social studies

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• - Includes webquests and other resources for history, government, geography and economics.
  
• - Highlights countries and regions, key development issues, the latest development data, curricular materials, collaborative learning networks, and research tools.
  
• - Resources for students studying modern and ancient history, geography, and social sciences.
  
• - Information on documents related to frontiers in history compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration.
  
• - World news geared toward middle and high school students. Most articles are accompanied by discussion starters, activities and teaching guides.
  
• - Explore the globe and learn about making a difference as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
  
• - Offers articles, links, and fun facts, on history, geography, cultures, holidays, economics, and archaeology.
  
• - A virtual look at the most culturally and geographically diverse places in the world.
  
• - Provides interactive quizzes, worksheets, resources and internet links for secondary school history pupils and teachers in the UK.
  
• - Provides resources related to global issues, countries around the world, and the United Nations. Includes projects, quizzes, games, puzzles, and lesson plans.
  
• - Customs regulates what moves in and out of a country and is key in the global economy. See what customs services do.
  
• - Fun articles and links provide information about all aspects of social studies.
  
• - Information on explorers of the nineteenth century with interactive online learning activities and project suggestions for teachers.
  
• - Includes safety tips, information on the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an introduction to working dogs, and online games.
  
• - This is a site designed to help AP European History students. This site offers research links and other information relative to Advanced Placement European History.
  
• - Explores the concept of travel, the tourism industry, and tourist destinations around the world.
  
• - Fun lessons provide an introduction to the history, culture, and food of major U.S. cities.
  
• - Advanced placement European history pages with multimedia primary sources and practice tests. A Kirschnet site.
  
• - View national flags and maps for countries of the world.
  
• - Follows a teacher and a photographer as they travel across America. Also features fun facts, maps, and a "Just for Teachers" page with tips for using the postcards in the classroom.
  
• - Offers student and teacher pages to study parallelism with the Russian Revolution.
  
• - Short articles about everything from Marco Polo to the history of the alphabet.
  
• - Links that will be especially helpful to students following the British Columbia social studies curriculum, but will be helpful to others as well. Separate pages for each grade, and for geography, law, and comparative civilizations.
  
• - Brings to life people from history, society and culture through animated Flash stories. Includes fairy tales.
  
• - Short profiles of people who shaped the 20th century.