St. Joseph's Elementary School Library

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Historical documents site:   http://ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true&

Use this site to do research for our Explorers Project:

                                                      http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/

Use this site for your creative response to the life of ROSA PARKS:

                                                    http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/

Speeches:  http://americanrhetoric.com/

Check these sites for ancient civilization searches:

AZTEC SITE:   http://www.indians.org/welker/aztec.htm

INCA SITE:   http://www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/departments/research/ancientincas.htm

ANASAZI SITE:  http://www.desertusa.com/ind1/ind_new/ind10.html

MAYA SITE:  http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maya/maya1.html

 

http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/features/constitution.html

www.pbs.org

http://oswego.org/staff/cchamber/resources/ancientcivilization.cfm

Mayan

Inca

 

 

http://www.civilization.ca/civil/maya/mminteng.html

 

 


 

 

http://sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html
This is a good site for states.

Site for American Revolution:   http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/forts/index.htm

Site for U.S. States:  http://www.teachersfirst.com/share/states/

Site for Colonial America:   http://www.teachersfirst.com/summer/colony1.htm

http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html
Animated Atlas: Growth of a Nation

Maryland History Sites

http://www.smcm.edu/hsmc/
St. Mary's City

http://www.mec.state.md.us/
Maryland State Government

http://www.mdkidspage.org/KidsHome.htm
Learn about the state of Maryland, including facts about the State House in Annapolis

http://www.clis.umd.edu/~mddlmddl/791/communities/html/stmarys1.html
visit this site to learn about Early Immigration to MD in the Colonial Era

http://www.mdhs.org/
Maryland Historical Society

http://www.capitalonline.com/tour.html
Annapolis Virtual Tour

History Links

http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/intro/index.html
A Colonial Family and Community

http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/flint/menu.html
Life in the Stone Age

http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html
History of the Mayflower

http://earlyamerica.com/
Early America Site

http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/indians.html
Native American web sites

http://www.historychannel.com/
History Channel web page

http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
World History

http://school.aol.com/elementary/social_studies.adp
Social studies links

http://www.quia.com/dir/hist/
history games

http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
Information on the Oregon Trail

Current Event Links

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
Time for Kids Magazine

http://abcnews.go.com/abcnews4kids/kids/index.html
current events for kids from abc

http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi/
Current events at CNN

http://www.surfnetkids.com/today.htm
Links for On this day in history

http://www.infoplease.com/millennium1.html
20th Century

http://www.surfnetkids.com/century.htm
More links on the 20th Century

Geography Links

http://www.ri.net/schools/Central_Falls/v/218/t7con.html
Continents

http://www.postcardsfrom.com/
Information about the 50 states in postcard form

http://confluence.org/
Photographs from different latitudes and longitudes

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/
National Geographic site has lots of maps, etc.

http://www.quia.com/dir/geo/
geography games

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
National Geographic

http://www.theodora.com/wfb/
Find information on any country

http://www.theodora.com/maps/
Maps of any country, including

http://www.theodora.com/flags.html
Flags of any country

http://www.executiveplanet.com/community/
Business and Cultural Etiquette for 32 Countries

http://geography.about.com
Geography site

http://www.what-is-the-capital-of.com/
Capitals of countries in the world

People in History Sites

http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/index.htm
Christopher Columbus

http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/rotten.html
find out about Benjamin Franklin

http://www.surfnetkids.com/lincoln.htm
Lots of links to Lincoln sites

http://www.surfnetkids.com/king.htm
Martin Luther King sites

Black History Month Sites

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html
Black History Month Quizzes and Information

http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/
Learn about slavery "Understanding Slavery"

Presidency and Elections

http://americanpresidents.org/
American Presidents

http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/home.html
American Presidency

http://www.surfnetkids.com/president.htm
Sites on Presidency, Presidents, and related games

http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/preshome.html
The American Presidency

http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/
Presidents of the United States

http://funbrain.com/quiz/index.html
Take my quiz on the elections use 5csus as secret word.

http://www.multied.com/elections/
Elections Central gives history of presidential elections

http://www.surfnetkids.com/elections.htm
Election Coverage and Information

Search Sites

http://www.queryserver.com/web.htm 
visit this site for a list of search engines

Geography

·   National Geographical Online:  Resource for scientific discovery, photography, travel, maps, exploration & more http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

·   NationalGeographic.com Kids! 
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
National Geographic’s site for young readers is one of the best resources for information on the Net about the world, its people, and its wildlife.

·   Activities and Readings in the Geography of the United States: (ARGUS) offers resource materials for teaching geographic perspectives in various academic subjects. Materials include print activities, a text which contains 26 case studies that illustrate major geographic concepts, transparency masters, a teacher's guide, and an interactive CD. (Association of American Geographers, supported by National Science Foundation)

·   (United Streaming – Discovery channel opportunity. An educational digital library. $300/year/school offers 20 minute videos with related information on hundreds of social studies regions and topics.  http://www.unitedstreaming.com/logins/login_www.cfm?unique=5B16330C-BCD4-3197-3CD40AC4A463968E )  There is a cost to the school for a year, but the resource is wonderful!)

