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Social Studies Links
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- City Net
- www.city.net
- This site is an extensive international guide which
is updated daily and accessed through interactive
graphic world maps or alphabetical index.
- CNN
- cnn.com
- This comprehensive news site includes the major
stories of the day in numerous categories (e.g., U.S.
and world news, sports, travel, health, style) with
links to previously published CNN stories and other
related WWW sites. Check out the CNN Financial Network,
All Politics, searchable archives and the weekly news
quiz.
- Discoverers Web Homepage
- www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/index.html
- This a comprehensive resource list of discoverers
and explorers on the web.
- FedWorld Information Network
- www.fedworld.gov/
- A site containing current information about the
U.S. government.
- Kids Web--Social
Studies
- www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb
- Links to some of the most useful and interesting
sources located on the Internet for K-12 social studies
curriculum.
- Library of Congress: American Memory Collection
- rs6.loc.gov/ammem/
- American Memory consists of primary source and archival
materials relating to American culture and history.
These key historical collections from the Library
of Congress are unparalleled special resources consisting
of prints and photos, documents, motion pictures and
sound recordings.
- MapQuest
- www.mapquest.com
- Planning a trip? Take a look at this global interactive
atlas that helps users locate geographic areas and
plan the best route to get there.
- National Public Radio
- www.npr.org
- The latest news and commentary is available here,
and those of you with RealAudio may even listen to
the current broadcasts. Go to Science Friday Kids
Connection for in-depth, current science news with
related classroom activities, bibliography, Internet
available articles, and links to related sites.
- Smithsonian
- www.si.edu
- Learn about the Smithsonian Museum in Washington,
DC dedicated to research and education in the arts,
science and history. Take a virtual tour of any one
of the sixteen museums or National Zoo, learn about
its history, or check out the activities calendar.
- VoteSmart Web
- www.vote-smart.org/
- Project Vote Smart tracks the performance of over
13,000 political leaders, including the president,
congress, governors, state legislatures - both candidates
and elected officials. Biographies, campaign finances,
free publications and reports, performance evaluations,
educational resources and voting records are components
of this site.
- Welcome to the White House
- www.whitehouse.gov
- The official web page to learn about the Presidency,
the history of the White House, current activities
and news. Search the Virtual Library and the Interactive
Citizen's Handbook to learn about the Federal government.
Links to the White House for Kids where Socks, the
house cat, conducts a virtual tour.
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