SOCIAL STUDIES INTERACTIVE SITES
SOUTH DAKOTA SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT STANDARDS

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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