Social Studies Links
Current Events
New York Times Learning Network - Created by the world famous newspaper, this site has everything from current events articles and lesson plans to news quizzes and crosswords.
Upfront Magazine - The online companion to the print magazine we use in many of our Government classes.
Upfront Magazine - The online companion to the print magazine we use in many of our Government classes.
Geography
CIA World Factbook - The Central Intelligence Agency has compiled a great deal of information on every country in the world, from population and economic statistics to cultural practices.
Euratlas - The history of Europe and the world in maps.
National Geographic Education - As you'd imagine, this site has a ton of resources on geography and on cultures around the globe.
Euratlas - The history of Europe and the world in maps.
National Geographic Education - As you'd imagine, this site has a ton of resources on geography and on cultures around the globe.
Global History
BBC History - This site, from the British Broadcasting Corporation, provides primary and secondary source material, activities and interactive lessons covering many aspects of world history.
First World War.com - You can probably guess the focus of this site.
Theban Mapping Project - This ambitious site, maintained by the American University at Cairo, provides 2-D and 3-D maps, reconstructions and videos with commentary of all of the known tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum - This site is a massive repository of primary source documents, photos, written and video taped survivor testimony, multimedia map presentations and more. If you're looking for information on the Holocaust or issues related to genocide in general, this is a very good place to start.
First World War.com - You can probably guess the focus of this site.
Theban Mapping Project - This ambitious site, maintained by the American University at Cairo, provides 2-D and 3-D maps, reconstructions and videos with commentary of all of the known tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum - This site is a massive repository of primary source documents, photos, written and video taped survivor testimony, multimedia map presentations and more. If you're looking for information on the Holocaust or issues related to genocide in general, this is a very good place to start.
Test Prep
regentsprep.org - This site has practice questions for every Regents exam. A great place to check to see how prepared you are.
US History & Government
American Memory - Maintained as part of the Library of Congress, this site has thousands of primary sources related to US history.
Teaching with Historic Places - Created by the National Park Service, this site links historic places across the country with the US history standards created by the National Center for History in the Schools in lessons and activities.
Teaching with Historic Places - Created by the National Park Service, this site links historic places across the country with the US history standards created by the National Center for History in the Schools in lessons and activities.