays, death dates, and special events that happened any day of the year
 * [|Ask Eric] - Social Studies lesson Plans
 * [|The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School] - an incredible resource for students and teachers alike. Historical documents dating back to the 12th Century are presented in entirety, with links to supporting documents, glossaries and indexes for each one. Major documents relevant to Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government can be found at this site.
 * [|Benjamin Franklin : Glimpses of the Man] - at this site, students can find out almost everything there is to know about Benjamin Franklin, the inventor, philosopher, writer, and diplomat. Included are lesson plans ( ie . Solar energy, electricity, and hot air balloon experiments) that focus on current implementations of Franklin 's ideas.

> [|Celebrating Women's History] - this site has over 100 biographies, activities, resources, and much more to help integrate the celebration of Women's History Month > **CIVICS **
 * BIOGRAPHIES **
 * [|Biography] - This A&E's Biography web site includes a searchable and browsable online collection of 15,000 cross-referenced biographies from the Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia. The site provides selected opening chapters and reviews from best selling biographies, a quiz and anagram game, chatboards, and schedules of upcoming episodes of the Biography television program.
 * [|Biographical Dictionary] - this biographical dictionary contains basic information on over 27,000 people from ancient times to the present day.
 * [|Biographies] - this site has links to common biographies students need for reports
 * [|Biographies from Homework Central] - a great collection of biography sites on the Internet
 * [|The Biography Maker]- online lessons explain what a biography should be and walk writers through questioning, learning, synthesis, and storytelling, includes embedded links to relevant Internet resources and tips for effective writing.
 * [|Lives, the Biography Resource] - Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more.
 * [|Black History Month: Exploring African American Issues on the Web] - offers five different activities you can use depending on your learning goals and students
 * [|Cameron Balloons Virtual Factory]- this site was designed for undergraduate students new to business studies and it offers an overview of the way a company is organized by function (production, marketing, accounts, design, and purchasing). Each function includes explanations, worksheets, theories, issues, and more.
 * [|Cam World] - Cam World features organized links to thousands of "Webbed" outdoor cameras around the world. Includes information links for every cam listed. This could be a wonderful fun resource when students are learning about a region or time zones.
 * [|Castles on the Web] - this site links the castle resources on the Internet including history and photographs
 * [|CIA World Fact book 2000] - The CIA World Factbook includes information on every country in the world.
 * [|Updated CIA World Factbook & Intelligence Fact Book] - Statistical information on nearly every country in the world, plus an incredible amount of maps, graphics, country flags, and more.
 * [|City Net] - This comprehensive reference on geography and cultures is updated daily and provides easy and timely access to information on regional travel, entertainment, local business, government, and community services.
 * [|Idea Central] - provides timely information and ideas about national politics. Themes include Civic Participation, Health, Economics and Politics, Welfare and Families, and Media.
 * [|Learning Adventures in Citizenship] From New York to Your Town - this is companion to a PBS documentary, this site includes inquiry-oriented activities in citizenship for upper elementary and middle school students and includes a parents and teachers guide
 * [|Rock the Vote] - Rock the Vote is dedicated to protecting freedom of expression and to helping young people realize and utilize their power to affect change in the civic and political lives of their communities.
 * [|Teaching with Historic Places] - this site offers lessons and resources that support history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. The lessons are based on historic sites and include readings, images, questions, and ideas for extension activities.

> **COLONIAL AMERICA **
 * CIVIL WAR **
 * [|Abraham Lincoln] - The site features a quiz written and illustrated by first grade students, a treasure hunt, curriculum guidance, links to similar sites and a "Pioneer Life" picture show. Teachers and young students will enjoy studying the memorable author of the "Emancipation Proclamation."
 * [|The American Civil War Homepage] - this site has links to the moXpeditionst useful identified electronic files about the American Civil War (1861-1865). The page opens a gateway to multi-formatted resources about what is arguably the seminal event in American history and a great Website for those studying the Civil War.
