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SOCIAL STUDIES
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Africans in America - America's journey through slavery
American Civil War Resources - Links to all areas of Civil War studies
American Slave Narratives - An online anthology of 13 stories
Been Here So Long - 17 American Slave Narratives
Colonial Williamsburg - Meet the people, visit their stores, homes and churches, and learn about colonial TOOLS and TRADES
Dust Bowl - Read and view pictures and articles of the times
Ellis Island - The new Immigration History Center where you can explore family history, search passenger lists, find ancestors, start a family scrapbook
Ellis Island History - View pictures of the entire facility as it was in the early years; build a family tree; hear audio clips from four immigrants - from the History Channel
Erie Canal - A Brief History of the Erie Canal from the New York State Website
Explorers of the World - An A-Z listing of site links covering the biographies of the explorers and the worlds they discovered
50 States and Capitals - Gives location, population, education, motto, songs, birds, newspapers, links. Includes Commonwealths and Territories
Goldrush! - Experience gold fever through a VIRTUAL TOUR
Great Buildings Online - The world's most famous structures and the architects that created them. Includes descriptions, photos, drawings and some 3-D model views
Great Depression - Extensive facts and links to the events, literature, fashion, music and education of the US during the 1930's.
Grolier's American Presidency - Facts, news commentary, sound bytes of presidential speeches, flip cards for studying/trading, and complete past election results
Hillman's Wonders - The top 100 of the world's greatest sights. Each has a picture and full description which might include animated maps and amazing facts
Japanese American Internment Memorial - "Visit" this incredible bronze memorial in San Jose and see close up photos of the sculpture
Lewis & Clarke - Follow these famous explorers as they blaze the trail westward
Monticello - Take a VIRTUAL TOUR of Jefferson's home
Mt. Vernon - Take a VIRTUAL TOUR of Washington's home
National Women's Hall of Fame - Features short bios of notable women, new inductees, learning center and a Wall of Fame
Old Sturbridge Village - Take a VIRTUAL TOUR of the largest history museum in the Northeast - an authentic 1830's Village in Massachusettes
Olympics Committee Site - The Olympics museum, history of the games, virtual gallery, route of the flame
Olympics Logos/Mascots - The Official Logos and Mascots from every year
The Oregon Trail - The story of the trail and those who traveled it from the PBS program
Plimoth - A VIRTUAL TOUR of old Plimoth Plantation
Stately Knowledge - Find state capital, motto, flag, bird, tree, flower, history, etc.
Titanic - See passenger and crew lists, bios and pictures, deck plans & lifeboat assignments, construction data, and a short animation of the sinking
Transcontinental Railroad - Documents, chronology, and lots of pictures from the Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Underground Railroad - A National Geographic Site
United Nations - A VIRTUAL TOUR of this beautiful building of peace located in NYC
U. S. Capitol - Take a VIRTUAL TOUR our nation's Capitol
U. S. Historical Documents - America comes to life as you read the documents that made history, from the Magna Carta, to the Gettysburg Address, to the current President's State of the Union Address!
U. S. Mint - Facts about those newly minted state quarters; money and its history; and check out the Time Machine!
U. S. Presidents - Complete biographies and pictures of our country's leaders
Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Read about designer Maya Lin. Includes pictures & descriptions of the Statue of the Three Servicemen, & the Vietnam Women's Memorial
The Virtual Wall - An amazing VIRTUAL TOUR site which turns your screen into a simulated, black granite panel of the memorial, and allows you to click on veteran's names for bios, request a free pencil rubbing, leave a rose at the wall
Welcome To The White House - Terrific site for both adults and kids. Learn White House history, see former White House "kids and pets", take a VIRTUAL TOUR, read the official newsletter, and find out how to WRITE TO THE PRESIDENT
World Flag Database - Large, clear, printable flag graphics and basic country information can be found here.
ZOOM Explorers - Another one of those great sites from Enchanted Learning
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SCIENCE
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Cells Alive - Discusses plant and animal cells
Clouds and Precipitation - How clouds form, types or clouds, hurricane/tornado clouds, glossary, activities and resources, from the University of Illinois
Earthquakes - Read about the 4 basic types of faults and how earthquakes occur.
Exploratorium - Fantastic science site from San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts with dozens of SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS with complete instructions, materials list, diagrams, and explanation of results
Global Warming - Learn about this very real problem and how we can help slow the process; from the Environmental Protection Agency. Check out Climate Animations!
How Stuff Works - Find out how hundreds of everyday things are built, what make them "tick" and how it was thought of in the first place! A TRULY AMAZING site!
Hurricanes - Info on how these storms form and how weather instruments work from the Miami Museum of Science
Just for Kids - Interactive stie from the University of Illinois which offers guides to worms, rivers, babysitting, corn, trees, insects, plants and getting along
National Air & Space Museum - Exhibitions and discussions on space exploration and astronauts, the history of flight, and the future of space from the Smithsonian
The Nine Planets - Complete info on our solar system, with beautifully vivid pictures
Quicksand! - Don't believe all those action movies - learn how to beat quicksand!
Science Fair Projects - A great resource from the Internet Public Library that provides links to assist you in choosing and completing your project.
Snowflakes - View large amazing photos of snowflakes and crystals, learn the properties, physics, and facets of these beautiful creations of nature, you can even make your own!!
Tsunami - See how a tsunami formsand the damage it causes, and take a quiz to see how much you've learned
Tornadoes - How tornadoes form, how scientists are learning to predict them, how to protect yourself, their effects on the environment
Volcano World - Daily updated information on the world's active & inactive volcanic sites with capability to request E-mail "eruption updates", great images of erupting volcanoes, "Ask a Volcanologist", glossary of geologic & volcanic terms
Weather Dude - Meteorologist Nick Walker explains weather conditions and abnormalities that occur
Zoom Astronomy - Everything you could possibly want to know about our vast Solar System. Another great site from Enchanted Learning
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