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Social Studies Resources

Built for the People

http://www.builtforthepeople.com/

The story of the Tennessee Valley and the Tennessee Valley Authority

World War II Remembers
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwii/ahf/life/index.htm
Explore life during World War II

Animated Atlas
http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html
Traces the growth of the United States through animation and sound.

Bens' Guide to US Government
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Explore government games for K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Includes a "Locate the States" game.

Chinese Language Puzzle
http://www.askasia.org/VISIBLE_TRACES/games/languagegame.html
Drag the pictographs into the slots. Includes Hittite, Egyptian, and Sumerian visuals.

Congress for Kids
http://www.congressforkids.net/
Activities on government.

If You Were President
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/games_quizzes/electiongame/game.asp
This simulation asks students questions and then creates a newspaper about becoming president.

EJournal from Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
http://www.mhschool.com/student/ss2003/ejournal.php?language=0&state=0
Lots of activities for grades 3-6. Student take notes on topics.

MacMillan/McGraw-Hill Social Studies
http://www.mhschool.com/student/ss2003/index.php
Resources and links.

Map of China
http://www.askasia.org/VISIBLE_TRACES/games/mapgame.html
Identify the regions of China in the map puzzle.

National Geographic's Xpeditions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/index.html
Explore the interactive museum.

Our Story in History
http://americanhistory2.si.edu/ourstoryinhistory/tryonline/index.cfm
Interactive activities including building a sod house, "you be the historian", and buffalo hide painting

Out on a Limb
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/conflict/index.html
An interactive guide for getting along.

Social Studies Basic Skills and Games Practice http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/socst.html
Interactive Social Studies Activities http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interactive.htm#Social Studies
Social Studies Online
Edison Motion Pictures http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edmvhm.html
  *Alphabetical Listing http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edmvalpha.html (Right-click and save file to computer)
Place the State Interactive Map
Geography.com Maps
National Association of Countries (stats on everything!)
U.S. History
Middle Ages Castle
Virtual Field Trips
Tennessee Topics (A WebQuest)
NationMaster- a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations
Best History Sites on the Net
Mr. Dowling's World
U.S and World History hyperactive timeline
The Historic Place
National Geographic for Kids
American Memory Video Collection
Archiving Early America Movies
American Memory  Teachers
Geosense
Geography 101 Online
Africa Online
Ask Asia
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
GeoExplorer
Kids Web Japan
Mexico Para Ninos
National Geographic Xpeditions
Odyssey Online
World Wise Schools
What Do You Know?
Growth of A Nation http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html
KidsNews
Latitude and Longitude http://www.wcrl.ars.usda.gov/cec/java/lat-long.htm
Biography http://www.biography.com
BBC Geography Games Ages 4-11 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/4_11/geography.shtml
BBC Geography Games Ages 11-16 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/11_16/geography.shtml
BBC History Games Ages 4-11 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/4_11/history.shtml
BBC History Games Ages 11-16 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/11_16/history.shtml
Geography Worksheets http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/geography/geography.htm
History Worksheets http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/history/history.htm
Social Studies PowerPoint Presentations http://jc-schools.net/PPTs-socst.html
Eyewitness to History http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com
Best of History http://besthistorysites.net/index.shtm
U.S. History http://www.mrburnett.net/ushistory1.html
The History Net http://www.historynet.com
Quick Maps of the World
World Atlas
Outline Maps http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/
Blank Outline Maps of Each Country http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxindex.htm
Country Maps http://abcteach.com/directory/researchreports/maps/countries/
Blank Outline Maps of the Fifty States of the U.S. http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxusx.htm
Eduplace Outline Maps http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/
State Maps http://abcteach.com/directory/researchreports/maps/states/
Stately Knowledge http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/
Online Atlas http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm
50 States http://www.50states.com
U.S. Gazetteer http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
The Red Box http://www.redbox.gov.uk/index.html
National Geographic Bee http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/
World and Continent Maps http://abcteach.com/directory/researchreports/maps/continents_and_world/
Historical Maps of the U.S. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MAP/map_hp.html
MapMaker, MapMaker Make Me A Map http://pr.tennessee.edu/ut2kids/maps/map.html

Social Studies Games and Puzzles

Geosense
http://www.geosense.net/
Test your knowledge of world geography alone or against other online players. You're given a place and you have to locate it on the map.

US Census Bureau
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/kids.html
Information and quiz.

Send mail to mrplunk@itawamba.k12.ms.us with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: 12/19/08