 * [|Civil War Photograph Collection] - The Selected Civil War Photographs Collection contains 1,118 photographs. Includes everything but the smell of the gunpowder.
 * [|The History Place] - this site offers graphically enhanced timelines of World War II in Europe and the life of Abraham Lincoln. It also includes are a photo journal on the life of John F. Kennedy, a featured speech of the week and a hotlist of historically related tourist sites across the U.S. The available topics are continuing to increase (including the Holocaust and Civil War), so come back often to see what's new.
 * [|Selected Civil War Photographs] - this site has over 1000 high quality photographs can be searched for by keyword or browsed from a less-friendly table. Students and teachers can freely download them for educational use. Also, this is a good chance to teach students about proper citation and crediting of sources because the Library of Congress is meticulous in providing such information for each image.
 * [|Time Detective (from) American History Archive Project] - Time Detectives identify found objects from America 's past (Revolutionary and Civil War eras)." An Introduction provides an overview of the project and tips on prompting student learning.
 * [|The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War] - this site provides access to thousands of primary resources and online lesson plans with student activity pages
 * [|Very complete Battle of Gettysburg web site (many links)] - a wonderful site to visit when you are studying the Battle of Gettysburg
 * [|Clicking Anastasia: an Internet Adventure] - in 1918, Nicholas Romanov, former Tsar of the Russian Empire, his wife Alexandra and their five children, have been captives of Communist revolutionaries for more than a year. On the night of July 16 they are killed by Bolshevik Soldiers. "What happened to the Romanov fortune? Was it lost? Or hidden? And if hidden, where? Play the game, or read the background information
 * [|13 original colonies] (5) - You need the HyperStudio plugin to look at these links ..
 * [|Native American Crafts Unit] - Children in the American colonies frequently learned how to make toys and other crafts from the Native American children who lived nearby. The activities at this site illustrates some of the crafts, techniques, and materials which Native and Colonial children might have used for their toys and crafts.
 * [|Pilgrim information] (2) - While the Mayflower Web Pages are specifically designed for genealogists and academic historians, it can certainly be utilized by teachers and students during the Thanksgiving season
 * [|CNN Interactive Cable News Network Website] - CNN's home page covers breaking news, sports, health and showbiz stories, each nearly always including pictures grabbed from CNN's video cameras and it offers a few video clips with a search feature that quickly calls up stories on a topic of your choice
 * [|Collapse: Why do Civilizations Fall? -]Explore theories on what caused Mesopotamia, Teotihuacan  , Chaco  Canyon - they were once flourishing, vibrant communities that have all but disappeared from Earth.
 * [|Country Studies] - When military or diplomats' families receive "traveling papers" to a distant country, they look to the Department of the Army's Country for information about 85 countries. Students can search for information about each country, compare social and political life, and learn about current events.
 * [|Cranes for Peace] - students from 41 states folded paper cranes and sent them to students in Japan on the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.
 * [|The Crusades: A View From Jordan] - created by a sixth grade class, this project looks at the Middle Ages and Crusader Castles in Jordan . Read fictional journal entries, peruse timelines, or take a virtual tour of castles in Aqaba, Ajlun , Shobak , and Kerak . A teacher resource section includes lesson plans for those interested in guiding their students in a similar project, and an accompanying web site covers [|Roman Ruins].
 * [|Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court] - this site provides information about the Supreme Court as well as their recent and past decisions.
 * [|Deep in the Bush, Where People Rarely Ever Go] - African culture becomes alive in the classroom with folk tales and accompanying activities at this creative site. Included in this site is an extensive teacher lesson page, African recipes, links to other African resources, and ideas for your students to create and produce their own plays.
 * [|Discoverers Web] - this site has a text-based page with hundreds of links to information on discoverers and explorers, from prehistoric man through modern day
 * [|Discovery Channel's Galapagos Islands Tour] (1) - Discovery Channel online's first ever virtual Internet expedition to the Galapagos Islands.

