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Discover the Stories of New Americans The New Americans Web site offers an educational adventure for students in grades 7-12. The site supplements the PBS documentary series, which explores the immigrant experience through personal stories. Interactive sections of the site allow students to explore the immigration experience through a timeline, maps and activities in tracking family history and examining the effect of immigration on the nation. Eleven lesson plans involve students in activities such as analyzing factual data or conducting oral histories of first- or second-generation immigrants. For workplaces, schools and community organizations that would like to use shorter stories from The New Americans to increase understanding of recent immigrants, Active Voice and Kartemquin Films offer three brief, themed Video/DVD Modules and Discussion Guides for a nominal fee.

This interactive online exhibit is a complement to an exhibit at the National Archives. It allows visitors to explore extraordinary photographs and primary documents from the collections of the National Archives as they learn from firsthand accounts of historical events

On this page, you can share your experiences and opinions about the new curriculum materials, ACT, ANALYZE, ACT: A BLUEPRINT FOR 21st CENTURY CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, developed by PBS Teachers and the Media Education Lab. Your feedback and reflections on the lesson plans, videos and interactive quiz will help us improve our curriculum.

World History : HyperHistory Online navigates\n through 3 000 years of World History with links to important persons of world historical importance; civilization timelines; events and facts; and historical maps"\n\n"keywords" Content="World History, history,worldhistory, Great Depression, Medieval History, Middle Ages, Free, Information, Online, Buy Chart, millennium, World Cultures, world history chart, Einstein, andreas, world war, education, civilization, timeline, chronology, synchronoptic, timetable, timetables, rulers, writers, discoverers, scientists, philosophers, art

HyperHistory is an expanding scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history with an interactive combination of synchronoptic lifelines, timelines, and maps.

Learn About the Building Where Democracy Happens The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. houses an important collection of American art as well as images of the architecture of the Capitol. You can enter the Virtual Capitol to take an interactive look at Capitol Hill and view stunning 360º views. Among the featured videos are Sustainability at the Capitol, a Capitol Campus Flyover, Sunset at the Capitol, the Capitol Building and the Jefferson Building Murals. This section of the Architect of the Capitol Web site also offers downloadable, high-quality digital images in JPEG format. The images are in the public domain.

A web site that uses free computer games to put a fun spin on learning about government. iCivics.org is a rebranded, expanded version of an earlier site called OurCourts.org. Games on iCivics include "Do I Have A Right," in which the player runs a virtual firm specializing in constitutional law; "Executive Command," which offers a chance to play president; "Supreme Decision," about the Supreme Court; "Branches of Power," which gives the player control of all three branches of government; and "LawCraft," in which the player is a member of Congress. The iCivics program is based at Georgetown University Law School.

For teachers: explorations, classroom handouts, learning modules, lesson plans, resource guides
Multimedia:  E-lectures, Film trailers, Flash movies, games database, historical music.
Active Learning:  Conduct inquires, create exhibits, Do History through...
Interactive timeline
Visual History
Reference Room: Biographies, Book Talks, Chonologies, Maps, Museums, Speeches,  & more.

A free online computer game from Cable in the Classroom lets students experience the pressure cooker of a presidential campaign, requiring players to manage campaign money, lobby interest groups, and make gut-wrenching decisions when scandal threatens their bid for the White House. First created during the 2004 campaign season, "eLECTIONS" was refined and reintroduced this year. Players can run for president as a Democrat, Republican, or third-party candidate and can choose their platform issues, ranging from taxes to national defense to education. Each player moves through a game board that includes pitfalls such as small-scale family or campaign scandals. As the 2008 presidential race heats up this summer and fall, the site's creators say eLECTIONS could be a valuable tool to help students understand the events driving the campaign. "eLECTIONS is an excellent resource for teachers and students who are trying to understand the events and decisions that shape voter contests," said Joanne Whe