Teaching Social Studies

A and E Television Networks: History Channel: This Day in History
Check A and E Television Networks for information on resources for teachers and students, including information on past events.

Advanced Network and Services: Think Quest Junior: Journey Through the Middle Ages
Browse Advanced Network and Services for information on elementary and middle school students, including a virtual tour through a medieval castle.

Afro-American Newspaper Company, Baltimore, Maryland: Kids Zone: Discover Africa
Browse Afro-American Newspaper Company for information on activities for elementary students, including African myths, fables, and other features.

AskAsia.org: K-12 Asian and Asian-American Resources Guide
Check AskAsia.org for information on resources for K-12 Asian and Asian-American studies, with links to related sites.

Australian Antarctic Program, Australia
Check Australian Antarctic Program for information on the network of resources about the Australian Antarctic Program, including articles, images, and bibliography.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia: Behind the News
Check Australian Broadcasting Corporation for information on news and current affairs for young people from Australia's public service broadcaster, with features.

Cable News Network: Newsroom and Worldview Guide
Check Cable News Network for information on daily activities to assist commercial-free programming, including stories.

California State University, Northridge: Social Studies Teachers Lesson Plans and Resources Guide
Browse California State University for information on resources for social studies teachers, including lessons, links for teaching current events, and more.

California State University, Northridge: Social Studies Teachers Lesson Plans and Resources Guide
Check California State University for information on resources for social studies teachers at all levels, including lessons and links.

Close Up Foundation
Browse Close Up Foundation for information on news and activities of this organization's programs.

Columbia University, New York City, New York: Native American History Archive
Check Columbia University for information on K-12 teachers and students to study Native American history using the Internet, including links.

Economics America: National Content Standards in Economics
Check Economics America for information on standards for economics students in grades 4,8, and 12.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, California: Economics Education Resources Guide
Check Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco for information on Internet-based lessons and activities, with economic research and more.

Foundation for Teaching Economics
Browse Foundation for Teaching Economics, a nonprofit organization offering economics programs for students and teachers, including a description of services.

Global Online Adventure Learning Site
Check Global Online for information on real-life adventures shared with other students via the Internet, including references to sailing.

Houghton Mifflin Company: EduPlace.com: Outline Maps Resources Guide
Check Houghton Mifflin Company for information on a collection of outline maps for class use, including physical and political outlines.

Houghton Mifflin Company: EduPlace.com: Social Studies Resources Guide
Browse Houghton Mifflin Company for information on a directory of social studies sites and curriculum materials, including geography.

John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland: Applied Physics Laboratory: Color Landform Atlas of the United States
Check John Hopkins University for information and maps on the U.S., including county maps, relief maps, and images from satellite.

Latimer Clarke Corporation: Atlapedia
Check Latimer Clarke Corporation for information on geographic and social studies resources on the countries of the world, with color maps.

Michigan State University, East Lansing: H-Net: High-S
Check Michigan State University for information on H-High-S, a discussion list for teaching high school history and social studies.

Michigan State University, East Lansing: H-Net: Kara Staunton: Teaching World History
Check Michigan State University for a review by Kara Staunton of Heidi Roupp's Teaching World History (1997).

Micro Chronicle: Rainbow Revolution
Check Micro Chronicle for information on a multimedia project to help students learn about South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy, including links.

Multicultural Victoria, Australia
Check Multicultural Victory for information on social resources in the Australian state and the world, including links to other related sites of interest.

National Council for Geographic Education
Check National Council for Geographic Education for an organization promoting geography education, with news and information on activities and publications.

National Geographic Society: GeoBee Challenge
Check National Geographic Society for information on a geography quiz suitable for integration into classrooms, with five daily questions.

National Geographic Society: Geography Education Resources Guide
Check National Geographic Society for information on resources for teachers and students, including the Jason Project.

National Geographic Society: Interactive Forest Tour and Guide
Check National Geographic Society for information resources for teachers and students, including instructions for projects.

