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General
- National Geographic Topics include animals, history, maps, news, people and places, photography and world news http://www.nationalgeographic.org/
- History and the OGT Covers vocabulary, historical questions, historical music, writing for success and primary sources http://lpdc.montgomery.k12.oh.us/History/ogt/index.htm
Anthropology, Psychology, Social Science
- American Cultural History: The 20th Century Gives information about art, books, fashion, events, music, theater and more for each decade. http://www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/decades.html
- Ethnic and Cultural Studies Hotlist http://www.educationindex.com/culture/
- Subject Area Resources Hotlist Anthropology, Psychology, Social Science http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/behavior/behavior.asp
Economics
- Ad*Access Images and database information for 7000 advertisements http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess
- EconEdLink Tons of lesson plans linked to standards. Excellent site. http://www.econedlink.org/
- Escape from Knab Economics--You've been transported to another planet. Can you earn enough money to get home? http://www.escapefromknab.com/
- Great Economic Lessons Grades K-12 http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/lessons.cfm
- Medicine and Madison Avenue 600 health-related advertisements printed in newspapers and magazines. These ads illustrate the variety and evolution of marketing images from the 1910s through the 1950s. http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/mma/
- Money Central Station Games for primary and intermediate students from US Bureau of Printing and Engraving http://www.moneyfactory.com/kids/start.html
- Peanuts and Crackerjacks The Economics of Professional Sports Nine innings with a different lesson taught each inning. Also quizzes. http://www.bos.frb.org/peanuts/leadpgs/intro.htm
- Producing Ohio Creating Our Economy Excellent site for intermediate and middle school. Lesson plans keyed to test http://www.producingohio.org/
- Welcome to Econopolis Great for 4th and 6th grade proficiency test. http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=3901&cid=2&url=3901
Egypt
Ohio Treasure Chest of Technology Resources
- Ohio Technology Treasure Chest Each standard is addressed with activities, lesson plans and more http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~techresources/cgi-bin/course_list.pl?content_area=CSS
Geography
Government
- America on the Move Interactive activity about four eras in history http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/games/
- American President History or the presidency today http://www.americanpresident.org/
- American Presidents-Life Portraits http://www.americanpresidents.org/
- Ben's Guide to Government for Kids http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
- Congress for Kids http://www.congressforkids.net/
- The Constitution Challenge http://www.pbs4549.org/constitution
- Department of Justice for Kids and Youth
http://www.usdoj.gov/kidspage/index.html- Geneology of the Presidents http://users.legacyfamilytree.com/USPresidents/index.htm
- Government and Political Science Resources http://www.educationindex.com/poli_sci/
- GovSpot http://www.govspot.com/
- How Courts Work http://www.abanet.org/publiced/courts/home.html
- Innovative Teaching—Elections Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/309
- PBS Kids Democracy Project http://www.pbs.org/democracy/kids/educators/index.html
- The Presidential Timeline of the 20th Century Has both interactive and text formats. http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/
- Presidents Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/335
- Presidents' Pages (Source for each president) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/212
- Subject Area Resources—Civics Hotlist http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/civics/civics.asp
- Thomas--Legislative Information on the Web http://thomas.loc.gov/
- Welcome to American Memory Learning Page--Has lessons, collections, activities and more http://memory.loc.gov/learn/
- White House for Kids http://www.whitehousekids.gov
History
- Active History.com Games and activities to review history http://www.activehistory.co.uk/
- America's Library Meet Amazing Americans, Jump Back in Time, Explore the States, Join America at Play, See Sing and hear http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
- American Rhetoric Famous speeches in history http://www.americanrhetoric.com/
- America's Story http://www.americasstory.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi
- America's Top 100 Speeches Be a virtual archeologist. http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speeches.htm
- Ancient History Articles, games, virtual tours and more. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/
- Archeology at Jamestown http://www.historicjamestowne.org/learn/interactive_exercises.php
- Best History Web Sites http://besthistorysites.net/
- Civil War Sites
- The Colonies and the American Revolution Sites
- The Columbus Navigation Homepage http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/
