Use these Social Studies Links to explore some fascinating websites!
Geography
National Geographic Maps Games
Free Poverty--earn clean drinking water with your smarts!
Go on a Maps Adventure by Land or Sea
Treasure Hunt: Longitude & Latitude
History
Join the Klondike Rush for Gold
Digital Literacy & the Gold Rush
Mission US (A Revolutionary Way to Learn History)
Travel the Underground Railroad
Wars and Conflicts
Explorers
Lewis and Clark (Scholastic)
Lewis & Clark Interactive Trail Map
Go West Across America with Lewis & Clark
On the Trail of Captain John Smith
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
PBS Explore Martin Luther King Jr.
National Geographic History Video
Scholastic: MLK, Legacy of a Leader
"I Have a Dream" Speech, video & text
The Seattle Times: Martin Luther King
Black History Month
Brittanica Guide to Black History
Encyclopedia of Famous Black Americans
Black History Month Biographies
Biography.com Celebrates Black History Month
Enchanted Learning Famous African Americans
African American World PBS Kids
The International Civil Rights Center and Museum
Time for Kids: the Fight for Rights
Museums
The American Museum of Natural History
Web Ranger National Parks Website
Ancient History
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Mummy
On-Line Hieroglyphics Translator
The British Museum: Ancient Egypt
Children's University of Manchester: Egyptology
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Thinkquest: 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Social Studies for Kids: The Seven Wonders
Virtual Tours of the Seven Wonders
Get Clued in to the Seven Wonders
Multiple Links for the Seven Wonders
National Geographic Seven Wonders
Constitution Study Stack 2On-line Practice Quiz (select US Constitution)
The Illinois Constitution Study Guide
The Constitution of the State of Illinois
The Illinois Constitution Webquest
States & Capitals
The Fifty States (Factmonster)
Specific Info for the 50 States
Places of Interest: State Tourism Sites