> **EGYPT ** > **GEOGRAPHY ** > [|Idea Central] - provides timely information and ideas about national politics. Themes include Civic Participation, Health, Economics and Politics, Welfare and Families, and Media. > **IMMIGRATION ** · [|Jason Project] Coming in 2001-2002... JASON XIII: Frozen Worlds will take students and teachers on an adventure to some of the colder regions of our planet and solar system. > **KUNA INDIANS AND MOLA MAKING **
 * **ECONOMICS **
 * [|The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School] - an incredible resource for students and teachers alike. Historical documents dating back to the 12th Century are presented in entirety, with links to supporting documents, glossaries and indexes for each one. Major documents relevant to Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government can be found at this site.
 * [|CCER National Budget Simulation] - There are three ways to play this game: a simple version that challenges you to cut major categories of spending or eliminate tax loopholes without knowing the total amount already being spent, a longer version with sub categories of spending, and a third version with the sub categories of spending that includes the budget of each item.
 * [|Economic Ed Website] - this site provides support for learning economics in all forms and at all levels. For lesson suggestions, head for the K-12 Resources section or the idea page on how to teach economics using the Internet.
 * [|Idea Central] - provides timely information and ideas about national politics. Themes include Civic Participation, Health, Economics and Politics, Welfare and Families, and Media.
 * [|InvestSmart] - developed by students for the ThinkQuest competition, this site includes investment basics, lessons, a simulation, and examples.
 * [|Government Information Sharing Project-Oregon State University] - this project enables users to access data and tables from several government resources that haven't been online. Use this valuable information to analyze population, agricultural, economic, and trade figures for all counties in the U.S . . This site is goldmine of information and links to other government sites
 * [|K-12 History Resource Guide] - an online version of a paper presented at the Computers and History 95 Conference, this is the first resource any teacher of history and social studies should click to. An outstanding overview with great links.
 * [|The Library of Congress Learning Page] - this site has a digitized American Memory collection for educators. An "Educator's Page" helps teachers incorporate the online collections into their curriculum. Materials include photographs and recorded interviews and illustrate various political, social, and economic themes in the American history. The electronic collections are arranged alphabetically by keyword and media type, and the entire site is searchable.
 * [|Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers] - Sections include the study of Archaeology, Diversity, Genealogy, Geography, Economics, Government, U.S. History, World History, Humanities/Art, Resources For Writers, News and Current Events, Media Sites/Media Literacy, and Research/Critical Thinking.
 * [|Supply and Demand]- an economics resource from McREL links to Explorations in Economic Demand, a lesson plan, related content standards, and other resources.
 * [|EDSITEment] - this site includes online learning guides and a hotlist of links to top humanities sites. The learning guides include lesson plans to help students, parents, and teachers use the Internet more effectively as a tool for learning in history and social studies, English and language arts, foreign languages, and art history.
 * [|Abu Simbel] - Part of the Sacred Places site, Abu Simbel is a temple carved out of rock during the reign of Ramses II and covered in great detail here as both art and architecture; also available is a study of  Giza  and links to many other ancient sacred structures around the world
 * [|Ancient Art] (8-12) - Detroit Institute of Arts look at the composition and elements of ancient Egyptian art. There are links to compare Mesopotamia, Persia , Greece , Rome , the Etruscans, Arabian and Islamic arts [|Egypt Links] Over 200 great links.
 * [|Djoser] - The first pyramid to be built entirely of stone and this site does an amazing job of taking you through the process of building this step pyramid. It has clickable maps and tours of the individual chambers
 * [|Egypt] - Consider this site for elementary and middle school students covering basic information and offering links which compare practices in Greece, Rome , Africa and the Middle East
 * [|Egypt.com] - this site is about contemporary Egyptian daily life - commercial but useful; links to airlines, food, stocks and employment and it has possibilities for integration across the content areas
 * [|Fun Guide] - this site by Sea World, is a great site for elementary students looking at language and hieroglyphics, history and culture through games and activities which will engage them
 * [|Gift of the Nile] - Seattle Art Museum 's exhibit on ancient Egyptian culture, it has lots of activities for students and teachers
 * [|Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology] - this site presents the ancient civilization in all its glory using virtual tours, exhibits and links for further study. This site is a must see site for anyone working with students on Egypt
 * [|Little Horus] - an Egyptian web site for children that is both educational and fun. Tour guide Little Horus takes visitors on a whirlwind tour of this ancient land, where they learn about Egyptian history and its geography. This site features over 300 pages of information and illustrations and is site is in English and Arabic.
