socialstudies

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East Asian in World History http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/55/index.html This web page contains links to other sites related to Eastern Asia. Organized by category and historical date allows for students and educators to easily access a variety of classroom or research information. Effective for middle school or high school students in developing research for a project or paper.

Colonial Living [|http://www.captainmorrillscompany.com] This site is a link to a reenactment group that performs colonial living. Their focus is around living during the Revolutionary times. They use cannon, period dress, and fun educational (hands on) sessions. Captain Morrill invites children to sign up for drill and ceremony classes. All children use a musket and tricon to perform their duties. At the end of service each child receives pay in the form of paper shillings to be used in a treasure box.

Smithsonian [|http://www.smithsonianeducation.org] The website allows educators, families and students to navigate the abundance of lesson plans, online resources, and the //Idea//Labs. This is a wonderful site for students ranging from elementary to high school. This site also touches upon art & culture, history & travel, science & technology and offers a plethora of knowledge.

Humanities [|http://www.edsitement.neh.gov] Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, this website offers lesson plans and links to websites for the following categories: Art & Culture, Literature and Language Arts, History and Social Studies and Foreign Language. This is a fantastic site for middle and high school resources.

PBS teachers - Resources for the classroom http://www.pbs.org/teachers/ This is a neat website that allows you to pick the area of study (math, english, social studies), the grade level, and the topic, then gives you a list of ideas to incoporate into the classroom.

Encyclopedia Mythica http://www.pantheon.org/ Fantastic reference regarding all world mythologies. The site is well organized for easy research and even contains special interest searches such as image galleries and beastiaries. Appropriate for secondary level History or Literature course on Mythology.

History of Manchester, NH http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nh/county/hillsborough/manchester/book/index.html Genealogical website- link focuses on Manchester, NH

Growth of a Nation http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html Presentation shows the growth of US from original 13 states.

Individual state information [|http://www.50states.com] This site provides information and links for all 50 states. Fast facts, live weather cameras, current government information and more...

My So Called Pilgrim Life: http://www.plimoth.org/blogs/village/ This is a blog of the day to day life of Plimoth Plantation. The blog has modern day activity happenings, but also has entries from the re-enactors as if they were writing in a journal of what is happening at the plantation. Once re-enactor writes about some of the children almost blowing up the Mayflower and then harassing some cats.

NH History - The Amoskeag Mills: http://acadweb.snhu.edu/pt3_at_snhu/Amoskeagmil/Index.htm Every fourth grader in the state learns about New Hampshire. This website was developed by teachers to help teach the history of the Amoskeag Mills. It contains lessons and worksheets to download.

Digital History http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ This site is for both students and teachers. It has interactive exhibits and games for students and offers research guides and lesson plans for teachers. It is largely an american history site. The timeline for the site starts in the late 1590 and continues through present day.

Info Please http://www.infoplease.com/ This has information from the 50 states to current events for students to find facts and information quickly.

Leonardo's Workshop [|http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/play/leonardo/] This is an interactive Web site for students. Someone has gone back in time and changed things, so that Leonardo's paintings are disappearing. You have to go back in time and remove the items brought by the other person. Each set of items that is looked at brings up new information about that time period.

How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/ Descriptions on how things work. Now when a student asks you, you can show them just how something works.

The Jamestown Online Adventure http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/ You're the Captain of the Jamestown Colony on this interactive site and have to make decisions that effect the food, health, wealth, and morale for the colonists.

Learning Planet.com http://www.learningplanet.com/stu/kids0.asp Has games that cover subjects such as english, math, and Social Studies. Does have pop ups, but they are just annoying, and aren't innapropriate. The site covers different age groups, Pre-school-K, 1st-3rd, and 4th-6th.

National Geographic Kids http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ This website will take students across the world using a map machine as students visit countries and learn about people, places, and animals. Kids will also enjoy many different interactive games, activities, videos, and stories.

Education Place http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ Has a variety of graphic organizers that you can print and copy for classroom use such as story maps, Venn Diagrams, time lines, and many more.

CIA List of World Leaders https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/index.html Great website that lists all the leaders of the countries of the world. There isn't any biographical information, but it's a good place to get names.

CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html Detailed and in-depth information on every country of the world, with features including geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. Country sites are updated frequently. This is a great source of country information.

Growth of a Nation http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html Explore the animated timeline that traces the growth of the United States at the animated atlas. Grades 3+

U.S. Census Bureau State and County Quick Facts http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/ State and county statistics.

U.S. Department of State-Embassy Information http://usembassy.state.gov/ Country embassy information.

Encyclopaedia Britannica World Data Analyst http://world.eb.com/failedlogin?target=/analyst/ranked Website with country snapshots of information, country comparisons, and ranked statistics.

Inflation Calculator http://westegg.com/inflation/ This website is a great resource if you ever come across a story in which you are only given the dollar amount for that time period. You can simply put in the dollar amount and the year and the inflation calculator gives you the dollar amount for 2007.

Social Studies games online http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/socst.html This is a website full of educational games which could be used in the classroom as a tool for review in the subject area of Social Studies.