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clip from Birth of a Nation, 1915, one of the most important movies in cinamatic history. The movie was a "best seller" viewed by thousands.

Take a virtual tour of Colonail Williamsburg from the perspective of a young white colonial boy or a young african slave. Also included are games, videos, podcasts, audio and more. A great way to explore an important place and period in US history, even more so for those who are too far to visit in person!

Listing of virtual field trips from the MD State Curriculium website for Social Studies. This list includes several opportunities for students to experience and explore a historical topic/place/idea without ever leaving the classroom! This is a great site for schools that do not have the time or money to actually go visit places on a field trip.

Browse Online Activities by Grade & Subject Starred activities are favorites selected by teachers like you. interactive timelines, research, interviews, multimedia, project ideas, etc

A collection of games, activities, lesson plans, and resources for teachers who are doing a unit on Reconstruction.

an annotated list of fun history games and animations organized around broad historical periods. Most of these games and animation are aimed at students ages 10-16. We hope you enjoy these selections and encourage you to submit a recommended history game or animation to us via the contact form

allows students to create a multimedia box of information on a specific person/topic and create a "drawer" in a museum to contain the information. Great for research projects/presentation, or review

interactive games for students to practice facts, review units, etc.

play games on line - great way to test factual knowledge of a time period or unit

games, research, timelines, audio-video, annimation

encourage creative writing, reflection, etc. make sure they make it public so you can use it!

General list of web-based tools teachers can use in the classroom

Culture, contemporary issues, economics, geography, history, sociology, and psychology are just a few of the many social studies topics. The Internet provides quality historical as well as current events information. Explore the following resources:

games, dynamic curriculum, digital history,

lesson plans for using the editorial cartoons as a teaching tool in Social Sciences, Art, Journalism and English at all levels --click on the icons to the left to visit our lesson plans.

Social studies topics include history, community, sociology, psychology and many other related areas. Provides links to materials by topic: includes readings, timelines, websites, activites

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