sixth grade graphicTechnology-Rich Learning Experiences
for High School Social Studies

The following resources are designed for high school social studies students and their teachers.

Teacher Tap: Social Studies Resources
http://eduscapes.com/tap/tapsocial.html

 

General Social Studies

EDSITEMENT: History and Social Studies - Grades 9-12
http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subcategory=0&grade=9-12&Display=Display

History/Social Studies Website for K-12 Teachers
http://home.comcast.net/~dboals1/boals.html
THE great starting point with tons of resources for K-12 teachers

History & Social Studies from Blue Web'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/contentarea.cfm?glid=5&cid=8
Locate reviewed tools, lessons, hotlist, resource, tutorial, webquests, and projects by content areas and grade levels

History from the Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum30.00.00/
Organized, annotated links

History from the Multnomah County Library
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/histhc.html
Information by category

History and Science Studies from Discovery School's Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/history/histg.html
Quality links and descriptions

History Websites from BBC Learning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/library/history.shtml
Links to quality resources, reference materials, and learning activities

Social Science Resources from Chico High School Library
http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us/socsci.html
Information on American Government, Economics, and History

Social Studies from HomeWorkSpot
http://homeworkspot.com/high/socialstudies/

Social Studies: General from Internet4classrooms
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/social.htm

Social Studies: History from Internet4classrooms
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/social_history.htm

SOS Teacher: History from BBC Learning - Ages 14-16
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/sosteacher/browse/ks4_history.shtml

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Economics

42explore: Economics
http://www.42explore2.com/econ.htm

42explore: Money
http://www.42explore2.com/money.htm

EcEdWeb
http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/K-12/6-12concepts.cfm
Economics lessons

EconEdLink from the Marcopolo Project
http://www.econedlink.org/
Centered on curriculum standards and essential principles of economics with lesson materials

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Geography & Country Studies

Atlapedia Online
http://www.atlapedia.com/
Color physical maps, political maps, and country information and classroom resources

Geography - Xpeditions National Geographic - Grades 9-12
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/g912.html

Geography from Blue Web'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/contentarea.cfm?glid=5&cid=8&scid=42
Locate reviewed tools, lessons, hotlist, resource, tutorial, webquests, and projects by content areas and grade levels

Maps from the Multnomah County Library
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/mapshc.html
Information by category

MapQuest
http://www.mapquest.com/
Find a specific location or get directions and a map

Maps on Us
http://mapsonus.com/
Maps and directions for the US

National Atlas of the United States
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/
http://www-atlas.usgs.gov/indext.html
Altas of the United States

National Geographic
http://nationalgeographic.com/
Great resources including news and information from a wide range of topics related to geography. Explore the maps section

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection from UT
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html
Maps from around the world

Social Studies: Geography from Internet4classrooms
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/social_geography.htm

SOS Teacher: Geography from BBC Learning - Ages 14-16
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/sosteacher/browse/ks4_geography.shtml

TerraServer
http://terraserver.microsoft.com/
Aerial imagery

What Do Maps Show from USGS
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/mapsshow.htm
Lessons and information about maps

Visible Earth
http://www.visibleearth.nasa.gov/
A searchable directory of images, visualizations, and animation of the Earth

World Geography & Cartography from Discovery School's Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/world/geog.html
Quality links and descriptions

Country Studies

All of the Embassies of Washington DC
http://www.embassy.org/embassies/index.html
Learn about the embassies

Aneki
http://www.aneki.com/
Country information and facts

BBC News Country Profiles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/country_profiles/html/default.stm
Information about countries around the world

Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Explore information about 102 countries from around the world

Geographia
http://www.interknowledge.com/
Information about places around the world

Geography from About.com
http://geography.about.com/
Geography starting points and resources

Lonely Planet Travel and Country Guides
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/
Information about countries and travel from around the world

World Bank: Exploring Countries & Regions
http://www.worldbank.org/html/schools/explore.htm
Explore countries and regions around the world

World Factbook 2002
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Reference maps, flags, and country information

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Government and Civics

42explore: Patriotism
http://www.42explore2.com/patriot.htm

Bens' Guide to US Government - 9-12
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/index.html
Resources for each grade level

Government from Blue Web'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/contentarea.cfm?glid=5&cid=3&scid=99

Government & Politics from the Multnomah Country Library
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/govhc.html
Organized, annotated links

GovSpot
http://www.govspot.com/
US, state, and world government information

US History & Government from High School Hub
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/government.cfm

Resources for Students

Atlas of US Presidential Elections by Dave Leip
http://www.uselectionatlas.org/
Resources on national voting practices in presidential and gubernatorial elections

CSPAN
http://www.c-span.org/
Information on government and politics

Fed Stats
http://www.fedstats.gov/
A gateway to statistics from 100 US Federal agencies

FirstGov
http://www.firstgov.gov/
Starting point for government information

How Government Stuff Works
http://people.howstuffworks.com/channel.htm?ch=people&sub=sub-government
Great resources and animation showing how government works

PBS Democracy Project
http://www.pbs.org/democracy/
Highlights resources on politics, political decisions, and voting.

