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The Internet provides students with a tremendous mix of current events, history and social commentary. These web sites offer solid information to support students’ social studies research.
American Presidents
More than just a listing of U.S. presidents, this impressive site links to respected resources such as the New Book of Knowledge, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia Americana and America the Beautiful. The same resources are also available for Vice Presidents, First Ladies and candidates than ran against each elected president. http://ap.grolier.com/browse?type=profiles
Ancient Egypt for Kids
Topics covered on this site range from descriptions of daily life, geography, history and government to a study of Ancient Egypt’s funeral rites, deities and beliefs in the afterlife--an excellent resource for grades 4, 5 and 6. http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/AncientEgypt.html
History Database Center
Saint Dominic Elementary School provides students with access to the Facts on File history database, which provides key support to in-classroom history lessons. It includes American, African-American, American Indian, Modern World and Ancient and Medieval History. Login with username: Stdoms and password: library. http://www.fofweb.com/History/Reference.asp
KidsKonnect Explorers
KidsKonnect Explorers offers an alphabetical listing of various web sites dedicated to intrepid explorers of land and sea. http://kidskonnect.com/Explorers/ExplorersHome.html
Long Island--Our Story
From the first residents thousands of years ago to today’s modern society, this comprehensive web site provides a rich history of Long Island. http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/
Mapping Mesopotamia
This printable, simple outline view of the Middle East circa 5000 B.C. shows ancient territories, countries and cities of “The Fertile Crescent” and Babylonia. http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/brians_syllabus/maps/maplabels1.html
National Register Guide to Washington, D.C.
Showcasing the District of Columbia and the surrounding neighborhoods section-by-section, this exhaustive list of links describes in detail key spots in the U.S. Capitol. http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/sitelist.htm
Songs About America
This site presents alphabetically a list of official and unofficial state songs and traditional patriotic anthems, which are digitized in midi sound format—perfect for embedding in students’ PowerPoint presentations. http://my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis/USA/americana.html
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