Social Studies Curriculum Links

Social Studies Education

Blue Web'n A storehouse of web related lessons. Scroll down to find specific area on social studies.

Citation Styles Online Several standards including MLS, APA, and Chicago.

Classroom Connect A well organized and and updated site that is not only lists excellent web sites, but also provides materials and links to other schools. K-12. This site contains many of the sites listed in the Clasroom Connect Magazine.

College Board Online Home Page

Comparative Religion A comprehensive list of web sites that support the study of religion.

Descriptions of 63 World Religions

Standards in Social Studies The comprehensive link to all state and national standards in the social studies.

Discovery Channel School

The Digital Classroom Open up the primary sources of the National Archives with this web site that offers lessons, resources and training opportunities.

EcEdWeb: Economic Education Web An outstanding site for economics related lessons. Be sure to visit the Virtual Economics area which offers fully developed units and lessons.

The History NetThe website of the National Historical Society. Includes, archives, eyewitness accounts, today in history - a history buff's dream come true.

H-Net Reviews Want to keep up with the latest in academia but don't have the time? This site offers concise reviews of the latest scholarship.

History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers

Horus' History Links

History HouseA general resources for history buffs and educators. Includes weekly book reviews and resources. Slightly irreverent.

History Timelines

Hyperhistory Remember those big wall charts of history through time? This is the amazing online version. It includes navigable timelines, charts, maps and descriptions.

Hypertext American Resources This rich site contains full text versions of such American classics as Incidents in the Life of A Slave Girl and Lewis and Clark's Journals. Hypertext documents contain highlighted links in the document that explain the meanings of words or highlight a historical point. Be sure to check out the WPA interviews of former slaves - some contain audio files!

Index of Resources for Historians (University of Kansas)

Lesson Plans Galore for Social Studies An lengthy list of Web sites with social sudies lesson plans.

Making of AmericaOver 600 original source American publications from 1850 to 1900.

Maryland Historical Society A ton of resources for teachers - tours, traveling trunks, guest speakers, historical reenactors, and slide packets are all available in a teacher friendly format.

National Archives - The Digital Classroom Resources for educators including several great original source lesson plans.

NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies) Online

The New Plagiarism: Seven Antidotes to Prevent Highway Robbery in an Electronic Age A timely article.

Outline Maps Online

A Rubric For Evaluating Social Studies WWW Pages Developed by Joseph Braun to evaluate social studies related WWW pages.

Social Studies School Services

Social Studies Sources

Smithsonian Education The home page for teachers for the Smithsonian. Includes lesson plans, tour information, resources, and more.

The Teacher's Guide to the Professional Cartoonists Index This site demonstrates and provides support on how to teach using political cartoons.

Teaching History in K-12 Schools

Teaching With Historic Places Order lesson packets created by the National Park Service that teach history via specific historic locations.

Teacher Serve The National Humanities Center web site for high school teachers provides model internet units that incorporate humanities themes. Plenty of materials.

United Nations CyberSchoolBus Contains lessons and activities on world topics as well as direct lessons on the U.N. for elementary age students.

Washington State Social Studies

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"We Hold these Truths to Be Self Evident" Democratic Principles and Multiculturalism in Education

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