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African American Art
http://www.artic.edu/artaccess/AA_AfAm/index.html
Here's another great website to help your students celebrate Black History Month. This site showcases one hundred years of African American art achievement . Artwork ranges chronologically from the Civil War era to the Harlem Renaissance, from civil rights struggles to the contemporary period. A click on a work of art produces notes about the author and his work. Art Access provides lesson plans for grades 6 through 12 and activities for families.

African-American Mosaic
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html

Africans in America
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html
This site is divided into four parts. Each part contains a Narrative that relates the history of the period and provides links to entries in the Resource Bank. The Resource Bank offers People and Events entries, Historical Documents, and Modern Voices. There is also a teachers' guide section.

African Voices
http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/

AFRO-American Almanac
http://www.toptags.com/aama/
The AFRO-American Almanac ® is an on-line presentation of the African in America. A historical perspective of a nation, its people, and its cultural evolution. From the beginning of the slave trade through the Civil Rights movement, to the present. Information that will give you a better understanding of the problems we face today as a nation.

Afrocentric News
http://afrocentricnews.com/
This is a good site for older students to visit for Black History Month.

Black History Month
http://www.gp.k12.mi.us/ci/ce/multi/bhmmhs.htm
Here are many ideas to use in your classroom for Black History Month for grades 6-12. The Gross Point Schools have designed a matrix for the topics of Civil Rights, History and Places, Humanities, and People. They have also provided a column for sites that provide Interactive Activities. All in all, there are over 150 pertinent sites to choose from. Topics range from the Underground Railroad to Civil Rights to former Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Black History Month
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/index.htm  
This is Gale's Black History Month free resource site. Gale has assembled a collection of activities and information to complement classroom topics.

Black History Month: Pursuing the American Dream
http://www.mped.org/MarcoGrams/Feb2004.html
This year marks an important anniversary in the field of education -- the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, a pivotal court case in which the U.S. Supreme Court declared segregation in education to be unlawful. Join the MarcoGram in celebrating Black History Month with activities and lessons about the Underground Railroad, African-American poetry and much more. Use the warm-up activities below to help students learn about important people and events in African-American history, then scroll down for links to more lessons and resources.

Celebrate Black History Month
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/blackhist/
The History Channel complied this archive of biographies of famous African Americans. Athletes, generals, musicians, abolitionists, scientists, and writers are profiled. Most articles offer links to events or associates of the person being written about. A special feature discusses 1944's Port Chicago Mutiny.

Cooking African American Style
http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Recipes.htm
As discussed at this site written by students, "what we know as 'soul food' is the descendant of slave cooking. It is the brilliant masterpiece that derived from want." In addition to a brief history of African-American cooking styles, recepes are given here, divided into categories Soups, Salads and Vegetables; Main Dishes and Casseroles; Breads; and Desserts.

Culture & Change: Black History in America
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/  
Another great site from Scholastic Teacher's Online Activities section. Meet famous African Americans, listen to jazz music, and explore history with our interactive timeline. Amount of content varies by grade level. No teacher's guides. Set up in sections of varying sizes. Links to external resources.

Family Education Network: Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-4644,00.html

History of Jim Crow
http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/home.htm
This site was designed by teachers and presents teachers with new historical resources and teaching ideas for the Jim Crow years. At this site, teachers will find historical essays, personal narratives and lesson plans. In addition, the site contains an image gallery, an American literature book list for middle school, high school, and college-level students; and an interactive encyclopedia that offers users access to terms, people, and events relating to the history of Jim
Crow.

History Makers
http://www.thehistorymakers.org/
"The HistoryMakers is dedicated to preserving African American history as the missing link in American history. Focused on American history, oral history and education in general and more specifically on African American history, education, music, law, the arts, science, technology, media, medicine, entertainment, fashion & beauty, business, the military, politics and sports, The History Makers is a combination archive, library, museum, stock footage collection, on-line educator and educational PBS/TV programming. Its topics include but are not limited to African American organizations and associations, slavery, reconstruction, the labor movement, the civil rights movement and black authors."

Internet African American History Challenge
http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/
The Internet African American History Challenge© is an interactive quiz that helps you sharpen your knowledge of African American History. It's an "open book" test. So if you're not sure of an answer, you can check their reference material for help. Level I is the easiest and has 7 questions while levels II & III have 10 questions each and are a bit more challenging.

King, Martin Luther, Jr.
http://blackhistory.eb.com/micro/321/84.html
Encyclopedia Britannica presents this brief summary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life. A video and an audio clip of his "I Have A Dream" speech are available, as are descriptions of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Montgomery bus boycott, and King's letter from a Birmingham jail.

Legends of Tuskegee (National Park Service)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/  
Who are the Legends of Tuskegee and what do they have in common? This three-part web exhibit highlights the achievements of Washington, Carver and the Tuskegee Airmen. Booker Taliafero Washington, George Washington Carver and the Tuskegee Airmen all came to Tuskegee and created their own legends. Tuskegee was a bold experiment and a site of major African-American achievements for over 100 years. The Tuskegee Airmen's achievements, together with the men and women who supported them, paved the way for full integration of the U.S. military.

Lest We Forget, The Triumph Over Slavery
http://digital.nypl.org/lwf/flash.html  
Available in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese, the web site was created to mark the United Nations General Assembly resolution proclaiming 2004 as the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition. Clickable vignettes along the bottom and sides lead to further explanations and photos.

Literature and Life
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/litandlife/toc.html
PBS explores African-American literature, from slave narratives to the work of contemporary artists. This comprehensive site explores the authors, era, and impact of the literature. There are also audio clip readings and video clip interviews.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/
Celebrate the 72nd anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth with this tribute to the man, the movement, and the legacy. This resource features photographs and time lines of King's life and the civil rights movement, sound clips from his speeches, and discussion questions for students in grades 4 and up.

One More Once: A Centennial Celebration of the Life and Music of Count Basie
http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/ijs/cb/index.html
To join in the celebration of Black History Month, here is a great site devoted to the life and music of Count Basie. A musicography tracks his creations through the decades of his life, and there are also photo essays to add interest to this excellent site.

Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/jesse/
Jesse Jackson is well known for his part in the civil rights movement and his work with Martin Luther King, Jr., but since the 1960's, he has also been working hard in politics. An interview with his biographer, a timeline of his life, and interviews with his friends and advisors provide extensive materials on Jackson's life and accomplishments.

Reporting Civil Rights (Library of America)
http://www.reportingcivilrights.org/  
Reporting Civil Rights presents the reporters and journalism of the American Civil Rights Movement and the efforts of various journalists, activists, and others to secure civil freedoms and liberties for African- Americans. An interactive timeline that chronicles the years 1941 to 1973. The Library of America companion site is a two-volume anthology that brings together nearly 200 newspaper and magazine reports, book excerpts, and features by 151 writers.

Rosa Parks: Pioneer of Civil Rights
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0int-1
Most historians cite December 1, 1955, as the beginning of the modern civil rights movement. On that day, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white person on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. This site offers a brief biography and interview with Rosa Parks, who is often called "the mother of the civil rights movement." The main attraction of the site is the interview, which covers the bus incident in Alabama, her childhood, her influences and beliefs, and her association with Martin Luther King, Jr.

Stamp on Black History
http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Stamps.htm

Time For Kids: Black History Month
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/articles/0,6709,97217,00.html
Explore Black History Then to Now, The Fight for Rights History Challenge, Oh, Grow UP! (try to guess who they are from their kid pictures), Now Hear This (listen to some famous moments), and Special Spotlight: The Arts.

Underground Railroad
http://www.undergroundrailroad.org/
This website supports the mission of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinatti. The section on Slavery's Past is interesting. One feature (Places) is a clickable map showing locations of railroad stops. Another is the People section that contains stories of the work of people involved in the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad. Students can add locations or stories to these areas. Freedom Today will pose various questions to visitors of this website and allow them to respond.

Voices from the Days of Slavery (Library of Congress)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vfshtml/vfshome.html  
Voices from the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories provides the opportunity to listen to former slaves describe their lives. These interviews, conducted between 1932 and 1975, capture the recollections of twenty-three identifiable people born between 1823 and the early 1860s and known to have been former slaves. Almost seven hours of recordings were made in nine Southern states and provide an important glimpse of what life was like for slaves and freedmen. The former slaves discuss how they felt about slavery, slaveholders, how slaves were coerced, their families, and, of course, freedom. They have much to say about living as African Americans from the 1870s to the 1930s, and beyond. As part of their testimony, several of the ex-slaves sing songs, many of which were learned during the time of their enslavement.

Voices of Civil Rights
http://www.voicesofcivilrights.org/
This is a strong, forceful site focusing on Civil Rights and can be used in the classroom as a resource for diversity and multiculturalism study. This joint project of AARP and the LCCR seeks to provide a common place for people to share their experiences from the turbulent historical beginnings of the civil rights' movement as well as contemporary insight. The "Stories of Hope and Courage by Ordinary People" are truly inspirational. These stories contain deep personal feelings never told before. Other inspiring aspects of this site include the "Unfinished Business" of the Brown v. Board of Education decision and "New Voices," about the young activists who seek to carry out the visions of the original leaders. The large compelling graphics, an interactive timeline, and a video of striking photos set to music make this a dramatic website.

Who Will Give Voice to the Past? African Americans 1800-1870
http://www.culver.org/academics/infolit/Faculty/foleyd/Teacher_files/craftingfreedom/cfindex.htm  
"Who Will Give Voice to the Past?" is a lesson plan developed in conjunction with the workshop, "Crafting Freedom," "Crafting Freedom" is a part of a series of workshops called the "Landmarks of American History" that are offered nationwide through funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The lesson focuses on a specific area of history - life of African Americans 1800-1870 and guides users on how to conduct research using a variety of sources and strategies on lesser known African Americans. The Lesson Plan will identify some figures for research and serve as a guide on how to research these "unknowns." The intent is that teachers search out additional names of people from their own communities or states to encourage students to learn more about their local history. The research skills that students acquire, especially with primary sources, special reference works, archival materials, historic sites, and interviews with experts can be applied to other history and humanities assignments.

With an Even Hand: Brown v. Board at Fifty (Library of Congress)
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/  
On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, declaring that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." This decision was pivotal to the struggle for racial desegregation in the United States. This exhibition commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of this landmark judicial case. "With an Even Hand" is divided into three sections. The exhibition examines precedent-setting court cases that laid the ground work for the Brown v. Board decision, explores the Supreme Court argument and the public's response to it, and closes with an overview of this profound decision's aftermath. The exhibition features more than one hundred items from the Library's extensive holdings, including books, documents, photographs, personal papers, manuscripts, maps, music, films, political cartoons, and prints. A film compilation captures the historic events and highlights media coverage of the struggle for desegregation.

Current Events

10 X 10: 100 Words and Picutres that Define the Time
http://www.tenbyten.org/
10x10 is an interactive exploration of the words and pictures that occur in the news all over the world. Every hour the site collects 100 frequently used words and pictures from various international news sources and presents them as one large patchwork image. You can then click on an individual picture to learn more about the story behind it. From this unique and fresh perspective, you can explore the news from an entirely different angle and make your own patterns and connections about the world.

Big Class Action
http://www.bigclassaction.com/
This site has been created by Online Legal Services Ltd, which states that it receives its income from fees charged to law firms using its services. If you have a case you want evaluated, the site claims to forward your case to lawyers who advertise on the site for free evaluation. The site stipulates that the service is free but that all cases will not be evaluated. The site is not a lawyer referral service, but cases will be forwarded to lawyers who advertise on the site. Not all cases will be evaluated. Students of law or simply those interested in learning about class actions and legal advocacy might find the site of interest, particularly the link listing current class actions pending and the "Hot Issues" link.

CBC4Kids
http://www.cbc4kids.ca
Produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), this site is loaded with features that are sure to appeal to young people. Click on News & Sports to access CBC4Kids' Top News Story of the Day. Suitable for grades 2-6.

CNNfyi.com
http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi/
Produced by Cable News Network (CNN), this site is ideal for classroom use. Its creators supply plenty of news targeted for students and also provide teachers with ideas for introducing continuing news stories into the classroom through lesson plans and suggestions for discussions or activities. There is also a special section full of homework resources.

Don't Buy It (PBS)
http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/
Don't Buy It attempts to engage students in media literacy (the ability to access, evaluate, analyze and produce both electronic and print media) by dissecting pop culture and advertisements. Media literacy education can help students build critical thinking and analytic skills, become more discriminating in the use of mass media, distinguish between reality and fantasy and consider whether media values are their values. The activities were designed for ages 9-11 and touch on the six levels of Bloom's Taxonomy: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. Each lesson is aligned with the Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) Standards. In addition to the activities, there are guides for teachers and parents, a glossary, downloadables, and links to related resources.

Free Press
http://www.freepress.net/index.php  
Free Press is a national nonpartisan organization working to increase informed public participation in crucial media policy debates, and to generate policies that will produce a more competitive and public interest-oriented media system. They hope to open up the media system to allow more diversity of opinion to be expressed, to present a broader perspective, and to increase the caliber of information available to everyday people. The site is huge. The Free Press Library provides books, reports and articles are on media activism, media policy, society, culture and democracy, indexed by issue area. Fast Facts supplies quick access to tidbits on a variety of topics such as advertising regulation, outdoor billboards, commercialism in schools, and much more. Core Concerns which deals with censorship, election reform, globalization, labor, racism, etc. There's a Beginners Guide to media issues, and Activitist Issues links to over 40 different media reform issue areas, listed by category. Each has a summary, headlines, links and other resources for that issue.

Global Connections: Putting World Events in Context
http://www.pbs.org/globalconnections
Global Connections: Putting World Events in Context, produced by public broadcasting station WGBH, is a new Web site designed to provide the background information needed to understand events occurring in the Middle East. Users can view this site either through a timeline containing events that span the past 100 years or by looking at single themes such as economics or religion. This site was designed particularly for educators and contains lesson plans, activities, and connecting questions which pose higher-level inquiries. Suitable for high school students.

Invasion of Iraq (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/invasion/  
Invasion of Iraq takes viewers behind the scenes of the allied invasion on Baghdad. Through interviews with key commanders and soldiers -- U.S., British, and Iraqi -- as well as Iraqi civilians, the documentary offers a rare battlefield perspective on the war, as told in first-hand accounts of those who lived it. The website offers interviews, chronology, analysis, links to further readings, an FAQ, video excerpts from the TV show, and a teachers guide with lesson plans. From PBS.

KidsNewsRoom.com
http://www.kidsnewsroom.com/
"This site provides children with a safe, kid-friendly Internet site loaded with stories, pictures, contests and opportunities for learning. Each week, a new issue is added to the site with the latest news in sports, music & entertainment, health, history, local events and happenings around the world, all designed with kids in mind." The Games page has been added to the K-4 Web Sites page.

Multimedia Features (Associated Press)
http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/fronts/MULTIMEDIA?SITE=NYPOU&SECTION=HOME  
AP Digital is a division of The Associated Press, the world's largest news agency. They produce these short Flash movies, called Multimedia Features, on a variety of topics both international and domestic including: Focus on Iraq, Weapons of War, Opium's Trail, Zimbabwe, Raising the Kursk, Homeland Security, Oil Addiction, On the Grill, Drought's Deadly Grip, Pearl Harbor, and more. Some are quite short, others more complicated.

Newseum: Today's Front Pages
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/#
The Newseum's popular exhibit, "Today's Front Pages" is now available online. Select a region and see the newspapers that are available. Click on the paper you are interested in and see the front page.

NewspaperLinks.com
http://www.newspaperlinks.com/  

New York Times Learning Network
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/

Private See Dispute: Drafting Definitions of Privacy in the Age of Camera Cellphones
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20031013monday.html  
Every kid seems to want their own cell phone; and the more gadgets, the better. But have they thought about finding themselves plastered on a web page or the subject of thousands of email jokes? From the NY Times Daily Lesson Plans, this lesson gets students to define "reasonable expectations" of privacy with regard to camera cellphones and digital cameras. Then, using their definitions, they work cooperatively to draft recommendations to send to their representatives in Congress. There is a link to the article, "Smile, You're on Candid Cellphone Camera," at the top of the page.

Rebuilding Iraq (Scholastic Inc.)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/war-iraq/  
Lots of information including Latest News; New Government; Humanitarian Needs; During the War; Path to War; History of Conflict; country info, activities, and lessons. Information is broken down into manageable chunks for students and picks up on some topics not covered by other sources.

Tsunami Disaster in South Asia
http://www.my-ecoach.com/online/activity.php?projectid=3984  
What can we do to help the victims and their families of the Asian Tsunamis? Several countries have been affected by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake centered off the west coast of northern Sumatra which resulted in devastating tsunamis. One step in lending support to the victims is awareness. For this activity, you will work with other students to learn about the countries affected, the impact this devastation has caused, and plan a course of action your class can collectively take to help the victims and their surviving families and relatives. Suggested timeframe to complete: 1 hour a day for 3 days.

USAID: Earthquake and Tsunami Relief
http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia_near_east/tsunami/
The Asian Earthquake and resulting tsunami is being called the worst disaster of our time. To find out who was affected, check out the section "Current Situation". This tells you not only who was affected by the Earthquake and Tsunami but also the International Response to the situation. If you scroll down the page you will find a section called "Background". This section tells you the facts of what happened as well as provides and graph with map to show you the scale of the effects. This is a very helpful site to let people know what's going on.

