SOCIAL STUDIES WWW LINKS
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| 50 States |
This website gives Information on all fifty states in the U.S. |
| American Factfinder |
American FactFinder is a government source for population, housing, economic and geographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau. |
| American Memory Collection |
Historic maps, photos, documents, audio and video available through the Library of Congress. |
| Annals of American History |
Original source documents in U.S History available through GALILEO. A password is required for home use. |
| Awesome Stories |
This website includes primary source material. Ask the media specialist for the school's username and password. |
| Background Notes |
Information on most countries of the world from the U.S. Department of State. |
| Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids |
Information about government in the U.S. for all grade levels. |
| Constitution Day |
Includes lesson plans and high resolution scans of the Constitution that can be downloaded and printed. |
| FirstGov.gov |
U.S. Government's Official Web Portal. |
| Global Gateway |
Multilingual resources on world culture through the Library of Congress. |
| Justice Learning |
A good web site for civics education that teaches students about the often-conflicting values inherent in our democracy. The web site includes articles, editorials and oral debate from the nation's finest journalists and advocates. It also includes a guide to the American Constitution and many other teaching materials. |
| Learn About Our Flag |
Information on our flag from the Federal Information Citizen Center. |
| Our Documents (National Archives) |
Includes the 100 milestone documents of American history. Links are provided to tools for educators as well as information on National History Day. |
| Portals to the World |
Links to electronic resources from around the world. |
| Primary documents in American History |
Links to many digitized resources in the Library of Congress. |
| Statistical Abstract of the United States |
A collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. |
| Supreme Court Cases |
FindLaw's searchable database of the Supreme Court decisions since 1893. |
| The Learning Page (Library of Congress) |
Lesson plans and activities using the American Memory collections. |
| Thomas |
Legislative information: current and historical, available through the Library of Congress. |
| Veterans Day |
Information and resources on Veterans Day from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Library of Congress. |
| World Factbook |
Current information on countries published by the CIA. |
