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• General Social Studies Resources (57)

• Cultures (3)

• History-related sites (13)

• Languages (0)

• Lesson Plans and Activities (13)

• Organizations (6)

• People (5)

• Places (12)

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General Social Studies Resources
1stHeadlines-News--Current headlines from over 300 newspaper, broadcast & online sources around the world
A to Z Teacher Stuff--access to sites featuring lesson plans, word puzzles, songs, craft ideas, and other activities
Ben's Guide--This website is for teaching government to children.
Best of History Web Sites is an award-winning portal created for history teachers, students, and general history enthusiasts. Included are links to K-12 history lesson plans, teacher guides, activities, games, quizzes, and more.

Cable in the Classroom

Catosphere--US Demographic and Population Data on Demand!

Census 2000 data--Available Now!
CIA World Fact Book--facts and statistics on countries provided by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Congress For Kids--Links students of all ages to Internet-based, interactive activities that "teach" about Congress, the federal government, and civic duty.

Country Information--Site provides statistical information as well as cultural information that students, parents, teachers and researchers will find valuable.
Daylight Daving Time: History, Rationale, Laws and Dates--Daylight Saving Time begins for most of the United States at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of April. Time reverts to standard time at 2 a.m. on the last Sunday of October. In the U.S., each time zone switches at a different time. In the European Union, Summer Time begins and ends at 1 am Universal Time (Greenwich Mean Time). It starts the last Sunday in March, and ends the last Sunday in October. In the EU, all time zones change at the same moment. The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time (called "Summer Time" many places in the world) is to make better use of daylight. We change our clocks during the summer months to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening. Countries have different change dates.
Department of Justice Kids' Page

Dinosaurs Facts--comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs, designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic, and then to progress to much more advanced information as desired, simply by clicking on links
EdHelper.com--collection of word searches, crossword puzzles, and mathematics worksheets related to Saint Patrick's Day
Educational Reference Tool--organizes primary source material found on the Internet
Elementary Theme Pages--over 150 themes organized under various topics
Evolution Revolution

FirstGov for Kids--this site was developed and is maintained by the Federal Citizen Information Center and provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites form other organizations all grouped by subject
FreeDemographics.com--provides free unlimited access to U.S. Census 1990 data and U.S. Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal Data

GovEngine.com - Federal, State & Local Government and Court Resources
Govspot--gateway to the best local, state, federal and international government resources
Great Dates To Celebrate--offers "this day in history", music, literature, t.v., etc. type of listings
Independence Day on the Web--fireworks, facts about Independence Day, and much more

Harvard University Library: Open Collections Program
Human Rights in Action
Key Facts and Statistics on Countries Around the World
Lies my teacher told me--It discusses the "Indian" question, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, slavery and the "race" issue, etc
Memory--This Library of Congress collection contains films of Roosevelt from 1898 to 1919, and some films composed after his death, from 1919 until approximately 1928. The films are available in MPEG, Quick Time, and Real Media formats, and in the case of the first two formats, are segmented when longer than four minutes so that file sizes will not be prohibitively large to download.
Money Factory--all about money; special kids section
Nation, States, Anthems, Flags, and more....

National Geographic News

National Atlas home page--lets you make your own aps of anywhere in the world

Newseum--Today's Front Pages--look at the front pages of more than 300 newspapers from around the world
NSCU--This site explores many events that have taken place in history by giving information, graphics, and videos.
POPClock Projection--daily updates on the status of population growth in the U.S.
Population Studies --Research reports, news bulletins, and statistical data
Privacy: Defend Your Data

Save Our History--great site for educators
Searchable Social Studies links
Social Studies Categories--This site gives information and links to very general categories dealing with social studies.
Social Studies Central--The Social Studies Central web site has been developed to help you build success in the classroom.  You will find web sites, ESSDACK workshop information, links to state and national Social Studies standards, help with technology issues, and more!
Social Studies Forum--browse through the archives of past sessions, including two sessions with representatives from the Library of Congress, a session with a representative from Cable in the Classroom, a representatives from PBS TeacherSource and more
Social Studies Page of UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
St. Patrick's Day Crafts--collection of free, printable instructions for making crafts pertaining to Saint Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day Links--provides a collection of Web sites featuring lesson plans, craft ideas, coloring pages, and other activities related to Saint Patrick's Day
Terra: First Images--Terra is the first satellite to monitor daily -- and on a global scale-- how the Earth's atmosphere, lands, oceans, solar radiation and life influence each other. Extraordinary images, movies, and animations are presented in a variety of formats - .jpeg, .tiff, QuickTime, and .mpeg
The List--a world atlas in the form of clickable lists
The Louvre Museum--learn of it's history, collections, tours and activities, the latest news, and much more...
The World Factbook--A great resource about government, history, and geography for countries all around the world
Travel Sites

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Education Center
US Mint--This is a website for teachers and kids including a library of lesson plans, collaborative projects, and interactive games. This explores coins giving information about history from all over the world.
US Postal Service--This is about the history of the United States Postal Service.
US Treasury
Very California Department of Education K-12 History and Social Science Resources

White House Kids Home Page--site with games for kids testing their knowledge about the government

World Time Server--look up current time of any country or major city in the world
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