WhoYouShouldKnow.com
http://www.whoyoushouldknow.com
WhoYouShouldKnow.com is a free educational Web site that provides a daily profile of an international leader or a person of significant global influence. The primary focus of WhoYouShouldKnow.com is to highlight international leaders as well as key business and humanitarian figures. Each weekday WhoYouShouldKnow.com features a different International leader and his or her home country. The featured profile contains a picture of the leader, a map of the country’s location in the world, a more detailed map of the country, as well as the country’s flag, links to other important statistics and factual data about the person and the country. Click on Archive for past profiles.

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Adventure Learning Foundation
http://www.questconnect.org 
This site takes students and teachers on real and virtual expeditions around the world. Through a collection of original pictures and journal excerpts, visitors can accompany travelers exploring the natural environment, culture, and peoples of different continents. Past expeditions include Alaska and Yukon, Baja California, American Southwest, and Southern Africa. Each expedition is accompanied by a mixture of information, links, and classroom activities.

Africa
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/
This website was created to support the series of PBS shows on Africa. There is something for all levels of students. For younger children, go to Africa for Kids. Learn about the daily lifeof students in four African nations, play a virtual thumb piano, or figure out how the hero of a Swahili folktale can accomplish his mission. Teacher tools has four units on Africa. Photography teachers can use the Photoscope area to get students talking about the impact of photographs. For those who think they already know it all, take the Africa Challenge.

A Journey to a New Land
http://www.sfu.museum/journey/
This multi-level educational resource represents a series of reusable learning objects, thus maximizing its educational potential. Based on a spiral curriculum approach, the site targets multiple learning styles as well as cognitive, affective and other domains to present complex current research in a public forum. There are stunning visuals, engaging games, interactive timelines and video interviews with leading scientists, all accessible by a large variety of viewers.

All the World's Maps
http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/maps.html
This is the site to go to if you need a map of any country. There are many maps to choose from for each country. You can also access maps of cities within each country.

Amazon Interactive
http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html
Explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home. Discover the ways in which the Quichua live off the land. Then try your hand at running a community-based ecotourism project along the Río Napo.

Ancient Stones of Scotland
http://www.stonepages.com/ancient_scotland/

Animated Atlas: Growth of a Nation
http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html  
A ten minute narrated movie, divided into smaller segments, which depicts the geographic history of the United States from the beginning of the nation to fifty states. Geographic elements are interactive, as is the timeline. It will take sixty seconds to load with a 56K modem. A teachers' guide is located at http://www.animatedatlas.com/teachersguide.html

Arctic Studies Center
http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/index.html
Learn about the Alutiiq people in southern Alaska or research the Vikings within this site. For those grades whose curriculum involves the Western Hemisphere or the study of indigenous tribes, this is a good resource. To make cross curricular connections as students read about Alaskan Yup'ik masks, explore the "Archeology, Anthropology and other Sciences" in-depth student research, and choose from a number of online exhibitions on native peoples of the north. The "Exhibitions" link serves as a site map of sorts for students who wish to focus on a particular people.

Asia for Educators
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/
Teachers will like the organization of this website on Asia. Results can be found by viewing Subject Area, like geography, government, history; or File Type, like key points and central themes, lesson plans, maps; or Time Period from the beginning of Asian history to the present. There are also excellent units on the "Mongols in World History," "The Song Dynasty in China," and "Japanese Society and Culture."

Be WorldWise
http://www.beworldwise.org/
Travel the seas virtually aboard a Tall Ship on a 19 month, 22 country voyage. On board, you will learn about the two teachers who signed on for the journey and their fellow crew members. Although the journey began in November of 2000, there are 12 months left to follow, so join in and track their progress. Classroom activities and lessons on Exploring the Oceans and Environmental Investigations.

Campus Tours
http://www.CampusTours.com
Campus Tours is for students who are planning ahead for college, or for people who just want to see what other places look like. Colleges are listed by U.S. state; links can lead to VR tours (Virtual Reality), streamed video, or a website.

Cave of Lascaux
http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/

Degree Confluence Project
http://www.confluence.org/
"The project is an organized sampling of the world. There is a confluence within 49 miles (79 km) of you if you're on the surface of Earth. We've discounted confluences in the oceans and some near the poles, but there are still 12,555 to be found." They are taking pictures of all these confluences. So that means that there are tons of photos for you to browse through of these special places and from all over the world. If you are only interested in seeing different countries you can scroll down the page and go by the country listing. Just choose the country you want to view and it will take you to the pictures of the confluences in the those countries.

Desert Life in the American Southwest
http://www.desertusa.com/life.html
This online guide to the Southwest American desert presents information about plants, animals, and people. This is an excellent way for students to get an idea of what it might be like to visit the region and this correlates nicely with American geography and social studies curriculum.

Discovering the Rainforest via Five Themes of Geography
http://www.mpsaz.org/webquest/Stout/rainforest_webquest2.htm
An interactive WebQuest that has the students work in groups of five to explore the rainforest through the five themes of geography. Each student researches a different theme, and then the group works together on a final presentation. The Websites listed as resources are great.

Enchanted Learning Geography
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/
This great Web site helps younger students begin exploring the continents of the world. Print-outs, activities, crafts, quizzes, games, and facts for each continent can be found here.

Everest 50
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/everest/index.html
Travel with National Geographic to the top of the world. This is an excellent, exciting site about Everest. There are so many interesting aspects. Take a Virtual Climb that employs actual footage. View Everest and the surrounding mountains from the peak. Travel with renowned photographers to Tibet. Also for all those "Into Thin Air" readers, here are interviews with some of the survivors. Be sure to click on "Everest Expedition to Uncover Its True Height" for a panoramic view. Many more interesting articles and lesson plans for K-12 are here.

Explore the World's Most Mystic Places
http://exn.ca/mysticplaces

Explorers
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/explorers/explorers_start.htm
This site provides an excellent way to learn about the explorers. The esays, written by students, offer profiles of most of the great explorers of the past. Click on the name of any explorer to access a brief biography and summary of explorations. In addition to the profiles, their are suggested activities and online quizzes.

Flag Game - Guess The Nation
http://www.flw.com/flaggame/login.php  
The Flag Game to allows the player to guess the name of the country based on clues including; capital, continent, neighbors, map outline, currency & anthem. Login as guest and give it a shot. A nice way to peak student interest in geography. Project on a the wall and play as a class, or play on individual computers. Quick and simple interface; but tough game!

Flags of the World
http://fotw.fivestarflags.com 
Flags of the World (FOTW) is the Internet's largest site devoted to vexillology (the study of flags). Here you can read more than 26,000 pages about flags and view more than 48,000 images of flags. The site is fed with news and images posted to the FOTW mailing list and with other contributions from interested readers and visitors. Flags of the World is produced and maintained by an Editorial Staff of unpaid volunteers and the contents of these pages are offered freely to the Internet community.

France: Carte Geographique
http://www.quid.fr/france.html
This French site includes a map of France with the regions and departements and their capitals marked, as well as links to photos, a picture of the flag, and official government sites. Even if you can't speak French, you can find information by clicking on the links.

Geography Action! (National Geographic)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/  
Geography Action! is an annual conservation and awareness program designed to educate and excite people about natural, cultural, and historic treasures. Each year, they will present a different topic related to conservation and the environment. The Geography Action! program features: a) Kids Take Action!, an activity-based conservation awareness program ; b) Geography Awareness Week, a series of events to celebrate conservation; c) Lesson Plans; d) Games; and e) Photo Galleries. Topics so far include: Biodiversity, Conservation, Habitats, Population, Rivers, U.S. Public Lands.

GeoNet
http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/
This is an online geography game. Students may choose between two levels - Easy and Hard. To begin a game you first choose a country or region. The questions for that game session will be based on the country or region you chose. You can play the game over and over, choosing the same region or a different region for each game. If you become a GeoAdvisor, GeoExpert, or GeoChampion, you get a certificate which you can print or save.

Global Online Adventure Learning Site
http://www.goals.com/Index.htm
This is a terrific site for teachers interested in taking their students on virtual journeys. Each location allows students to view graphics and read about an area. They can then e-mail the explorers with comments and questions. The Classroom link provides lesson plans and activities.

HomeTownLocator Gazetteer
http://Gazetteer.HomeTownLocator.com  
Gazetteer with data for 1.8 million physical and cultural features, census information for 98,000 local areas and distance calculations for 177,000 populated places. Links to aerial photos, regional, local and topographical maps. Seach by city, town, county, state or zip code.

Journey into Amazonia
http://www.pbs.org/journeytoamazonia/
Journey into Amazonia features the swollen rivers, flooded forests, and dense canopy of the vast rain forest recognized as one of Earth's natural wonders. The site is divided into 3 episodes that correspond to the PBS broadcasts: 1) Waterworlds, features the churning waters of the world's mightiest river; 2) Land Reborn, reveals a new world teeming with predators; 3) Episode 3: The Big Top, the luxuriant mantle of the world's greatest rainforest. Also includes an interactive game.

Journey to a New Land
http://www.sfu.museum/journey/
"People first arrived in the Americas at least 12,000 years ago. The timing of their arrival and the route by which they travelled are not known. Did they follow an inland ice-free corridor route from Siberia to the unglaciated regions south of the ice sheets? Or did they take a coastal route, travelling by boat down the Pacific Coast? Did people arrive during the ice age, or not until after the glaciers receded? This site explores these and other questions, and looks at some of the evidence and ideas that have been proposed to resolve them." The site is divided into five levels - Primary, Elementary, Middle School, Secondary and Post-Secondary.

Kid Info Reference Resources: The World
http://www.kidinfo.com/Geography/The_World.html
Young people interested in learning more about the world will want to bookmark this site. The links here include categories such as Countries of the World, Currencies of the World, Costumes, Famous Landmarks, Flags, World Holidays and Festivals, Maps, and Trivia.

Kid’s Web Japan
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/
Whether you use this site to teach your kids about Japan, or use it yourself to learn about Japan, you will find that it is a real delight. Sections include Explore Japan, Culture Corner, Cookbook for Kids, Kids Life, Say it in Japanese, Hi-Tech Japan, and Kids Travel Agency. Lot's of information!

Longman Atlas Online Companion Website
http://www.longman.com.au/atlas/compweb/  
The Longman Atlas features a range of information including maps, tables of statistics, diagrams, graphs, pictures and satellite images. Includes use of state-of-the-art satellite imagery which goes beyond Landsat images and includes Spot and NOAA imagery. The Companion Website contains among other things, Case studies. These somewhat interactive units of work that develop understanding of current geographical issues and phenomena. From within a particular case study topic, use the menu bar at the top of the page to navigate between the Introduction, Case Study, Activities, Useful Links, or return to the Companion Website Contents.

Map Collections: 1500 to 2004
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
The Library of Congress has a great collection of maps. With maps dating as far back as the 1500's and as recent as 2004 there's a lot this site has to offer.
Topics include Cities and Towns, Conservation and Environment, Discovery and Exploration, General Maps, Cultural Landscapes, and Military Battles and Campaigns. When you view maps if you click them to make them larger, you will also be able to use the Zoom feature. So you can zoom in and out for more or less detail.

Map Guessing Game
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html
Test your geography skills with this map quiz. Choose from eleven different maps.

MapMachine (National Geographic)
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/  
Find nearly any place on Earth, and view it by population, climate, and much more. Plus, browse antique maps, find country facts, or plan your next outdoor adventure with the trail maps. Save the maps and return to them later. Also includes Country Profiles (191 independent nations plus U.S. states and Canadian provinces).

Mexico Para Ninos
http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/
This site is truly Mexico para Ninos, and in addition to Spanish, the site includes English, French and Italian translations. Students can explore the states of Mexico as well as the government and history. Diversity not only covers plants and wildlife, but the indigenous peoples of Mexico. Cultural information on Mexican mythology, foods, games and music can be found throughout the site.

Mughal India
http://www.mughalindia.co.uk/room.html  
The British Museum produces this interactive website on Mughal India. Totally Flash-driven, the site is set up to simulate a room filled with various items including a globe, file cabinet, books, and a calendar. When you roll over interactive items in the room, you can click and learn about paintings, coins, weapons, jewelery and models from The British Museum's collections. Don't miss "the Staff Room" -- pages developed to help teachers. Several lessons are included as well as practical guidance on classroom set-up, using the website, printing, and navigation.

National Geographic: Egypt Pyramids
www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/pyramids.html
Laid out in a timeline from the first pyramid to the last, this National Geographic site makes excellent use of multimedia to explore the pyramids individually and place them within a historical context. When visiting each pyramid page, place your mouse over the photo of the pyramid to view a diagram of its internal structure. Most of the featured pyramids also have additional photos available; click the Images button in the upper right-hand corner to view them.

National Geographic Map Machine
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/index.html

National Geographic WildWorld
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/
Through this site, your students can learn the latest about the rarest and most endangered areas on earth, as well as fragile ecosystems in their own region. Sights and Sounds brings interviews and information about specific regions of the world. The current focus is the Bering Sea. The WildWorld Contest, in which classes submit a scrapbook, entries are due March 23, 2001.

National Geographic Xpeditions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/main.html

Nation Master
http://www.nationmaster.com/ 
The Nation Master is an excellent resource for finding out current details about just about any country in the world. For easy reference, the main Web page features the most frequently requested stats, such as televisions and military expenditures per capita. Nation Master also allows visitors the option of creating their own graphs in order to effectively compare different nations. The site also has links to national profiles. Additionally, the site has a search engine, and a place where visitors can read short facts on the different countries. Apart from being interesting to browse through, the site will be helpful for students looking for basic statistics on the world's different countries.

Netstate.com
http://www.netstate.com/states/
Almost anything you want to know about the individual states of the United States can be found at this site. For a good overview of a state, click on its entry under Almanacs. Other sections cover state symbols, famous people, state forums, state news, geography, cool schools, and state size.

Panoramas.dk
http://www.panoramas.dk/index.html
Students will enjoy geography when they can actually step into a "panorama" of the place they are visiting. Visitors actually feel as if they are in the most exciting, beautiful, historic, and remote parts of the earth through these panoramas. The site suggests its newest and most sought after panoramas like the Moon, Mars, Mt. Everest, and the Eiffel Tower, but students can also search for specific countries or places in the news. This is a great way to get students involved in world geography.

Picture Australia
http://www.pictureaustralia.org/index.html
Picture Australia is a well-done searchable database allowing users to look for specific historical and contemporary images. Students might want to take a trail, where images are grouped by category. Olympic images are featured, as well as Antarctic expeditions, wildflowers and birds of Australia, and art. The trails are very easy to navigate.

Postcard Geography 2001-2002
http://www.cyberbee.com/pcg/howto.html
Here is a project that entails students exchanging postcards with other classrooms. Through what is now lovingly referred to as snail mail, these postcards allow cultural exchanges, polish writing and mapping skills. Registration runs from August 15 to September 14, 2001, with mailings happening September 17 until February 15. Other activities will take place in spring.

Project Africa
http://mage.geog.macalester.edu/Africa/
Project Africa is a comprehensive site on the Geography of Africa (cultural and physical). The site has annotated links, on-line quizzes, downloadable lessons, a bulletin board where questions may be asked, and more. The site was created in support of a seminar on Africa for teachers.

Pyramids: The Inside Story
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
"Have you ever dreamed of exploring the pyramids of Egypt? If so, enter here, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid, and learn about the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built. You can also follow the 1997 field season of a team of archaeologists as they excavated the bakery that fed the pyramid builders."

Rainforest
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/explore/rainforest/rainforest_overview.html
Explore African rainforests at this richly illustrated and informative site from PBS. Learn about the people, customs, and economy of these dense forested zones.

Sands of the World
http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/ocean/sandintr.html
Sands of the World is the work of fourth grade students in the M.I. Smart! Program (Multiple Intelligences Program) in the Chariho Regional School District of Rhode Island. In order to expand knowledge about sand, site visitors are invited to send sand from a local beach to Charlestown, Rhode Island with specific labeling instructions. The sample is to be accompanied by a drawing or photographic of the beach from which the sample is taken. In a display of reciprocity, there's an offer to send site visitors Rhode Island sand. An interesting Home Page offers links to all kinds of sand for study. This exploration of sand offers ideas for pursuing sand studies through multiple intelligences with links to a sand museum, and the option to join a sand project with students of other schools. Lesson plans for teachers are also available for download.

States and Capitols
http://www.50states.com/

State Web Games
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
This site contains web games that are a wonderful way to learn about our fifty states. Students learn state capitals, abbreviations, and locations. The games provide clues that include over 500 important and engaging facts.

Test Your Geography Knowledge
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/
Choose a quiz by clicking on an area of the map. Then answer the questions correctly to build up your score. Good practice for students studying Geography.

Travel the World With National Geographic!
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education

Volcano World -- The Premier Source of Volcano Info on the Web
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/

Voyage of Exploration: Discovering New Horizons
http://library.thinkquest.org/C001692/
This well designed site follows in the footsteps of some of the world's greatest explorers, reliving their expeditions into the unknown.

Westward, Ho
http://www.cyberbee.com/wwho/
Westward Ho is now taking registrations. The wagon train leaves in January, so pack your wagon and start heading to Independence, MO, the starting point for the journey. If you want your class to participate in this trip, go to the site and register.

