American Revolution Newsletter Assignment
NCSS Online
National Council for Social Studies
Center for the American Idea
Training (free!) and resources for the teaching of social studies and literature
History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers
The most comprehensive annotated list of social studies links available - by subject
Big Chalk.Com
Very useful site for social studies teachers and students - user-friendly resources
Marcopolo Internet Content for the Classroom
Reviewed lessons and ideas for k-12. Searchable by grade, subject area, and topic.
Filamentality
Create your own online lessons - from the simple to the complex
Texas Education Agency
A must visit for any information related to state programs and requirements
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
The TEKS online, for all subject areas
Social Studies Center
A new and growing site with excellent information for implementing the TEKS
History Alive!
Web site of the Teachers' Curriculum Institute
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Searchable list of educational sites available through the federal government
Statistics
Interactive site for teaching students about polling and samples
The Graphic Organizer
All types of Graphic Organizers and ideas for using them
EdHelper Graphic Organizers
Generate your own organizers/webs
Decisions, Decisions Online
Online versions of Decisions, Decisions, different from the software versions
History Now, an Online Journal
Quarterly Journal on American historical topics, with lessons and ideas for k-12.
Online Power Points
Already created power points (including a jeopardy game template) ready to use for your classroom.
Census Bureau Home Page
The best site for U.S. demographic data - also great for U.S. economic indicators Geography and World History
NationalAtlas.Gov
The updated National Atlas provides national-scale maps and user-created maps
Map Collections: 1500-2002
Very large collection of historic maps from the Library of Congress
The World Factbook
Detailed data on all the world's countries - maps of each country and region
MapQuest
Street directions and maps to anywhere in the U.S. and much of the world
Tiger Map Service Experimental Browser
Make maps of any U.S. location - can enter location or coordinates
China on the Web
A super collection of Internet sites on China from Filamentality
K-12 Geographic Resources
Very good set of geography links organized by the National Geography Standards
Library of Congress Country Studies
Extensive information on 85 countries
Infonation
Outstanding new U.N. site - compare demographic data among countries (a great place to generate graphs for students to study)!
Nations of the World
Like World Factbook - large quantities of data on the world's countries – maps
National Geographic Society
Some excellent lessons in the "Geography Education" section
WorldClimate
Average temperatures for each month for all the countries of the world
United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
Excellent data on population and population trends
Altapedia Online
Physical and political maps from all over the world
Blank and Outline Maps
Links to numerous sites for outline maps from About.com
College Board Online Home Page
AP publications, course and exam information, institute sites and dates
Social Studies Center TAKS Review Lessons
Lesson plan ideas organized by TEK to review for the 8 th grade TAKS test (or for 10 th and 11 th to review 8 th grade TEKS).
Voices of Youth
Unicef site which offers activities on issues that affect the lives of children worldwide
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
TAKS Information Booklets
TAKS Study Guides
Social Studies TAKS Blueprints
Released TAAS and TAKS Exams
The Social Studies Center
