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Social Studies Sites

Link	Description
United Streaming	GREAT videos and teacher resources. Contact Amy to set up your account today!
Links for K-12 Teachers	Awesome links for EVERY subject
Microsoft Lesson Plans NEW!	A series of lesson plans utilizing commonly available applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, presentation software, databases, and more
Earth Calendar NEW!	The Earth Calendar is a daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world.
iKnowthat NEW!	This is a fantastic website for all subjects and grades from pre-kindergarten to 6th. It is really easy to navigate. You must sign up for a login and password.
Region 4 Performance Assessments	Performance benchmarks! Great hands-on activities for grades 6-12
Strategies for Mastering TAKS	Unbelievable links! Gotta see this one!
TEA - Social Studies	The Social Studies Center by the Texas Education Agency
Region 10 - Social Studies	Good study resources, glossary, and sample questions
Literacy CyberSpace	Social Studies websites for students of ALL ages
Ben's Guide to US Government	Benjamin Franklin's guide to US government for students of ALL ages categorized by grade level
Any Day in History	A look at any day in history that you select
The Whitehouse	The official White House website
Whitehouse for Kids	Official White House site developed especially for children
Primary Games	Activities for all 4 core subject areas
NASA	The official NASA website
Houghton Mifflin Education Place	Lots of resources for social studies teachers
Declaration of Independence	A user's guide to the Declaration of Independance
CIA Factbook	Guide to maps and information about many countries
Places Teach	Ideas and information for using historic places to teach
US Presidential Elections	Check out this Atlas of US Presidential Elections
States and Capitals	Information about our states & territories (plus a whole lot more!)
National Geographic	Just what you'd expect from National Geographic!
Your Child Learns	Free educational software including lots of printable maps
Maps and Map Skills	Tons of maps
Official US Time	Official time zones of the US
Library of Congress	The Learning Page especially for teachers
Gail Lovely's Site	A former teacher's collection of awesome sites
Law for Kids	This website is dedicated to educating our youth about the law.
Old Magazine Articles	A primary source site with PDF versions of magazine articles published from 1860-1922 covering topics including the American Civil War, World War I, Prohibition, fashion history, art history, immigration history, the sinking of the Titanic and much more, including World War II articles from Yank magazine
Picture History	An on-line archive of images and film footage illuminating more than 200 years of American history
Interactive Internet Resources	A classified list of interactive Web sites
SocialStudies.org	National Council for the Social Studies