 * [|Map of Egypt] - this site has an interactive map covering the major historical and metropolitan areas of this historic land, including Cairo, Luxor  ,  Giza  and Aswan
 * [|McClung Museum] - a wonderful online exhibit of art and artifacts from ancient Egypt with clickable thumbnails and links to other Egyptian resources online
 * [|Mysteries of Egypt] - Based on the IMAX movie made by National Geographic, this is a great site with lots of teacher support, an online quiz and links for further exploration (This would be great to visit before going to the Air and Space Museum in Hampton)
 * [|Mysteries of the Nile] - NOVA exhibit based on the popular TV production with good information and appearance; in classroom resources you can even customize your own lesson plans
 * [|Pyramids] - A NOVA production, this Egypt unit will enhance your curriculum
 * [|Theban Mapping Project] - Major monuments and burial sites along the west bank of the Nile, including the Valley of the Kings
 * [|Tomb of Senneferi] - learn about this Pharaoh; an excellent opportunity to study the processes of archaeology
 * [|Travels with Mousey] (2-5) - Mousey is a stuffed animal known as the "world's formouseyest Egyptologist"; this is the record of an eleven day tour through historic Egypt through a child's eyes
 * [|Webquest]- Elementary and middle students can now enjoy locating information on Ancient Egypt! Learn about Ancient Egyptian daily life, Egyptian mummies, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, King Tut (Tutankhamen), Egyptian games, and Archeology.
 * [|Wild Egypt] - From the colorful shores of the Nile River to the majestic Red Sea, the land of Egypt teems with animal life, much of it rarely seen by the outside world. But Wild Egypt brings it all to you, and you won't even have to leave your chair.
 * [|ePALS Classroom Exchange] - this site helps classrooms to meet, correspond, and interact with other classrooms through the Internet. Users can search, browse and contact classrooms listed in the online database or submit a profile of their own classroom. Great site for cultural, language, history, science or geography projects.
 * [|Exploring Ancient World Cultures] - an introductory, on-line, college-level 'textbook' of ancient world cultures, constructed around a series of cultural pages consisting of: The Ancient Near East, Ancient India, Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Early Islam, and Medieval Europe." The site features an anthology, chronology, essays, maps, and an interactive quiz for each of the cultures. Argos, a limited area search engine taps into a database of peer-reviewed Web sites.
 * [|Exploring Leonardo] - Museum of Science site offers resources for learning about Leonardo da Vinci and it includes lesson plans for grade 4-8 classroom activities.
 * [|Franklin Institute Museums Hotlist] - this site has links to science museums, natural history museums, and other cultural institutions.
 * [|FRONTLINE: So You Want to Buy a President?] - this site investigates profiles of top donors and analyses of the 1996 electoral system.
 * [|Funschool.com]- this commercial site offers loads of educational games for kids from preschool to sixth grade.
 * [|Future Culture] - This site will help your students learn about the diversity of the world's cultures. The heart of this site is a hotlist of links to any country in the world and it includes a simple quiz and introduction to traits of culture.
 * [|Camcity] - students will find live pictures from around the world, it uses friendly navigation, has a strong database search capabilities and a simple layout
 * [|City Net] - This comprehensive reference on geography and cultures is updated daily and provides easy and timely access to information on regional travel, entertainment, local business, government, and community services.
