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Alphabetical List of Links by Subject Children and Their World, practice tests, text by David A. Welton Canadian Social Research Links a major gateway to social science resources on the Web NEWS & NEWSPAPERS page of links POLITICS page of links SOCIAL ISSUES PATHFINDER--resources in the LRC Social Science Information Gateway (University of Essex) United Nations CYBERSCHOOLBUS --UN site for educators, many topics.
Teaching Geograghy Links AFRICA page of links Antarctica: Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole covers the continent and the scientists who have and are studying it; exceptional photographs, maps, learning tools Antarctica Statistics, selected Arctic Website history, science, and adventure ASIA --page of links AUSTRALIA--page of links Bartleby World Factbook CAM - LIVE CAMs on the Web page of links CANADA page of links Country Data Profiles World Bank Country, Economy, and Regional Information Australian Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade Country Reports facts, flags, anthems, much more on each country Country Studies/Area Handbooks Library of Congress Distance Calculator Earth From Space NASA satellite photographs, 375,000 images; view your city from space. EARTH SCIENCES/GEOLOGY --page of links Economic and Business Geography resources EROS Data Center --good site for imagery information EUROPE page of links Federal Geographic Data Committee --encompasses policies, standards, and procedures for organizations to cooperatively produce and share geographic data. Flag Database, World Flag Detective Flags Current U.S. Flags of Europe Freedom of Religion or Belief country-by-country analysis; also available in French Geography Electronic Library --University of Waterloo Electronic Library (UWELib) Geography Links, The Mining Co. Geography webring Geography World GEOLOGY/EARTH SCIENCE RESOURCES--page of links Internet Resources for Geographers --Department of Geography at the University of Texas at Austin LATIN AMERICA--page of links Latin American Network Information Center (UT-LANIC) Lie of the Land: The Secret Life of Maps exhibition from the British Library - how maps often deceive Living On Earth Close to two million people worldwide tune in to National Public Radio's "one hour, weekly, award-winning, environmental news program" Living on Earth. The program's Website features weekly shows with RealAudio recordings as well as transcripts. Numerous other stories are also offered (Scout Report) MAPS page of links Maps & Geography Links Digital Librarian National Atlas of the U.S. National Geographic National Geographic Map Machine NATIVE AMERICANS --page of links NEAR EAST --page of links Nice Geography Sites --a collection of geography-related sites all over the world. (Universiteit Utrecht) Rare Map Collection (University of Georgia) SIR-C/X-SAR --Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar is a joint U.S.-German-Italian project that uses a highly sophisticated imaging radar to capture images of Earth. Time Zone Map, World VirtualTourist.com --great pictures, many sites, Free email account. WEATHER page of links World--The CIA 1999 World Factbook is an online version of the print book. It contains the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's opinions on the government and safety of virtually every country World Energy Project from the U.S. Geologic Survey World History Compass news and information about history studies from around the world World Population Counter keeps up-to-date count of the world's estimated population Yahoo Geography Page
Teaching History Links History - Colonial Williamsburg History - Small Community History Project research of small communities in and around south Texas. Research was done by PAC students. National Center for History in the Schools San Diego State University TODAY IN HISTORY --what happened today.. "On this date" --page of links
Teaching Social Studies Links Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connection IECC is a free teaching.com service to help teachers link with partners in other cultures and countries for email classroom pen-pal and other project exchanges. Lesson Plans Page Marc Sheehan's Corner of Cyberspace Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers California State University, Northridge (CSUN) National Council for the Social Studies Social Studies --Many good links (Fairfax County, VA Library) Social Studies Sources Indiana University--This page is designed for K-12 social studies teachers and students. It also has information and topics that are useful to pre-service social studies instructors and students.
Educational Standards National Standards for History This electronic version of the National Standards for History presents all elements of the printed edition except for 1) charts and illustrations and 2) the appendix listing contributors and participating organizations. Please send comments to: Jeanne Martinez |