Africa
Explore the sights and sounds of Africa. Visit the eight key environmental
regions and find out what gives them their identity, explore a photoscape,
access educational resources and more.
Levels 1 to 8
Civil War@The Smithsonian
Examine the American Civil War through the Smithsonian Institution's
extensive and manifold collections. Timelines, brief overviews and a
wealth of visual material make it an excellent
resource for History students' Special Studies as well as Inquiry in
Social Studies.
Levels 1 to 8
Decades.USA
United States history can be put into an excellent context through the use of this online timeline. You can search the history of United States via topic, decade, keywords or individual days in history.
Levels 3 to 8
Defining Middle Eastern Boundaries
This resource examines the evolution over the past 150 years of the many political, cultural, economic, and religious tensions that are spread across the Middle East region. Subtitled appropriately Lines in the sand, this website has great summaries of the Middle East. Teacher's resources are available as well.
The Endurance
Visit this rich and beautiful site to explore Shackleton's journey
as recorded through the photographs taken by Frank Hurley.
An interactive map, biographies of Shackleton and Hurley and a
timeline provide background to the photographic information.
Key Links for the Multicultural West
A huge and complex collection of links related to Native Peoples, African Americans, Asians, Chicanos and.... Women. If you are studying the American West there will be something here for you.
Levels 1 to 8
The Learning Page: American Memory
The Learning Page of the Library of Congress's American Memory site contains some practical ideas for teachers, including hints on using primary sources such as cookbooks, diaries, oral histories....The American Memory site itself is a rich repository of images from America's past.
Levels 1 to 8
The Magpie sings the Great Depression
Almost 200 poems, articles, and short stories and many
graphics and photographs from The Magpie, literary magazine of
Dewitt Clinton High School, encompassing the years 1929 to 1942.
Levels 1 to 8
The Middle East Network Information Centre
If you are looking for background information on any of the Middle Eastern and Asian countries then this work from the University of Texas provides an excellent, reasonably unbiased view of the politics, economy, history and lifestyles of these countries. I really enjoyed some of the specialised topics available – such as the one on Afghan women with photos, essays and links to other resources.
Mount Rushmore
This massive monument may be a significant place for many Americans.
This PBS site, based on the movie Mount Rushmore, suggests how
teachers could use the resource to inquire into American history
topics including the Great Depression, government and the arts, Native
American rights, presidential history, the creation and management of
public lands, government appropriations, and memorializing the past.
Levels 1 to 8
National Archives (USA)
"Old photographs are time machines. They allow us to look back in history, freeze a moment in time, and imagine ourselves as part of the past." The Galleries include photographs from the Great War (World War I), The Depression, and World War II while the Portfolios represent some of America's best known photographers including the great landscape artist Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange whose images of The Depression capture the despair of poverty.
Levels 1 to 8
Native American Nations
Maps, graphics, historical and contemporary information regarding native American lands and peoples.
Levels 5 to 8
This Nation.com
This Nation.com is a comprehensive guide to American government and politics.
The introduction "Why Government?" explains some of the functions of government and the library contains a fascinating array of documents and speeches.
Levels 5 to 8
Three Religions, One God
Three of the world's major religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam - share a common Jewish history and many similarities. This web site provides excellent background to the evolution of these major religious groups.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Check out the History & Society section of this fascinating site.
Levels 1 to 8
Walls Talk, but Their Story Has Changed
A New York Times article that traces the history of a building through the stories of the people who lived in it. A lovely model for Social Studies teachers who plan to explore their local history.
Levels 1 to 8
Welcome to The Ice
This site (on the Antarctic) has been compiled by Robert Howse, a weather station installer, who visits Antarctica every year, has kept diaries and taken pictures. A fascinating view of the region through one man's eyes. Links to other sites.
Your Mission: The Last Mission
Aimed at Grade 4 students in California but it contains a rich collection of sites about California - its geography; history; Native Americans; and environment. Creative teachers could easily adapt the concept to fit their own needs.
Levels 1 to 4
This material has been produced by UNITEC Institute of Technology
under contract to the Ministry of Education.
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