Social Studies Lesson Plans and
Resources - links to sites with lesson plans for history, geography, and current events. There
is also a section on online activities.
World History for Us All - a curriculum for teaching world history
to middle and high school students. This is project of San Diego State Unversity and involves the collaboration of K-12 teachers and university instructors
Smithsonian Education - Good web site for teachers, students, and
families. It has lesson plans for all subjects.
Asia for Educators - Lesson plans for history, geography, and literature. This site
is by Columbia University.
Professional Cartoonists' Index - A teacher's guide
to using political cartoons in the classroom at all grade levels. This web site contains an
excellent collection of polital cartoons organized by artists' names and by state. This is a great
tool for teaching current events and can also be included in the Language Arts, Journalism, and Art
curriculum.
The Council on World Affairs of Canada - This site has study guides for
many of the events in the news, and information on a model United Nations program.
Education@NationalGeographic -
Online expeditions, lesson plans, free printable maps, and, of course, National Geographic products
for sale.
Xpeditions - National Geographic site
with virtual field trips, lesson plans, and maps.
National Geographic News - Current news of
geography and other science and social studies topics.
My Wonderful World - A campaign by the National Geographic
to improve student knowledge of geography. There are resources here for students, teachers, and parents.
World Mapper - These maps are resized based on the subject of
interest such as population, age, tourism, exports and imports. By the University of Sheffield.
Nation Master - An excellent site for statistics from countries of the world.
Your students will be able to compare education, income, oil consumption, life expectancy, and many other statistics. There are also
maps and country information.
Retanet - A resource for secondary educators who are
looking for help in teaching about Latin America and the Carribean. Lesson plans and links to other
useful web sites. From the Latin American Institute of the University of Michigan.
AskAsia - This is a good source of lesson plans for Asian
countries.
StateMaster - This site has a wealth of statistics about the United States. There
are statistics for education, health, finances, and much, much more. It can be used for both social studies and math classes.
Geology.Com - This site has maps and satellite images for the United States and the countries of
the world.
Congress Link - This site has lesson plans for the study of the US
Congress. There also links to other lesson plan sites and to web quests. By the Dirkson Congressional Center.
First Gov - The US government's information portal.
Constitution Day -
Information and lesson plans for teaching about the US constitution.
VotesPa - Information for Pennsylvanians who are voting for the first time or who want to
learn how to use the new voting machines.
Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting System - Obtain
statistical information about crime in Pennsylvania. Data is available by location, age and race of offender,
type of crime, and other parameters. This information can be used to assist in social studies research
or in math studies.
American Heritage - Lesson plans for all grade levels. Note that there
are some lesson plans in Spanish.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - This site has
teaching modules for American history. Each module has lesson plans, primary source documents, visual aids, and other resources such
as suggested books and web sites.
Teaching with Historic Places - A guide to teaching
American History using the National Register of Historic Places. There are lesson plans on the middle
school level.
National Park Service - Curriculum based programs. If you are planning
a field trip to a national park, this site helps you plan your visit and has teaching materials.
H.I.P. Pocket Change - This is a site for both students and teachers by the US Mint.
In the teacher's section you will find lesson plans using US coins.
PBS Online: Social Studies- This site has a
wealth of information relating to PBS broadcasts on history.
Digital History - A wealth of information about American history. Lesson plans are keyed to
primary sources. There are also biographies, chronologies, maps, and much more.
History Matters - Site for high school and college students and their teachers. It has
a wealth of material for US history and history lesson plans.
Teaching Future Historians - Lesson plans using primary sources by
the Illinois Historical Digitization Project.
Picture History - A very large collection of pictures from American History.
The Age of Exploration - Lesson plans for the age of exploration
by the Mariners Museum.
Gilder Lehrman Center for Slavery, Abolition, and Resistance - The Source Documents
section has many primary sources such as court decisions, cartoons, letters, and maps which may useful to educators. There is also
a page on the Amisted with related web links.
Civil War Interactive - An excellent
starting point for locating civil war web sites. This site also has a Civil War Cookbook,
On-this-day in the Civil War, and a guide to current Civil War shows on television.
The Student's Friend History & Geography - This site offers a
free alternative textbook for world history along with teaching suggestions for High School Social Studies.
A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese History - Resources are arranged
by subject, and there is a timeline and maps. There are also lesson plans in pdf format.
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