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Maps for various things...economic, population, ancestry, empires.....

The Atlas of the Biosphere is a series of maps about land use, human impacts on the environment, eco systems, and water resources. Click on any of the four map categories to see a series of maps related to each topic. You will find maps depicting data for the whole world as well as maps depicting data by continent. In addition to the maps, you can also download the data sets from which the maps were created. Here's a sample of some of the maps and data sets you will find on the Atlas of the Biosphere; infant mortality, suitability for agriculture, growing degree days, and snow depth.

Cool site that allows students to role play being president.

The Miller Center of Public Affairs hosts a very good reference resource about US Presidents. The Miller Center's reference, American President, provides personal and political biographical information about every US President. Each profile links to dozens of essays about various aspects of each President's life and work.

"This unique gallery presents the inaugural addresses of the Presidents of the United States. Along with each speech is a word cloud image which encompasses the key ideas and the agenda of the address, the bigger the word the more frequent its use"

"Electing a US President in Plain English trouble seeing this video? We recommend that you upgrade to the latest version of Flash Player-the upgrade process is quick, and it should solve the issue. If you're still having any trouble after you upgrade, please contact us and let us know. Thanks! hide ↑ A simple guide to understanding the U.S. election process. Release Date: 7/30/2008. Video Length: 3:31. * * Electing a US President in Plain English 3:31 Twitter it! - Email it! Direct link to this page: What it Teaches "Electing a U.S. President" discusses the basic ideas behind the U.S. electoral process. It follows the chronological steps from voting to election day, focusing on each state's role. The video includes: * Comparisons of popular vote vs. state votes * Impact of state population on the number of electors * How electors are counted * What is required for a president to be elected"

"The Living Room Candidate contains more than 300 commercials, from every presidential election since 1952, when Madison Avenue advertising executive Rosser Reeves convinced Dwight Eisenhower that short ads played during such popular TV programs as I Love Lucy would reach more voters than any other form of advertising. This innovation had a permanent effect on the way presidential campaigns are run. "

Historical Scene Investigation is a fun way for students to investigate history through primary documents and images. Historical Scene Investigation presents students with historical cases to "crack." Each of these thirteen cases present students with clues to analyze in order to form a conclusion to each investigation. The clues for each investigation come in the forms of primary documents and images as well as secondary sources.

The Avalon Project is a good resource for students that need to find digital copies of original documents. For example, all of The Federalist Papers are available on the Avalon Project website.

"Surf through over 10 billion records.....okay, so they did for you but there are over 1,200 here for you and they are ALL awesome! Your topic is probably here so look for it."

"Have a topic related to the U.S. Civil War, slavery or that general time period? This is a great website for you to explore."

"A mandatory website for 8th graders but a good one for any topic related to Constitutional debate/diplomacy as well as any connection to the foundation of our nation."

"A TOTAL resource for Brown v. Board of Education from the Smithsonian national museum."

A digital collection of primary sources from the National Archives