- The Constitution Challenge http://www.pbs4549.org/constitution/index.html
- Discovering Lewis and Clark http://www.lewis-clark.org/
- Digital History Primary sources, lessons, exhibits, guides and much more http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/#
- The Early United States Freedom--History of the U.S. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/
- Ellis Island http://www.ellisisland.org/
- Frontline: The Invasion of Iraq http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/invasion/
- Graphic Design from the 1920s and 1930s in Travel Ephemera A collection of travel-related posters and pictures from the 20's and 30's. http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/
- First World War. com http://www.firstworldwar.com/
- Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945 http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/depwwii/depwar.html
- History Central http://www.historycentral.com/
- History Matters For high school and college level classes. http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
- History of... History of over 200 topics from acupuncture to zoos http://history.evansville.net/hist_of.html
- History Resources Hotlist http://www.educationindex.com/history/
- History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
- Jamestown Beautiful site developed by the History Channel http://www.history.com/classroom/jamestownstory/
- Lesson Plans for Historic Jamestown http://historicjamestowne.org/learn/lesson_plans.php
- Life Interrupted The Japanese-American Experience in WW II in Arkansas http://www.lifeinterrupted.org/
- Modern World History http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/modern/mainmenu/mainfla.htm
- National D-Day Museum http://www.ddaymuseum.org/education_teacherslesson.html
- Oregon Trail http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
- Popular Songs in American History http://www.contemplator.com/america/index.html
- Plymouth and Jamestown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/321
- Remembering Pearl Harbor http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/
- School History Really great games on all types of history http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games
- Slavery in the United States Grades 9-12 http://alumni.cc.gettysburg.edu/~s330558/Mainslaverypage.html
- Snapshot: The Decades Look at the decades from the 20s to the 60s. http://www.pbs4549.org/decades
- Subject Area Resources Hotlist http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/history/history.asp
- Teaching with Historic Places Lesson plans--created by the National Park Service http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/descrip.htm
- This Day in History Tells the historical events for today or any day you select. http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/
- Virtual Timelines Hotlist Innovative Teaching http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/331
- Women's History Hotlist Innovative Teaching http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/127
- World History Hotlist http://www.kidinfo.com/School_Subjects.html#WorldHistory
- You Be the Historian Find out about the Springer family who lived 200 years ago. http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/kids/springer/
- Zoom Explorers Gives information about explorers from different countries and from different time periods. http://www.zoomschool.com/explorers/
Holocaust
- An Auschwitz Alphabet--Key points about Auschwitz explained. http://www.spectacle.org/695/ausch.html
- Ann Frank Online Provided by the Anne Frank Center USA http://www.annefrank.com/
- Ann Frank The Writer Original essays and unfinished stories http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/af/htmlsite/
- Education--A Legacy Forum for Teachers Extensive Hotlist http://remember.org/educate/index.html#Study
- Life after Auschwitz: Experience tragedy through the eyes of survivors The story of five survivors including video http://www.vhf.org/survivingauschwitz
- Museum of Tolerance Online http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/index.html
- Schindler's List Teaching Guide http://www.tulane.edu/~so-inst/schind.html
- A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust--Student Activities http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/Holocaust/activity/activity.htm
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum http://www.ushmm.org/education/index.htm
Maps |
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- Altopedia http://www.atlapedia.com/
- Free Blank Outline Maps http://geography.about.com/science/geography/library/blank/blxindex.htm
- Free Online Map Puzzles http://www.yourchildlearns.com/geography.htm
- Map Machine http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
- Maps and Mapping Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/339
- Map Zone http://www.map-zone.net/
- Outline Maps http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/
- University of Texas Map Collection These are not blackline masters http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
- World Atlas.com http://www.graphicmaps.com/aatlas/moremaps.htm
