Social Studies

CNN Student News (10 minute commerical free news broadcast) www.cnn.com/studentnews

1. Rivers/River Explorers- http://urbanext.illinois.edu/rivers/index.html
2. Native Americans- http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/Curriculum%20Info/NativeAmericans/Index.html
3. Underground Railroad Virtual Story http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/index.htm
4. Underground Railroad Virtual Tour http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
5. Native Americans/ Fling the Teacher http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/fling/nativeamericans/
6. Assorted Geography http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
7. Slavery http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/hoopshoot/hoop_slavery.html
8. Abraham Lincoln http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/walk/walk_lincoln.html
9. Civil War http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/penaltyshootout/uscivilwar.htm
10. Native American of the Plains http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/iadventure/4314Fall04/LChapmaniAdv/index.html
11. Illinois cities helicopter adventure http://www.cyberkidzgames.com/cyberkidz/game.php?spelUrl=library/topografie/groep6/topografie10/&spelNaam=Helicopter%20Illinois%20USA&groep=6&vak=topografie
12. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
13. states http://jimspages.com/States.htm
14. World Geography www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770414.html
15. World Geography www.factmonster.com/atlas/
16. The World http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/world.html
17. Maps http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/maps.html
18. United States Maps! www.factmonster.com/atlas/unitedstates.html
19. Lots of Facts about the 50 States www.factmonster.com/states.html
20. 50 States www.50states.com
21. LOTS of links to 50 states http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/unitstat.html
22. Education Place (A Social Studies Textbook site) www.eduplace.com/kids
23. Mapping http://topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=98
24. http://jimspages.com/States.htm
25. GeoNet Game www.eduplace.com/geonet
26. Geography Game http://www.weeklyreader.com/kids/games/geography.asp
27. State Locations Game www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf
28. Benjamin Franklin's Guide to Government http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
29. Three Branches of Government http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/branches.html
30. Three Branches of Government www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0774837.html
31. Three Branches of Government http://congressforkids.net/Constitution_threebranches.htm
32. Three Branches of Governemnt www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/1.htm
33. How Laws are Made http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/lawmaking/example.html
34. Presidents www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0777337.html
35. Presidents www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/
36. Presidents www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0855114.html
37. Name That President Game www.primarygames.com/holidays/presidents/presidents.htm
38. Independence Article from PBS www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_philadelphia1776.html
39. Inventions www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/indexa.shtml
40. Official US Time http://nist.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Central/d/-6/java
41. Liberty Kids www.libertyskids.com
42. Underground Railroad www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
43. Video Clips on Social Studies Topics http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/seeall/
44. Civics site http://www.icivics.org/games