Web Toolboxes for Educators:
Interactivity in Social Studies


Title

URL Address

Notations

US Dept of State
Geographic Learning Site
http://geography.state.gov/
htmls/statehome.html
Links to cool interactive activities, quizzes, maps, geography sites, Specific information for teachers, grade level activities, and related world events.
History Central.com http://www.multied.com/index.html Major categories include: World Timeline, America's Wars, and Nation-by-Nation. Contains mostly text based material. For students section contains a game to match First Ladies and Presidents.
Do you know your state capitols? http://members.aol.com/bill9919/
capitals/frames.html
Map of US with interactive window to type in state and capitol with check and answer provided.
GeoNet Game http://www.eduplace.com/geo/ A geography game based on the national geography standards.
Maps that Teach http://www.yourchildlearns.com/
owlmouse.htm
Geography and map activities by Owl and Mouse Software.
Enchanted Learning http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/home.html Links to a variety of visual and text based information. Geography quizzes and label-me pages. Features pages on Explorers and Inventors. Donation requested to support the site.
Education 4 Kids http://www.education4kids.com/ Drill activities to practice facts about states and Presidents.
Abraham Lincoln http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/
proj/lincoln/
A first grade's class project & activities related to Abraham Lincoln.
National Geographic Pirates http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
features/97/pirates/maina.html
Learn about pirates through interactive adventures.
Clicking Anastasia http://www.lostsecrets.com/ An interactive adventure to learn about the mystery of Romanov Russia.
People of the Universe http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/
link=/people/people.html
Interactive activities on People of the Universe related to the study of the Solar System. Special feature: User can select beginner, intermediate, advanced level.
Ancient Egypt Lessons http://www.dia.org/education/
egypt-teachers/index.html
Activities and links to use with a unit on Egypt from the Detroit Museum of Arts.
Ancient Egypt Thematic Unit http://www.geocities.com/
sseagraves/ancientegyptlessonplans.htm
Links and ideas for activities for a unit on Egypt by MS. Seagraves' class.
Greece Thematic Unit http://www.geocities.com/sseagraves/
greekunit.htm
Links and ideas for activities for a unit on Greece by MS. Seagraves' class.

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Last updated: Fall, 2002