 * [|Climate Map Of The U.S. LIMATE MAP OF THE U.S.] -this site has JAVA applet of all fifty states; students click on areas of interest to learn more about the climate in specific regions
 * [|ePALS Classroom Exchange] - this site helps classrooms to meet, correspond, and interact with other classrooms through the Internet. Users can search, browse and contact classrooms listed in the online database or submit a profile of their own classroom. Great site for cultural, language, history, science or geography projects.
 * [|50 States Capitals] - Using Flashcards, Matching, Concentration and Word Searches, this site has several online activities to practice memorization of state capitals
 * [|50 States Tourism Sites] - this site offers a listing of the online sites for the offices of tourism for all 50 state . This site would be very handy for states research and projects
 * [|Interactive] - this site offer geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities and make sure you visit the Ecotourism Simulation Game!
 * [|Introduction to Geography: Learning the Compass] - designed to introduce fifth grade students to basic geography concepts and map skills, this lesson introduces compass directions, a concept central to using maps. A ten question quiz is concluded the lesson.
 * [|Flags Of The World] - this site has more than 1600 pages and has more than 2700 images about flags
 * [|Geographia] - this site offers virtual destinations around the globe to help your students learn the physical geography of the world around them.
 * [|Geography Education] - Students can celebrate Geography Awareness Week (November 14-20) by exploring the National Geographic Society's site. They can click on the "Map Machine" to pull up maps of the seven continents and to "travel" to any country in the world. (A profile of each country will pop up upon their "arrival.") This site has classroom activities, a discussion board for teachers, and links to other resources.
 * [|Geo Teacher] (9-12) - This site is a great research tool for students and geography links and other resources for high school students, parents, and teachers. It has 600 links to resources, references, and lesson plans for geography and sociology
 * [|Maps.com] – a great site for maps. Check out the Interactive Maps and the Learn and Play tab.
 * [|MapQuest] - MapQuest includes Interactive Atlas, a guide with street maps from all over the world, and TripQuest !, offering city to city driving directions for the continental United States, Canada and Mexico. Great for learning Geography!
 * [|Mathematics Of Cartography] - an interdisciplinary tutorial on map making
 * [|National Geographic Pirates] - this National Geographic site, kids can explore the lives of pirates with an interactive adventure game and check their geography smarts with the GeoBee Challenge.
 * [|The North American Quilt: A Living Geography Project] - students can research weekly geography questions and contribute their findings to a "quilt of information" on the Web. Geography topics begin with the physical earth and move through natural land features, ecosystems, weather, wildlife, land use (agriculture, cities, undeveloped land), all the way to immigration and population histories, North American folk and homegrown art. Expert guests answer student questions by e-mail. The project runs from February through May and there is a fee.
 * [|Peace Corps: Kids World] - this site for kids is designed to educate and entertain children about world geography and the cultures of other countries. Children can also send electronic postcards, read folk tales from around the world, download coloring pages and test their geography skills with an interactive game.
 * [|Pigskin Geography] - students learn about geography, by combining sports and geography
 * [|Puzzles Of The Earth] - A ThinkQuest site about plate tectonics which looks at the topic in a variety of ways, including its impact on human life
 * [|Six Million People] - on online presentation on the impact of continued population expansion on our planet ( From the national Museum of Natural History in Paris )
 * [|Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers] - Sections include the study of Archaeology, Diversity, Genealogy, Geography, Economics, Government, U.S. History, World History, Humanities/Art, Resources For Writers, News and Current Events, Media Sites/Media Literacy, and Research/Critical Thinking.
 * [|Teaching with Historic Places] - this site offers lessons and resources that support history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. The lessons are based on historic sites and include readings, images, questions, and ideas for extension activities.
