Social Studies Faves
8th Grade
Civil War animated battle maps http://civilwaranimated.com/
Civil War battle info and maps http://www.civilwar.org/
Library of Congress - Civil War in America http://myloc.gov/exhibitions/civil-war-in-america/Pages/default.aspx
Search Civil War battles http://www.history.com/
List of Civil War battles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_Civil_War_battles
Primary Source Civil War Documents http://docsteach.org (must register with e-mail)
World War I http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/launch_ani_western_front.shtml
WWI http://www.worldwar1.com/
The Great War http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/
The Great War Battleship Game http://www.quia.com/ba/98190.html
American Expansionism http://www.smplanet.com/teaching/imperialism/
Interactive Tour of Ellis Island http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm
Spanish American War http://www.pbs.org/crucible/
Spanish American War http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/intro.html
Theodore Roosevelt http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/roosevelt/aa_roosevelt_subj.html
Theodore Roosevelt on Film http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/collections/troosevelt_film/
Golden Spike Ceremony Virtual Tour http://www.nps.gov/gosp/photosmultimedia/index.htm
Museum of World War II http://www.museumofworldwarii.com/virtual-tour
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/
Music from the Holocaust http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/music/
Power of Persuasion-Poster Art from WWII
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/powers_of_persuasion_intro.html#
Presidential Timeline 20th Century http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/timeline/bin/
Price of Freedom Americans at War http://amhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/
Railroad COnnections http://www.webrangers.us/activities/rrc/?id=48
Lewis and Clark http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/lewisandclark.html
Stand Up for Your Rights http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex//kids/civilrights/index.html
Panama Canal http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/panama_gallery.shtml
7th Grade
Amendment Flashcards http://www.quia.com/jfc/930309.html
Ben's Guide Grades 6-8 http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/index.html
Branches of Power http://www.usmint.gov/kids/games/branchesOfPower/
Checks and Balances Game http://www.quia.com/rr/92742.html
Democracy Kids http://www.democracykids.org/demo_kids_1/main.swf
Price of Freedom Americans at War http://amhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/
US Government and History Quiz http://www.quia.com/jq/67219.html
NCWD Kids Court http://www.ncwd.uscourts.gov/kidscourt/
6th Grade
Ancient Rome http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/
Ancient Rome Quiz http://www.mce.k12tn.net/ancient_rome/test.htm
Life During the Middle Ages http://www.medieval-life.net/life_main.htm
Mayan Mysteries http://www.scholastic.com/mayanmysteries/
Civil War animated battle maps http://civilwaranimated.com/
Civil War battle info and maps http://www.civilwar.org/
Library of Congress - Civil War in America http://myloc.gov/exhibitions/civil-war-in-america/Pages/default.aspx
Search Civil War battles http://www.history.com/
List of Civil War battles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_Civil_War_battles
Primary Source Civil War Documents http://docsteach.org (must register with e-mail)
World War I http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/launch_ani_western_front.shtml
WWI http://www.worldwar1.com/
The Great War http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/
The Great War Battleship Game http://www.quia.com/ba/98190.html
American Expansionism http://www.smplanet.com/teaching/imperialism/
Interactive Tour of Ellis Island http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm
Spanish American War http://www.pbs.org/crucible/
Spanish American War http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/intro.html
Theodore Roosevelt http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/roosevelt/aa_roosevelt_subj.html
Theodore Roosevelt on Film http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/collections/troosevelt_film/
Golden Spike Ceremony Virtual Tour http://www.nps.gov/gosp/photosmultimedia/index.htm
Museum of World War II http://www.museumofworldwarii.com/virtual-tour
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/
Music from the Holocaust http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/music/
Power of Persuasion-Poster Art from WWII
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/powers_of_persuasion_intro.html#
Presidential Timeline 20th Century http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/timeline/bin/
Price of Freedom Americans at War http://amhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/
Railroad COnnections http://www.webrangers.us/activities/rrc/?id=48
Lewis and Clark http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/lewisandclark.html
Stand Up for Your Rights http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex//kids/civilrights/index.html
Panama Canal http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/panama_gallery.shtml
7th Grade
Amendment Flashcards http://www.quia.com/jfc/930309.html
Ben's Guide Grades 6-8 http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/index.html
Branches of Power http://www.usmint.gov/kids/games/branchesOfPower/
Checks and Balances Game http://www.quia.com/rr/92742.html
Democracy Kids http://www.democracykids.org/demo_kids_1/main.swf
Price of Freedom Americans at War http://amhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/
US Government and History Quiz http://www.quia.com/jq/67219.html
NCWD Kids Court http://www.ncwd.uscourts.gov/kidscourt/
6th Grade
Ancient Rome http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/
Ancient Rome Quiz http://www.mce.k12tn.net/ancient_rome/test.htm
Life During the Middle Ages http://www.medieval-life.net/life_main.htm
Mayan Mysteries http://www.scholastic.com/mayanmysteries/
Video Links
How Portugal became the first global sea power http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-57607232/how-portugal-became-the-first-global-sea-power/
Jackie Robinson's Legacy http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50144711n
Holocaust: History's Darkest Chapter http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50156554n
Zapruder: The man behind the Kennedy assassination film http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50157047n
Jackie Robinson's Legacy http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50144711n
Holocaust: History's Darkest Chapter http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50156554n
Zapruder: The man behind the Kennedy assassination film http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50157047n