http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html
Geography World features a large collection of resources and links for
geography teachers and students at all levels.
It covers things like erosion, ecosystem, population, and conservation.
http://library.advanced.org/17701/
Puzzles of the Earth is an interactive site that has lots of great
information including lessons on plate tectonics, geographic features, the
Earth’s structure and much more.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/main.html
National Geographic’s “Xpeditions” page is an awesome resource for the
geography classroom. The
beautifully designed site boast interactive maps, tours, and activities, as well
as teaching standards.
http://geography.miningco.com/
News and links to everything geographic.
Topic areas include cartography, climate, time zones and much more.
Great resource site for students and teachers at all grade levels.
http://home.att.net/`rmmwms/geoteach/geoteacher.html
Geo Teacher is a good link page with different sections designed for
geography teachers, students, and parents.
Great links include a section of “Country Studies,” listing cultural
geography sites for just about every country you can think of.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/geobee/
The GeoBee Challenge Online posts five quiz questions from the National
Geography Bee each day.
http://www.un.org.Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/
The United Nations CyberSchoolBus provides information on current global
issues and also offers lesson plans, teaching modules, classroom activities and
more.
http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/
Microsoft’s Terra Server is a great site that provides satellite images of
just about anywhere on earth. From famous landmarks to your own hometown, it’s all here.
http://www.thehistorynet.com/
The History Net has numerous archived articles relating to World History,
American History, Wars and more. The site'’ emphasis is on Western and Military History.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/
Good link page to a number of historical archives and sites relating to
specific geographic regions. Included
are numerous reference sites, online lectures and articles broken into
geographic and topical categories.
http://despina.advanced.org/17120/index_fr.html
World Domination is a history site with an interesting slant.
It examines the empires, ideals and conquerors that shaped the world.
It includes bios, imperial info and more.
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/
New Perspectives on the West, presented by PBS and GM, offers insight into
our nation’s frontier history. Included are documents, information on historical places and
events and an interactive biographical dictionary.
http://www.ibiscom.com/
Eyewitness History takes a look at major events in history through the eyes
of eyewitnesses, using personal letters and essays.
Excellent site that offers an interesting and real perspective on the
past.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/6946/rome.html
Truly excellent site for complete Roman history.
It has a virtual tour of the city itself as well as a historical index,
biographies, mythology and much, much more.
http://private-ryan.eb.com/
Imagining D-Day: The History Behind Private Ryan is Britannica Online’s
companion piece to recent film, Saving Private Ryan.
It includes commentary by WWII historical author Stephen Ambrose and has
lots of info and resources about the invasion, from the buildup to the inland
fighting.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
The American Memory: Historical Collections from the National Digital
Library has images, articles and much more archived.
Includes a search function, “This Day in History,” and a learning
page. Presented by the Library of
Congress.
http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
The History / Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers is a good resource
for social studies on the Web. It
has links to numerous sites and archives as well as lesson plans, projects and
more.
http://www.ncss.org/
The National Council for the Social Studies Web site.
http://www.li.net/~ndonohue/ss.html
Social Studies Around the Web – The World offers links to tons of helpful
sites relating to countries and geographic regions all over the world.
Check out the links to Social Studies: U.S. for great domestic social
studies links.
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/index.html
Houghton Mifflin’s Social Studies Center provides K-8 resources for
students, teachers and parents. Special
features include a current events section, outline maps, an interactive
geography games and more.
http://cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/
CNN’s AllPolitics will help students and educators alike keep abreast of
politics, government and current events.
http://www.pbs.org/tal/un/index.html
Take an online tour of the United Nations, learning about its history,
member states and its achievements over the years.
http://www.neat-schoolhouse.org/social.html
The Awesome Library provides lots of categorized links to a variety of
different resources, along with lesson plans and more.
http://www.iusb.edu/~msherida/general/socstudies.html
A good general link page for social studies resources on the Web.
http://eawc.evansville.edu/index.html
Exploring Ancient World Cultures takes a look at a number of great
civilizations of old, including Egypt, Rome and the Islamic world.
It includes timelines, text and historical information.
http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/
Kids Web Japan is a comprehensive site introducing kids to Japanese history,
culture, religion, geography, government and more.
http://www.siouxlan.com/riverview/
Riverview Elementary School, in Sioux City, IA, presents A Rainbow of
Colors. It is a fun site that
celebrates the cultures, customs and heritages of the students in the school
(Asian, African American, Hispanic, European American and Native American).
Sections for students and teachers.
http://www.greamtime.net.au/main.htm
From Australia, Stories of the Dreaming has remarkable stories in text,
audio and video formats that come from the cultures of Indigenous Australians
and have been collected from all over the continent.
http://www.pathfinder.com/corp/itsus/welcome.html
It’s US: A Celebration of who we are in America Today has lessons, photos
and an online exhibit that looks at the countless cultures and traditions that
define that exclusive thing we call American cultures.
http://www.ccph.com/
Let’s Go Around the World is a fun and very informative global exploration
site.
http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/
A good index of Native American resources on the Web.
http://www.indiagov.org/cutlure/overview.htm
This site offers comprehensive information on India’s language, culture,
history, religion, monuments, music and much more.
http://www.afroam.org/children/children.html
Kid’s Zone by Afro American has lots of fun stories, myths and fables, as
well as games, brainteasers and facts about Africa.