The Making of America is a digital library of primary sources in American social history. The collection covers the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. The site has a subject browsing feature that makes it very easy to navigate.
A digital record of American history. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas. Contains lots of teacher and student resources.
The American Civil War Homepage gathers together in one place hypertext links to the most useful identified electronic files about the American Civil War (1861-1865). This site has everything from battle plans to genealogy.
The Avalon Project contains digital documents pertaining to the fields of Law, Economics, History, Politics, Philosophy and Government. Students can investigate everything from the Code of Hammurabi to the 911 Reports. Great resource for research.
This site discusses what climate change is and what can be done to help it. Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Student friendly site with lots of resources for teachers.
The Kids in the House Web site is provided by the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives to provide educational information about the legislative branch fo the U.S. government. This site provides activities, resources and lesson plans for students K-12. The grade school section has a segment like the School House Rocks "I'm Just a Bill"
A great resource on Nebraska history from pre-1500 to present day for teachers and students. Lesson plans are geared toward 4th grade. Site includes archival photos, letters, video segments and maps.
This site integrates global issues & cultural awareness through a variety of learning activities. The site has and educator section that is incredible, it has lesson plans divided by grade level, region and subject area. I really enjoyed the languages section. The Peace Corp Challenge Game was a lot of fun.
Cool site that covers Roman, Medieval/Anglo Saxon & Medieval European recipe collections. This would be a fun addition to World History. You could also use this in Math converting measurements.
This site has a variety of resources for teachers and students on the history of the holocaust. Also covered is anti-semitism and genocide. The online presentations, especially the personal perspective of survivors are haunting.