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.