 * [|Tracks] - this site has a multimedia presentation, with a clickable map, on U.S. history and geography with additional resources for purchase
 * [|U.N. Cyber School Bus] - this site provides students a world view of mankind and the global issues they face; it has a lot of good connections to Geography and the other Social Sciences
 * [|U.S. Census Bureau States By Zip Code] - students can type in the zip code and it will bring up all kinds of geographic and demographic data on the community or region
 * [|Where Is That?] - A great Funbrain game in which maps come up on the screen and students must identify countries, states and capitals
 * [|Xerox Parc Map Viewer] - this site has a server that accepts requests for a World or USA map and returns an HTML document including an image of the requested map
 * [|Global Grocery List] - an e-mail project where students visit their local grocery stores and record the prices of items on the grocery list, then share their prices with other participating classes all over the world. The result is a growing table of current, peer collected data that can be used in math, social studies, science, and health classes (and others). This project is especially good for internet beginners.
 * [|Gander Academy's Theme-related Resources] - this site is a great resource for thematic teaching using the Internet. The site starts with a list of 27 general categories of interest to elementary students, each with sub categories that list links for general information, teacher resources, student projects, and much more.
 * [|Government Information Sharing Project-Oregon State University] - this project enables users to access data and tables from several government resources that haven't been online. Use this valuable information to analyze population, agricultural, economic, and trade figures for all counties in the U.S . . This site is goldmine of information and links to other government sites.
 * [|Great Chicago Fire and Web of Memories] - this web site includes narrative, eyewitness accounts, and pictures all dealing with the devastating Chicago fire of 1871
 * [|Headbone Derby's "Revenge of the Lunar Fringe"] - you can signup your classroom up for this no cost, interactive learning adventure and your students will match wits with a clever foe while developing internet skills and testing their " musico -cultural" smarts. A teacher's guide is included with an Internet primer and curriculum integration tips.
 * [|The History Channel] - this site has links, information, and teacher's guides to support the use of this cable channel in the classroom
 * [|History House] - funny and educational, History House casts a fresh eye on the past and doesn't blink. You can browse book reviews, check out links to other history sites, or read well written stories with revealing titles like Peace Treaty Shenanigans and Russia 's Dark Enlightenment.
 * [|History & Social Studies for K-12 Teachers] - this site includes extensive, annotated links to help social studies teachers find information on the Internet
 * [|History of Costume] - this site is an online reproduction of a 1880's book that includes drawings of historical dress from antiquity to the end of the 19th century
 * [|The History of Education Site] - this site is an international, annotated collection of Web resources about the history of education and childhood, from simple short overviews to academic papers in various languages.
 * [|The History Place] - this site offers graphically enhanced timelines of World War II in Europe and the life of Abraham Lincoln. It also includes are a photo journal on the life of John F. Kennedy, a featured speech of the week and a hotlist of historically related tourist sites across the U.S. The available topics are continuing to increase (including the Holocaust and Civil War), so come back often to see what's new.
 * [|History Teacher] - Excellent, Today in History feature, over 24,000 hours of archival film footage and 20 million photographs, engravings and drawings spanning over 3,000 years of world history.
 * [|The History Net] - this site has extensive, content-rich, well set-up site which includes world and US history, interviews, feature articles and much more. It includes a daily quiz, today in history, and a daily picture.
 * [|History Timelines] - this site has a collection of timelines that includes America, places, global, cultural, and resource information
 * [|Horus Gets in Gear (H-GIG)] - Horus ' Web Links to History Resources
 * [|Houghton Mifflin Education Place : Social Studies Center] - this site has links to games, projects, activities, and professional resources. Check out the maps and current events.
 * [|Ellis Island photos] (5 )- Not much information here but many good pictures.
 * [|Ellis Island] (5) - The History Channel's web page on Ellis Island.
 * [|A fifth graders view of Ellis Island] (5) A fifth grader shares his pictures of Ellis Island.
 * [|1933 air view of Ellis Island](5) - air view of Ellis Island in 1933
 * [|The Ellis Island Museum.] (5) The Ellis Island immigration museum.
