Social Studies
Academy of Achievement
(Grades 5 thru 12+)
Brings you face-to-face with the extraordinary individuals who have shaped our times. It is an amazing collection, not of mere artifacts, but of people and ideas that fill you with inspiration, encouragement and the will to achieve.
African American History Challenge (Grades 5 thru 12)
The African American History Challenge offers profiles of a dozen important nineteenth century African Americans and an online quiz. The online quiz has three levels of difficulty.
American Memory (Grades 6 thru 12)
Historical Collections for the National Digital Library.
Features Today in History section, Global Gateway and America's Library for kids
and families.
Education 4 Kids
(Grades K thru 12)
Features drills on states capitols, presidents and other social studies topics. Sponsored by Hooked on Phonics.
Earth & Moon Viewer (Grades 6 thru 12)
Take the opportunity to see social studies and science concepts at work. Plug in latitude and longitude information and lock in to the actual location, view the earth from a satellite on Earth orbit or from the moon.
The Geography Site (Grades 8 thru 12)
Provides quality resources for teachers and students. Whether you are a teacher looking for online lessons, a student seeking revision notes, or you are looking for a good geographical joke, it's here and it's free. Lots of links to other geographical websites.
Geography World (Grades 9 thru 12)
High school geography resource on climate, time, plate tectonics, population, and culture. Includes maps, globes, and games.
Georgia Info (Grades 8 thru 12)
This University of Georgia's Carl Vincent Institute of Government provides this website featuring a multi-year timeline "This Day in Georgia History" and a Georgia History page with a series of links depicting Georgia's history. The Georgia History page link is tucked away at the bottom of the " This Day in Georgia History" page--scroll down and you'll find it.
KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library (Grades K thru 12)
The Internet Public Library is a public service organization and a learning/teaching environment at the University of Michigan School of Information. In addition to KidSpace, the website features a TeenSpace section.
National Geographic (Grades K thru 12)
We have all heard of this one. Features special sections for kids, parents, students and parents.
The New Georgia Encyclopedia (Grades 6 thru 12+)
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Provides and authoritative source of information about people, places, events, institutions and many other topics related to the state of Georgia.
North Georgia History (Grades 8 thru 12)
A collection of resources providing a glimpse into North Georgia's history. Features a pre-1965 timeline.
U.S. Geography (Grades K thru 12)
Elementary and secondary students can test their knowledge of the location of the states, of the names of the state capitals, major cities, rivers, lakes and land features of the United States.
Volcano World (Grades 9 thru 12)
Interesting information on
volcanoes around the world.
What You Need
to Know About Geography
(Grades 9 thru 12+)
Quizzes, world atlas and maps, glossary, geography links and more.
You are the Historian--Investigating the First Thanksgiving (Grades 3 thru 8)
This website gives you the opportunity to figure out what really happened on the First Thanksgiving using the same clues historians use to piece together history. Have you ever wondered if they really had turkey and cranberry sauce or how they cooked the meals. And who was really there? You can find the answers here.
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