Where Do People Live?
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/population.html
Where do people live? Why do they live there? Why do they move? Information from the World Almanac for Kids lists fun facts and figures. For example, what is the population of the United States? What are the smallest countries? These are facts students love to consider and can lead to discussions on population growth, overcrowding, immigration, emigration, etc.

Where Is That?
http://www.funbrain.com/where/index.html
Where is That? is a challenging Internet geography game that allows players to choose among five skill levels. Players also select an area of the world they want to test themselves in. You can even play a two person version of the game. It's loads of fun for everyone from map beginners to geography wizards!

Wired Antarctica
http://www.geophys.washington.edu/People/Students/ginny/antarctica/

World Atlas
http://www.graphicmaps.com/aatlas/world.htm
More than just another online atlas, this site provides loads of general geographic information about the countries of the world. Particularly helpful is the List, which provides comparative information about the countries of the world in such categories as area, age, gross national product, and population.

World Conflict Map
http://nobelprize.org/peace/educational/conflictmap/
The Nobel Peace Prize organization has provided an interactive map that shows conflict areas in the world from 1900 to 2001. A description pops up when a specified conflict area and time frame are chosen. This activity map will be very intriguing to students and will definitely prompt their study of conflict and conflict resolution.

World Heritage
http://whc.unesco.org/
UNESCO designates natural and man-made sites of "outstanding universal value" around the world as World Heritage sites to protect them for future generations. Students can zoom in on a world map to discover Heritage sites close to them as well as in far away places. This organization faces the challenge of protecting historic buildings and places such as Iran's ancient City of Bam and the Ruins of Songo Mnara in Tanzani. Natural sites like Mammouth Cave are also on the list to be preserved for the future. This is an excellent site to use for World Culture studies as it discusses conservation, diversity, conflict and cooperation, and many other geography standards.

World in the Balance (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/nova/worldbalance  
World in the Balance, the companion Web site to NOVA's Earth Day special, features educational resources on population and the environment. Produced by TV station WGBH Boston, World in the Balance provides interactive population maps, classroom role plays, and activities including a population growth calculation, a global trends quiz, and a demographic matching game. The site also offers articles, expert interviews, and recommended links and books. Drawing from moving personal stories in India, Japan, Kenya, and China, World in the Balance gives visitors a deeper understanding of the massive baby boom in developing nations, the plunging birth rates in industrialized countries, and the impact these trends will have on the global environment.

Xpeditions Activities
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/
Xpeditions activities offer younger and older Xpeditioners the opportunity to use geography to complete a variety of missions. Parents, teachers, and friends can lend a hand. Xpeditioners are encouraged to use the "X-tras"—maps, games, stories, Web sites, and interactive features—to complete the tasks and to visit related annexes in Xpedition Hall once their mission is through.

Your Mission: The Last Mission
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/the_last_mission/
Your students are charged with finding a location for the last California Mission, and work as a team to research the geography, native peoples, and natural resources of the region. This can be a great alternative to the traditional “mission model.” Teachers can also use the hotlist of resources to supplement the fourth grade curriculum.

Zoom Explorers
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/
This is one of the more comprehensive overviews of exploration, covering not only the explorations of the Earth's surface, but also expeditions beneath the sea and into outer space. Suitable for grades K-8.

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Air Traffic Command Tour
http://www.fly.faa.gov/Information/Tour/tour.html

American Currency Exhibit
http://www.frbsf.org/currency/
Money hasn't always looked like it does today. Explore the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's American Currency Exhibit online and watch history come alive as you step back in time to our nation's beginning. Learn how the United States’ rich history is closely tied with our currency.

American Presidency
http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/
The American Presidency is a site for understanding everything about the President of the United States. The site contains interactive activities on five subjects, including the roles of the presidency. The resource section of the site contains a complete set of presidential resources, ranging from a list of presidents to a description of the military history of the various presidents. The upper menu bar of the site contains a scrollable presidential "lineup" associated with interesting artifacts and historical developments of the presidential period. Clicking on either the president or artifact links to a descriptive resource supported by interesting graphics.

AmericanPresident.org
http://www.americanpresident.org/  
When the site opens, you are presented with 2 pathways: History or Presidency in Action. The History section includes information on the Presidents themselves; biographies of each first lady; biographies of each cabinet member; listings of presidential staff and advisers; and timelines detailing significant events in the lives of each administration. Presidency in Action features the functional side of the American presidency, outlining the responsibilities of the President and the resources at his disposal. Includes essays; a graphically rich Organization Chart; and details about the offices the President relies on and the personnel inhabiting them. Biographies of leading staffers and advisers add further depth to this portrait of the White House at work. Brought to you by the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia.

A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution
http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience/index.html
How does a government balance human rights with a need for national security? This question is explored in an online exhibit from the Smithsonian. Immigration, Removal, Internment, Loyalty, Service and Justice are the areas available for viewing, with a special area for reflection by visitors. Classroom Activities are found under the Resources link at the bottom of the page.

Armed Forces Day
http://www.defenselink.mil/afd/
Armed Forces Day is celebrated annually on the third Saturday of May. This year it will be May 18. At this site, maintained by the U.S. Department of Defense, you can read the history of Armed Forces Day. The observance began in 1949 as a one-day celebration unifying each military branch's own celebration and remembrance day.

Ben's Guide to US Government
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html     
This site provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. These resources will teach how our government works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO Access, and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities. And, just as GPO Access provides locator services to U.S. Government sites, Ben's Guide provides a similar service to U.S. Government Web sites developed for kids.

Bill of Rights Institute
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/article.php?sid=270
Bill of Rights Institute has a large selection of free lesson plans available to teachers looking for a way to bring the Bill of Rights and the Constitution to life. Primary Source Activities, Citizenship and Character Lessons, and Historical Narratives offer new ideas for the study of the amendments to the U.S. Constitution and how those amendments affect U.S. society.

Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S.)
http://stats.bls.gov/home.htm 
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The BLS is an independent national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, the U.S. Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor. The BLS also serves as a statistical resource to the Department of Labor. Numerous methods for locating data including a search by Topic, by Audience, by Top 20 Requested Items, by Form, by Organization, by Location, and keyword.

Career Voyages (Dept. of Labor)
http://www.careervoyages.gov 
Current and updated lists of careers and "hot" occupations reported by states. The site lists the fastest growing occupations by state, the educational requirements for the occupations, and salary ranges. The site is maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education and geared towards students, parents, counselors, and adults considering career change.

CIA's Homepage for Kids
http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids/
This site is divided into sections according to age. There is a page for K-5 and one for 6-12 with appropriate activities on each. This gives students a good look into what the CIA is what it does.

Congress for Kids
http://www.congressforkids.net/  
What do students think when they first hear the words "federal government?" Many think, "dull, boring, what's that got to do with me?" But learning about government doesn't have to be boring. Congress for Kids is set up as an interactive tour and helps students learn about the foundation of our federal government and how its actions affect all of us. Although designed for students in grades fourth through high school, other students, teachers, parents, and interested citizens will enjoy it too. Sponsored by The Dirksen Center.

CongressLink
http://www.congresslink.org/ 
CongressLink provides information about the U.S. Congress -- how it works, its members and leaders, and the public policies it produces. The site also hosts lesson plans and reference and historical materials related to congressional topics. CongressLink is divided into three major sections: Information Center (daily-updated guide to Congress); Features (historical info, basic congressional processes); and Classroom Resources (lesson plans, online historical materials, information to assist teachers, annotated links).The Dirksen Congressional Center, a non-profit, nonpartisan research and educational organization, designed the site as a service for teachers.

Cyberbee Election 2000
http://www.cyberbee.com/election/election.html

Dirksen Congressional Center
http://www.dirksencenter.org/
An effective site that provides non-partisan information concerning Congress and its leaders. The website includes CongressLink, up-to-date information on the US Congress; Congress for Kids, an excellent resource for younger students on the American Government; Congress in the Classroom Online, lessons on the House and the Senate; and the Communicator, a web-based newsletter.

EASE History (Michigan State University)
http://edcomm1.educ.msu.edu/Easetrial/index2.html  
EASE (Experience Acceleration Supportive Environment) History Campaign Ads is an interactive learning environment where presidential campaign ads are entry points to learn about campaign issues and their historical context, as well as the persuasive techniques and strategies that are part of political campaigns. More generally, the environment can be used to learn about history, from a beginner or a more advanced perspective, using video clips of historical events. The Learning Guide contains ideas and suggestions for classroom activities. Features over 160 campaign ads covering 1952 to 2004.

Election Co-nection
http://exchange.co-nect.net/Teleprojects/project/Election

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumerinfo/
The U.S. Department of Energy developed this "Energy Savers Guide" that focuses on energy efficiency and renewable energy. There are lots of subjects to warm a Science Teacher's heart: Save energy via home improvements, heat & cool, buy clean electricity, make your own clean electricity, and buy energy-smart vehicles. Be sure to have your students click on "How a wind turbine works" for an upbeat explanation of wind power. They can also click on a U.S. map for state-specific information.

FBI Kids and Youth Educational Page
http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/kidsk5th.htm
Students can find out about Working Dogs and Crime Prevention, as well as find out the history and mission of the FBI. For Middle School students, visit http://www.fbi.gov/kids/6th12th.htm . The Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety is available in both English and Spanish at http://www.fbi.gov/library/pguide/pguide.htm

FDA Kids' Homepage
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/
The Food and Drug Administration page for kids offers young people some insights into the FDA's responsibilities in the areas of food for animals; approval of vaccines; and the inspection of facilities that produce food products, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.

Federal Court Concepts
http://www.catea.org/grade/legal/index.html  
This unit is designed to introduce secondary and postsecondary students to the American federal court system. It contains basic information about the structure of the federal courts, what kind of cases that federal courts hear, and how to use federal court decisions in research. After completing this module, students should be able to: 1) Understand the differences and similarities between the various types of federal courts; 2) Identify the levels of the federal court system; and 3) Grasp the basic principles of legal research.

Federal Reserve Education
http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/FRED/
"The Federal Reserve System is committed to economic and personal financial education. Here you can find links to instructional materials and tools that can increase your understanding of the Federal Reserve, economics and financial education."

FedWorld
http://www.fedworld.gov/
FedWorld offers a comprehensive central access point for searching, locating, ordering and acquiring government and business information. It has search features for Government Databases, FedWorld information Web Pages, Government Reports, and a link to Government Web Sites. FedWorld makes information accessible through an electronic gateway of more than 100 Government bulletin boards.

Fema For Kids
http://www.fema.gov/kids/

First Among Equals
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/4/index-e.html
First Among Equals is an online version of an exhibit on the twenty Prime Ministers of Canada. Students can learn about the role of each Prime minister, the path they take to gain power, and even their private lives during and after they've been elected. There is also a children's version of this site intended for grades 4-6.

Firstgov for Kids
http://www.kids.gov/
Welcome to the U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal. It provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject. Look for state report information as well as music and transportation.

H.I.P. Pocket Change: US Mint's Site for Kids
http://usmint.gov/kids/ 
This site has been updated since last featured. The History In Your Pocket (H.I.P.) Pocket Change site showcases the connection between this country's coins and its people. Through games, stories, and other activities, the site brings to life both the extraordinary individuals who appear on U.S. coinage and the generations of citizens who've used this pocket change. Extensive teacher resources available.

Internet's Best Government Information Site!
http://www.govspot.com

Issues 2000
http://www.issues2000.org/

Kids' House
http://www.kids.house.state.tx.us/
"Where Texas Kids Meet Texas State Government." This new Texas House of Representatives "Kids' House" website premiered Wednesday before a Midland elementary school audience that included House Speaker Tom Craddick and his wife, Nadine. It was designed for Texas students in first through eighth grades. Kids' House features information about state government, elected state officials and state laws, including how laws are written. It also includes a video tour of the State Capitol and has links for teachers and students to related websites.

Living Room Candidate (American Museum of the Moving Image)
http://livingroomcandidate.movingimage.us/index.php  
The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952-2004 is an innovative online exhibition presenting more than 250 television commercials from every election year beginning in 1952, when the first campaign ads aired, and including ads from this year's campaign. Users can watch nearly four hours of TV commercials and explore the expanding world of Web-based political advertising. The site includes a searchable database and features commentary, historical background, election results, and navigation organized by both year and theme. Each commercial selected is accompanied by a list of related commercials in order to help guide the viewer through the collection.

Meet the Candidates
http://herrickses.org/searingtown/election/  
Your students will learn about candidates and elections as they participate in this timely project by working in teams to research platforms and policies, develop marketing plans, or plan for public awareness campaigns. All links are included and teacher planning materials are available for convenience. Grades 5 and up.

Model UN Headquarters
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/modelun/index.asp
This site provides ways to model the UN in your own school. The first section on "Getting Started" includes how to start a MUN club and select a country to represent. The next section provides an overview consisting of tips for gathering information and developing Model UN skills. Research help for specific topics is given in a question and answer format. Students can also contact experts on the United Nations. Each expert has a page explaining their particular expertise and "Words of Wisdom" to students. The site has a new monthly feature called "Ask an Ambassador" where students can submit questions about that particular ambassador's country. Links to other resources on UN basics and global issues are included.

Money Central Station (US Bureau of Engraving and Printing)
http://www.moneyfactory.com/kids/start.html  
Bright, colorful, noisy games from the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Divided into two sections, 5-8 year olds and 9-13 year olds, each section contains 4 games that test players knowledge about money. The 9-13 section also has information on each denomition of paper money. Not informative enough to provide a full lesson; but useful as a culminating activity or special treat.

MuniSource
http://www.munisource.org/

National Interagency Fire Center
http://www.nifc.gov/
The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho is the nation’s support center for wildland firefighting. Seven federal agencies call NIFC home and work together to coordinate and support wildland fire and disaster operations. These agencies include the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, National Weather Service, and Office of Aircraft Services.

National Security Archive
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/index.html
Declassified U.S. Government documents are available from George Washington University. Some of these primary sources include "The Real Thirteen Days" (Cuban Missile Crisis), "Fujimori's Rasputin" (background documents that explain Peru's sudden shift in leadership), and the "U.S. and Chinese Nuclear Programs (1960-1964)." Many documents have blacked out areas that contain information that still might threaten national security.

National Student/Parent Mock Election
http://www.nationalmockelection.org/index.html
The National Student/Parent Mock Election makes students and parents aware of the power of their ballot by actively involving them in a FREE full-fledged campaign and national election. In the last two presidential election years alone, over 10 million students, parents and teachers participated in all 50 states, Washington, DC, and 14 countries/territories around the world where Americans are based. Over 40 million have participated since the project began. The National Student/Parent Mock Election is a non-profit, non-partisan organization and began as part of another project, the NBC Parent Participation TV Workshop. !!Mock Election Day is November 1, 2002!!

New Ways to Learn About Congress
http://www.congresslink.org

Official U.S. Time
http://www.time.gov/
Do you need to know the official U.S. time to the second? Go to this site and click on the correct time zone. You will find a ticking digital clock with the official time provided by the two time agencies of United States: a Department of Commerce agency, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and its military counterpart, the U. S. Naval Observatory (USNO). There is also a link called Time Exhibits that will lead you to interesting sites concerning time.

Oyez Baseball
http://baseball.oyez.org/ 
This activity will stretch the critical thinking skills of high school students. Players try to answer questions about similarities between Supreme Court Justices from the United States and baseball players. Perfect for team play; some students might possess a basic knowledge of well-known baseball players while others might know more about the historical and sometimes colorful figures of the Supreme Court. (This site requires Macromedia Flash which is ok to install.)

PBS Kids Democracy Project
http://www.pbs.org/democracy/kids/
In this previously featured site, have your students discover the purpose of Election Day this November 5th. This interactive site allows children to learn from the past and prepare for their future as American voters through several activities. They can become President for a Day or visit the Voting Booth. There are also lesson plans for teachers.

Peace Corps: Kids World
http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/
Learn about Peace Corps activites around the world, about countries where volunteers have made a difference, about what its like to live in a different country, and about storytelling from about the world.

Peace Corps World Wide Schools
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/
This wonderful addition to the Peace Corps site offers many resources for educators and students. Connect with a volunteer, find lesson plans relating to different countries, view video clips of Peace Corps educational videos, and read folk tales recorded by Peace Corps volunteers.

Present at the Creation
http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/patc/spin/index.html
When politics are concerned teaching students the difference between lies, the truth, and spin is not an easy task. The National Public Radio's exploration of American cultural icons focuses on the evolution of "spin," the "deliberate shading of news perception; attempted control of political reaction" that became a part of our vocabulary during the Reagan vs. Mondale election of 1984.

President Calling
http://www.americanradioworks.org/features/prestapes/index.html  
Three of America's most compelling presidents - Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon - bugged their White House offices and tapped their telephones. They left behind thousands of secretly recorded conversations, from momentous to mundane. In this documentary project, American RadioWorks eavesdrops on presidential telephone calls to hear how each man used one-on-one politics to shape history. Includes photographs and recordings.

Project Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm  
Project Vote Smart (PVS) contains information on thousands of candidates and officials in five basic categories: backgrounds, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and performance evaluations. PVS alsom maintains CongressTrack, which monitors the status of major federal legislation and a calendar for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. But wait, there's more: voter registration forms for each state; contact information for state and county election offices; polling place and absentee ballot information; ballot measure descriptions for each state (where applicable); and links to federal and state government agencies, political parties and organizations. Forty national leaders, including former presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, formed Project Vote Smart (PVS) in 1992.