 * [|Lower East Side Tenement Museum] - this site was designated a national historic site, this museum provides a social history of 1870 through 1915 in New York City
 * [|The North American Quilt: A Living Geography Project] - students can research weekly geography questions and contribute their findings to a "quilt of information" on the Web. Geography topics begin with the physical earth and move through natural land features, ecosystems, weather, wildlife, land use (agriculture, cities, undeveloped land), all the way to immigration and population histories, North American folk and homegrown art. Expert guests answer student questions by e-mail. The project runs from February through May and there is a fee.
 * [|KidNews] - a free news and writing service for students and teachers around the world. Anyone may use the stories from the service and anyone may submit their own stories.
 * [|Knowledge Source Social Issues Hotlist] - this sites includes information about: aging, AIDS, alcohol, atmosphere, communication, consumerism, corrections, crime, death & dying, defense, drugs, energy, ethics, ethnic groups, family, food, habitat, health, human rights, mental health, money, pollution, population, privacy, religion, school, sexuality, sports, technology, third world, transportation, women, work, and youth.
 * [|Kuna Indians and Mola making] (3) - Information on the Kuna Indians
 * [|How to make a Mola] (3) - Information on the Cuna Indians and Mola making
 * [|Mrs. Conlin's Mola page] (3) - this class made their own, check them out
 * [|Legislative Histories] - this site contains a wealth of legal information beginning with 103rd Congress, 1993
 * [|Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers] - at this site, teachers will find helpful lesson plans and resources which social studies teachers
 * [|The Library of Congress Learning Page] - this site has a digitized American Memory collection for educators. An "Educator's Page" helps teachers incorporate the online collections into their curriculum. Materials include photographs and recorded interviews and illustrate various political, social, and economic themes in the American history. The electronic collections are arranged alphabetically by keyword and media type, and the entire site is searchable.
 * [|Library of Congress Newspaper and Current Periodical Room] - this site has online periodicals as well as information about the Library of Congress.
 * [|Making of America] - (7) this site represents a major collaborative endeavor to preserve and make accessible a significant body of primary sources related to development of the U.S. infrastructure. Drawing on the depth of primary materials at the Michigan and Cornell libraries, they are developing a thematically related digital library documenting American social history from the ante-bellum period through reconstruction. Approximately 5,000 volumes with imprints between 1850 - 1877 will be selected, scanned, and made available.
 * [|Martin Luther King, Jr.] - a wealth of information on this important American. Teachers will find full text articles, high quality images, an interactive quiz and other related links.
 * [|McREL : History Resources and Standards] - has a great list of links with educational standards in history and other subjects.
 * [|Media Awareness Network] - a clearinghouse of information and resources for media literacy and violence in the media. It also includes over 140 prepared and copyright cleared teacher units and discussion groups on current media related issues.
 * [|Middle Ages] - inspired by programs from The Western Tradition, a video series in the Annenberg/CPB Multimedia Collection, this site explores multiple perspectives of the Middle Ages. Online quizzes and links help make this a useful and interesting site.
 * [|Memory] - the Exploratorium has crafted this memorable set of online exhibits, articles, activities, features, and links. Don't miss the Sheep Brai Dissection.
 * [|Middle Ages] - this great site covers all aspects of life in the Middle Ages
 * [|Mr. Jenkins' History Links] -this comprehensive history research site is intended for use by high school and college history students
 * [|The Moonlit Road]- read or listen to interesting folk tales presented at a state-of-the-art website. Compelling stories of the American South, with RealAudio versions read by celebrated storytellers and appealing graphics, The Moonlit Road can be a satisfying detour for young children and lifelong learners alike.
 * [|MUSŠE] - this site includes a directory of rated museum Web sites with links to education material
 * [|My Facts Page : Historical Information Resources] - this site has a lengthy, unannotated list of hundreds of history resources
 * [|My Hero] - this site illuminates the "unsung" heroes in the cities, towns, and countries where we live. Submit a description of your hero or browse other submissions.
 * [|National Geographic Pirates] - this National Geographic site, kids can explore the lives of pirates with an interactive adventure game and check their geography smarts with the GeoBee Challenge.