Political Money Line
http://www.tray.com/fecinfo/
Information on campaign spending

Presidential Biographies from PBS
http://www.americanpresident.org/presbios/presbios.htm
Resources on the history of the presidency

THOMAS
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas2.html
Legislative information on the Internet

US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
Census information and data on people, business, geography, and other areas.

Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm
Information on candidates and voting issues

US House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/
Information about the US House of Representatives including history and current legislative information

US Senate
http://www.senate.gov/
Information about the US Senate including history and current legislative information

White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Information about the current and past presidents and vice presidents, as well as current policies.

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US History

General Resources

American History from Discovery School's Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/history/hista.html
Quality links and descriptions

American History from Multnomah County Library
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/amhsthc.html
Organized, annotated links

Digital Classroom from US NARA
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html
Lessons, teaching materials, and primary source documents related to US History

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
http://www.gliah.uh.edu/index.cfm
Information on all aspects of American history by time period

Learning Pages from American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/index.html
Lesson plans, features, activities, collection connections, and professional development on US History

United States History from Blue Web'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/contentarea.cfm?glid=5&cid=8&scid=47
Locate reviewed tools, lessons, hotlist, resource, tutorial, webquests, and projects by content areas and grade levels

US History & Government from High School Hub
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/government.cfm

Resources for Students

American Civil War
http://www.americancivilwar.com/
Background information about the Civil War including songs, timelines, and battles

American Memory
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/
Historical collections for the National Digital Library with primary sources materials on US history

Archiving Early America
http://earlyamerica.com/
Includes documents, puzzles, and information

Avalon Project from Yale Law School
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
Primary source law, history, and diplomacy documents from each century in US history

Civil War Home Page
http://www.civil-war.net/
Information about battles, documents, letters, diaries, and other information

History Channel
http://www.historychannel.com/
Information on US and World History

Javanoir: History and Culture
http://www.javanoir.net/guide/history.html
Provides links to African American Resources on the Internet

Making of America
http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/
Digital library of primary sources in American social history

National Women's History Project
http://www.nwhp.org/
Resources on the history of women in the US

US National Archives and Records
http://www.archives.gov/index.html
Information, exhibits and instructional materials

42explore

42explore: Automobile
http://www.42explore.com/auto.htm

42explore: Buffalo Soldiers
http://www.42explore2.com/bufldier.htm

42explore: Civil War
http://www.42explore2.com/civilwar.htm

42explore: Colonial Life
http://www.42explore2.com/colonial.htm

42explore: Gold Rush
http://www.42explore2.com/goldrush.htm

42explore: The Great Depression
http://www.42explore2.com/depresn.htm

42explore: Harlem Renaissance
http://www.42explore2.com/harlem.htm

42explore: Historical Maps
http://www.42explore2.com/historicalmaps.htm

42explore: Holocaust
http://www.42explore2.com/holoc.htm

42explore: Immigration
http://www.42explore2.com/migration.htm

42explore: Industrial Revolution
http://www.42explore2.com/industrial.htm

42explore: Japanese-American Internment Camps
http://www.42explore2.com/japanese.htm

42explore: Jazz
http://www.42explore.com/jazz.htm

42explore: Labor Movement
http://www.42explore2.com/industrial.htm

42explore: Lewis and Clark
http://www.42explore2.com/lewisclark.htm

42explore: Old West
http://www.42explore2.com/oldwest.htm

42explore: Orphan Trains
http://www.42explore2.com/orphan.htm

42explore: Oregon Trail
http://www.42explore2.com/oregon.htm

42explore: Pioneer Life
http://www.42explore2.com/pioneer.htm

42explore: Pony Express
http://www.42explore2.com/pony.htm

42explore: Native Americans
http://www.42explore2.com/native.htm

42explore: Railroads
http://www.42explore2.com/railroad.htm

42explore: Revolutionary War
http://www.42explore2.com/revolt.htm

42explore: Trail of Tears
http://www.42explore2.com/trailoftears.htm

42explore: Underground Railroad
http://www.42explore2.com/undergrd.htm

42explore: Wagons
http://www.42explore2.com/horsdrawn.htm

42explore: War of 1812
http://www.42explore2.com/1812war.htm

42expore: Women's Suffrage Movement
http://www.42explore2.com/suffrage.htm

42explore: World War I
http://www.42explore2.com/ww1.htm

42explore: World War II
http://www.42explore2.com/worldwar2.htm

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Ancient and World Culture and History

