Social Studies Links
US History | The 13 Colonies | Revolutionary War | Westward Expansion | Geography | The 50 States | Canada | Mexico | US Government | World History | Explorers | Additional Social Studies Links
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UNITED STATES HISTORY
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| Annenberg Classroom | Library of Congress American Memory |
| You Be The Historian * | US History (World Almanac for Kids) |
| Buffalo Hide Painting * | National Museum of African American History |
| Building a Sod House * | America on the Move - Transportation History * |
| Presidents (PBS Kids) * | At Home in the Heartland * |
| Civil Rights (PBS Kids) * | America's Story (Library of Congress) * |
| Discrimination (PBS Kids) * | Fact Monster US History Timelines |
| A Day in the Life (PBS Kids) * | Smithsonian American History Timeline |
| Family Ties (PBS Kids) * | Infoplease US History Timelines |
| Pathways to Freedom * | Go Back in Time |
| Kids Dig Reed (Farmstead) | BrainPop US History |
| Abraham Lincoln Letters |
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THE 13 COLONIES
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| Meet the Daggetts * | You Are the Historian (Plimoth Plantation) * |
| Colonial Williamsburg | Virtual Tour of Plimoth Plantation |
| Dress the Part - clothing * | Complete Mayflower Passenger List |
| Colonial History * | The First Thanksgiving (Scholastic) |
| Trades * | On the Trail of Captain John Smith * |
| Williamsburg Games Page * | Explore Jamestown (National Geographic) * |
| American Colonies | Jamestown Online Adventure * |
| The Thirteen Colonies | Colonization - The Middle Colonies (eText) |
| 13 Originals | Colonization - The Southern Colonies (eText) |
| Social Studies for Kids - 13 Colonies | Colonization - New England (eText) |
| Old Sturbridge Village | Colonial Life (eText) |
| BrainPop Thirteen Colonies | Colonial Wars (eText) |
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WESTWARD EXPANSION
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| Go West with Lewis & Clark (Nat'l Geographic) * | Gold Rush (PBS Kids) * |
| Lewis & Clark Scavenger Hunt | The Gold Rush (PBS) |
| Lewis & Clark (Ken Burns, PBS) | The Gold Rush |
| Lewis & Clark Web Quest (Scholastic) | CA History Online: Gold Rush |
| Discovering Lewis & Clark | California's Untold Stories |
| Lewis & Clark (Nat'l Park Service) | Oregon Trail History Library |
| Lewis & Clark (Idaho Public TV) | The Oregon Trail |
| Social Studies for Kids: The Westward Movement | Trailblazers |
| Kid Info: Pioneers & Westward Expansion | |
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GEOGRAPHY
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| Continents (World Almanac for Kids) | All About Geography |
| Interactive World Atlas | National Geographic Expeditions |
| Google Maps | ClassBrain Country Reports |
| Owl & Mouse Interactive Maps | AAA Where - US & World Geography Games |
| Miss Maggie - GeoSpy game | GeoNet - Education Place |
| Iditarod - Interactive Trail Map * | Culture Quest World Tour (Internet Public Library) |
| Virtual Tour of Washington, DC | National Geographic Map Machine |
| Historic Maps |
Yahoo! Kids World Factbook |
| Play Kids' Games - Geography |
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THE 50 STATES
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| 50States.com | Explore the States (Library of Congress) |
| Enchanted Learning 50 States | The 50 States A-Z (World Almanac for Kids) |
| NETSTATE | USA States (A-Z Kids Stuff) |
| Quick Facts About the States | Stately Knowledge (Internet Public Library) |
| Quick Facts About the USA | Fun State Facts (US Census Bureau) |
| KidZone Geography | State Maps (National Atlas) |
| ClassBrain State Reports | Things to Do in the 50 States |
| American Monuments & Memorials | Puzzled States Scholastic * |
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CANADA
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| Canada for Grade School Students | Canada for Kids |
| KidsKonnect Canada | Canadian Provinces |
| About Canada (government site) | Interactive Map |
| Canadian Geographic Atlas | Global Trek (Scholastic) * |
| CGKids (Canadian Geographic) | Canada Treasure Trek * |
| 5th Grade Canada Project | Time for Kids: Canada |
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MEXICO
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| Mexico for Kids * | Internet Field Trip to Mexico |
| KidsKonnect Mexico | Global Trek (Scholastic) * |
| Time for Kids: Mexico | CyberHunt: Mexico |
| Maps of Mexico * | |
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US GOVERNMENT/CONSTITUTION
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| The National Constitution Center | The Charters of Freedom |
| The National Archives Experience | Constitution Facts |
| Ben's Guide to US Government | Constitution Day (Nat. Const. Center) |
| US Government (World Almanac for Kids) | Constitution Day (Justice Learning) |
| How Does Government Affect Me? (PBS Kids) | Celebrate the Constitution * |
| President for a Day (PBS Kids) | Interactive Bill of Rights * |
| Inside the Voting Booth (PBS Kids) | Defining Documents |
| Symbols of US Government | The Constitutional Convention * |
| Delegates to the Constitutional Convention | |
| America's Founding Fathers | |
| The Founding Fathers (by state) | BrainPOP US Constitution |
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EXPLORERS
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| Voyages of Exploration | Explorer Timeline |
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Ferdinand Magellan
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John Cabot
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| Mariners' Museum | Enchanted Learning |
| ThinkQuest | Mariners' Museum |
| Explorers Database | ThinkQuest |
| Matsumoto School | Explorers Database |
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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| Enchanted Learning | Enchanted Learning |
| ThinkQuest | Discoverer's Web |
| CZ_Brats | Fact Monster |
| Coloquio | Social Studies for Kids |
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Henry Hudson
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Samuel de Champlain
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| Enchanted Learning | Enchanted Learning |
| Mariners' Museum | Mariners' Museum |
| Explorers Database | PBS Profiles |
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Hernando Cortez
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Jacques Cartier
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| ThinkQuest | Mariners' Museum |
| Armadillo_Project | PBS Profiles |
| PBS: Conquistadors | ThinkQuest |
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Vikings
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Americo Vespucci
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| Enchanted Learning: Eric the Red | ThinkQuest |
| Explorers Database: Eric the Red | Explorers Database |
| Mariners' Museum | Matsumoto School |
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ADDITIONAL SOCIAL STUDIES LINKS
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| Odyssey Online Ancient Civilizations | Kids and Community |
| Children's Encyclopedia of Women | The Pulitzer Prizes |
| Earth Calendar (World Holidays) |
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