National Geographic Society: National Geography Bee
Check National Geographic Society for information on this competition for students in grades 4-8, with summaries of past contests.

Pacific Bell: Black History Resources Guide
Check Pacific Bell for information on activities designed to join the Internet and videoconferencing to classrooms, with a teacher's guide.

Parliamentary Education Office, Australia
Browse Parliamentary Education Office for information on curriculum resources, activities, quizzes, and related links to other sites.

Public Broadcasting Service: Field Trips: Bearing Land and Bridge: Arctic Journeys
Check Public Broadcasting Service for information on ancient Alaska, designed for students in grades 4-9, with links and project ideas.

Public Broadcasting Service: Inaugural Classroom
Check Public Broadcasting Service for information on inauguration resources for students and teachers, including reports, and quizzes.

Public Broadcasting System: Electronic Field Trip to the United Nations
Check Public Broadcasting System for information on classroom resources for teachers, including images, timelines, and other tools.

Rice University, Houston, Texas: Chandra Thomas Jones: Computer History Resources Guide
Review a lesson plan for middle school students in which they learn about technological innovations that created different computer generations.

School Network, United Kingdom: Spartacus Educational: Investigating the Vietnam War
Check School Network for information on resources for students and teachers studying the Vietnam War, including research questions, and links.

School Network, United Kingdom: Spartacus Educational: Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: The First World War
Check School Network for information on resources for projects dealing with World War I, including essays and links.

Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network, Scotland, United Kingdom
Browse Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network for information on educational information for teachers, with news, events, projects, and more.

Small Planet Communications: Imperialism Age Lesson Plans and Resources Guide
Check Small Planet Communications for information on learning objectives and activities and student studying imperialism.

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.: National Museum of American History: You Be the Historian
Check Smithsonian Institution for information on resources for middle and high school students, including clues for students, activities, and links.

Southern Poverty Law Center: Teaching Tolerance
Browse Southern Poverty Law Center for information on a project to assist teachers in working to encourage equity, in the classroom.

State of Louisiana: Louisiana Studies Historic Preservation Supplement
Browse State of Louisiana for information on curriculum for architectural history and cultural perspectives, with links.

State of Washington: Youth Education Resources Guide
Check State of Washington for information on consumer topics, Internet safety, modeling, apartments, and other links of importance.

The History Network: National History Day
Browse The History Network for information on educational programs for school involving state competitions, with guides, benefits, and links.

The New York Times: Student Connections
Check The New York Times for information on content, including quizzes, news, letters to the editor, and more, for grade 6-12.

Tucson Amateur Packet Radio, Tucson, Arizona: Teaching and Learning Resources in American History in the Middle Grades
Check Tucson Amateur Packet Radio for information on encouraging middle school students to learn about American History, with links.

United National High Commissioner for Refugees, Switzerland: Teachers Information and Resources Guide
Check United National High Commissioner for information on refugee exiles, including unit plans for art, language, and literature.

United Nations: Publication: Cyber School Bus: Curriculum Corner
Check United Nations for information on teaching modules for grades 5-12, including lessons, events, and links.

United Nations: Publications: Cities of Today, Cities of Tomorrow
Check United Nations for information on urban development projects, including resources, objectives, and activities.

United States Department of Education: Helping Your Child Learn Geography
Check U.S. Department of Education for information on geography activities for primary students, including illustrations, and related links to other sites.

United States Department of Transportation: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Safety School Teacher's Lounge
Check U.S. Department of Transportation for information on lessons and activities geared to elementary classrooms, including materials, and games for safety.

United States Library of Congress: American Memory: National Digital Library: Historical Collections Guide
Check U.S. Library of Congress for information on materials relating to American culture and history, including pictures, sound recordings, and photographs.

United States National Archives and Records Administration: President George Washington's Inaugural Address
Browse U.S. National Archives for information on Washington's 1789 inaugural address, including photo images with links.