State Report Section of ClassBrain
http://www.statereports.com
Although it is the ideal for students to consult many resources for state reports, teachers really need to be aware of what's on the web. Classbrain has assembled state report resources for all those students (and parents) doing reports on U.S. states. Templates, clipart and other resources are available here. The websites gathered for each state include the official state websites, so this will be a place to start for many students.

Supreme Court of the United States
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/

United Nations Cyberschoolbus
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/
This site contains resources and curriculum surrounding global issues and the work of the United Nations.

United States Copyright Office: The Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/
Here you will find key publications, including informational circulars; application forms for copyright registration; links to copyright law and to the homepages of other copyright-related organizations; news of what the Office is doing, including Congressional testimony and press releases; latest regulations; a link to online copyright records cataloged since 1978; and much more.

United States Mint h.i.p. pocket change
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/default.html

USDA for Kids
http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html  
Dozens of links from this U.S. Department of Agriculture site help kids (and adults) get information about everything from the food guide pyramid to backyard conservation. Many of the links take users to related sites sponsored by others. The Twig Walkingstick site, for example, from the Ohio State University Extension program, gives kids answers to all kinds of science and nature questions including "Why are slugs so slimey?" and "How does the goo get inside chocolate-covered cherries?"

U.S. Presidential Election Maps
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/elections/maps/
Check out the Presidential Election maps with this site. You can see the percentage of popular vote and electoral vote distribution and totals. View the information on popular vote on a map so you can see in which states the president was more popular. It is color coded by presidential candidate. For Electoral Vote Distribution and Totals, the information is also shown on a map and is color coded for ease of information.

Westward Journey Nickel Series
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=nickel_series
Lewis and Clark presented Peace Medals from the President of the United States to the various Indian tribes they met on their journey West. The United States Mint will modify the five-cent coin to represent these historic events. At this site students will find the two new engravings, the Peace Medal and the Keelboat, to be used on the coin. "New Nickel Lessons" reinforces the connection between history and the coins we have in our pockets. With a few clicks, all the wonderful colorful resources of the U.S. Mint "h.i.p. pocket change" section can be had for K - 6 students. The Teacher Feature entitled "Coins of the World" allows elementary students to travel through France to explore their history, culture, and currency. This activity plan reflects national standards in the Language Arts, Social Studies and Technology areas.

White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
The president and First Lady Laura Bush recently showed off the newly redone whitehouse.gov to reporters in the stately presidential library in the White House complex. New features include photo essays that showcase some of the best work of the official White House photographers, better access for the disabled and a kid's area where younger visitors can meet the First Pets.

White House for Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/
This site is an educational opportunity for young Americans to learn about the White House and the President through fun and exciting features. A guide gives teachers ideas on how to use the site in the classroom and parent's ideas on topics to discuss with their child as they navigate through the site. The themes of reading, making good choices (such as going to school) and dreaming about the future are woven into the site's content through the personification of the President's pets and animals.

With an Even Hand: Brown v. Board at Fifty (Library of Congress)
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/  
On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, declaring that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." This decision was pivotal to the struggle for racial desegregation in the United States. This exhibition commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of this landmark judicial case. "With an Even Hand" is divided into three sections. The exhibition examines precedent-setting court cases that laid the ground work for the Brown v. Board decision, explores the Supreme Court argument and the public's response to it, and closes with an overview of this profound decision's aftermath. The exhibition features more than one hundred items from the Library's extensive holdings, including books, documents, photographs, personal papers, manuscripts, maps, music, films, political cartoons, and prints. A film compilation captures the historic events and highlights media coverage of the struggle for desegregation.

World Flag Database
http://www.flags.net/ 
This is a very large flag database alphabetized for easy browsing. The flags are full color, and you get several. If you pull up the United States in the U section, you will see our stars and stripes and then you can browse by state. You can also drop into the "Flags from History" section where you'll find flags from WWII and Viet Nam. There is also the "What’s New" section, which gives you updates and let you know when maps are updated.

World's Smallest Political Quiz
http://www.self-gov.org/quiz.html

History
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1492: An Ongoing Voyage
http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/1492.exhibit/Intro.html
An exhibit by the Library of Congress supplies diverse facts on the famous 1492 voyage. The exhibition first examines the encounter between the European explorers and the native people. They explore five geographical areas: The Caribbean Island Societies, the Middle American Cultures, the Andes, Life in the Highlands, the South Atlantic Peoples, and the Diverse Societies of North America. The changing order of the Mediterranean World gives a new perspective to the discovery of America. The entry for Christopher Columbus, too, gives a different slant on the Man and the Myth. The entire site is fortified with pictures and descriptions of artifacts from the time. All in all, the Library of Congress presents multiple routes for discussions on Columbus Day.

9/11 As History
http://www.familiesandwork.org/911ah/911ashistory.html
9/11 As History is a multi-dimensional program and resource to help youth, parents and educators address the anniversary of September 11th with resiliency and hope. This educational initiative offers Web-based tools, lesson plans, resources and tips for educators to help students commemorate September 11.

A Biography of America
http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/
A Biography of America features 27 periods in American history, including such topics as westward expansion, slavery, and the Sixties. Each period contains resources about key events, maps, a transcript of the original TV program and a Webography of additional online resources. Each section also includes a featured, interactive resource that complements the other four components of the section.

About Famous People
http://www.aboutfamouspeople.com/
This site has a great collection of information on famous women throughout history. From First Ladies to Spies, you’ll find it all here, not to mention famous men as well. Get information on the Presidents, and their first ladies, homes and monuments that were erected to honor famous people, and what days of the year are dedicated to famous men and women around the globe.

A Colonial Family and Community
http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/intro/
Be a history detective. Go back in time and investigate the daily lives of the Daggetts, a colonial family from northeastern Connecticut. Collect clues to uncover answers to 7 questions about colonial life in the 1700s. Then prove your skills as a history detective by discovering "What's wrong with this picture?"

Academy of Achievement
http://www.achievement.org/
The American Academy of Achievement salutes nearly 90 men and women whose accomplishments, in the academy's view, helped shape the 20th century. The honorees are divided into five different categories, each of which has its own hall within the academy. Included are halls of arts, business, public service, sports, and science and exploration.

Access More Than 7,000 Historical Advertisements
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess

Akhet Internet: The Horizon to the Past
http://www.akhet.co.uk/

Alexander Hamilton (New York Historical Society)
http://www.alexanderhamiltonexhibition.org/index.html  
Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America. The virtual exhibition complements the physical exhibition and includes a virtual tour, information about New York and New Jersey during Hamilton's life, a document viewer for examining historic materials, Hamilton log - a month by month personal diary, a timeline, and information about his peers. There are photos, audio, interactive maps, and primary source materials.

America in the 1930's
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/front.html
This site from the American Studies at the University of Virginia gives a comprehensive look at The 1930's. Sections include the 1930's On Film, In Print, On Display, and On The Air. There is a Timeline and a Site Index that makes everything easily accessible.

American Centuries: Views from New England
http://www.memorialhall.mass.edu/
American Centuries features a digital collection of approximately 1,800 objects from Memorial Hall Museum and Library of Deerfield, MA. Teachers will want to access the excellent curricula for Elementary or Middle School students. Activities include transcribing primary sources and training young eyes to observe artifacts of the past.

American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920 (Library of Congress)
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/lhtnhtml/lhtnhome.html  
This site is comprised of 253 published narratives by Americans and foreign visitors recounting their travels in the colonies and the United States and their observations and opinions about American peoples, places, and society from about 1750 to 1920. American Notes includes the work of several major literary figures, including James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Robert Louis Stevenson. Multiple access points including Search by Keyword; Browse by Subject Index, Author Index, or Title Index.

American Red Cross Museum
http://www.redcross.org/museum/
This is a good site about the American Red Cross. Especially interesting are the sections on History and Exhibits and Collections.

American Women
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/  
American Women is a gateway for Library of Congress researchers working in the field of American women's history. The site contains a slightly expanded and fully searchable version of the print publication "American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States" (Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 2001). The guide has been redesigned for online use, with added illustrations and links to existing digitized material located throughout the Library of Congress Web site.

America on the Move
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/
This rich, varied site explores the role of transportation in America's history, thereby fulfilling many state standards on the importance of transportation in the building of America. Themes include Arts and Leisure, Immigration and Migration, Work and Industry, and other subjects connected to transportation in America. There are historical photos, tours through exhibits, a section on games for children, and a teachers' resource center. The Smithsonian has included an interactive activity in which students choose a transportation type, a particular vehicle, a purpose, an era in U.S. history, and a region and can then see stories and pictures of artifacts.

Ancient China (British Museum)
http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html  
The site is divided into five 'chapters' which address themes or topics relevant to ancient China. Within each 'chapter' there are three sections: Story (narratives), Explore (pupil controls the order in which they access the information) and Challenge (historical, analytical, mathematical, or observational activities). Main topics include Crafts and Artisans; Geography; Time (how time was kept in ancient China; Tombs and Ancestors; and Writing (nature and uses of writing in ancient China).

Ancient History (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/  
On this site you'll find in-depth articles, multimedia (games, virtual tours and animations) as well as bite-size material like timelines and short biographies of historic figures. Ancient History covers Anglo Saxons, Egyptians, Greeks, Prehistory, Romans, and Vikings. Done by the BBC, so some things like Programmes are not applicable to most students; however there are chats and forums with experts from BBC History programmes, recommended printable articles, and quizzes and activities on selected historical themes.

Ancient India
http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/  
This site has 3 main goals: 1) provide an educationally sound online resource that can be used independently by pupils; 2) provide teachers with an online resource that is user-friendly and combines suggested classroom activities and online activities with background support and information; and 3) present information about ancient India through the use of objects from the British Museum's collection. It is divided into these sections: Geography, Story of the Buddha, growth of civilization around the Indus Valley, ancient scripts, how time was kept in ancient India, and the evolution of the gods and goddesses and the development of the modern Hindu religion.

Ancient Mexico
http://www.ancientmexico.com/
Welcome to Ancient Mexico where you can learn about the history, art, and culture of Ancient Mesoamerica. There are sections called Map, The Gods, The Conquest, Timeline, and Documents. On the front page if you scroll down you can also find interesting articles on things in the news about Ancient Mexico. So, travel back in time and discover the rich history of Mexico.

AncientScripts.com
http://www.ancientscripts.com/  
According to the site creator, Lawrence K. Lo, "The aim of Ancient Scripts is not to replace texts books or instructional web sites. Instead, it is designed to give an introduction to writing systems, which hopefully will tantalize the reader into searching for more information on the web or in books and publications." Major divisions within the site are: 1) Writing Systems; 2) Phonetics; 3) Historical Linguistics; 4) Extra (ramblings, games, etc); 5) Bibliography; and 6) Web links. Quite extensive and written in a style that is accessible to young learners.

Anglo-Apache Conflicts
http://www.historyglobe.com/apache/  
This website provides an interactive map, summaries, biographies, and primary documents about major conflicts. Unusual format allows users to select "people" or "conflicts" and then the year. An interactive map displays locations. Limited amounts of information make is useful for younger students. Short quizzes are built-in. Created by History Globe.

Anne Frank the Writer: an Unfinished Story
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/af/htmlsite/  
Anne's diary, published in 1947 and eventually translated into almost 70 languages, is for many young readers the first encounter with the history of Nazi Germany. Between the ages of 13 and 15, Anne wrote short stories, fairy tales, essays, and the beginnings of a novel. Five notebooks and more than 300 loose pages handwritten during her two years in hiding survived the war. This website presents an indepth look at her writings through the use of a narrated exhibition, interviews, an opportunity for site users to respond, artifacts from the museum, and links to other recommended sites. Produced by The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Antietam on the Web
http://aotw.org/ 
The Battle of Antietam fought on September 17, 1862 near the small town of Sharpsburg, Maryland. It began in 1997 as a small personal project but it has grown well beyond that, both as an exercise in history research and as a Web project. Here's what you'll find: Frequently Asked Questions; Discussion Forum; Battle Overview; Battle Maps; Participant Search Tool; images; Articles & Exhibits (including eyewitness accounts and other primary source material); Special Subjects; Official Reports (by many of the officers for the Maryland Campaign of 1862); and a keyword search tool.

Asia for Educators
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu 
Featuring a variety of lesson plans, curriculum units, and other teaching materials categorized by subject area and time period, Asia for Educators (AFE) is designed to serve faculty and students in world history, culture, geography, art, and literature at the undergraduate and pre-college levels.

Aviation History Online Museum
http://www.aviation-history.com/
This is an interesting look at the history of aviation with sections including Aircraft, Photo Gallery, Airmen, Engines, Early Years, and Theory.

Battle Of Britain
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/bobhome.html

BBC Online: History for Kids
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/
BBC proves history can be fun with this site, which is designed for children of all ages but is well done enough to keep most adults interested as well. For the kids, there are games and quizzes to keep things lively. Visitors may search for historical information by time, place, event, or person.

BellSouth's Digital Storyteller
http://www.knowitall.org/bellsouthdigitalstoryteller/  
The BellSouth Digital Storyteller project is an opportunity for students to learn history first hand by interviewing veterans from WWII and Korea. After selecting a topic from the History Curriculum Standards, students identify veterans who have actually experienced the event(s) they are studying. Using video technology, the students interview the veterans, capture footage, edit the story, and record a living memory. During this process, the students put learning into practice while developing communication, research, and technology skills.

Betsy Ross Homepage
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/index.html

Biography Center
http://www.biography-center.com/

California as We Saw It (California State Library)
http://www.library.ca.gov/goldrush/index.cfm  
The goal of the exhibit is: provide an overview of the Gold Rush, emphasize the strength of the Library's collection, and incorporate items that will simultaneously delight, surprise, and inform. The exhibit features many examples drawn from the California History Section's extensive manuscript collections including maps, journals, letters, printed books, pamphlets, periodicals, and newspapers. Within each section, you'll find descriptions and photos of primary source materials.

Camelot Village
http://www.camelotintl.com/village/street.html
This site provides a colorful interactive introduction to daily life in Britain during the Middle Ages. Visitors will have an entertaining look at some of Britain's historical places of the period, as well as Arthurian legends and daily life.

Campaigns That Have Made a Difference (Ad Council)
http://www.adcouncil.org/campaigns/historic_campaigns/  
For more than 60 years, the Ad Council has developed hundreds of public service advertising campaigns. The selected Public Service Announcements (PSAs) highlighted in the Historic Campaigns section have made a measurable difference in our society. There is some data in the Research section; but the campaigns themselves are fascinating and also include statistical info. Some ads have accompanying video clips and graphics.

Camp Harmony Exhibit
http://www.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/harmony/exhibit/index.html
This site documents the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Most impressive are the letters from elementary and high school students back to their teachers. The exhibit is based on all primary source materials such as newspapers, photographs, and other documents.

Canadian West
http://www.archives.ca/05/0529/052901_e.html
How did Westward expansion play out in what is now the Canadian provinces? Access early maps that show European cartographers' best guesses at the western lands. Learn how the fur trade and scientific expeditions impacted the future of the land and the peoples living there then witness the urbanization and industrialization of Canada in the 1920s.

Canela Indians of Northeastern Central Brazil
http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/canela/  
Produced by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Currently (as of 2002), some 1,300 Canela live in just one large circular village in the center of Maranhao state about 40 miles south of Barra do Corda and about 400 miles southeast of the mouth of the Amazon. This site presents information and photographs about Canela, daily life, rituals, literature, artifacts, festivals, and environment.

Castle of King Edward
http://www.castles.org/kids/
Take a tour through the Middle Ages by visiting King Edward's castle. Students will learn about the people and their customs and the role of knights in their society.

Castles-of-Britain.com
http://www.castles-of-britain.com/
Castles, or remnants of castles, are a significant part of the British landscape today and an ever-present reminder of the country's colorful past. This site is dedicated to the promotion and study of castles.

Castles on the Web
http://www.castlesontheweb.com
This is a site filled with information about castles. There are links include Castle Photo Archive, Castle Tours, Palaces and Great Homes, Abbeys and Churches, Myths and Legends, Heraldry and much more. There is also a castle search engine if you have specific questions.

Celebrate the Century: Stamps in the Classroom
http://www.usps.com/images/stamps/ctc.htm
View images of stamps that have been issued celebrating various events during the 20th century.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
http://www.gale.com/freresrc/chh/
Read biographies of 50 Hispanic men and women, learn about hispanic music and explore a timeline covering 500 years.

Centennial Exhibition: Philadelphia 1876
http://libwww.library.phila.gov/CenCol/index.htm  
What caused quite a stir 125 years ago? The Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, which featured the wonders of the Industrial Age and exhibits from 37 countries, was the talk of the times. The Philadelphia Library has digitized artifacts from the Exhibition, and put them online. Students might be interested in the diary of a teenager that attended the exhibition. Included are ideas for classroom activities in History, Mathematics, Language Arts, and Music.

Changing the Face of Medicine (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/  
Discover the many ways that women have influenced and enhanced the practice of medicine starting with the history and work up to present-day women who are considered the top in their medical fields. Find out about careers in medicine, print classroom lesson plans, and view an extensive bibliography including books and videos. Online interactive activities use games and learning modules to bring issues of science and medicine to life. Read or post a story about woman physicians who have made a difference.

