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List of sites for your students that need help with projects ranging from virtual zoos to biomes. This also has great sources for wolves, dinosaurs, and backyard astronomy.

This site is a wonderful one for studying women in history. It details everywhere around the world. It is not just about the United States, but all around the world. It does not just talk about the queens and leaders but other women who were important to history such as the leaders in getting women the right to vote in the United States. It covers all areas of the world.

This is one example of a lesson created using primary source docs and the organizational tools provided by docsteach. It was accessed from the National Archives website as a means to organize the data gathered there. I would use this idea as a springboard for fourth grade westward expansion activities.

Fabulous! As a former drama teacher, this site is a must for anyone wanting original documets from Shakespeare's plays. The site drills down further for each play, going to detailed documents that are related to the plays. Study guides, lesson plans. This is the definitive source for Shakespeare anything. There is nothing as complete and authoritative as the Folger library for Shakespeare information, whether student or teacher.

War rations is a concept that is difficult for students to understand. This site uses a painting of people shopping at a grocery store during WWII and makes it interactive. Visitors to the site can examine the picture and click on details to learn more about what is happening in the photo. For instance, it shows pictures and explainations of actual ration booklets, propaganda, posters, grocery prices, etc. There are also nice "Did you know" buttons to learn more and all the primary sources can be downloaded and printed as PDF's.

This is a great source when studying southern history, literature or culture. In this source you will find slave and other first-person narratives of the South, as well as a collection of southern literature. It could be used when studying the Civil War to get more of a southern point of view.

The map lover in me is enthralled with this website. The site contains detailed historical maps organized by themes like "Environmental History" and "The Historical Geography of Transportation". Each map then has links to lesson plans organized by K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 with links to additional, applicable primary sources. The site also includes helpful tips for teachers and a useful glossary.

I really like how user friendly this website is. It has a link to the 100 source documents, but they are also scrolling at the top of the page. I find that really fun and different. I think it would get the kids attention, and let them preview quickly. This site also has a download source book with key ideas for how to use the 100 milestone documents in the classroom.

This site has everything that is related to weather. The site is divided into information for students in K-5 and grades 6-12. There are fun and interesting things for students to explore and do. There is a book that can be downloaded and includes quizzes.

This is a wonderful site for the teacher that needs sites for their weather units. This is a great source for K-12 teachers. The sites range from learning about severe weather safety to coloring books for younger students.

The National Archives' digital classroom for using primary sources. Activities and training for students and teachers. Link to another site for using primary sources, Docs Teach.

The exhibits on this site were awesome! From the Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence to the Deadly Influenza Virus or Electing a President and Democracy; these were just a few among many that met indicators on my specific grade level, so I'm sure others would work for different elementary grades. My favorite part was the Eyewitness exhibit. It has links to all important moments in US History and has video, songs, and voice recordings to bring students into that very moment in time.

This college textbook publisher site has primary sources on several different events in Europe - see http://college.cengage.com/history/west/resources/students/primary/index.html for an index. The text is here, no imagery, but for high school teachers, there is a lot of good information here.

This fascinating site is filled with information about spies during the America Revolution. Users can explore the letters of spies (both in their original format and a transcribed version) and their stories and techniques. In addition, the site offers a timeline, more information about people of the revolution, and a teacher's lounge with activities and suggestions for using primary sources with all students.

This Library of Congress site would be fun to use as a bell work activity in upper elementary school. Each day a student could pick one event from "today in history" to share with the class. Informative with pictures!

Today in History is part of the Library of Congress' American Memory project. As the title implies, the site pulls a signicant event in history, reports about it and shows primary sources -- photos and documents -- attached to the event. The writers generally pick one or two topics for the day and elaborate on those. Excellent for upper grades.

This gov doc focuses on the experiences of two families as they settled on the Nebraska prairie between 1886 and 1912. Through primary source letters and photographs it documents the joys and challenges of homesteading in Nebraska.

Wow, this site has a huge assortment of primary source links about these subjects and locations: United States, Europe, Latin & South America, Africa & Middle East, Asia, World history, African-American, Native Americana and women's history.

Some key primary sources regarding the Vietnam War are included on the site along with some helpful suggestions for teachers. There are quite a few interesting reflections on the war and information from "the trenches" included on this site as well.

This site would be extremely useful for history teachers when teaching about Vietnam. There are letters, maps, as well as first-person accounts from people who were in Vietnam.

This site is a national history education clearinghouse. It's beautifully designed, well organized and inviting to the user. Divided into three main sections -- teaching materials, history content and best practices. It provides reviews of history websites and collections. One especially cool feature is "Beyond the Textbook," which asks a historical question and looks at how the question is addressed by textbooks vs. historians vs. primary sources.

On a note of local interest for all OPS teachers, the Media Technology Center Library and the Joslyn Art Museum have worked together to provide classroom access to these historical, informational traveling exhibits. From Douglas County History to Native American History, call 557-2500 and have the trunks delivered to your classrooms to use for two full weeks. I work in this department one day a week -- and was totally thrilled to be introduced to these marvelous sets of get-your-hands-on primary sources. They can be used in primary grades through high school.

This site has information on tribes from the United States, primary sources. and lesson plans teachers can use when teaching about the Native Americans.