United States National Park Service: National Register of Historic Places: Teaching with Historic Places
Check U.S. National Park Service for information on lesson plans for upper elementary and high school classes, including maps and photographs.

United States Social Security Administration: Social Security System Resources Guide
Browse U.S. Social Security Administration for material to explain the Social Security system, with lesson plans and teacher's guide.

United States White House
Check the U.S. White House for information on presidential history and biographies, virtual tour, and related links.

United States White House: First Ladies of the United States of America
Browse the U.S. White House for information on a directory of first ladies, including biographies, and portraits.

United States White House: Online Children's Tour and Resources Guide
Check the U.S. White House for information on history, newsletter, articles on selected presidents and other links.

United States White House: Online History Tour and History Guide
Browse the U.S. White House for information on its history, including virtual tours, biographies, photographs and other selected links.

United States White House: Presidents of the United States of America
Browse the U.S White House for information on this directory of U.S. presidents, including inaugural addresses, biographies, and more.

Universitetet i Oslo, Norway: Kjetil Kjernsmo: Compass Tutorial Guide
Check Universitetet i Oslo for information on lessons and graphics geared to map-reading and orienteering.

University of California, Berkeley: Center for Community Economics Research: United States National Budget Simulation Information Guide
Check University of California for information on interactive exercises to balance the federal budget, including online graphs, simple rules, and more.

University of California, Los Angeles: National Center for History in the Schools: Bring History Alive
Check University of California for information on excerpts from a two-volume sourcebook for teaching U.S. and world history courses in grades 5-12.

University of Indiana, Bloomington: China: Teaching Workbook and Activities Guide
Check University of Indiana for information on resources geared to class activities, source selections, student readings, and other areas, including geography.

University of Indiana, Bloomington: East Asian Resources Guide
Check University of Indiana for information on a collection of K-12 resources focusing on China, Japan and other countries.

University of Indiana, Bloomington: K-12 Resources on Asia
Browse University of Indiana for information on curriculum units and general resources for classes and school libraries, with related links.

University of Indiana, Bloomington: Social Studies Resources Guide
Check University of Indiana for information on a directory of social studies for grades K-12 classes, including resources, and selected links.

University of Keele, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom: Classical Resources Guide
Browse University of Keele, UK for information on links to classical resources, including history, Christianity, ancient literature, and more.

University of Liverpool, England, United Kingdom: History Resources Guide
Check University of Liverpool for information on this collection of links for teachers and students on modern history, and more.

University of Melbourne, Australia: Resources for Teachers of Economics in Secondary Schools
Check University of Melbourne, Australia for information on economic educational resources, including topics, and examples of technological ways to teach economics.

University of Nebraska, Omaha: Economic Education Web
Check University of Nebraska for information on resources for educators in economics, including links to related sites of interest and lessons.

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque: Latin American and Caribbean Studies Resources Guide
Check the University of New Mexico for information on this collection of lesson plans for teachers of secondary students, including links.

University of Oklahoma, Norman: Law Center: United States Historical Documents Guide
Browse University of Oklahoma for information on important historical documents, including the Magna Carta, and others.

University of Oxford, England, United Kingdom: Literature Resources Guide
Browse University of Oxford for information on resources for teaching World War I poetry, including video clips, biographical information and more.

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: K-12 African Resources Guide
Check University of Pennsylvania for information on this directory of K-12 resources for studying Africa, including links to other sites.

University of South Florida, Tampa: Florida Center for Instructional Technology: Holocaust Information Guide
Check University of South Florida for information on this overview of the Holocaust, with information on liberators, survivors, and other resources lists.

University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: History Department: Teaching Canadian History
Check University of Victoria, Canada for information on teaching Canadian history, with a collection of resources.

Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicz, Poland: Zbigniew Zwolinski: Great Globe Gallery
Browse Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicz for information on geographic resources for teachers and students, including links to different view of the earth.