Great Sites for Great Kids _ Social Studies

Goal 1: HISTORY

Students will understand the emergence and development of civilizations over time and place.

Walk Through Time	History Sites
History Games	History Quizzes
American Heritage Library	Kennedy Assassination Home Page
Civil War for Kids	Abraham Lincoln Online
Harriet Tubman & The Underground Railroad	Explorer Links
Colonial America Sites	Lewis & Clark's Historic Trail
13 Original Colonies	Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speeches
Revolutionary War Sites	Mr. Donn's Ancient History Sites
American Revolution Sites	History Time Trail

Goal 2: GEOGRAPHY

Students will understand the interrelationships of people, places, and the environment.

Country Studies	Kids' National Geographic
Geography Games	Test Your Geographic Knowledge
Maps and Geography	All 50 States Home Pages
Geographic.Org	Web Geography for Kids
Let's Go Around the World	Geography Games

Goal 3: CIVICS(GOVERNMENT)

Students will understand the historical development and contemporary role of governmental power and authority.

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government	Government Sites
United States Capitol	FirstGov for Kids
US Treasury for Kids	White House for Kids
US Senate	US House of Representatives
US Courts	State Governments

Goal 4: ECONOMICS

Students will understand the impact of economics on the development of societies and on current and emerging national and international situations.

Economic Sites	Economics Games
Economics Main Page	Global Grocery List
United States Mint	Econopolis
Kids Bank	$Economics$

Social Studies Methods Ed 318
University of Sioux Falls

Arlys Peterson's Web Site
Created 4/5/01 by AEP
Updated 10/8/04
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