- XPeditions Select the Atlas section of the site. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/
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- Feudal Life Religion, clothing, health, arts, entertainment and more http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/feudal.html
- Kid's Castle Fictional but historically accurate castle tour. http://kotn.ntu.ac.uk/castle
- Knights and Castles A WebQuest for 4th grade http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/knightsandcastles/knightsandcastles.htm
- The Middle Ages http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
- The Middle Ages Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/346
- Medieval Times Research information http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/medieval_times.htm
- Medieval Times A WebQuest for 9th grade http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/MedievalTimes/medieval_times.htm
News
- 1st Headlines http://www.1stheadlines.com/
- CNN Each story has an accompanying lesson plan or discussion activity. For middle or high school http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi/
- Home Town News You input your zip and it find local newspapers. http://www.hometownnews.com/
- kidnews.com http://kidnews.com
- Let's Write a Newspaper Story Lesson plans and student sheets. http://www.jhuapl.edu/education/elementary/newspapercourse/index.htm
- Mondo Times Gives information from news sources around the world. http://www.mondotimes.com/
- News in the Classroom Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/360
- Newseum An interactive museum of news http://www.newseum.org/
- Newspapers and the Net (Tips for teaching the newspaper and the net) http://archive.nandotimes.com/prof/edsvc/teach/niecurric/newsnet/index.html
- The New York Times Learning Network http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
- Time for Kids World and national news for elementary students. http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
- The Washington Post: KidPost http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/education/kidspost/
- Yahooligan News Designed strictly for kids. http://www.yahooligans.com/content/news/
Primary Sources
- Navigating Primary Resources A comprehensive list of primary sources http://kathyschrock.net/navigating/index.htm
Social Studies
- A.J. Jordak Library Media Center HOTLIST with sites on American Heritage, Citizenship, Economics, Government and lots of general topics http://www.cardinal.k12.oh.us/jordak/jlib/sts_ss.htm
- America's Story http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
- Innovative Teaching Social Studies Update HOTLIST http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/179
- Social Studies http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/third5.html
- Speaking of History...Doing an Oral History Project http://wneo.org/oralhist
States |
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- Classbrain.com Reports http://classbrain.com/cb_reports.htm
- 50 States.com http://www.50states.com
- Fast Fact Study Guide http://www.theus50.com/fastfacts.shtml
- Ohio
- Netstate.com http://www.netstate.com/states/index.html
- North America http://www.geobop.com/World/NA/
- Stately Knowledge! http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/
- State Links http://members.aol.com/sskufca/usstate.htm
- US States http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/
- USA State Map/Quiz Printouts http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/
Teacher Resources
- The Ohio Historical Society Teacher Resources http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/teachers/
- Welcome to the Ohio Historical Society http://www.ohiohistory.org
World
- Aneki.com Information about different countries http://www.aneki.com/index.html
- Ask Asia http://www.askasia.org
- Asia for Educators http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/
- The CIA World Book Provides in-depth and up-to-date information on the countries of the world. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/links.html
- Classbrain.com Reports http://classbrain.com/cb_reports.htm
- Countries of the World Sixteen years of world facts http://www.theodora.com/wfb/abc_world_fact_book.html
- Flag Game Guess the Nation http://www.flw.com/flaggame/login.php
- Flags of All Countries http://www.theodora.com/flags/
- Global Connections The Middle East http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/
- National Geographic Online http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/
- NationMaster.com Find details about any nation in the world. http://www.nationmaster.com/
- Portals to the World Contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
- Rulers Contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders not occupying either of those formal positions) of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases. http://www.rulers.org/
- UNFORKids.com Flags, maps and lesson plans for world study http://www.unforkids.com/
- World Atlas.com http://worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
- World Flag Database http://www.flags.ndirect.co.uk/mainindex.htm
- World Skip http://www.worldskip.com/
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