General Resources

Ancient History from BBC Learning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/library/ancient.shtml
Links to quality resources, reference materials, and learning activities

Ancient & Classical Cultures from Multnomah County Library
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/anchsthc.html
Organized, annotated links

European History from Multnomah County Library
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/eurohist.html
Organized, annotated links

Civilization.ca
http://www.civilization.ca/indexe.asp
Information about civilizations and history

Wars and World History from the Multnomah County Library
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/warwldhc.html
Information by category

World and Ancient History from Discovery School's Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/history/histw.html
Quality links and descriptions

World History from BBC Learning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/library/world.shtml
Links to quality resources, reference materials, and learning activities

World History from Blue Web'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/contentarea.cfm?glid=5&cid=8&scid=48
Locate reviewed tools, lessons, hotlist, resource, tutorial, webquests, and projects by content areas and grade levels

World History from High School Hub
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/history.cfm

Ancient Civilizations

42explore: Mythology
http://www.42explore.com/myth.htm

Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport
http://www.mrdowling.com/
Great topics including time & space, prehistory, mesopotamia, Encient Egypt, Crusades, Middle East, Ancient Africa, Chinese History, Anicent Greece, Ancient Rome, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Enlightenment.

Odyssey Online
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/MidElem_Home.html
Includes resources for Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Africa. Easy to read on people, mythology, daily life, beath & Burial, writing, and archaeology. Great for answering questions and writing research papers. Great links.

Ancient Africa

42explore: Ancient Africa
http://www.42explore.com/africa.htm

Ancient Americas

42explore: Aztecs
http://www.42explore.com/aztec.htm

42explore: Incas
http://www.42explore.com/inca.htm

42explore: Maya
http://42explore.com/maya.htm

Collapse
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/
Learn about the collapse of ancient civilizations.

Ancient China

42explore: Ancient China
http://www.42explore.com/china.htm

Ancient Egypt

42explore: Egypt
http://42explore.com/egypt.htm

Ancient Mesopotamia

Ancient Mesopotamia
http://www.42explore.com/mesopot.htm

Ancient Rome

42explore: Ancient Rome
http://www.42explore.com/rome.htm

Middle Ages

42explore: Castles
http://www.42explore.com/castle.htm

42explore: Medieval Times
http://42explore.com/medieval.htm

Middle Ages
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
Learn about daily life.

Renaissance

42explore: Renaissance
http://www.42explore.com/renaissance.htm

Renasissance
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/
Explore the people, places, and activities of the Renaissance.

Explorers

42explore: Explorers
http://www.42explore.com/explorers.htm

42explore: Vikings
http://www.42explore.com/viking.htm

Resources for Students

20th Century History
http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us/decsg.html
Explore the 20th century decade by decade through resources, music, images, and timelines

Ancient Egypt from the British Museum
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
Information on geography, mummies, pharohs, pyramids, and other topics

Ancient Scripts
http://www.ancientscripts.com/
Lots of primary source documents related to ancient times

Ancient World Web
http://www.julen.net/ancient/
Starting points for ancient world information

Collapse from Learner.org
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/
Explore why civilizations fall including maya, mesopotamia, chaco canyon, mail, conghai, and others

EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe
http://library.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/
Documents, transcriptions, facsimiles, and translations from European history

European History Guide
http://www.historyguide.org/
Guide to history of Europe

Exploring Ancient World Cultures
http://eawc.evansville.edu/
Provides an introduction to ancient world cultures on the web

History in the News: Middle East
http://www.albany.edu/history/middle-east/
Connects current events with Middle East history

HyperHistory
http://www.hyperhistory.com/
Timelines, historical maps, and lots of information about world history

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html
Resources organized by civilization

Life in Ancient Egypt from Carnegie Museum of Natural History
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/index.htm
Explore an exhibit on Ancient Egypt

Middle Ages
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
Lots of resources for children and teachers

Perseus Digital Library
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
Digital archive of historical information

Secrets of Lost Empires from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/
Explore a wide range of information on lost empires

Seven Wonders of the World
http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/sevenwondersoftheworld.htm
Explore each of the seven wonders in text and photos

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Overall

42explore
http://42explore.com

BBC Schools - Ages 11-16
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/11_16/

Eduscapes
http://eduscapes.com

Middle School Hub
http://middleschoolhub.org/school/school.cfm

PBS
http://www.pbs.org/

Scholastic Activities
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/

Teacher Tap
http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/

Teacher Tap: Content Area Websites
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic85.htm

Teacher Pages

Teacher Tap: Teacher and Classroom Pages
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic60.htm

 

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Developed by Annette Lamb, 7/04.