Social Studies/Geography Resource Page


GeoWeb
This site allows you to access geographic archives including maps and other sources of online geographic information.

Cities Around the World - A great site about places around the globe

Ancestry Search
A great site to learn about, research, and and conduct genealogical research.

Atlapedia
Summary information about countries of the world; similar information to CIA World Factbook.

CIA World Factbook
The annual U.S. publication that provides searchable information on all world countries.

Geographic Names Information Service (GNIS)
A searchable database of over 1.2 million place names and labels that appear on the USGS maps.

Geography/Economics from the History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers
Contains links to many general geography Internet sites.

Hall of Geography
Geography resources for K-12 educators and students classified by country

McREL : Geography Resources and Standards
A good list of links with educational standards in Geography.

Map Guide
A collection of links to many types of maps

National Geographic's Map Machine
A fine collection of world physical and political maps from this famous map provider

AskERIC Lesson Plans : Social Studies
An excellent source for Social Studies Lesson Plans.

Biographies from Homework Central
A good collection of biography sites on the Internet.

Biography
A great site from A&E. It allows you to search a database of over 15,000 famous people

Discoverers Web
An excellent, text-based page with hundreds of links to information on discoverers and explorers, from prehistoric man through modern day

Genealogy Site Finder
Check out this directory of over 40,000 genealogy sites on the Web

Global Entomology Agricultural Research Server(GEARS)
A fun, interactive site all about bees. Did you know bees can see in color.

Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment(GLOBE) Project
This program forges a partnership between students worldwide and leading scientists to monitor key environmental parameters. Students transmit their findings to a database.

Historical Photographs Online
A tremendous list of links to photo archives.

History & Social Studies for K-12 Teachers
This site includes extensive, annotated links to help social studies teachers find information on the Internet.

History Place
An online museum of exhibits related to history. Includes photos, timelines, and other valuable information.

History Timelines
A great collection of timelines that can be found on the Net; includes America, places, global, cultural, and resource information.

Houghton Mifflin Education Place : Social Studies Center
Site contains links to games, projects, activities, and professional resources.

Oddens' Bookmarks : The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping
Hundreds of links to sites dealing with cartography

Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection
A large repository of on-line maps including world, historical, and United States maps

Stetson Library Geographic Resources
Links to general and geographic resources on the Net, as well as a lengthy list of weather resources

Population Topics
A group of statistical information sites put together by the US Census Bureau.

SCORE : History/Social Science
A good collection of history and social studies links searchable by grade level and theme. some activities are also included.

Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources
A great site for social studies teachers to browse over 600 lesson plans and links to social studies resources.

A-Z of Jewish and Israel-Related Resources
So packed with links, the index alone is 50K. But not to worry, you can jump directly to the letter or subject you choose.

Thesaurus of Geographic Names
You can search a geographic name from anywhere in the world; structured vocabulary developed for the field of art history but very useful for social studies

U.S. Census Bureau Data maps
Census information by region and local area maps.

WCSU Social Science List : Geography
A good listing of links to geography sites on the Internet.

All About the Oregon Trail
Links to discoveries, hardships, and Native Americans.

American Civil War Homepage
The most complete collection of information on the Civil War you will find anywhere along with a comprehensive history, personal accounts, photos, flags, portraits, maps, and battle scenes.

Ancient World Web
Whatever your historical interest, there's a good chance you'll find a relevant site here in this extraordinary list of ancient-world links. Topics cover from ancient documents and archeology to religion and scholarly literature.

Arctic Circle
Useful for students of sociology, culture, anthropology, and environmental issues, this site covers the natural resources, culture, and social equity issues so important to the Arctic Circle people.

Social Studies School Services Online Resources
Site contains links to good resources to help social studies teachers prepare for their classes.

Social Studies Sources for Teachers
Another well organized list of social studies resources for teachers.

Southeast Regional Social Studies Conference
An extensive list of social studies links.

Time Capsule
Students can enter a date and find out just about everything that happened on that given day.

Web Sites and Resources for Teachers : Social Studies
A great list of lesson plans, ideas, activities, and resources to help teachers.

Social Studies School Service