Children of World War 2 (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2children/home.shtml  
Cool site that brings a bit of everyday life during WWII into our time. Includes sections for both Teachers and Parents to work with students. For teachers, there are Lesson Plans, Printable Worksheets, and Online Activities all geared to UK standards. Major sections are: 1) Rationing Challenge: interactive activity to discover how rationing worked; 2) Wartime Home: an exact copy of a real family's wartime house; 3) Evacuees' Letters; 4) Research Room: searchable database of photographs, posters and more.

Civil War at the Smithsonian
http://civilwar.si.edu/home.html
The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. looked through it archives, and in some cases, its own history as an institution, and created this online resource about the Civil War. Digitized images cover slavery and abolition, the weapons and leaders of the war, and the life and culture of the times.

Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to the Ancient World
http://www.artic.edu/cleo/index.html  
Cleopatra: is an interactive guide to the Ancient Art Collection of The Art Institute of Chicago. Cleopatra, queen of Egypt from 51 to 30 B.C., embodied the three great cultures of the ancient Mediterranean region: she was Greek by birth, ruled Egypt as its queen, and lost her kingdom to Rome. See the "Close-up" views of the Ancient Art objects, hear their "Stories" and listen to the Glossary pronunciations. Includes printable lesson plans for grades 4 thru 12.

Clocks...Teaching Time
http://www.fi.edu/qa00/attic3/index.html

Colonial America: A Third Grade Study
http://www.germantownacademy.org/Academics/LS/3/Colonial/Index.htm

Colonial House (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/index.html  
Indentured servitude. No baths or showers. Public punishments. Welcome to daily life in the year 1628! Think colonial life was all about pious Pilgrims, powdered wigs and freedom for all? Think again! Two dozen modern-day time travelers find out the hard way what early American colonial life was really like when they take up residence in Colonial House. Among the points of dissension that arise in the colony are: the rigid class and gender roles, mandatory religious observance, and the puritanical civil laws of the era, particularly those pertaining to profanity. Includes a Teacher section with lesson plans which adhere to national learning standards (grades 5-8) containing comprehensive instructions for classroom implementation, downloadable student handouts, and suggestions for cross-curricular extensions. In Activities, you will find a series of dynamic online activities that engage students in exploring and understanding colonial life in the 1620s. Video and audio clclips present the participants as they assess 1628 from a contemporary perspective. Large-sized photos and captions demonstrate both the beauty and the drudgery of life on the Colony. And a map, hand drawn by one of the colonists, portrays the Colony through the eyes of those who lived there.

Colonial Williamsburg
http://www.history.org/
Meet the people who inhabit this historical village and learn about colonial life through each of the characters this site introduces. This is not the Colonial Williamsburg of yore, but a new, retooled site with Flash animation, an Explore and Learn link, and "Physick: The Practice of Medicine in Colonial Williamsburg". The Meet the People link gives biographies of our country's founders (and their spouses, in some cases), clothing provides descriptions, and Gardens, Archaeology, Museums and History Education extend to additional material for classroom use way beyond what class time even permits.

Colosseum: A Gladiator's Story (Discovery)
http://media.dsc.discovery.com/convergence/colosseum/colosseum.html  
A multimedia extravaganza which includes a virtual trip through Rome's "Arena of Death," Colosseum through time slideshow, and an animated video fly-through of the Colosseum as it looked 1,900 years ago including a gladiator's battle! Also includes an onlne quiz.

Computer History Museum
http://www.computerhistory.org/
"It's not just a museum. It's one of the largest collections of computer-related artifacts, documents, film, and photographs in the world. Here, you can explore our online archives, browse the exhibits, or learn more about preserving this living history of the information age."

Conversations with History
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/  
It's often difficult to find primary source material. Here you will find a collection of interviews with men and women from all over the world. "Guests include diplomats, statesmen, and soldiers; economists and political analysts; scientists and historians; writers and foreign correspondents; activists and artists. The interviews span the globe and include discussion of political, economic, military, legal, cultural, and social issues shaping our world. At the heart of each interview is a focus on individuals and ideas that make a difference." In some instances, you will find multimedia clips that can be played in the classroom. Produced by the Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley.

Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: Political Perspective After 40 Years
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/cuba_mis_cri/  
This website provides access to a wide array of resources including press releases, declassified documents, photographs, and audio clips. In addition, you will find documents, naval charts and other declassified records on the U.S. hunt for Soviet submarines; day-by-day, minute-by-minute chronologies of events surrounding the missile crisis; and analysis of contemporary historians.

Cyber Newseum
http://www.newseum.org/cybernewseum/html/index.htm
The Cyber Newseum, the only interactive museum of news, highlights several exhibitions in their online exhibit area. War Stories tells what it is like to be a war correspondent, with interview clips from correspondents from World War II, the Korean conflict, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and other international conflicts. Holocaust, the Untold Story examines the role of the press during WWII. Students can also learn about the roles that the media and news technology played in the space race.

Daily Life in Ancient Rome
http://oldworld.sjsu.edu/ancientrome/
This very attractive site presents information about many aspects of Roman life. Students can research entertainment, including the Colosseum, Circus Maximus, theaters, and will also find detailed discussions about gladiators, charioteers and boxers. The commentary on Roman dress, hair styles, jewelry and insight into how fashion styles changed throughout Roman history is very interesting. Detailed biographies of six Roman emperors: Augustus, Nero, Trajan, Hadrian, Commodus, and Constantine contains information about their family life, achievements, interests, monuments, a basic chronology of each ruler's life, as well as gossip. Descriptions of both the foods the ancient Romans ate and their beautiful table settings are noted.

Daylight Saving Time
http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/
Why do we turn our clocks forward in the Spring and back again in the Fall? Share with your students the rationale and history of the Daylight Saving Time concept from Benjamin Franklin through World War I and World War II and finally as a signed law in 1966. Students will be interested in the section on Worldwide Daylight Saving which highlights the different opinions and needs from Moscow to the tropical countries. A list of countries that observe daylight saving time is provided as well as extensive credits for information given.

Diamond Ranch
http://www.cowboyhalloffame.org/diamondr/index.html
This site by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum contains colorful characters and a variety of activities for young children including songs, games, reading and coloring. Cowboy Jack and Dusty Trails teach and entertain as children enjoy a visual ride through the museum and interact with cowboys from the Diamond R Ranch to learn the code cowboys live by....honesty, integrity and plain hard work.

Digital History
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu  
Digital History includes a U.S. history textbook; over 400 annotated documents from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, supplemented by sources on slavery, Mexican American and Native American history, and U.S. political, social, and legal history; essays; multimedia exhibitions; and reference resources that include a searchable database of 1,500 annotated links, classroom handouts, etc. The site's Ask the HyperHistorian feature allows users to pose questions to professional historians. This Web site was designed and developed to support the teaching of American History in K-12 schools.

Discovering Lewis and Clark
http://www.lewis-clark.org/
This site looks at three different aspects of their journey: The Preparation, Exploration, and The Return Trip. The Preparation—Learn all about the Presidential Mission that they were given, which President gave it to them, and learn all about their preparation for this journey. Exploration—This is where you can follow their journey step by step. And in the meantime learn all about the trek across America from location to location. The Return Trip—While this section is not as varied as the Exploration section you will finish the journey back where they began. Learn about the people and places that were a part of their trip home.

dMarie Time Capsule
http://dmarie.com/timecap/ 
A simple tool to help locate news headlines based on the date you enter. Quick Page will automatically generate a Time Capsule page for you. Advanced Page will lead you through a "wizard" that allows you to select specific headlines, birthdays, songs, TV shows, toys, and books for your selected date. You can edit the information, or even add your own information to the final page! When you're through, you'll be presented with your own customized page that includes all the information you've chosen, plus typical consumer prices from that year, Academy Award winners that year, etc. Currently has data for the years 1800 through 2002.

Doodles, Drafts, and Designs
http://www.sil.si.edu/exhibitions/doodles/introduction.htm
This exhibition presents examples of industrial drawings in the collections of the National Museum of American History and the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Some are working drawings, ideas sketched in pencil or ink. Others are more finished, designed for presentation. A few are printed, either as sales material or as part of a patent application. They visually document American industrial creativity, from inventor's hand and investor's boardroom, to patent office, factory floor, and manufacturer's showroom.

Douglass Archives of American Public Address
http://douglassarchives.org/
This site provides the texts of over 100 important American speeches and related public documents ranging from John Winthrop's speech, "On Liberty," in 1645 to President George W. Bush's speech, "The Advance of Freedom," in 2003. The site also offers a concise review of American history.

Down the Drain: Chicago's Sewers
http://www.chipublib.org/digital/sewers/sewers.html  
Down the Drain was developed through a partnership of the Chicago Department of Sewers and the Chicago Public Library. For most of the City's first seven decades, the defining struggle for Chicago's continued existence was not the Great Fire of 1871, but its battle with sewage. In the process, streets were raised; channels were dug; an industrial empire launched; tunnels bored miles beneath Lake Michigan; and new technologies invented. In 1900, Chicago took the astonishing step of reversing the Chicago River, making it the first river to flow away from its mouth. The feat was called one of the seven engineering marvels of the world. In 1922, the flow of a second river, the Calumet, would also be reversed. Interesting because all cities that grow too large face similar problems.

Dr. Seuss Went to War
http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/

Early America.com
http://earlyamerica.com/ 
A wealth of newspapers, documents, maps and images is available from this site, which focuses on the late 18th to early 19th Centuries in the United States. Younger students will enjoy the movies, which use artwork and documents of the time to tell the stories behind "The Real Face of George Washington" and "The Treason of Benedict Arnold." Especially helpful is the page "How to Read a 200 Year Old Document." For older students, this site houses the scholarly journal "The Early America Review." Try your hand at the online crossword puzzle.   

Early American Paintings
http://www.worcesterart.org/Collection/Early_American/
While the paintings can add depth to the study of U.S. History, the timeline may be the real treasure here as it chronicles the main events from 1671 to 1829. Students can enter the collection by clicking buttons that lead to sections arranged by artist, genre, and place of origin. Students view artwork and read biographies of twenty artists, review information on fifty-three paintings, and get information on twenty-four additional works. Each of the seventy-seven works is illustrated.

EASE History (Michigan State University)
http://edcomm1.educ.msu.edu/Easetrial/index2.html  
EASE (Experience Acceleration Supportive Environment) History Campaign Ads is an interactive learning environment where presidential campaign ads are entry points to learn about campaign issues and their historical context, as well as the persuasive techniques and strategies that are part of political campaigns. More generally, the environment can be used to learn about history, from a beginner or a more advanced perspective, using video clips of historical events. The Learning Guide contains ideas and suggestions for classroom activities. Features over 160 campaign ads covering 1952 to 2004.

Eduweb (Musee McCord Museum)
http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/eduweb  
The McCord Museum web site offers numerous resources for exploring Canadian history, including Keys to History, a database of 90,000 images (2,000 of which are fully documented), and virtual exhibitions. EduWeb presents diverse ways of using Web resources in secondary-level history classes. The site includes 50 thematic tours about major events and everyday life in the past. There are activities; mainly observation games, quizzes, and inquiries into the past. These activities are described in a pedagogical guide entitled ClioClic. The site permits visitors to produce their own visual presentations in the form of Web tours, where they can add their own images drawn from external sources.

Egyptomania
http://www.clevelandart.org/kids/egypt/index.html
Students are just naturally curious about mummies, pyramids, and other mysteries of ancient Egypt. The Cleveland Museum of Art has provided an excellent page of interesting, easy-to-understand facts about Egyptian life that can augment the typical textbook entries. The Museum has included a page highlighting the animals that lived in ancient times, depicted by the Egyptians in their paintings and sculpture. A clickable quiz, an Egyptomania Coloring Book, and an activity consisting of building a Pharaoh makes this an excellent website for the students to explore.

Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/eaa/
Browse the exhibits from this Duke University website, or search for a specific term such as auto or soap. Find out more about the products used in America's past.

Eternal Egypt
http://www.eternalegypt.org/EternalEgyptWebsiteWeb/HomeServlet
Enjoy the sheer beauty of this site. Eternal Egypt will intrigue students by the interactivity offered on subjects such as artifacts, places, culture, and people of ancient Egypt. This site seems like a well-done textbook come to life. Everything moves, everything connects and blends into an intriguing virtual trip across deserts and through pyramids.

Explore D.C.
http://www.exploredc.org/index.php
Produced by WETA, the Public Broadcasting station in Washington, this website gathers information about local history, Federal City, the Presidents, and the importance of the African American community in the US Capital. Lesson plans were created to support each section, with many ideas for class activities. A timeline and a list of audio files complete the site.

ExplorePAhistory.com
http://www.explorepahistory.com/ExplorePAHistory/home.do?  
ExplorePAhistory.com lets you search Pennsylvania history resources and lesson plans by region, keyword, or time period; offers multimedia, standards based curriculum resources for elementary, middle, and high school; and features rich image galleries and a virtual tour help make the site engaging and informative.

Eye of the Storm
http://www.musarium.com/eyeofthestorm/main.html
Imagine being a museum curator who is presented with four tattered scrapbooks. Turning the pages gingerly, you realize that you are looking at a "remarkable collection" of "enormous significance." This website is a beautiful exhibit of Civil War watercolors from those scrapbooks. There are also excerpts from the diary that accompanied the drawings . Excerpts from this diary, along with the watercolors of Civil War scenes and battlefields, provide an excellent source for Civil War study.

EyeWitness to History.com
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/index.html
This is a good student resource for teachers of social studies. Broken down by century, students can find solid historical information, usually a page long, describing events, people or places. The "Snapshots" link (early photography in historical context) and "Voices" where audio clips of famous notable events and speeches can be heard make history come alive and is guaranteed to keep students coming back to the site for more information.

Face to Face
http://www.itvs.org/facetoface/flash.html  
December 7, 1941 and September 11, 2001: two days that changed the world forever. After the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, people of Japanese ancestry were subjected to the emotional venting of racial hatred and distrust, eventually leading to the incarceration of nearly 120,000 people, most of them U.S. citizens. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, Arab, Muslim Americans and others fear for their lives, worry about their futures, and question the validity of their constitutional rights. Sixty years have passed, but have things really changed? Face to Face explores what it means to be an American with the face of the enemy. These are real stories of fear, anger, hatred, loyalty and trust. Includes a glossary and lessons plans for grades 6 through 12.

Famous Trials
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/ftrials.htm  
An interesting resource from Doug Linder, faculty, University of Missouri Kansas City. A straight-forward homepage full of thumbnails that lead to various trials throughout history. From Socrates to OJ Simpson, you'll find timelines, photos, excerpts from the trial, maps and other pertinent materials. You also find thought-provoking sections such as Exploring Constitutional Conflicts and Searching for Evil.

FDR Cartoon Site
http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/

First Flight Centennial
http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/
Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first powered flight on December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Foundation invites you - as someone interested in history, innovation, flying or more - to join them in celebrating the upcoming centennial and exploring the countless ways in which aviation has changed our world. Learn about their partnership with the National Park Service to improve the Wright Brothers National Memorial, upcoming centennial events and more.

First World War.Com
http://www.firstworldwar.com/ 
Extensive site created and maintained by Michael Duffy. Numerous sections include: How It Began, Battles, Who's Who, Timeline, On This Day, Vintage Audio, Photos, first person accounts, and more. Also includes a Search Tool.

Flags of the World
http://fotw.fivestarflags.com 
Flags of the World (FOTW) is the Internet's largest site devoted to vexillology (the study of flags). Here you can read more than 26,000 pages about flags and view more than 48,000 images of flags. The site is fed with news and images posted to the FOTW mailing list and with other contributions from interested readers and visitors. Flags of the World is produced and maintained by an Editorial Staff of unpaid volunteers and the contents of these pages are offered freely to the Internet community.

Flight-History.com
http://www.flight-history.com/  
Flight-History is developing an extensive on-line archive of aviation history. Current focus is on the pre-jet era. Consists of stories, photos, plane details, and the ability to send an electronic postcard. Flight-History is a division of Ghosts of Aviation Inc., which is located in Calgary, AB, Canada.

For Teachers: National D-Day Museum New Orleans
http://www.ddaymuseum.org/education_teacherslesson.html  
Resources and Teaching Materials from The National D-Day Museum: Student Fact Sheets (D-Day History, Women in World War II, Enigma, African-American Involvement, SHAEF, What does the "D" in D-Day Mean?, Pearl Harbor, Home Front, Higgins in New Orleans). The Education Department at The National D-Day Museum offers these guidelines to help teachers focus on the main themes of D-Day and WWII. The Museum offers a number of Lesson Plans, which you may download or print from this web site for classroom use free of charge.

Freedom: A History of US
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/
Based on Joy Hakim's critically acclaimed book this PBS television series come with a remarkable web site to study American history. The site follows the series sequence and is divided into "Webisodes". What makes this site a "must" is the age level it addresses is the middle school to high school population. Here is history that's understandable while maintaining integrity by avoiding oversimplification. Webisodes are further broken down into segments following historical events. There's a link to the Teachers Guide originally developed by Johns Hopkins University with lesson plans created for the book before the existence of the television series.

From Domesticity to Modernity: What was Home Economics?
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/homeEc/
Over the past hundred years, the field of Home Economics has been a bridge between the sciences and the home. Hear the stories of some of the pioneers of this field and follow the development of this field of study. From Bacteriology to Child Development to Housing Design, learn about the home economist's role in national emergencies and impact on consumer culture.

