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- History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers
- Comprehensive resource site with links for all areas of history and social studies.
- The Learning Page
- Created by the Library of Congress, this site provides millions of historical items. Pathfinders include Events, People, Places, Time, and Topics. Definitely check out the lessons section.
- Presidents of the United States
- Best comprehensive site to find any or all the information you need on the presidents of the U.S.
- History and Politics OutLoud
- A searchable archive of audio materials.
- United States Holocaust Memorial Musuem
- Complete resource for teaching the Holocaust. Superb resources for teachers and great web links for student research.
- Geography World
- Comprehensive site with links for worldwide maps and resources.
- Timelines of History
- This site lists major events in chronlogical order. View events by date, state, U.S. City, country, or by subject.
- Fed 101: The Federal Reserve Today
- Why does a change in the interest rates by the Federal Reserve always make headlines? Students can learn the history of the Fed, follow the path of a check written at a neighborhood store, and become a virtual bank examiner. This is great information and activities for middle and high school students.
- The Legacy Project
- Explore the relationship between tragedy, war, genocide, and the visual arts. This very powerful site is meant for only mature students of the arts and history, dealing with the topic of loss in cultures around the world.
- The Canadian West
- How did Westward expansion play out in what is now the Canadian provinces? Access early maps that show European cartographers' best guesses at the western lands. Learn how the fur trade and scientific expeditions impacted the future of the land and the peoples living there then witness the urbanization and industrialization of Canada in the 1920s.
- Hezzie Goes to War: World War I through the Eyes of a Mid-Missourian
- For students that communicate with servicemen abroad, parallels can be drawn between current world conflicts and conflicts of the past. This website gives some insight into one soldier's experiences during World War I.
- Mount Rushmore: American Experience
- This online exhibit chronicles the planning, design, implementation and minutiae of Mount Rushmore, the U.S. monument commemorating four presidents. Contests, as well as activities in the disciplines of civics, history, economics, and geography can be found under Teacher's Guide.