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Top 10 best social studies web sites rated by the
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The Road to Revolution
Online game where you run the American Revolution. Every time
you answer a question correctly, you move a step closer to life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Start in the year 1763. Improve your chances by reading through
newspaper chronicles.
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Amazon.com: Social Studies
Huge selection of social studies resources. Workbooks for
students or books for adults. Some of the best ones include the
Story of the World Volumes (I-IV) and
Social Studies Activities Kids Can't Resist: 40 Sensational
Activities for the Topics You Teach.
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Geosense.net
A fun and easy way to learn basic geography as far as where
countries, cities and states are located. Play solo or go head
to head with other players to test your geographic knowledge.
Keeps score and average distance you were from correct answer.
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Discovery
Education
So many resources it would be impossible to list them all. Their
social studies and history section offers links to topics such as
Abraham Lincoln, America in the 1930's, the American Civil War, American
Women and Black History Month lesson plans.
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Library of Congress American Memory
Many articles on various aspects of American history. Link to
articles about
women's history,
military history,
presidents,
Native American history and
African American history. Be sure to check out the section on
what happened "Today in History".
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Animated
Atlas: Growth of a Nation
Animated illustration shows how the United States grew into the
original 13 colonies. Free version plays with small tabs that
pop up and explain major land purchases or expansions. You can
also purchase an
expanded version for around $20.00.
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Edison Motion Pictures
Edison invented the Kinetograph, a motion picture camera. This site contains
dozens of pictures recorded by Edison with this camera. Check out the
alphabetical list for titles such as Admiral Cigarette, The Kiss,
Little Mischief and Tenderloin at Night.
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Scholastic News
Get current news broken down in language kids can understand.
The online site offers student activities and special reports.
Subscribe to one of their classroom magazines, which are geared
to the grade level of your child or students.
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Don't Gross Out the World
Learn about different manners for different cultures around the
world.
View the flash
game which will ask questions such as "Do Chinese
mothers make their kids eat everything on their plates?" Guess which
answer is correct and then find out for sure.
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Enchanted Learning
Site offers numerous worksheets and lessons on a variety of
topics, including social studies. Find worksheets on topics such as the
Renaissance, the
Civil War, and
Ancient History. A yearly membership gains access too all the materials
for only $20.00.
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Kids in the House
Learn all about the U.S. Congress. Offers games, activity
booklets and activities. Check out the flash presentation called "Time
Warp" to find out about people, places and things of the past. Find
out how
a law is made. Be sure to peruse the lesson plan library.
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Educational Learning Games
Site offers board games to help kids learn more about history.
Hail to the Chief shows children how presidential campaigns are run.
Made for Trade offers an inside look at early American trading. You
won't want to miss
20th Century Time Travel to learn even more.
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Fun
Social Studies
Great site for teachers filled with multiple lesson plans for
all aspects of social studies. Covers topics such as
civics and government and
world cultures. Also find out about current events, economics, habitats,
world maps and get ideas for easy projects.
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Where's Carmen San Diego?
One of the best pieces of software for learning geography and
history. This site offers several Carmen titles, such as
Where in the USA is Carmen San Diego? For even more social
studies fun, grab Where in the World and Where in Time is
Carmen San Diego?
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Time
Capsule
Site offers insight into past dates in history. For example,
type in 7/20/1969 and find out that the first men were on the moon
and what the top songs were. Also look at the prices of bread, eggs,
cars, houses, postage stamps, milk and gasoline. You can also check
out headlines and sign up for a
newsletter.
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History Shopping
Numerous history products. Find items about the
Revolutionary War, the
Civil
War and the
Wild
West. Also offers puzzles, maps, chess sets, army products, mugs,
jackets, board games, medieval products and even caps. Many items have free
shipping in the U.S.
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Digital History
Site offers interactive resources for learning about history,
such as timelines, essays, speeches, music, maps and games. You can also
watch flash movies or ask questions of a historian. Be sure to check out the
online textbooks
on a wide variety of social studies topics.
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Coat of Arms
Buy your family's coat of arms at this site. Also offers
family name history and family crest watches, plaques, rings, flags and
glassware. Shipping runs $6.95 for an estimated 3-5 days. Perfect
for both wedding and anniversary gifts.
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The Seven Wonders of the World
Virtual tour of the seven wonders of the world. Virtually visit
the
Temple of Artemis or the
Gardens of Babylon. Other locations include Halicarnassus, Pharos
Lighthouse, The Great Pyramid, Colossus of Rhodes and the Statue of Zeus.
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History Channel Store
Numerous DVDs and books on different time periods in history.
Also shop by shows such as
Modern Marvels. Collections of DVDs on World War II, United States
History, World History, Ancient Civilizations and Space and Exploration.
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