Social Studies:
Social Studies:
AtoZ Teacher Stuff - Theme Pages - elementary
http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Ancient Egypt from University of South Florida
http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/cairo/American History sites from Georgetown
http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rqs.phtml?core=1&subject_id=63
More sites from Georgetown -
http://www.library.georgetown.edu/guides/American History information for kids
http://web.archive.org/web/20030312154216/www.lksd.org/kongiganak/kongiganak/ContinuousEdCarnagie/Carnagie/AmericanHistory/AmericanHistory.htmBellingham, Washington sites - explorers activities and webquests
http://wwwbir.bham.wednet.edu/class/hinshaw/socst/explorer.htmThe Best of History Websites - http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.shtml
Brad Bowerman's Geography World - tons of good stuff
http://geographyworldonline.com/CNN - http://www.cnn.com
CNN for Kids - http://www.cnn.com/EDUCATION/
CNN Newsroom -http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/fyi/teachers.newsroom/index.htmlThe Census Bureau
http://www.census.govCenter for Civic Education -curricular materials on left
http://www.civiced.org/index.php
Sample Lessons - http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=lesson_plansCentral Intelligence Agency with facts about countries of the world
2002 Fact Book
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
CIA for Kids site
https://www.cia.gov/cia/ciakids/index.shtmlThe Civic Mind An Online Community for education about law and democracy
http://www.civicmind.com/index.htmlClassroom Connect - Teaching American History with the Internet -
web sites for teachers and kids
http://twi.classroom.com/americanhistory/k6/Crossroads - American history curriculum from New York for K-12
http://eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/Mr. Donn's History
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/donnandlee/History.html
Mr. Donn's US History
http://members.aol.com/MrDonnHistory/American.htmlMr. Dowling's Electronic Passport
http://www.mrdowling.com/EconEdLink - economics lessons
http://www.econedlink.org/EDSITEment Lesson Plans -
http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=3Educational Game Room with history activities
http://www.mrhistoryman.com/thegameroom.htmEnchanted Learning - K-3
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Home.htmlEvansville - ancient civilizations
http://eawc.evansville.edu/index.htmExcellent American History site from the Netherlands
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/index.htm
Also: http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/index.htmFederal Reserve Publications for Teachers - websites and publications
http://app.ny.frb.org/education/index.htmlFirst Gov For Kids - State information
http://www.kids.gov/k_states.htmFourth and Fifth Grade Student Research Resources - American History
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/amlist.html
Fourth and Fifth Grade Student Research Resources - Geography
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/geo.htmlFourth of July and American history from Education World
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson069.shtmlFun State Facts from the US Census Bureau
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/funfacts/funfacts.htmlGander Academy's Theme-Related Sites - scroll down
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/themes.htmlGeography/Economics Sites
http://k-12historysocialstudies.com/geog.htmlGeography Sites
http://www.frw.ruu.nl/nicegeo.htmlGlobal Access to Educational Sources - Geography sites/primary sources/maps
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/6617/geo6.html
Global Access to Educational Sources -
American History sites and primary sources
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/6617/amlist6.htmlGreentown Themes and Units and Online Activities
http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~greentown/grtheme.htmHistory-Social Science Course Models for grades 2-5 from CA
http://www.history.ctaponline.org/
Mr. Hokanson's Social Studies (US History and World Geography)
Outlines, objectives, tutorials, notes, and activities plus more
http://homepage.mac.com/nhokanson/Sites/socialstudies/Learn About the US, Department of State
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/History links from North Polk High School Media Center
http://hs.n-polk.k12.ia.us/departments/Media/history.html
The History Channel - This Day in History
http://www.thehistorychannel.com/The History Net - Where History Lives on the Web
http://www.thehistorynet.comHistory/Social Studies for K-12 Teachers
http://k-12historysocialstudies.com/boals.html(Really big site from) Indiana - Social Studies Sources
http://education.indiana.edu/~socialstLibrary of Congress - includes Thomas, American Memory, and exhibitions
http://www.loc.govMapquest - world atlas with printable maps or map your trip
http://www.mapquest.com
http://www.mapquest.com/atlas/?region=worldMemphis State - ancient world cultures including Color Tour of Egypt
http://academic.memphis.edu/egypt/index.htmlNational Geographic Society - Maps, searchable lesson plans,interactive sites - http://www.nationalgeographic.com
For teachers - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/lesson_plans/index.htmlNew Hampshire Geographic Alliance - excellent resources for NH teachers
http://www.nhga.net/Odyssey Online from Emory University -ancient civilizations info and art
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/SCORE history and social studies lesson plans and resources from California - http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
Smithsonian Institution - http://www.si.edu/
Education and Outreach - http://smithsonianeducation.org/
Lesson Plans - http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html
Students - http://smithsonianeducation.org/students/index.html
Resource Library - http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/resource_library/resource_library.aspSocial Studies Lesson Plans and Resources for Teachers
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013Teacherlink - Resources (NASA, graphics, lesson plans, maps, teacher opportunities, searchable database)
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/TerraServer - satellite views
http://terraserver-usa.com/
TopoZone - topographic maps online
http://www.topozone.com/United Nations Cyberschoolbus - Global Teaching and Learning Project
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/US Maps - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states.html
Social Studies Resource Links
http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/cfapps/free/displaysubject.cfm?sid=9
http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/vince/vose/resources/social.html#socialThe White House - historical info plus modern
http://www.whitehouse.gov
World History information for kids
http://web.archive.org/web/20041111022456/http://www.lksd.org/kongiganak/kongiganak/ContinuousEdCarnagie/Carnagie/WorldHistory/WldHistoryMain.htm
WWW-VL History Central Catalog - teacher reference
http://vlib.iue.it/history/index.html
Awesome Library Social Studies Lesson Plans
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/social.htmlBen's Guide to US Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/Canadian Social Studies for Grades 1-5 and for just grade 5
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsoc/Curry School of Education in Virginia - social studies lesson plans
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/it/projects/Museums/Teacher_Guide/Social_Studies/home.htmlEdHelper.com - social studies lessons
(Select your state and scroll down to Classroom Resources)
http://www.edhelper.comEduplace social studies activities, current events, maps
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/History for Kids
http://www.historyforkids.org/LessonPlansPage.com -by grade level with multiple social studies topics and links
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SS.htmNew York Times Learning Network - http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
New York Times Archived Lessons -
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.htmlProTeacher - lessons
http://www.proteacher.com/090000.shtmlSocial Studies Curriculum by grade level from the Montgomery County Public Schools in Rockville Maryland - use left column or select a grade level and scroll down to Bookmarks
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/Curriculum.htmlUS Treasury History for Kids
http://www.ustreas.gov/kids/kidshistory.htmlMrs. Mitchell's social studies web page
http://www.kathimitchell.com/socstud.htm
Mrs. Mitchell's Geography Links web page
http://www.kathimitchell.com/geog.htm
Regional Geography
http://www.kathimitchell.com/reggeo.html
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