George Washington: A National Treasure
http://www.georgewashington.si.edu/
This site from the National Portrait Gallery invites you to explore the Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington known as the Lansdowne portrait. There is a wonderful interactive activity that allows the student to click on specific points of artistic, biographic, and symbolic significance. Each point of information gives the student a cross curricular experience in Art and U.S. History. There is also a fascinating audio explanation of the portrait's history that will be interesting to the students.

Ghosts in the Castle
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/castles/enter.html
Name your castle and go exploring to learn about life in the castle from dwellers who still haunt the halls. Click on them to learn their secrets. Each room holds surprises.

Go For Broke Educational Foundation
http://www.GoForBroke.org 
The Go For Broke Educational Foundation, a nonprofit organization, has just re-launched their Web site which is dedicated to educating people about the significance of the Japanese American veterans of World War II and focuses on the current issue of ensuring the civil liberties of all Americans. The site is a comprehensive online resource with an archive of 120 veteran oral histories available in streaming video; interactive lesson plans aligned with California state standards, and related materials. GoForBroke.org also includes a Virtual Veteran Experience, interactive maps, and a comprehensive history section.

Great American Speeches
http://www.pbs.org/greatspeeches/
Great American Speeches is a site dedicated to political oratory. The site includes a robust speech archive, complete with speeches beginning in 1900 and ending with speeches from 1999, as well as History Challenges, a pop-up archive of famous speakers, and a wordsmith challenge. The site is completed by a unique teleprompter activity and several interesting application lesson plans.

Great Debate and Beyond: History of Televised Presidential Debates
http://www.museum.tv/debateweb/html/index.htm  
The Great Debate contains four main sections: 1) Great Debate: Kennedy-Nixon debates of 1960; 2) Televised Debate History 1960-1996; 3) Television: video commentary, essays and other items that highlight the impact of television on politics; 4) Curriculum Resources: lesson plans and activities that promote learning. Produced by The Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, Illinois.

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
http://www.greatachievements.org/
Come here to learn about the crowning engineering achievements of the 20th century. You'll notice upon arriving that the list is spelled out right in front of you and numbered one to twenty. But if you click on any of the topics you can learn all about them. Each section will give you an introduction, then at the bottom of the page there is a link to the History of each item and the Timeline for each item.

Greek Medicine (National Institute of Health)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/greek/index.html  
An online exhibit prepared by Michael North of the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine, this site covers loss and recovery of Greek medicine, timeline, vocabulary, Olympian healers, Hippocrates, Aristotle, Galen, and other Greek physicians.

Handbook of Texas Online
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/index.html

Hezzie Goes to War: World War I through the Eyes of a Mid-Missourian
http://coas.missouri.edu/anthromuseum/pattrickwwi  
For students that communicate with servicemen abroad, parallels can be drawn between current world conflicts and conflicts of the past. This website gives some insight into one soldier's experiences during World War I. Letters from an Iowa Soldier in the Civil War at http://www.ucsc.edu/civil-war-letters/home.html, can provide a view from another time.

Historical Treasure Chests
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/treasure/
Combine a lesson on primary and secondary resources with a little U.S. History some personal history. The inital activity identifies some primary and secondary sources, with students looking for similarities and differences. Activity two lets students work in teams to discover information contained within primary source documents.

History Central
http://www.historycentral.com/index.html

History Detectives (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/  
History Detectives is devoted to solving historical mysteries, searching out the true facts (and falsehoods) behind local folklore, family legends and interesting objects. Using traditional investigative techniques, modern technologies, and plenty of legwork, the History Detectives team of experts discovers that artifacts, buildings and stories can give us new (and sometimes shocking) insights into our national history. The History Detectives site includes highlights from the televised investigations. This year it will also feature one story per week in detail as a Case File. Visitors can study the techniques used by professional investigators; learn how to conduct their own historical investigation; or get to know the History Detectives' team of experts. The site also provides a number of interactive features and learning activities. Classroom Resources include lesson plans and other tools to reinforce concepts from the programs, and develop student interest in the study of history, science, and other core subjects.

History for Kids!
http://www.historyforkids.org/
After you realize that you have to click on the tiny graphics below the title, this site has some good information suitable for students in grades 3-8. Concise essays, written in easy-to-understand language, introduce students to the early civilizations of Egyt, Greece, Rome, Central Asia, Ancient Islam, and the Middle Ages.

History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
Designed for high school and college teachers of U.S. History courses, this site serves as a gateway to Web resources and offers useful materials for teaching U.S. history.

History of Eating Utensils
http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/utensil/index.html
We use utensils to eat just about everyday of our lives, except for those times when we eat with our hands. But how often do we considered their history? Where did they come from? Who invented them? On this site you can explore the history of: Forks, Knives, Spoons, Chopsticks, and Portable Cutlery. The pictures show you the utensils throughout the ages. You can click on some of the pictures to get more detail.

History of Nations
http://www.historyofnations.net/
"This site has a history of every nation in the world. Each country is covered by a brief essay which gives the highlights of each nation's history. All information is based on content from the US State Department with new material added."

History of the World at your Fingertips
http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/whistwt.html
A classroom Internet connection is a real boon in teaching and learning World History. Whether you're teaching Ancient History, Modern History, or anything in between, you'll find something here for use in your classroom.

History Place: American Revolution
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/
This site has an excellent timeline of the American War for Independence as well as the years and events that led up to it. Its overview begins with the early explorations of America and its colonization and continues through the war to the birth of the new nation.

HistoryWired
http://historywired.si.edu/index.html
One could spend hours exploring HistoryWired, which gives a "backstage tour" of over 450 objects sitting in storage at the National Museum of American History. The site's graphical interface, which looks like a land grid map, lets users click on different squares on the map to learn about a particular object.

Hudson River Portfolio (New York Public Library)
http://www2.nypl.org/home/Hudson/index.html  
The New York Public Library has created this site to make rare images and texts available to researchers, students and lovers of Hudson River history and art. These resources bring together some of the library's most celebrated materials (prints, maps, guidebooks, literature, photos, etc.) from the 19th century. There is an historical overview, a "panoramic tour" using the materials, access to the collection by type of resource, and a topical list for browsing the collection.

Hyperhistory Online
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
HyperHistory has over 2,000 files covering 3,000 years of world history with a combination of colorful graphics, lifelines, timelines, and maps. Categories are People, History, Events, and Maps color coded according to Science, Technology, Economy, Discovery, Culture, Philosophy, Art, Music, Poetry, Religion, Theology, Politics and War. A massive site that is well worth a visit!

Iditarod 2001
http://www.iditarod.com/
History, trivia and much more are all part of this site about the famous Iditarod race in Alaska. The Student's Playground section has information on the mushers, the people part of the race, games and more.

IEEE Virtual Museum
http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/
For hundreds of years, engineers have been finding new ways of using electricity to revolutionize the way we work, play learn, and communicate. Here you'll explore the history of these technologies, find out how they work, and learn about some of the people who invented them.

If Trees Could Talk (Forest History Society)
http://www.lib.duke.edu/forest/curriculum/  
This 8-module, middle school curriculum gives teachers the opportunity to download social studies activities that are based upon archival materials. The centerpiece of each module is a compilation of primary resources--documents, maps, newspaper articles, oral histories or photographs--from which students will be asked to gather, examine, and analyze information, and synthesize insights. Lots of downloadable worksheets and such. Correlation to National History and Social Studies Standards.

Illustrated History of the Roman Empire
http://www.roman-empire.net/index.html
This site has a ton of information about the Roman Empire. The history is divided into chapters. There is a Re-enactors section where you can check out photos of re-enactments of the history of Rome. The included timelines are full of information. The inter-active maps are also interesting.

In Search of Ancient Ireland
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ancientireland/index.html
On St. Patrick's Day we turn our attention to that Ireland of ancient myth and romantic mysticism. But what is fact and what is fiction? This beautiful site explores the history, the religion, the culture and commerce, and even the Bronze Age in Ireland. Teachers will appreciate the cross curricular lesson plans aligned with benchmarks and standards.

Invention Dimension
http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/org/i/invent/
This is a site full of information regarding inventors and their inventions. There is a search feature that allows you to search by invention.

Invent Now: National Inventors Hall of Fame
http://www.invent.org/index.asp
The Hall of Fame is dedicated to those "who conceived the great technological advances which this nation fosters through its patent system.". The online version of the Hall of Fame may be explored in several ways: the name of the inventor, the name of the invention, the date and through a timeline. Suitable for grades 4-12.

Irish Potato Famine
http://www.irishpotatofamine.org/
Here you can take an interactive tour of a village during the Irish Potato Famine. This is an entertaining, informative way to learn about life at this time.

Jamestown Online Adventure
http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
Put your students in the situation of landing in the New World and making all the decisions needed to found a colony. This simulation lets them decide where to land, what to do when they get there, and even how many will be required to do hard labor. There are online helpers in the form of the London Company's Instruction and a Native American neighbor. Players will be scored as to how well they fared given the choices made, and will review what actually happended in Jamestown. This activity requires Flash version 5 or higher.

Journey to a New Land
http://www.sfu.museum/journey/
"People first arrived in the Americas at least 12,000 years ago. The timing of their arrival and the route by which they travelled are not known. Did they follow an inland ice-free corridor route from Siberia to the unglaciated regions south of the ice sheets? Or did they take a coastal route, travelling by boat down the Pacific Coast? Did people arrive during the ice age, or not until after the glaciers receded? This site explores these and other questions, and looks at some of the evidence and ideas that have been proposed to resolve them." The site is divided into five levels - Primary, Elementary, Middle School, Secondary and Post-Secondary.

Kids Dig Reed
http://www.kidsdigreed.com/ 
The Reed Farmstead Archaeological Site, located in West Virginia, reconstructs how our former inhabitants lived over 150 years ago. Through a series of games, puzzles, and a virtual site tour, you will discover an actual site, learn about archaeology and how archaeologists work, and how these people were able to make a living in the rugged uplands of eastern West Virginia! This site is currently under development by Michael Baker Jr. Inc. for West Virginia Department of Transportation.

Landmark Supreme Court Cases
http://www.landmarkcases.org/
This site was developed to provide teachers with a full range of resources and activities to support the teaching of landmark Supreme Court cases, helping students explore the key issues of each case. The "Resources" section features basic building blocks such as background summaries and excerpts of opinions that can be used in multiple ways. The "Activities" section contains a range of short activities and in-depth lessons that can be completed with students. While these activities are online, many of them can be adapted for use in a one-computer classroom or a classroom with no computer.

Legacy of Genghis Khan
http://www.lacma.org/khan/index_flash.htm  
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It examines the important artistic and cultural achievements that occurred in the Iranian world in the aftermath of the Mongol invasions. It tells the story of Genghis Khan's legacy through more than 200 spectacular works of art from museums and collections worldwide, including silk textiles, glazed ceramics, jewelry and objects fabricated of gold and silver for daily use, rare works carved in stone and wood, and outstanding examples of the art of the book. A teacher resource guide that relates aspects of the exhibition to the sixth-grade Social-Science curriculum is available.

Lemelson Center: Study of Invention & Innovation
http://invention.smithsonian.org/home/
This site features stories about invention, an interactive invention playhouse, and resources about the value of play in learning. Students can use the online Inventors Sketchpad to begin "doodling" as a first step in the invention process. Students can also use the interactive tools found in the playhouse to improve their visual thinking by engaging in activities such as designing their own clouds. They can combine the invention stories present at the site with past inventions (such as barbed wire, the telegram, and the Internet) to explore, analyze and understand the role and impact of inventions in society.

Leonardo da Vinci's Horse
http://www.leonardoshorse.org/index.asp
Use this site as a follow up to one of this year's Bluebonnet books, Leonardo's Horse by Jean Fritz. There are categories including General Information, History, Resources (including lesson plans under Education), Creative Process and much more. A very informative site!

Life Interrupted: The Japanese American Experience in WW II Arkansas
http://www.lifeinterrupted.org/  
Life Interrupted is about Camp Rohwer and Camp Jerome in Arkansas. This site is a partnership between the University of Arkansas and the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. A Flash interface leads to a variety of resources for teachers, students, and others with an interest in History and/or Cultural Studies. Includes an interactive timeline, photos, and Virtual Reality panoramas.

Living Room Candidate (American Museum of the Moving Image)
http://livingroomcandidate.movingimage.us/index.php  
The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952-2004 is an innovative online exhibition presenting more than 250 television commercials from every election year beginning in 1952, when the first campaign ads aired, and including ads from this year's campaign. Users can watch nearly four hours of TV commercials and explore the expanding world of Web-based political advertising. The site includes a searchable database and features commentary, historical background, election results, and navigation organized by both year and theme. Each commercial selected is accompanied by a list of related commercials in order to help guide the viewer through the collection.

Los Adaes Site Explorer
http://www.crt.state.la.us/siteexplorer  
Los Adaes Site Explorer tells the story of an 18th century Spanish presidio and mission that played an important role in the balance of French, Spanish, and Caddo Indian power in North America. The settlement marked the eastern frontier of the Spanish Province of Texas, and it served as the provincial capital for more than 40 years. The present-day archaeological site is a National Historic Landmark and a State Historic Site that is open to the public. The online exhibit provides an opportunity for the public to learn about life at the site, as revealed through history and archaeology.

Marilee's Native Americans Resource
http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html
This site is an excellent resource for American Indian Heritage Month in November. Among the featured topics are sites about individual tribes, clothing, crafts, famous Native Americans, tribal legends, recipes, songs, dances, games, teaching aids and projects.

Mariners' Museum
http://www.mariner.org/age/
Using lesson plans, vocabulary activities, and links to other Web sites along with the museum's exhibit, your upper-elementary through high school students can learn about maritime discoveries from ancient times through the travels of Captain Cook.

Mass Moments
http://www.massmoments.org/
"On January 1, 2005, the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities launched the Mass Moments project—a daily almanac of Massachusetts history. Throughout 2005, radio listeners and Internet users will find a different story every day about events and people in the recorded history of Massachusetts." When this site loads, you will be given a snippet of Today's moment, and can then choose to learn more by clicking "More on this Moment," which will give you more information on that moment. Or you can click "Play this Radio Moment" from the main page instead and listen to the narration.

Medieval Women
http://mw.mcmaster.ca/intro.html
This site brings together primary sources, commentary, interactive features, and music to explore the world of medieval European women. Explore what it was like to live as a woman in the time of castles and knights.

Meet the Wright Brothers
http://www.pocanticohills.org/wright/wright.htm  
A project created by a 2nd Grade class at Pocantico Hills School, Sleepy Hollow, NY; this site demonstrates what can be done and serves as a resource for other early elementary students. Topics covered include: Meet the Wright Brothers, Timeline of Flight, At the Turn of the Century, Why Kill Devil Hills, What is wing warping?, Wright Brothers Poetry, Activities, Wright Photos, Glossary, Links to More Information, and Books About the Wright Brothers. Also includes an interactive quiz and related experiments.

Memorial Day
http://www.kidsdomain.com/kids/links/Salute_to_Veterans.html
Use the links on this site to remember America's veterans this Memorial Day (May 28). Students will learn about the history of Memorial Day and Veterans Day, and read about 20th-century wars and conflicts. They can also view vintage World War II posters and gather ideas for projects to commemorate our veterans.

Middle Ages
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/

Middle Ages
http://www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/middleages/index.html

Mississipian Moundbuilders and Their Artifacts
http://www.mississippian-artifacts.com/  
By Anthony Stein: For more than half a millenium, the Mississippian people cultivated vast agricultural settlements based on corn, squash and beans. However, the Mississippians were much more than prosperous farmers. They also developed a complex and highly organized culture based on a ritualistic relationship between the people and the land. This site contains information, photographs of artifacts, and sketches of daily life. Artifacts include: pottery, pipes, flint points, ear ornaments, beads, and more.

Monticello--The Home of Thomas Jefferson
http://www.monticello.org/ 
Monticello was the home of Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States. You can explore the house, gardens, and plantation. Includes: biographic info, "A Day in the Life" with images, Jefferson's West (Thomas Jefferson and the Lewis and Clark Expedition), an interactive floorplan, biographies of people who lived and worked at Monticello, an exhibit on Oral Histories, a narrative on slavery, pictures and descriptions of plants and gardens, recipes, and more.

Mount Rushmore: American Experience
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rushmore/
This online exhibit chronicles the planning, design, implementation and minutiae of Mount Rushmore, the U.S. monument commemorating four presidents. Between January 1, 2002 and May 24, 2002, American Experience is holding an essay contest with this topic question:"If the Park Service ever were to add an inscription to Mount Rushmore, what do you think it should say?" There is also an activity for students to design a memorial commemorating the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. These activities, as well as activities in the disciplines of civics, history, economics, and geography can be found under Teacher's Guide.

Museum of Online Museums
http://www.coudal.com/moom.php
This is like the archive of all archives and the museum of all museums. Here you will find great links to new and exciting exhibits online in the Museum Campus section. The links in this section take you directly to the museum or exhibit in the title link. Below this are the Permanent Collections, and then the Galleries, Exhibits, and Shows.

