Social Science Resources

http://www.mrdowling.com/index.html World History

http://historyproject.ucdavis.edu/ UC Davis History and Cultures Project Resources and much, much more

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/ Connecting Classrooms to the World Standards-based lessons and resources

http://www.ncss.org/ National Council for Social Studies-an information service for educators

http://www.socialstudies.com/ Social studies resources galore

http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/ Map maker, map maker, make me a map

http://www.mapquest.com/ Maps, US

www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/descrip.htm Teaching with historic places

http://www.adl.org/default.htm Anti-Defamation League Website; Holocaust, Mideast etc.

http://www.sla.purdue.edu/waaw/default.html Women Artists of the West/Past and Present

www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/fletcher/fletcher.htm 1881 Field Diary of Alice Fletcher /Sioux

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/rbpehtml/ An American Time Capsule

Replaying World History: Civ III

For his Ph.D thesis at MIT, Kurt Squire created a set of lesson plans for using the simulation history game, Civilization III, to teach world history concepts. To see the complete lesson plans check out his website:

Kurt Squire's Lesson Plans

Civ World contains historically accurate senarios and Squire's latest research.

Apolyton Civilization Site is a forum created for players by players. To collaborate with other players, get advice, and participate in the forum, visit Apolyton University. You can take AU "courses" such as "AU102: Give Peace a Chance" to win the game through nonviolence.

Judgement at Nuremberg

History is more vibrant when students place themselves hypothetically in the position of the historical figures. The Nuremberg trials are one of the most influential legal trials in the 20th century. Visit the Waverly blog to join the process of examining this historical trial from the viewpoint of the prosecutors, defendants, and witnesses.

http://summerdoc.blogspot.com/

Government

Federal Election Commission http://www.fec.gov/

SmartVoter http://www.smartvoter.org/

California Legislative Analyst's Office http://www.lao.ca.gov/

California Voter Foundation http://www.calvoter.org/

Center for Responsive Politics - Political Action Committees http://www.crp.org/pacs/

White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/

Supreme Court Home Page http://www.supremecourtus.gov/index.html

Senate http://www.senate.gov/

House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/

US Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/

Political Science Links http://7-12educators.about.com/msub62historypoli.htm

Economics

Hoover's Online: Company Information http://www.hoovers.com/free/

Stock Maven -- find a list of industrials, transports, and utilities by symbol and name. There are also links to the company histories and company web sites. http://www.stockmaven.com/industrials.htm

Barchart.com - Top 100 Stocks http://www2.barchart.com/sectors.asp?sort=2&sec=top~100~stocks.sec

NASDAQ Stock Market Home Page http://www.nasdaq.com/

New York Stock Exchange http://www.nyse.com/

CNN Money http://money.cnn.com/

California Budget and Expenditures:
California Department of Finance http://www.dof.ca.gov/default.asp

Legislative Analyst's Office http://www.lao.ca.gov/

California Budget Project http://www.cbp.org/index.html

Navigate the World

STUDY GEOGRAPHY

Finding Your Way with a Map and a Compass http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs03501.html

Internet Geography http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/

Rethinking Schools Map Quiz http://www.rethinkingschools.org/just_fun/games/mapgame.html

Library of Congress - Geography and Map Reading Room http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/

Social Studies/Geography links http://7-12educators.about.com/msub62historygeo.htm

National Geographic Xpeditions http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

History of the United States of America

Library of Congress: American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/

American Cultural History 1930-1939 http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade30.html

Cold War Policies 1945-1991 http://history.acusd.edu/gen/20th/coldwar0.html

CNN - Cold War http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/guides/about.site/

Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs - Walter P. Reuther Library http://www.reuther.wayne.edu/

Making of America -- Cornell University - Primary Sources http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum http://www.ushmm.org/

American History Online and History Reference Center are both exhaustive sites and are geared for secondary school students or higher both can be accessed for free through the San Diego Public Library and probably through other libraries as well. Joanne 7/10/08

The History Guide - Resources for Historians (web site with links to resources geared to high school and college history students, including primary documents and resources for teachers) http://www.historyguide.org/resources.html

History of the World

The Ancient Greek World http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/index.html

Renaissance - Learner.org http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/

eHistory at Ohio State University http://ehistory.osu.edu/

EyeWitness to History http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/

The World War I Document Archive http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/

Internet Modern History Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html

Rutgers University Site Organized by Period http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/history/texts_by_period.shtml

Labour and Business History - International Directory of Web Sites http://www.iisg.nl/~w3vl/

China on the Net http://www.kn.att.com/wired/China/hotlist.html

CIA - The World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

The History Place (Extensive list of links on a variety of U.S. and World history topics)
http://www.historyplace.com

History resources (Extensive list of history resources, from educationindex.com, listed alphabetically) http://www.educationindex.com/history/

The History Guide - Resources for Historians (web site with links to resources geared to high school and college history students, including primary documents and resources for teachers) http://www.historyguide.org/resources.html

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Create Your Own Political Cartoon!

Looking for a way to engage students in history or government class?

Consider asking them to create a political cartoon! These two web sources enable students to create their own comics with predesigned templates:

Witty Comics The graphics on this website are formal and present a realistic sytle.



Bitstrips These graphics are exaggerated in a classic cartoon style.