Social Studies Resources (Education Library)

Use the search box to keyword search all of the sites listed below.

Abraham Lincoln Association (Educational materials)

African Studies, K-12

BBC Country Profiles

Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids

Civil Rights Digital Library: Educator Resources

Cybrary of the Holocaust

The Declaration of Independence: "An Expression of the American Mind" Lesson plan for grades 9-12.

Digital History

Discovering Women's History Online

Exploring Ancient World Cultures

Field Museum: Educator Resources

Fourth of July (U.S. Government), a variety of resources and activities about Independence Day.

History and Culture Lesson Plans, from the Smithsonian

History and Social Studies Lesson Plans (Grades K-12), from the National Endowment for the Humanities

History Project of the University of California, Davis - Resources

How Far Is It?

Indiana Memory Project, a digital library of Indiana's unique cultural and historical heritage

K-12 History on the Internet Resource Guide

Lewis and Clark  

Library of Congress Educational Resources (Lesson Plans and Online Activities)

MapQuest

Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's Home

National Geographic Society Home Page

National Geographic Education Resources

National Standards for Civics and Government

One Life: The Mask of Lincoln, lesson plans from the Smithsonian

PBS Online

Religion and Education

Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources

Statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Teaching With Historical Places

Teaching Writing Skills: Classroom Materials about V-Mail (from the Smithsonian)

Tenement Museum Lesson Plans

Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet

Underground Railroad

U.S. Steel Gary Works Photograph Collection

U.S. White House

Voices from the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories (from the Library of Congress)

Why Vote? (PBS) Lesson plans and classroom activities

World War I: Trenches on the Web