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CURRICULUM LINKS:
Ben’s Guide to Government For Kids U.S. Government website for kids of all ages.
Websites and Resources for Teachers Lessons, activities, and multimedia resources for teaching social studies
Indiana University’s Social Studies Sources Information and topics that are useful to pre-service social studies instructors and students in grades K-12
MythWeb This site is devoted to the heroes, gods, and monster of Greek mythology. Includes excellent ideas for implementation of a unit.
The History Net The Web’s best history archive from ancient history to the 20th Century. Includes timelines, maps, profiles, personal narratives, resources, and more.
School History History Resources, Games, Lessons, and Quizzes.... brought to you by the Queen Mum.
Lesson Plans and Resources Lesson plans and resources from the Internet which social studies teachers will find useful.
PBS Teacher Source Excellent site for hundreds of pages of math lessons, activities, games, and more! Hint: type in “social studies” in the Keyword Search box and you’ll discover a wealth of information.
Social Studies Links
United States
Official US Executive Branch Web Sites Official US Executive Branch Web Sites. This page contains Executive Branch sites only. With the time we have available, it is not ...
Official US Legislative Branch Web Sites
World News Treasure Trove News sources, political resources, US government websites, international and comparative resources….
Texas
Executive Branch Find links to the Governor's web site and to information on the Executive Branch from the Texas State Library.
Texas House of Representatives Find your representative; bill text and history; floor calendars; committee schedules; live audio of House sessions; district maps; and more. Spanish site available.
The Texas State Senate Entire site is in English and Spanish! Visit the news & media section and Senate Kids to learn about the people who represent Texas citizens in the Senate.
Texas Legislature Online The best Texas website available. Contains the full-text of all Texas laws, bills, and the Constitution from the 74th Legislature (1993) to the present. Find events at the Capitol building, links to the House and Senate and other state legislatures, details of the legislative process.
WEB-QUEST ACTIVITIES:
Social Studies WebQuests for Gr. 9-12
Teach-nology A goldmine of over 250 social studies WebQuests for a wide-variety of topics! |