History/Geography/Social Studies/Government

• A Biography of America (grades 9-12; from Annenberg/CPB)
• The Bomb for My Pillow: A Child of the Atomic Age (a short memoir about growing up in the shadow of nuclear annihilation during the 1950s and 1960s; can be freely copied and distributed for educational and non-profit uses; useful for lessons about that period of American history or as a stimulus for discussion or writing abAout the issues involved; teachers edit the manuscript or parts of it to make it more suitable for their students)
• All Country Info (All Country Info offers free detailed information on 200+ countries and territories spanning the entire world. Reference information includes national geography, economic data, demographic statistics, country maps and flags, descriptions of national military forces, overviews of each country's governmental structure, data on transportation and telecommunications, and more.)
• Africa Online (grades 3-12; virtual tour of eight regions; how-to's on African activities; free lesson plans)
• America's Story from America's Library (grades K-8; full of historical resources; Amazing Americans; Jump Back in Time; See, Hear and Sing; Explore the States; Join America at Play)
• American Colonial Life in the Late 1700's: Distant Cousins (grades3-5)
  
• American History Timeline (events decade by decade)
  
• America's Memory (collection of sound clips, movies, & photos)
• American History from Mrs. Dobbs' (high school teacher in California; excellent projects & resources)
  
• Ancient Egypt (grades 5-up; more than basic facts & pictures; topics from daily life to pyramids & temples; info, pictures, illustrations; professionally designed; each topic with easy to read info and pictures & illustrations along with 3 subsections - story, explore & challenge)
• Ancient World Web
  
• Anne Frank Online (grades 6-12 - life info & times, scrapbook, bibliography, online curriculum, worksheets, study guides, news updates, links)
• AnyDay Page from Scope Systems (historic events & birthdays that occurred on any day of the year)
  
• Atlantic Canada Lesson Plans (grades K-8; over 200 lesson plans)
• Atlapedia Online (physical & political maps; facts on countries of the world)
• Around the World: 50 States
• AwesomeStories.com (WONDERFUL; brings to life famous trials, stories, movies, biographies, disasters, law buzz, and more)
• Aztecs: Mighty Warriors of Mexico (grades 3-5 lesson)
  
• Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government (select the grade level from the bottom)
  
• Benjamin Franklin - Glimpses of the Man
• Best of History Web Sites (award-winning portal created for history teachers, students, and general history enthusiasts; features links to K-12 history lesson plans, teacher guides, activities, games, quizzes, and more throughout its pages)
  http://clevelandschools.org/training/TCAP.HTM
• Biography.com (biographies of important people)
• Biography Maker (students actually follow the steps online to complete biographies)
  
• Black History Links
• Cave Art: Discovering Prehistoric Humans through Pictures (grades K-2 lesson)
  
• Chronicle of the American Revolution (who, what, when, where, why, and how of the American Revolution; read the headlines of the times; choose the city here: Boston, Philadelphia, Trenton, or Saratoga, or Yorktown; see what was happening while freedom was ringing throughout the land)
  
• Civil War Women
• ClassBrain: Country Reports (grades K-12; maps, symbols, emblems, tourism, history, statistics, official country sites, bibliography guides, templates, and more)
• ClassBrain: State Reports (grades K-12; maps, symbols, emblems, tourism, history, statistics, official state sites, bibliography guides, templates, and more)
• Constitutional Rights Foundation Lesson Plans (grades 7-12; impressive collection of educational resources and lesson plans)
  
• Country Watch (info on just about every country in the world, including economic, environmental, political, cultural, statistical, current events)
• CountryReports.org (grades 4-12; easy-to-follow map; latest news clips; topics include history, people, geography, economy, more)
• EconoEdLink (created by National Council on Economic Education; provides online and classroom learning activities based on economic topics in the news, all designed to help integrate economic concepts across the curriculum)
• EconoKids.com (excellent resource for a wealth of environmental information for kids; facts on climate, wildlife, energy and science; online enviro games)
• Enchanted Learning - US Facts (all grades; facts, maps, printouts, quizzes)
• Exploring the Renaissance (What conditions set the stage for the period of human history known as the Renaissance? What roles did exploration, medicine, trade, printing, art, and politics all play as Europe emerged from the late Middle Ages? Take a trip through the Renaissance with this online interactive exhibit to explore the merging of many influences in this important time period.)
• Explore the States (online, interactive guide; each state links to further stories, such as twisters in Kansas, mule trail rides in the Grand Canyon in Arizona, or Little Big Horn in Montana)
• Evaluating Eyewitness Reports (grades 9-12 lesson)
  