·   Map Quest    http://www.mapquest.com/

·   Maps On Us    http://www.mapsonus.com/

·   Maps National Geographic  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/index.html

·   Mining Company World Atlas    http://geography.miningco.com/library/maps/blindex.htm

·   National Atlas of the United States    http://www.nationalatlas.gov/atlasvue.html

·   National Geographic Index    http://www.nationalgeographic.com/publications/explore.html

·   World City Guide    http://cityguide.lycos.com/

·   World Flag Database   http://www.flags.ndirect.co.uk/mainindex.htm

Timelines and Historical Overviews

·   On This Day In History
Will list events for a given date, plus what was popular in American culture. 

·   20th Century (1900-2001) Year By Year
The Infoplease Almanac outlines the important events for each year from 1900 to 2001. World events are listed at the top, then U.S. events, including sports, entertainment, science and deaths of famous persons.

·   Media History Timelines
The important events in the history of mass media and entertainment are listed here. Starts out with the first decade, and allows each decade to be viewed

·   the U.S. Army went off to do battle.

·   20th Century Decades: General Links

curriculum, and learning aids related to primary sources. American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century Decades This outstanding collection of web guides on the decades of the twentieth century ...

·   U.S. History--Decades Project

Decades in American History  General Sites History Channel Look for Search Any Topic in History and pull down the menu in Search by Timeline to your decade. http://historychannel.com

US History - General Links

·   Thinkport is a resource for Maryland educators, families, and communities
from Maryland Public Television and Johns Hopkins University& Center for Technology in Education  http://www.thinkport.org/default.tp

·   On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere embarked on his famous ride through the countryside, warning Americans that the British army was advancing. He and two other man made the mad dash in the middle of the night. They are credited with making the American militias more prepared for the battles that occurred the next day, at Lexington and Concord. Revere, however, never completed that ride. Read this fascinating story for yourself. Paul Revere's Ride

·   Government and Politics  http://www.politics1.com

·   ****History site (tons of free worksheets, etc.) A great site!  http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/

·   America at War   http://www.rr.gmcs.k12.nm.us/usatwar.htm

·   America's Story From America's Library   http://www.americaslibrary.gov/

·   African American History   http://www.msstate.edu/Archives/History/USA/Afro-Amer/afro.html

·   Afro-American Almanac   http://www.toptags.com/aama/

·   American History Archive Project   http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/k12/history/

·   American History 102    http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/

·   American Memory   http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html

·   American Revolution Homepage    http://users.southeast.net/~dixe/amrev/index.htm

·   American Social History Project     http://www.ashp.cuny.edu/

·   American Studies Crossroads Project     http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/

·   American Studies Web     http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/asw/

·   Biographical Dictionary     http://www.s9.com/biography/

·   Center for American History     http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/CAH/

·   Cycles of US History     http://www.seanet.com/Users/pamur/era.html

·   Famous Trials of the 20th Century     http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/ftrials.htm

·   Find Law    http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html

·   Gov Spot     http://www.govspot.com/

·   Great American Speeches     http://www.pbs.org/greatspeeches/

·   Historical Atlas of the 20th Century     http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm#General

·   Historical United States Census Data Browser     http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/

·   History Channel     http://www.historychannel.com/

·   History Matters     http://historymatters.gmu.edu/

·   History Place     http://www.historyplace.com/

·   History/Social Studies Web Site http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html

·   Horus' Web Links to History Resources     http://www.ucr.edu/h-gig/index.html

·   Hypertext on American History     http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/index.htm

·   Images of American Political History     http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/

·   Immigration 1900-1920 Ellis Island     http://cmpl.ucr.edu/exhibitions/immigration_id.html

·   Life Magazine's Top 100 Events of the Last Millennium http://www.pathfinder.com/Life/millennium/events/100.html

·   North American Map Archive     http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/america/maps.html

·   Nineteenth Century Documents     http://www.furman.edu/~benson/docs/

·   Oral History Online! http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BANC/ROHO/ohonline/#collections Browse or search here for the biographies of important 20th century people involved in art, film, history, literature, and music. http://www.brain-juice.com/main.html

·   Oyez Oyez: US Supreme Court Multimedia Database     http://oyez.at.nwu.edu/

·   Patterns of Our Lives: American History     http://sunsite.unc.edu/cisco/tour2.html

·   Presidential Campaigns for 2000 Elections http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/2000pres.htm

·   Policy.com: Issues Library     http://www.policy.com/issues/

·   PoliticalCartoons.com     http://www.politicalcartoons.com/

·   Smithsonian Institution History Day Site     http://educate.si.edu/migrations/

·   Smithsonian Without Walls     http://www.si.edu/revealingthings/

·   United States History     http://www.let.rug.nl/~welling/usa/revolution.html

·   U.S. Founding Documents     http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/

·   U.S. Historical Documents     http://www.law.ou.edu/ushist.html