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A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans & the U.S. Constitution
http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience
Interactive galleries that share the story of nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans who lived in detention camps during WWII
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/17/2005
African Voices
http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/
Online exhibit sponsored by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/17/2005
American Dreams Web Quest
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/97/dream/index.html
An investigation of what the American Dream has meant over the years to many people, from poets to politicians
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/17/2005
American Experience – Ulysses. S. Grant
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/grant
Experience nineteenth-century American life through one of the period's most-traveled men
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/26/2005
American Women's History: A Research Guide
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-intro.html
This site provides citations to print and Internet reference sources as well as selected large primary source collections.
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/25/2005
America's Story from America's Library
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
Discover the stories of America's past. Students can meet amazing Americans, jump back in time, or join America in play through detailed online activities.
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/26/2005
Ancient Worlds
http://www.ancientworlds.net/
A comprehensive online community dedicated to ancient history with an abundance of information and resources.
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies5/1/2007
Angie's Electronic Classroom
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/angie/angie.html
Contains a wealth of information surrounding the topics of history and social sciences. Includes online activities, parent resources, teachers corner and student projects.
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/25/2005
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
This interactive site features activities, games, maps and other visuals.
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/25/2005
Best History Sites
http://www.besthistorysites.net
Search rated content for lesson activities, multimedia, or research.
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/17/2005
Black History Quest
http://blackquest.com/link.htm
A large database of resources on African-American history and culture
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/17/2005
Civil War Activities Using the Internet
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/CivilWar.htm
Seventeen different interactive activities exploring the history of the Civil War
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/17/2005
Did Rome Fall or Was it Pushed? WebQuest
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/rome/rome.html
Students research the reasons for the fall of Rome and compare Rome's situation before its fall with that of the U.S. today.
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/26/2005
Discovering Psychology
http://www.learner.org/discoveringpsychology/download.html
Flash software lessons on the history of psychology, the human brain and life-span development
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/17/2005
Education Place – GeoNet
http://eduplace.com/geonet/index.html
A game designed to help children think geographically and build a global context for the information they learn. The game questions are organized according to the National Geographic Standards.
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/17/2005
Egyptian Scavenger Hunt
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec670/egypt/start.html
A scavenger hunt tied into a web quest testing students' knowledge of ancient Egypt.
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies5/15/2007
Expeditions - Lewis and Clark
http://www.lewis-clark.org
This multimedia site explores the issues, values and visions relating to the Lewis & Clark Expedition, its preludes, and its aftermath up to the present time.
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies5/4/2007
Federal Court Concepts
http://www.catea.org/grade/legal/intro.html
Online lesson that explores the U.S. federal court system
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/17/2005
First Americans
http://www.u.arizona.edu/ic/kmartin/School
Interactive activities exploring the histories of five tribes
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/17/2005
History Matters
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
A wealth of information on American history covering topics from the slave trade to Watergate. Articles and resources, digital blackboard activities and forums are also available.
SecondaryHistory and Social Studies8/17/2005

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