• FedWorld
  
• FindLaw for Legal Professionals (enter the keyword/s of choice, pull down the menu next to Search button, and select U.S. Gov Sites, Document Library, or Supreme Court documents dating back to 1893)
• First Nations History (substantial listing of major tribes in Canada & US; brief overview; text info oriented; very thorough; grade 5-up reading level
• From Revolution to Reconstruction (a hypertext view of history)
  
• 50 States.com (wealth of detailed state information)
• General Historical Resources (extensive, well organized)
• GeoBee Challenge (take the GeoBee Challenge to answer geographical trivia questions; archived quizzes also available)
• George Washington and the Continental Army (examines several primary documents online to analyze the character traits of General George Washington, as he led the army Continental Army through disastrous conditions to win the Revolutionary War; students will consider styles of leadership, difficulties in maintaining troop morale under hardship conditions, and the unique features of the Revolutionary War)
• Go West: Imagining the Oregon Trail (grades 3-5 lesson)
  
• GovSpot (free resource; high-quality collection of top government and civic resources hand-selected for their quality, content and utility)
• Heritage Moment (grades K-12; learn about Canadians in history through computer-animated stories; also links to sites with animated versions of fairy tales in several languages and other excellent Canadian sites)
• History! from Bonus.com (events in time; women; biography; historical activities; inventions; ancient; class Americana; 20th Century; historic events; 10 online interactive activities & resources)
  
• History Atlas Resource
• HistoryCentral (EXTENSIVE; all categories)
  
• History Channel
• History Detectives (grades 6-8; follow 4 experts as they study and solve historical mysteries; 10 lessons included to help teachers integrate this site and its materials)
• History/Social Studies for K12 Teachers
• Historical Census Browser from the University of Virginia Library 
• Historical Maps Online from The University of Illinois Library (very extensive; browse the maps by preset topics, such as Wisconsin, Indians of North America, Kansas, or browse through the special section containing topographic maps)
  
• Holocaust Museum
  
• HyperHistory Online (grades 4-12; contains over 2,000 files covering 3.000 years of history; all info presented in visual formats such as timelines and maps; search by people, history, events, maps, or subject topics)
• In Old Pompeii (grades 9-12 lesson)
  
• Internet Lessons for World History (grades 4-12; lessons deal primarily with ancient history; activities/quizzes dealing with art history)
• Jamestown Changes (grades 3-5 lesson)
  
• Japan Studies (National Clearinghouse for US-Japan Studies from Indiana University; select grade level and subject area; grades K-12)
• Japan - KidsWeb (comprehensive; reading level grades 5-up; info good for all levels)
• Kids National Geographic (news, games, activities, experiments, creature features, cartoon factory, more)
• Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers (hundreds of links)
• Lewis & Clark: On This Day (grades 3-5 lesson)
  
• Lewis & Clark's Historic Trail (timeline, biographies, maps, more)
• Life in Early America: 1740-1840 (grades K-2 lesson)
• Life on the Great Plains (grades 9-12 lesson)
  
• Making of America (collection of primary sources from the antebellum through the reconstruction periods of American History; scanned images of books, journals; electronic translations of the material)
• Marco Polo Takes a Trip (grades K-2 lesson)
• Marco Polo: On the Road (grades 3-5 lesson)
  
• Market Watch (see current changes in the stock market; get the history and charts as well)
• Mexico for Kids (grades 3-up; history, government, people, biodiversity; given in 4 languages)
• Middle East Quiz (online quiz to identify the twenty-nine countries of the region)
  
• Mr. Donn's Ancient History (extensive; ancient civilizations, archaeology, holidays, festivals, maps, geography, world history, more)
• Multicultural Passport (great collection of multicultural lessons)
  
• Mysterious Places (Journey back in time to Europe during the Renaissance. What was it really like to live during these dynamic times? Students will have to find out, using online resources and creating a news presentation or play to demonstrate what they have learned about their topic.)
• Mythography (grades 7-12; exploring Greek, Roman, & Celtic mythology & art; info on Greek gods & goddesses and heroes & heroines; Olympians section; family tree, maps, & symbols associated with each god; detailed info on Roman & Celtic Mythology)
  
• National Archives & Records Administration (be certain to select the Digital Classroom for lessons & more)
  