 * [|The New York Times Learning Network] - the Learning Network connects teachers, students, and parents to news and education resources on the Web. It includes daily lesson plans, interactive news quizzes, and opportunities to interact with The Times reporters. The lesson plans cover many subjects, including social studies, mathematics, fine arts, language arts, technology, and science.
 * [|National Archives and Records Administration]
 * [|New Deal Network] - this site offers feature articles, an image library, and classroom lesson plans related to the people, policies, and events of the New Deal era.
 * [|The New York Times Learning Network] - Building on news and archives from, the Learning Network connects teachers, students, and parents to news and education resources on the Web. Includes daily lesson plans, interactive news quizzes, and opportunities to interact with The Times reporters. Lesson plans cover many subjects, including social studies, mathematics, fine arts, language arts, technology, and science.
 * [|The Nobel Channel] - Based on Nobel Prize achievements, this site offers resources and historical references with interactive media. An Interactive Learning Studio of lesson plans based on the Nobel Prize themes: Peace, Physics, Chemistry, and Literature is included. Contains multimedia elements, references, resources, and Teacher Bulletin Boards. (NOTE: For optimum viewing, a minimum Internet access speed of 56 KB or greater is recommended.)
 * [|Nobel Prize Internet Archive] - this site has a list of winners in all categoriesand links to related sites
 * [|Nonprofit Prophets] - this web based community action project links students to a nonprofit organization with the goal of building a web page for the nonprofit organization and a teaching guide is included.
 * [|The North American Quilt: A Living Geography Project] - students can research weekly geography questions and contribute their findings to a "quilt of information" on the Web. Geography topics begin with the physical earth and move through natural land features, ecosystems, weather, wildlife, land use (agriculture, cities, undeveloped land), all the way to immigration and population histories, North American folk and homegrown art. Expert guests answer student questions by e-mail. The project runs from February through May and there is a fee.
 * [|Online Map Creation] - this Online Map Creation site lets you draw simple maps interactively. It will give the borders of the desired map and specify options, and a map will show up on your Web page.
 * [|Online NewsHour] - an online version of PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer presents transcripts of the day's broadcasts. This site also includes background briefings, a searchable archive, forums, and more. Some segments are available in RealAudio format. Be sure to visit the news for students section.
 * [|Online Social Studies Activities] - this site lists online activities for everything from campaign advertising to the underground railroad . A great resource!
 * [|The Otherness of the Past] - this Web site asks students to reflect on figures from California 's early years to decide whether there is in fact an "otherness" to the past, or whether our lives today merely carry on the saga.
 * [|ParkNet: National Park Service] - this has an interface to our nation's parks and historic places. Of particular interest might be the Links to the Past branch that features Today in History, Park Museum Collections and Treasures of the Nation. Also check out The Learning Place.
 * [|Paul Ehrlich and the Population Bomb] - This companion Web site to the PBS television documentary looks at the ideas of this scientist whose theories link overpopulation to a broad range of global problems. Content includes current statistics, a directory of organizations, teacher resources, classroom activities, a glossary, a reading list, a population timeline, and much more.
 * [|Peace Corps: Kids World] - this site for kids is designed to educate and entertain children about world geography and the cultures of other countries. Children can also send electronic postcards, read folk tales from around the world, download coloring pages and test their geography skills with an interactive game.
 * [|People's Century] -this site is a resource for the PBS television series that "offers new insight into the turbulent events of these hundred years through the revealing personal testimony of the people who were there." Thematic overviews, timelines, and a teacher's guide are included to help put the episodes into perspective. Readers are also encouraged to submit their own stories, which could provide a great resource for students doing oral history projects.
 * [|Perseus Project] - an extensive collection of resources for studying the ancient world includes ancient Greek and Latin texts and translations, maps, illustrated art catalogs, essays, and more. Students can search by keyword or browse by topic (art, archaeology, atlas, texts, text tools, historical overview, encyclopedia, essays and catalogs).