1. Immigration: visit this site to see if you can pass the citizenship test immigrants take in order to become a citizen of the United States. Sample Citizenship Test
2. The Census is a count of the people taken every ten years (next time will be 2010). This count helps establish the number of Representatives a state may send to the House of Representatives (it is based on population). The information collected in the census can have many other useful purposes. You will take the "quiz" part of this website to see if you can interpret graphs and charts of information collected through the United States Census. Census for Kids
3. Fact Monster has a wealth of data that we will be using in many ways this year. This Day in History and Meet The People
4. Our study of the Ice Age, and man's possible journey over the land bridge at the Bering Strait, brings up interesting questions about the incredible Woolly Mammoth. Go exploring! Everything you want to know about the Woolly Mammoth.
5. Student textbook online (requires password your parents were given at conferences). Textbook Online
6. Native American Links by Region Native Americans
7. Christopher Columbus Portraits and Monuments Worldwide
8. Christopher Columbus Trade Winds Interactive (you'll need to scroll down the page a bit)
9. Christopher Columbus Tutorials about Columbus, Henry VIII, and others (interactive)
10. Christopher Columbus (requires shockwave) Fast paced, timed, fun quiz--are you ready?
11. Christopher Columbus Catholic biography of Columbus
12. Christopher Columbus Interesting details about the food Columbus ate.
13. Christopher Columbus Columbus' Ship Log translated for students
14. Christopher Columbus Webquest for 5th graders
15. Christopher Columbus Watch the ship sail away--is the Earth round?
16. Virtual Jamestown In Celebration of Jamestown's 400th Birthday
17. Amazing Americans Project Amazing Americans
18. War of 1812 Interactive Map
19. Francis Scott Key Video
20. Viking Exploration--see if you can survive this difficult journey! Game
21. Biztown Go to Accounting Tutorial to learn how to handle business accounting
22. You Be The Historian Springer Family
23. Citizenship Test #2 MSNBC Could You Pass This Citizenship Test?
24. Biographies of Explorers Explorer Fact Files
25. Explorers Mariners Museum--Filled with information and activities
26. Maps with Capitals of the Countries of the World Spanish Class Help
27. Puzzle Games of the United States Name that State Games Galore
28. 13 Colonies 13 Colonies Interactive Map--find out more about each colony
29. Colonial Trades Researched by Montgomery County Students
30. All About the Colonies Quite a collection of colonial tidbits
31. Colonial Trades from Colonial Williamsburg Pictures, descriptions, and video clips
32. Presidents All Presidents--Basic facts