Middle School Social Studies Resources
Compiled by Aileen Morgan during a B-Flex Class 12/3/05


International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Learn NC

teachers'domain (registration page)

Integrating Technology into the Social Studies Classroom (Ideas to using it in the classroom)

C-Span Classroom

National History Day

Growth of a Nation animated atlas click view site

IU20 Today's Teachable Moment  (contact Maria White or Aileen Morgan for password) Main Link for IU20

United Streaming (You or your school must have a paid account)

Maria White's social studies links

RubiStar (rubric generator in English and Spanish)

Time for Kids: Classroom for teachers)

Time for Kids: Home page to use with students

Smithsonian Education

Smithsonian Institution

Online Activities (K-12 website with a very large variety of social studies resources)

Blue Web'n Homepage (an online library of 2008 Internet sites)

4Teacher's (resources  for teachers)

Teacher's Hub (Online resources for teachers)

Quiz Hub (by subscription, but, some things are free and your school can get a free trial for one week for the rest)

National Geographic for Kids

Doors to Diplomacy International Competition

Landscape Archaeology

Teacher Source - PBS

History Detectives - PBS

Discovery School  (home page)

Discovery School (video clip resources)

Dynamic Maps (interactive maps) National Atlas (includes interactive U.S. maps)

Test Your Geography Knowledge (online quizzes)

UNITED STATES WEBSITES

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/us.htm

http://www.50states.com

http://www.infoplease.com/states.html

http://www.factmonster.com/atlas/unitedstates.html

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/

http://www.kidskonnect.com/States/StatesHome.html

http://www.quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/

http://www.weather.com

http://www.yahooligans.yahoo.com/Around_the_World/U_S__States/



COUNTRY WEBSITES

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

http://www.atlapedia.com/online/country_index.htm

http://www.members.aol.com/bowermanb/US.html

http://www.countryreports.org

http://www.geographyiq.com

http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html



The Internet Public Library

http://www.skewlsites.com/siteind.htm

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/k-5.html

http://atozteacherstuff.com/