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TIDBITS: HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY & SOCIAL STUDIES
abc
World Maps (Take a look at the
map & geography resources at WorldAtlas.com
too - a veritable bonanza!)
The
American Presidents: The link collection for the American Presidents
now has its own page! There are reference links, interactive activities,
and games & puzzles. 
Climate
Map of the United States
Colonial
America Link Collection: maps, lesson plans, bibliographies and curriculum
content materials
Dear
Mrs. Roosevelt: During the Great Depression, thousands of young people
wrote to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt for help. They asked for clothing,
money, and other forms of assistance.
Digital
History: Using New Technologies to Enhance Teaching & Learning
(includes a cool interactive timeline)
Endeavor
Project: Hypermedia Edition of the Journals of James Cook's First
Pacific Voyages (1768-1771)
The
50 States:The link collection
for the 50 States now has its own page! There are reference links, interactive
activities, and games & puzzles.
Geobee
Challenge: five new questions from the National Geography Bee posted
each day
Government
& History: A Collection of Related Links
Guardian's
Egypt: Recently featured on CNN, this site has links to the Pyramids,
Gods & Goddesses, Mummies, Kids' Section, Hieroglyphs and more. Don't
miss this site!
High
School Hub:
- Global
Studies Links
(Geography, World History, Economics, Community Service)
- US
History Links
(History, American Culture, US Maps, US Presidents, US Government, US Politics)
History
Happens History Links - lots of good resources
Lesson
Plans & Resources for Social Studies Teachers
Library
of Congress - American Memory: provides
public access to over seven million historical items, presented in over
100 thematic collections through the World Wide Web. These items reflect
the collective American memory, its history and culture. The items include
unique and rare documents, photographs, films, and audio recordings.
Library
of Congress Learning Page: This web site
was created to assist educators as they use the American
Memory web site to teach about United States history and culture.
The site provides tips and tricks for using the American Memory collections,
as well as frameworks, activities, and lessons that provide context for
their use.
Mr.
Dowling's Electronic Passport:
Browse the world in a virtual classroom. Includes links that allow you
to "Sort the Nations" by population, area, density, Gross Domestic
Product, birth rate, fertility rate , life expectancy, literacy rate and
more. (currently unavailable - 1.27.04)
National
Geographic Map Machine
Timelines:
- Digital History Interactive Timeline
- Encyclopedia Britannica Interactive Time
- WhoWhatWhen Interactive Historical Timelines
Twentieth
Century History By the Decades
A
Users Guide to the Declaration of Independence
U.S
Senators: Links to their homepages and e-mail addresses
Where
Is That? A Fun-Brain geography / map game for the USA, Africa, Asia,
Europe, North America, South America, and the world. There is also a two-player
version of this game.
