Content Specific Resources K-12:

Social Studies/History/Reference

	FOCUS:	WEB SITE:	DESCRIPTION:
	Social Studies History	American Memory	Provides documents, photographs, sound recordings, motion pictures, maps, and other media that tell the story of American history and culture.
	Social Studies History	American Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology	Some of the most moving writing on the web - interviews with former slaves who discuss their lives before and after freedom.
	Social Studies History	Avalon Project	Yale Law School provides online access to documents related to law, history and government -- primary sources.
	Social Studies History	Cast Your Vote	This interactive site gives students an inside-look at the voting process.
	Social Studies History	Electronic Resources for Geography	This site has much to offer both teachers and students -- you'll find lesson plans and collaborative web page projects.
	Social Studies History	Government Links	If you're looking for a particular office, either state, federal, or international, here's a good place to start.
	Social Studies History	History Matters	A site featuring articles and resources, primary documents, examples of student work, online lessons, and other teacher and student aids.
	Social Studies History	The History of the Internet and Web	Outlines the communication process through history, linking to interesting historical documents.
	Social Studies History	The Inaugural Classroom	This site is wonderful for introducing students to the before, during, and after events of presidential elections.
	Social Studies History	Oddens' - The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping!	The title says it all - A truly complete map resource! * New!
	Social Studies History	PBS Social Studies Resources	Another valuable resource for social studies classes.
	Social Studies History	Polling Report	How many people agree with you? This site may give you an answer as it provides recent polling results and news.
	Social Studies History	SCORE History/Social Science	This site is an excellent source of teacher-created lesson plans for all grade levels, and they are presented with the California standards and frameworks in mind.
	Social Studies History	State and Local Governments	So many states, and so little time...well, visit this site instead...you can travel vicariously and learn about each state.
	Social Studies History	The Thirty Second Candidate	Do people really believe what politicians say? Does political advertising work? This site offers some insight into this topic.
	Social Studies History	TIME CAPSULE	This site is fun! You can find out serious facts about particular dates in history, or check out the top ten songs and other just-for-fun facts.
	Social Studies History	United Nations CyberSchoolBus	CyberSchoolBus offers teachers and students lessons and interactive experiences with a global perspective. Key subjects: Global Studies, Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, History, Government, Civics, Language Arts.
	Reference	My Virtual Reference Desk	Want to find out something quick, just click!
	Reference	Web Directory: Repositories of Primary Sources	Provides links to over 3000 holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar.

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