My Chicago (Chicago Historical Society)
http://www.chicagohistory.org/mychicago/index.html  
Discover Chicago and connect the city's past to life today. My Chicago is designed for children ages 6-12, and uses the symbols and design of the Chicago flag to explore the city's rich and diverse history. My Chicago illustrates the themes of Chicago's past and present by drawing on the collections of the Chicago Historical Society, including a variety of photographs, documents, and images of artifacts. "Downloads" portion of this site includes ten lessons for use in the classroom. "Games" portion of the site provides online activities that further explore My Chicago's themes.

Mysteries of the Nile (NOVA/PBS Online)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/  
Want to see the Sphinx close up? Clamber inside the Great Pyramid? Visit the magnificent tombs and temples of Luxor? Simply click on the images and enjoy a self-guided QuickTime tour through the Land of the Pharaohs. There's so much here, it's easy to get lost. Use the Site Guide to see the list of everything available. The classroom resources section helps you customize your own lesson plans, check out their lesson plans, or get started with ideas to energize your students.

National Air and Space Museum
http://www.nasm.si.edu/
The National Air and Space Museum houses the national collection of artifacts relating to the development of aviation and space flight. This collection includes exhibits on topics as varied as early flight, military aviation, exploring space, and terrestrial remote sensing. Explore the history of aviation, visit online special exhibits, access data from remote sensors, and link to other related resources.  

National Archives Learning Curve
http://learningcurve.pro.gov.uk/
Do your students need to know more about the Cold War, Great Britain during WWII or political reform in Britain during the 19th Century? The National Archives of the UK has created a site that contains resources and a proposed online library of teacher lessons and student work. Look under Snapshots for activities based on visual sources from the national archive.

National Atomic Museum
http://www.atomicmuseum.com/tour/
Take a virtual tour through the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History. Exhibits trace the history of the atomic age beginning with Ancient Arms Control. A "cessation of armaments" was first recorded in 546 B.C.E. The tour highlights nuclear medicine, Madame Curie, Road to the Atomic Age, and The Manhattan Project. The Decision to Drop is accompanied by pictures and quotes. The exhibits end with technology through the Cold War and Expansion eras. This is an easy-to-understand overview that lends a historical perspective to nuclear energy and weaponry.

National Library of Australia: World Treasures
http://www.nla.gov.au/worldtreasures/
Have students explore the contributions of world cultures in this online exhibit. Lessons in the teacher's section support the online materials. Each treasure lists the museum that houses it; an interesting supplemental activity would have students uncover how foreign museums ended up with another culture's treasure.

National Museum of African Art
http://www.nmafa.si.edu/NMAFAgen.htm
Although not brand new, the Web site of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art is worth a visit. In the Exhibitions section, clicking on each exhibit takes you to the Web page for that exhibit. There is also an interesting section on the various resources of the museum.

National Museum of Natural History
http://www.mnh.si.edu/
This division of the Smithsonian has a wealth of topics related to natural history, and is updated regularly for new features. Highlights change regularly making this a must visit site monthly, just for the new information available. This month find out about the Coelacanth, mosquitoes and West Nile disease, and Lewis and Clark As Naturalists under highlights or "What's New", a regular site feature.

National Portrait Gallery
http://www.npg.si.edu/
The National Portrait Gallery in the U.S. nation's capital documents history in its portraits of the men and women who helped to make the country what it is today. At its Web site, one may take a virtual tour of the permanent collection of the gallery as well as exhibitions it has featured in the past.

National WWII Memorial
http://www.wwiimemorial.com/
"The World War II Memorial honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S., the more than 400,000 who died, and all who supported the war effort from home. Symbolic of the defining event of the 20th Century, the memorial is a monument to the spirit, sacrifice, and commitment of the American people. The Second World War is the only 20th Century event commemorated on the National Mall’s central axis." Visit this site to learn about the designing of the memorial, read a list of inscriptions, and view dedication photos.

Nobel e-Museum
http://www.nobel.se/index.html  
Nobel e-Museum offers information on all Prize Winners to date, the Nobel Organization, Alfred Nobel, and Nobel events, as well as related material and games. The games are located at http://www.nobel.se/physics/educational/index.html and they are educational. They provide information. simulations, and challenges on: Microscopes, Lasers, the interior of matter, energy, X-rays, accelerators, and vacuum tubes. Age/grade levels vary.

Odyssey Online
http://www.emory.edu/CARLOS/ODYSSEY/#  
The study of the ancient history of the Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome and Africa has received a great addition from three museums' collaborative work. Visit the Middle School and Elementary Site to get an idea of the resources assembled for discovery. Teachers can access activity ideas and lessons to focus learning.

Official Amelia Earhart Site
www.ameliaearhart.com/
Created on behalf of Earhart's family, this official site is excellent in content, design and navigation. Of course there is an Earhart biography, but don't stop there. Other highlights include a nice collection of quotes ("Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace"), a photo gallery, and screensavers and wallpaper (click Downloads in the left-hand menu).

Open Hearts/Closed Doors
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/orphans/english/  
This site has stories of Holocaust orphans who came to Canada after World War II. They can be viewed in English or French. The site consists of three sections: 1) Orphans' Stories: text and graphics, as well as audio and video comments by the orphans themselves; 2) Themes: historical context (before the war, the Holocaust, liberation, displacement, the journey); 3) Learning Resources: material for further study including Teacher's Guide and lesson ideas, Artifacts Collections, complete transcripts of all of the war orphans' memoirs, and a Glossary.

Oregon Trail
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html

Ottomans
http://www.theottomans.org/english/index.asp  
This site aims to become the leading information portal regarding the history, military, culture and arts of the Ottoman Empire that has once dominated a large territory from Egypt to Russia, from India to Austria. The site contains a chronology, maps, glossary, history, military history, biographical info, art and cultures. Theottomans.org is written and edited by Mr. Korkut Ozgen, born in Istanbul and a graduate of History Faculty at Bogazici University, Istanbul.

Over the Top: An Interactive Adventure
http://museedelaguerre.ca/cwm/overtop/index_e.html
What was it like to be a young Canadian soldier in the front-line trenches during WWI? The well-illustrated storyline is somewhat interactive, providing branch points at which the user must decide which action to pursue. Otherwise the story is told in narrative with graphics. There is also a large "For Educators" segment with downloadable materials about WWI, including war poetry, and a well-written glossary for students unfamiliar with events some 90 years ago. The site is part of the main site of the War Museum of Canada, whose home page also offers other war-related 'online exhibits, including one on the use of RADAR.

Oyez Baseball
http://baseball.oyez.org/ 
This activity will stretch the critical thinking skills of high school students. Players try to answer questions about similarities between Supreme Court Justices from the United States and baseball players. Perfect for team play; some students might possess a basic knowledge of well-known baseball players while others might know more about the historical and sometimes colorful figures of the Supreme Court. (This site requires Macromedia Flash which is ok to install.)

Petra, Lost City of Stone
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/petra/
Click on "View Panorama" at the bottom of the screen for a trip all around this incredible ancient city. This beautiful site explores the people of Petra, their daily life, and religious beliefs. Educators can find activities tied into science and social studies' state standards.

Photos of the American West
http://photoswest.org/collect.htm
Teaching history with authentic historical photos certainly makes the task easier. The Denver Library has supplied wonderful photos that document the development of the American West: the great railroads rolling West, covered wagons on the trails, wild west shows, Native Americans, and even the famous Western saloons complete with patrons. The Library has also provided special collections on Native American women, and on Denver, The City Beautiful, which contains pictures of great early American architecture.

Picturing a Canadian Life: L.M. Montgomery's Personal Scrapbooks and Book Covers
http://lmm.confederationcentre.com/  
Part of Montgomery's genius lies in her creation of everyday life in turn-of-the-century and early twentieth-century Canada. An avid record-keeper, Montgomery kept personal scrapbooks that included photographs, fabrics, souvenirs and clippings. These collections contain rarely-seen materials that could not be widely accessible for study or enjoyment except through this digital exhibition. The site also contains a Teacher Tips page. Also in French.

P.O.V.: Every Mother's Son (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2004/everymothersson/  
In the late 1990s, three victims of police brutality made headlines around the country. "Every Mother's Son" tells of the victims' three mothers who came together to demand justice and accountability. It covers the concept of community policing, interviews with law enforcement officials and other experts, and a community safety interactive quiz. See Educator Resources for lesson plan.

President Calling
http://www.americanradioworks.org/features/prestapes/index.html  
Three of America's most compelling presidents - Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon - bugged their White House offices and tapped their telephones. They left behind thousands of secretly recorded conversations, from momentous to mundane. In this documentary project, American RadioWorks eavesdrops on presidential telephone calls to hear how each man used one-on-one politics to shape history. Includes photographs and recordings.

Port Chicago Disaster
http://intergate.cccoe.k12.ca.us/pc/

Race to Build the Atomic Bomb
http://www.cccoe.k12.ca.us/abomb  
Just theory in the late 1930's and not funded until the end of 1941, a collection of American and expatriot scientists race to build the first atomic bomb. In four short years it is developed and causes an end to World War II. This web site looks at the people and science that made it possible while providing resources, lesson plans and research tips. Keep scrolling right or use the arrows to see the content. Click on links to expand content.

Raid on Deerfield: The Many Stories of 1704
http://www.1704.deerfield.history.museum/
This award-winning site draws the reader into a consideration of history as witnessed from multiple perspectives. Discover the mystery of the raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts, where five cultures clashed in a brutal attack. Students will read explanations from a wide range of historians and discover that facts are not so easy to determine. The site provides lots of interactive pictures, audio, and photos of artifacts.

Remembering the Flint Sit-Down Strike, 1936-1937
http://www.historicalvoices.org/flint/  
This site is based on interviews that were conducted between 1978 and 1984 with former participants of the Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1936-37. The oral tapes that resulted provide important primary materials on American labor history. According to the Introduction: "the strike itself has remained interesting because it was a classic case of David versus Goliath. In 1936, General Motors was the richest industrial corporation in the world ... The strikers, on the other hand, averaged about a tenth grade education, came from poor families, and consisted of many Southerners and Eastern European immigrants." Interspersed with short, interesting audio clips from strike participants.

Rendezvous with History: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/projects/fdr/  
This website includes an interactive SiteMap of the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site which allows you to "tour the grounds" and the mansion. There are also 360 degree panoramic tours, Stories, Photographs, and a Timeline. A great resource from the Poughkeepsie Journal.

Saskatchewan Stories
http://www.saskstories.ca/ 
This totally Flash-driven site uses stories to teach about the four major periods of Saskatchewan history (early people, fur trading, pioneers, today). Each story is complemented by images and the text which contain highlighted terms for which additional information. Each period contains a short video (look for the film tool above the photo), a highly interactive map of the region (next to the film tool), and a help feature. Geared for the fourth grade Canadian standards; but fascinating and fun for all.

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/
Although most people know that a list exists of the Seven World Wonders, only few can name them. This is a good site to give students an understanding of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions Home Page
http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/

Star Spangled Banner
http://web8.si.edu/nmah/htdocs/ssb-old/2_home/fs2.html
Stop by this site and learn about the flag that inspired our national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner." Here you can take a quick poll on owning the flag. You'd be surprised at the results. You can read the story of our flag, learn about preserving our flag, and test your knowledge of the flag. Not to mention a whole lot more. One section is called "You Solve the Mystery." Read through facts and come to your own conclusions about history, then compare what you got out of the information to what the Historian says.

Teaching with Historic Places
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/
Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses properties listed in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.

Teach Vietnam: Echoes from the Wall
http://www.teachvietnam.org/ 
Echoes From The Wall is a real wealth of resources. Lesson plans may be accessed through the Teachers' Guide link on the Educators page. The curriculum is broken down into six modules: Escalating Involvement in the Vietnam War, Conflict on the Home Front, Those Who Served, The Vietnamese and Vietnam, The Wall as Healer and The Legacy of the Vietnam War. Each module contains a series of activities that may be used individually or as a whole. Lesson plans may be downloaded from the site and printed for educational purposes. Other segments include interactive timelines, first person stories, and much more.

Texas Beyond History
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/
Learn archeology within the context of one state. Texas Beyond History starts with a site map to archeological sites around Texas. The Kids area has activities and even a link to an expert, Dr. Dirt. For teachers, there are lesson ideas in the arts, mathematics, literature, and history & social studies.

This Day in History
http://www.historychannel.com/today/
This is another good site for a "daily dose of history". Once the date comes up there are 12 different categories of history to choose from in addition to the daily article. There is also a date search feature where you can search other

Time 100
http://www.time.com/time/time100/index.html
Time 100 presents profiles of the 100 most remarkable people of the 20th Century, including the Person of the Century. Individuals are categorized into five classes; each class contains additional useful resources such as timelines, debates and online quizzes. The site also includes other resources and tools, such as the "Event of the Century," "1900 vs. Now," "100 Worst Ideas," as well as online discussions and bulletin boards.

Today in History: Columbus Day
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/oct12.html
"A sailor on board the Pinta sighted land early in the morning of October 12, 1492, and a new era of European exploration and expansion began," begins this Web site, which commemorates Christopher Columbus' arival in the New World. Grades 6-12.

Tomb of Tutankhamen
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/

Tower of London Kids Tour
http://www.toweroflondontour.com/kids/index.html
Reginald Raven will take your students on a visit with William the Conqueror, King Richard I, King Henry VIII, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth I. They will learn about the construction and history of the Tower of London.

Trace The Course Of The Battle Of Gettysburg
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/44gettys/44gettys.htm

Traditions of the Sun (Chaco Culture National Historical Park)
http://www.traditionsofthesun.org  
Traditions of the Sun: Chaco Culture National Historical Park allows visitors to explore the park, learning about NASA research on the Sun and Native American solar practices within a larger historical and cultural context. Chaco Canyon was a major center of ancestral Puebloan culture from around 850 to 1250 A.D. Users can pan and zoom satellite images of the canyon as well aerial photos of the great houses, which are the enormous ancient structures found in the park. Clicking on points of interest brings up ground-based and aerial photos, historic images, QuickTime VR and time-lapse video. There are over 300 images and videos in the site.

Turn of the Century Child
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/projects/20c/turn.html
Students will love looking through these old photos, dating from around the turn of the century, of children from diverse backgrounds. And teachers will find this an excellent resource to use when teaching to the standards involving historical research and inquiry.Taking on the role of historian, your students will be asked to sift through artifacts to build an understanding of the past through observations and clues. The author has provided three sets of photos that take students on a learning journey. Questions from the first group of pictures ask them to examine the photo objectively, noting forms and structures. The second set of questions deal with making deductions out of clues and set the stage for further investigation. Finally, students are asked to track these photographic artifacts using a cataloging record. There's a link to the NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) site. A further activity prompts students to create a scrapbook of an imagined child born in 1900. There's a Teacher's Guide that provides lesson plans and Web sites for students to use in their research.

US History
http://www.ushistory.org/
This is an interesting history site. Have you ever wondered what the most historic mile was? You can find out at this site. Learn about Valley Forge, Betsy Ross, and the Liberty Bell. Check out the What’s New section for fun activities and information. Youcan get a virtual tour and tons of information.

Valley of the Shadow
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/
This is a good site for the study of the Civil War. Students will have access to primary documents from many sources, including: census and veteran records, letters and diaries, newspapers, and church records. This Project explores life during pre-Civil War, the War years, and the aftermath from the perspective of two communities: August County, Virginia and Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Students can then compare views and sentiments between North and South soldiers through letters and diaries. The Animated Theater Battle Map is of particular interest.

Veterans History Project
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/
This collection sponsored by the Library of Congress provides stories and experiences of veterans "while they are still among us." Students can also interview a veteran using the Project Kit supplied.

Victorian Web
http://www.victorianweb.org/
The Victorian Web is a comprehensive website that focuses its attention on the literary, philosophical, religious, scientific, and technological advancements of the Victorian age. Select from famous Victorian authors, social history, gender issues, art and architecture, technology, and so much more.

Vietnam Women's Memorial Project
http://www.vietnamwomensmemorial.org/  
Starts with a Flash intro that includes informative facts. Did you know that over 265,000 women served in the armed forces of the United States? Nearly 10,000 women in uniform actually served in-country during the conflict. Articles describe the types of jobs women performed during the war. Also includes first person narratives from women veterans, information about the memorial, and links to more information.

Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html
Students love the exciting sagas of the Vikings. This beautifully done web site is the companion to the Viking Exhibit and television documentary. Students can sail their Viking longship along the routes to the settlements in Greenland, Markland, Helluland, and Vinland. Once there, a click starts a narrative about the archeology, sagas, history, and environment. What cultures would they have met at that time? Teachers will enjoy the Learning Center that offers guides to the study of the Vikings.

Virtual Exhibits from the Virtual Museum of Canada
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/English/Exhibits/index.html
View Canada in terms of the artwork of Canada and the Americas, historic events that have impacted the Canadian people, and major influences in the Canadian culture. Students can also discover how learning science, doing science, and applying science each play a distinct role in the development of a country. The Teacher’s Centre includes search capabilities for museum and online educational programs.

Virtual Marching Tour of the American Revolution
http://www.ushistory.org/march/index.html

Virtual Wall
http://www.thevirtualwall.org/
The Virtual Wall is a digital version of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Users can view any of the 140 panels present on the actual memorial, see profiles of the men and women who died in service to their country, read featured remembrances left at the wall by visitors, and actually leave remembrances for individuals. The site presents a daily and humbling reminder of the individuals lost in the war.

