Social Studies

Websites:

Social Studies State Standards: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=4228&&PageID=442029&level=2&css=L2&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true

The Week in Rap, current events: http://theweekinrap.com/Learn Geography with Seterra: http://www.wartoft.nu/software/seterra/

HippoCampus for American Government, Statistics, and US History: http://www.hippocampus.org/

Printable Maps:

Map Games:


Interactive Global Map - TimeSpace, World: http://specials.washingtonpost.com/timespace/world/, navigate articles, photos, video, and commentary

Interactive World Atlas: http://atlas.7jigen.net/en/

Interactive World Map from Globalis: http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/

Atlas Interactive Map from United Steaming: http://www.unitedstreaming.com/hotbox/atlas/CosmeoAtlas.htm

Online Atlas: http://www.yourchildlearns.com/online-atlas.htm

Geography Games and Quizzes: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/World_Continents.htm

Find Country, improve geographic knowledge: http://findcountry.appspot.com/

44 Presidents of US: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYrZZ68zhSs

Inaugural Words 1789 to Present: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/17/washington/20090117_ADDRESSES.html?hp

Links to World History Documents: http://www.edteck.com/dbq/basic/world_%20links.htm

Shmoop US History: http://www.shmoop.com/history/, information pertaining to intro of events, in-depth detail, timelines, and people about history

History on the net: http://www.historyonthenet.com/

History Channel: http://www.history.com/

Social Studies Animations: http://www.inlets.net/ICT/social/index.php

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

360 Cities, World Panoramic Photography: http://www.360cities.net/

History and Biography with videos: http://www.babelgum.com/index.php?category=history

Holocaust Resources: http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/resource.htm

Inauguration Day Lesson Plans: http://www.pde.state.pa.us/pde_internet/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=147703

Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/index.html

Library of Congress Research and Reference: http://www.loc.gov/rr/

Photos of Historical Events: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html

Brooklyn College Hisotry Department Resources: http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/resources/

National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/

Historical Voyages and Events: http://homepage.mac.com/larow2/Voyages/index.html

Maps of War: http://www.mapsofwar.com/

Obama Administration: http://www.hulu.com/the-obama-administration

Electoral Map Calculator from CNN: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/calculator/

Weather: http://www.weather.gov/, NOAA's National Weather Service

Historical Scene Investigation: http://web.wm.edu/hsi/cases.html

CHNM World History Sources: http://chnm.gmu.edu/worldhistorysources/index.html

Early Modern World: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook03.html#The%20Early%20Modern%20World%20System

United States History on the Web: http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/primary.html



Images for Social Studies:

International World Images: http://worldimages.sjsu.edu/

Images for All Continents: http://www.peterlanger.com/world.htm

Pictures of Places: http://www.picturesofplaces.com/

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/pphome.html

New York Public Library Collection: http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco/

Historic Photos from LIFE: http://images.google.com/hosted/life

Digital History: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/images.cfm

Images of American Political History: http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/_browse.htm

Time Life Pictures: http://www.timelifepictures.com/ms_timepix/source/home/home.aspx?pg=1

Historical Pictures: http://www.historylink101.com/historical_pictures.htm

Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Cornell University Library: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/7milVol/images.html



Videos for Social Studies:


Revolutionary War: http://music.todaysbigthing.com/2010/02/05