• National Council for Social Studies Links (choose under "Your Classroom"; worth the visit)
• Napoleon.org (grades 7-12; collection of info related to Napoleon's life and times; key dates, places, paintings, and a family tree; Fun Stuff with quizzes, a period glossary, music files, and recipes; Reading Room has e-texts & articles, biographies, and timelines)
  
• National Geographic: Map Machine
• National Governors Association (links to all governors plus info)
• News Central (links to over 3500 newspapers covering all continents)
• Netstate.com (info  on symbols, almanacs, people, geography, schools, state rankings, marketplaces, and more; very comprehensive)
• NewsLink (newspapers, magazines, radio/TV, resources by state or country)
• Newspaper Links
• Newseum (first and only interactive museum to focus solely on the art and history of journalism, and understanding the important role that a free press plays in our lives)
• Oregon Trail: If You Were a Pioneer (grades K-2 lesson)
  
• Pacific Products Gallery's Today in History 
• PBS's People's History (1900-1999) (timeline, teacher's guide, thematic overview)
  
• Pocantico Hills School: Our Biography Clotheslines (elementary grades; biographies done by students)
• Points of View (glimpses of the Civil War period by people who lived at the time)
  
• Project Vote-Smart ("As a national library of factual information, Project Vote Smart covers your candidates and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group ratings.")
• Quick Maps (maps for all countries of the world)
  
• RollCall (the newspaper of Capitol Hill)
  
• Scrolls from the Dead Sea
  
• Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
• Social Studies for Kids (many categories including cultures, holidays, languages, religions, economics, maps, government, presidents, native Americans, timelines, states, U.S. history, wars, ancient civilizations, middle ages, explorers, more)
• Social Studies Links
• Sodbusters: American Settlers (grades K-2 lesson)
  
• SparkNotes History Study Guides (register; membership is free)
• SparkNotes Biography Study Guides (register; membership is free)
  
• Stately Knowledge (grades K-8; basic facts and links on the states)
• Teen Newsweek
• The 1900's (information is divided by decades)
  
• The American Immigration Home Page (started as a school project for a 10th grade American History Class; meant to give info as to how immigrants were treated and why they decided to come to America)
• The Educator's Network Lesson Plans and Teaching Strategies for Social Studies
• The Learning Page from The Library of Congress (lessons, collections, news, professional info; especially for teachers)
• The History Lab (a website where teachers can create lessons and activities around online primary sources; designed by a former history teacher, The History Lab currently used by the Library of Congress as a part of its educator institutes)
• The HistoryNet - Where History Lives on the Web
  
• The History Place (scroll down until you see "Presidents of the United States")
• The History Place: This Month in History (very comprehensive timeline of historical events for every day of the year)
• The New York Times Learning Network (lessons, news, puzzles, more)
• The US 50 (wallpaper, games, facts, study guides, rankings in many areas)
• Thinkquest Spreadsheet Classroom Activities in ALL Subjects
• Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
  
• Time and Date Online
• Time for Kids - Classroom (WONDERFUL resource for teachers; using current news in the classroom; select an area of the world)
• Time Machine (select a time period)
• Today in History
• Traces: Historical Archaeology (grades 3-5 lesson)
  
• Twentieth Century American History
• UNESCO Institute for Statistics (from Montreal; a remarkable source of information, including databases, working papers, country profiles, statistical tables, and methodological material about the conduct of their research)
  
• US Census Bureau
• US History.org (focus is Philadelphia; thorough)
• US Presidents: Facts and Reports
• USA Quiz (test geography skills online with this USA Quiz on the fifty states)
  
• USA State Map/Quiz Printouts (printable maps and quizzes on each state)
• UT Online Map Library
• Virtual Field Trips
• Virtual Tourist 
• Washington Courts Lesson Plans (K-12; maintained by the court system of the State of Washington; lessons for all grade levels; mock trials; a definite must-see)
  
• Welcome to the 70s (may also select the 80s or 90s; music, movies, TV, world events, fads, games, quizzes, more)
• What Happened in the 60s?  (from Baby Boomers Headquarters)
• Wikipedia (grades 4-12; an open encyclopedia; anyone, anywhere can contribute an article; free tutorials for would-be contributors; articles arranged by topic; click Random Page to learn something new every day)
  
• Women's History in America (includes biographies of women around the world)
• World Almanac For Kids Online (all categories)
• World InfoZone (interesting information on various countries around the world and an InfoZone, where there are links to sites that are of interest for everyday life; more than 40 countries and 2 oceans)