Viva Cesar E. Chavez
http://www.sfsu.edu/~cecipp/cesar_chavez/chavezhome.htm
Many students are looking for role models to pattern their lives after in this complicated world. This site from the Cesar E. Chavez Institute in California contains significant information about this American hero. Students can read about his achievements and acquire greater understanding about his life and vision. There are also audio clips from his speeches.

Web Museum of Commercial Aviation
http://www.airchive.com/
This informative site is all about the history of the commercial airplane. View the history of commercial flight through the Timetables and Map section, which is called "The History of over 30 Airlines through their Schedules and Maps." You can browse through the airlines alphabetically. There are alsol sections called Plane-Spotting, Memorabilia and Vintage and Scrapped Planes. You can find out where airliner graveyards are, see historic classic planes and find air museums.

Welcome to the Castles of Wales Web Site!
http://www.castlewales.com/home.html
Immerse your students in the romance of castles. This is a great site to begin their study of the Medieval Age. In addition to providing fantastic pictures of both famous and lesser-known castles, the author has included essays by leading experts in all aspects of the Medieval era. Biographies of ancient kings and mighty warlords make for fascinating reading. As the author promises, students can get the best time travel experience possible via the Internet.

Welcome to the Mary Rose
http://www.maryrose.org/ 
Come and explore Henry VIII's great warship and meet some of the crew in this website! Hear the crew talk, find out about the objects found on the wreck, try your hand at the quizzes, then print out an activity sheet to do afterwards. A second site, The Learning City, is based on life aboard the Mary Rose. Even if you're not studying history, there are some great pictures and information on these sites.

What's in a Name?
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2212.shtml
Lesson Plan: Students learn the origins of the names of U.S. states, focusing on names that were derived from Native American words.

Wise Guide
http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/
This is a great site about American history. With sections like American Women: A Guide to their History; Lewis & Clark: Go West, Young Men; How did America Get It's Name? And much more. The "American Women Guide" talks about eight women who came to the front in WWII as broadcasters and journalists. There are many other interesting articles. Brought to you by the Library of Congress, this site is informational, fascinating, and pictorial.

Within these Walls…
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/house/  
This website from the Smithsonian looks at a house in Massachusetts, and follows its inhabitants over two hundred years. Students can find out about the five families that lived there, artifacts from each time period, and how to uncover more information about your own house or neighborhood.

Women in American History
http://search.eb.com/women/
Follow brave-hearted women through a timeline of unbelievable "herstory." Impressive site tracks the unsinkable American woman from Early American adventurers like Sacagawea and Anne Hutchinson through the daring suffragette days of Alice Paul up to the modern-day heroines like Rosa Parks. Students will enjoy full biographies as well as audio and video clips of these famous personalities. A teacher's guide with activities surrounding National Women's History Month completes this excellent website.

Women of Our Time
http://www.npg.si.edu/cexh/woot/
This site brings you Twentieth Century Photographs from the National Photograph Gallery. These photos are of the great women of the Twentieth Century collected here to be remembered for all time. Scroll over a photograph to see the name and occupation of the woman featured, click on the information and you will be given a short biography. With fascinating tidbits and information you can’t go wrong just randomly choosing. Some well-known women featured are: Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Billie Holiday, Mae West, Sylvia Plath and many more.

World Conflict Map
http://nobelprize.org/peace/educational/conflictmap/
The Nobel Peace Prize organization has provided an interactive map that shows conflict areas in the world from 1900 to 2001. A description pops up when a specified conflict area and time frame are chosen. This activity map will be very intriguing to students and will definitely prompt their study of conflict and conflict resolution.

World War II
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwtwo/index.shtml
This exceptional website encompasses every aspect of World War II. Since this site is from the BBC, it provides resources about the war from England's viewpoint. Examples of the site's great features are: audio of veterans' memories, audio of a Hitler speech, media reports from that time, interactive maps, articles on the war at sea, the air war, codebreakers, politics and personalities, and so much more. Students can also find examples of Nazi propaganda and information on the Holocaust.

You Are the Historian (Plimoth Plantation)
http://www.plimoth.org/olc/ 
You Are the Historian: Investigating the First Thanksgiving is the Plimoth Plantation's new interactive, online learning activity to explore what might have really happened at the event known as "The First Thanksgiving." Who was there? How long did it last? What did they eat? Did they play games? Did Wampanoag and colonial children play? Users take on the role of a historian in order to investigate these and other questions. Engaging, interactive activities guide you through your investigation including use of primary sources. You Are the Historian is enhanced with rich images, video, and audio from Plimoth Plantation and requires Flash. The site has been designed for third through fifth grade students and their teachers, but everyone will like it. An online teacher's guide suggests classroom activities that support the online activities. Check out the main Plimoth Plantation site, too!

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3Plus-U: Rights at Work
http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/3PLUSU/  
A unique digital adventure, 3Plus-U introduces students and teachers to the importance of work and the need for protecting people in the workplace. This Flash-enabled site illustrates through stories, quizzes, challenges and adventures how the world of work affects everyone. Also includes a glossary and a downloadable curriculum guide. Very well done and certain to appeal to students. A product of the International Labour Organization.

American Field Guide
http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/
This is a great site for video guides on Animals, Ecosystems, Human History, Livelihoods, Earth and Space, and Plants. Each of these sections is further divided into categories. There are Teacher Resources and plenty more to make you return to this site.

American Philatelic Society: Just For Kids
http://www.stamps.org/kids/kid_StampFun.htm
October is National Stamp Collecting Month, and the American Philatelic Society's Web site offers a great deal of materials for collectors. The Just for Kids section introduces younger students to the hobby with Beginners Information, New Arrivals, Activity Pages and Fun Facts.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/asianhistory1.html
May was chosen as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants to the United States in 1843. This is a comprehensive site with loads of information about topics that range from Asian-American history timelines to the history of chopsticks.

AwesomeStories.com
http://www.awesomestories.com 
Much primary web content is buried and hard to find. AwesomeStories.com takes relevant source material from archives, libraries, museums and institutions and presents it within the context of clear, concise, entertaining stories on a broad range of subjects. Coverage includes Flicks, Famous Trials, History, Biography, Religion, Disasters, LawBuzz. Short chapters and lots of links to external sources will help keep students interested.

Big Myths
http://www.mythicjourneys.org/bigmyth/2_eng_myths.htm
Click a circle on the map and watch an extraordinary show. Through colors, sounds, and animations, students can learn the creation myths of 25 unique, or perhaps not-so-unique, cultures. This is an excellent site that will capture the immediate attention of anyone studying the culture and myths for groups of people around the world. A Teachers' Guide offers general information on group learning as well as how to use the site. Not all of the myths are available without ordering their CD, but enough are to make this interesting.

Campfire Stories with George Catlin: An Encounter of Two Cultures
http://CatlinClassroom.si.edu
This site presents and interprets hundreds of George Catlin's artworks from the Smithsonian American Art Museum's permanent collection. Campfire Stories uses art, artifacts, and primary source texts to bridge American history, geography, art appreciation, environmental conservation, and multicultural studies. The site and its lesson plans were developed in consultation with a panel of teachers.

Children's Traditional Costumes
http://www.kids-space.org/CTC/
Kid Space has created a fun way to learn about the traditional clothing of other children from around the world. You can tour the site and see examples of the national or ethnic costumes that have been contributed. Visitors can also view examples of traditional clothing from other countries and test their knowledge with the site's interactive game. Suitable for K-8.

Community in History
http://community.rice.edu/ 
This site provides resources for teachers and students, as well as completed examples, for the use of local history and community studies as "the best way for students to gain a holistic sense of the role of history in understanding the world around them." This Project was created by the Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning, Rice University, Houston, Texas and Hogg Middle School with the support of the NEH Schools for a New Millennium Grant Program.

Consumer Jungle
http://www.consumerjungle.org
Consumer Jungle features consumer education curriculum including printable classroom materials and interactive student activities (Credit Cave Activities include Find the Fees and the Credit Card Safari). Units include the Credit Cave, Surviving Solo (tips for living on your own), Esmarts (safe surfing on the web), Car-fari, and Jingle in the Jungle (the mysteries of phone, cell phones, and internet service).

Care2: Eco-Links: Heroes
http://www.care2.com/channels/ecoinfo/eco-heroes
For more than a century, people all over the world have championed environmental causes and become role models for others in their generation and in generations that followed. This inspiring site is devoted to providing short profiles of many of these environmental heroes.

Diamond Ranch
http://www.cowboyhalloffame.org/diamondr/index.html
This site by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum contains colorful characters and a variety of activities for young children including songs, games, reading and coloring. Cowboy Jack and Dusty Trails teach and entertain as children enjoy a visual ride through the museum and interact with cowboys from the Diamond R Ranch to learn the code cowboys live by....honesty, integrity and plain hard work.

EconoClass
http://www.econoclass.com 
The EconoClass offers great interactive activities for teaching high school economics. Includes games and simulations, case studies, debate topics, and brain teasers.

Field Trips Site
http://www.field-trips.org/
The Field Trips Site is targeted to K-12 education and features a range of field trips on nature topics: Rainforests, Endangered Species, Salt Marshes, Volcanoes, and more. A good resource for classroom use, with teachers objectives and resources are provided for each trip.

Firefighter Protective Clothing Tour
http://www.ci.davis.ca.us/fire/pct/  
Every piece of standard firefighter gear is shown along with videos, sound bytes, and information about how and why the gear is used. You can rotate items, such as the helmet. Small informational windows pop-up and provide further explanations. Short videos are of firefighters responding to calls. Click on "Extras" to see firefighting gear for special fires.

Harvard@home Program List
http://athome.harvard.edu/archive/archive.asp  
Harvard@home provides access to recorded lectures, talks, and public addresses. Topics include current affairs, arts, social science, events, history, math, and more. You can choose between three different media players: Quicktime, Windows Media, or Real Player. The clips can be quite long so plan ahead and test. Can be used in class or for personal development.

Heroism in Action
http://library.thinkquest.org/C001515/design/
"Heroism in Action" was created by three students from Australia, Italy and the United States and includes their ideas of what makes a true hero. There are Stories and Biographies included with details about how the three chose their heros. Also included is a Teacher section with ideas for lessons and teacher resources.

How Everyday Things Are Made
http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/
"AIM has developed an introductory website for kids and adults showing how various items are made. It covers over 40 different products and manufacturing processes, and includes almost 4 hours of manufacturing video. It is targeted towards non-engineers and engineers alike. Think of it as your own private online factory tour, or a virtual factory tour, if you wish." To use this site click the title How Everyday Things Are Made and it will open up in a new window. Now you can pick and chose which videos and tours you want to watch. You can see everything from bottling to how certain items are made. Check out the Jelly Bean video. You can also check out how they do casting, make crayons, or even cars and airplanes. All of this is really neat. Be patient while loading!

Indivisible: Stories of American Community
http://www.indivisible.org/home.htm
This site is "an exploration of community life in America by some of this country's most accomplished photographers, radio producers, and folklorists. Here are the stories of twelve communities where people are coming together to make their small piece of the world a better place to live." A possible use of the site: Have student groups choose several portraits for comparison and then share common points about the change process in American communities.

Learning Page
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/index.html
The Learning Page is a portal for the collections of the American Memory project from The Library of Congress. The collection represents over 7 million resources, which have been used to create lessons and activities. Also present at the site are sections about "Collection Connections," a "Community Center" and professional development. The site also offers "The Source" which is a newsletter about practical techniques for using American Memory resources. Finish your trip to the site by exploring the transcripts of the chats about interesting topics relating to social studies or participating in one.

Lesson Plans for Social Studies
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/index.html
Dr. Martin Levine's Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers site has useful Internet links for social studies teachers. It is the most complete social studies resource I've seen on the Internet. There are also links to social studies services, newsgroups, and curriculum.

Manchester Up Close
http://www.manchesterupclose.co.uk/
This site teaches 14-16 year olds the concepts of urbanization using the city of Manchester to demonstrate concepts. Urban issues are conveyed through tutorials, allowing multiple visitors in a game-like format. A history of urbanization is presented briefly on pages with text that doesn't overwhelm. You can enlarge illustrations for further clarification as needed.

Milking It
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/milkingit/  
Milking It is an online activity designed for UK students that should be of interest to all. Compare the lives of two dairy farmers in very different countries. How are they affected by international trade rules? Who makes these rules, and what can be done to change them? How much do you know about milk, dairy farmers and international trade? Milking It is part of the larger Cool Planet for Teachers web site (http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/) which is dedicated to Global Citizenship and contains a wealth of resources, ready-to-use lesson plans, related online materials, a newsletter, professional development resources, and more.

MuseumsUSA
http://www.museumsusa.org/ 
MuseumsUSA contains a searchable directory of more than 15,000 museums of all types and sizes, literally art to zoos, tiny to giant, and in small towns and big cities throughout the United States. The database created collaboratively for MuseumsUSA by the state museum associations is the most extensive listing of American museums ever assembled. It is, however, a work that will always be in progress as more information is collected, and information that has already been collected is updated.

NationalAtlas.gov
http://nationalatlas.gov/
Use this site from the Department of the Interior to help students build knowledge by creating and using digital maps about a variety of topics. NationalAtlas.gov presents the "scientific, societal, and historical information" of the United States. Clicking on the "Atlas Maps" button presents five options for working with digital maps. Of the most interest is the "Interactive Maps" section of the Web site that enables the user to build maps online about a host of topics that include agriculture, invasive species, climate, population and crime, among others. By clicking on the "Identify" button once a map has been drawn, the user can query any specific data point on the map. Using this tool, teachers could build lessons that require the interpretation of visual data.

National Geographic Education Guide
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/
The National Geographic Education Guide is a wide-ranging resource for any educator who teaches some aspect of social studies, geography or science. The site has a well-designed search interface that enables teachers to located resources by subject area, resource type or grade. The site contains sections on maps and geography, online adventures, lesson plans, a teacher community, and a teacher store.

National Geographic Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.html  
An online, interactive magazine (e-zine) for elementary students. Look for the Kids Magazine, the Explorer Classroom Magazine, games, activities, crafts, experiments, and homework help. The same high quality you'd expect from National Geographic but packaged for kids.

Nobel Prize
http://nobelprize.org/nobel/
One of the most coveted awards in the intellectual world, the Nobel Prize, sets the goal for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature, as well as for those working for peace. Gathered here are heroes and role models for students. The biography of Alfred Nobel, the history of the Nobel Foundation and the pageantry of the award ceremony will lend interesting dimensions to a subject that otherwise students may find dull. However, the educational games will be the real draw. While playing the games students can learn how penicillin was discovered, learn about biochemistry, and work as a cell division supervisor.

Smart Communities Network
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/  
The Department of Energy has created this site which allows users to 1) read about other communities that have discovered the benefits of sustainable development; 2) locate technical and financial resources that can help your community plan and carry out sustainable development projects; and 3) access model codes and ordinances other communities have used to implement sustainable development. Students can use the site as a starting point for reports and projects. Topics include green building, green development, Land Use Planning, measuring progress, disaster planning, energy, transportation, rural issues, and efficent use of resources. Links are provided within each sub-section to more information.

Social Studies for Kids
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/
This is a very impressive gateway to online American history resources suitable for grades K-8. Check out What's New, What's Hot, Fun Facts, and Who/What/When/Where. There is also a Subjects list and a Search feature.

Tall Buildings (Museum of Modern Art)
http://moma.org/exhibitions/2004/tallbuildings/index_f.html  
Tall Buildings presents twenty-five buildings. Each project was designed within the last decade. Each building views safety, structure, sustainability, and technology. Basic information and photos provided. A nice introduction to state-of-the-art skyscrapers.

Working in the 21st Century
http://www.bls.gov/opub/working/home.htm
Working in the 21st Century is a portrait of the U.S. workforce at the beginning of the New Millennium: a set of charts and related information about subjects ranging from education levels to retirement plans. You can view either the slide show or the individual slides. This has great potential for data for math activities, or a great start to a unit on careers.

World-Mysteries
http://www.world-mysteries.com/
"Explore lost civilizations, ancient ruins, sacred writings, unexplained artifacts, and science mysteries. Meet subject experts, find related books and resources." Sections include Mystic Places, Strange Artifacts, Ancient Writings, Popular Experts, Science Mysteries, and Related Links.

Presidents
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American Presidency
http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/preshome.html
February is President's Month, and this site will help you hone your knowledge about the presidents. Choose which online encyclopedia you want to use to find biographical and historical information. There is a Presidential Gallery, a section on historical election results, and links to further resources.

By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/odmdhtml/preshome.html

George Washington Quiz
http://www.osv.org/gw/wquiz2.htm
Take an online quiz to see how much you really know about our first president!

History Place: Abraham Lincoln
http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/
A timeline of Lincoln's life including photos and links to important events.

Internet Public Library: Presidents of the United States
http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/

Mount Vernon Educational Resources
http://www.mountvernon.org/education/
Links to Biographical Information, George Washington and Slavery, an Image Gallery, and an Online Quiz.

National First Ladies' Library
http://www.firstladies.org/

President's Day
http://www.familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-4983,00.html
Learn about public affairs with the quizzes, games, and activities featured on this page. There are also links to Presidential Trivia and a Presidential Gallery.

President's Day Quiz
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/tf-lb-pday.html
Take an online true/false quiz about President's Day. Click the answer button to see the correct answer.

U.S. Presidential Election Maps: 1860-1996
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/elections/maps/