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History
| The Archaeology Channel |
Features streaming video and audio clips on archaeology and indigenous
peoples; a wealth of teacher resources including activities, exhibits,
and lesson plans; and weblinks. |
| Colonial Williamsburg/History |
Information about Colonial Williamsburg, including teacher resources
such as study visits, electronic field trips, lesson plans, etc. |
| Freedom Trail |
Provides programs that allow students to recreate the challenges
and decisions of the past, explore the lives of other ages, and connect
with the historic sites and events in Boston and around the nation. |
| Gilder Lehrman
Institute of American History |
The Institute offers summer seminars on a variety of historical
topics. |
| History Channel |
The official website for the channel which provides lesson plans,
classroom information, and more. |
| Holocaust Museum Fellowships |
This
program, funded by a generous gift from the Mandel Associated Foundations,
is developing a national corps of skilled teachers who can serve as
leaders in Holocaust education in schools, communities, and professional
organizations. This program is specifically designed for secondary school
educators in United States schools. |
| Hyper
History |
Over 1,600 files covering over 3,000 years of
world history. |
| Internet History Sourcebooks
Project |
Sourcebooks to websites on ancient, medieval,
and modern history. |
| Map Quest |
Provides worldwide travel guides, and local,
city information. |
| National Civil
War Museum |
This site portrays the story of the United States
Civil War, including teachers' pages and exhibit information. |
| National Council for Geographic
Education |
The National Council for Geographic Education
promotes the importance of geography learning and teaching. The site
offers research on geography education, activities for students, publications,
and resources. |
| National Council for the Social
Studies |
NCSS represents K-12 classroom teachers, college
and university faculty members, curriculum designers and specialists,
social studies supervisors, and leaders in the various disciplines that
constitute the social studies. The site offers a variety of resources
from opportunities abroad to career opportunities to discussion boards
and more. |
| National Geographic |
Geography lessons and information for kids, educators,
and parents. |
| Observatorio Astronomico
Movil |
This site is both in English and in Spanish.
It showcases the STARLAB Portable Planetarium, an educational and cultural
tool that can be used to teach astronomy, science, geology, geography,
biology, oceanography, weather patterns, navigation, art, literature,
mythology, and more. |
| Perseus Project |
The Perseus Digital Library provides a wealth
of materials including atlases, literature, greek and latin language
tools, and virtual reality content. View online exhibits on Hercules
and The Ancient Olympics or search for art, archaeology, and literature
resources from the Renaissance, Ancient Greece, the American Civil War
and other periods. |
| Sacred Sites |
Provides photographs of sacred sites throughout
the world and links to sites regarding pilgrimage places, sacred geometry,
and related subjects. |
| Social Science Education Consortium |
The SSEC promotes social science and history
education in K-12 schools. It offers curriculum development projects,
teacher-training workshops and institutes, and evaluation and assessment
projects. |
| Spanish Missions of
California |
Information on the history of Spanish Missions
in California, including virtual tours. |
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