Social Studies
Africa - African art, culture, cooking, and information about each country.
African-American
History - A large collection of African-American history sites
on the web.
Any
Day: Today-in-History - There are no end of calendars online that
offer information about what happened on a certain day in history, but
this has one of the simplest interfaces and most complete listings. Contains
sections such as birthdays, deaths, missing in action, events, holidays,
and religious events of the day. Great for trivia buffs and fact finders
alike.
Biographical
Materials On Famous African-Americans - Mae Jemison, Madame C.J.
Walker, Alex Haley, Harriet Tubman, just to name a few!
CIA
World Factbook - The famous reference book that tells you everything
you ever wanted to know about any country in the world Currency, climate,
miles of coastline, etc...
Historical
Documents from the National Archives and Records Administration - Famous documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the Bill
of Rights, the Constitution, and the Emancipation Proclamation, and less
well-known ones, including a police report on the assassination of Abraham
Lincoln, President Nixon's letter of resignation, and poster art from
World War II .
The History of Invention - inventions like the telephone, the
light bulb, the hot dog, the electric guitar, pottery, plywood, the swimming
pool, and penicillin.
Human
Rights Library - Contains a collection of over ninety of the most
important international human rights treaties and other instruments, and
links to other human rights sites. From the University of Minnesota.
Invention
Dimension - Information on American inventors and inventions.
Inventure Place, The National Inventors Hall of Fame - If you
are looking for information on inventors you are sure to find it at The
National Inventors Hall of Fame site.
Latin
American Network Information Center - Collection of economic,
political, and tourism information about Latin American countries.
WWW
Medieval Resources - Index to medieval resources on the Web. This
is a good research site for students and teachers doing work on the medieval
period.
Native
American Resources - A nice index of Native American resources
on the web.
The
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - Can you name all seven? Visit
this site and read all about them.
Supreme
Court Cases - Information on selected Supreme Court landmark cases,
including unedited oral arguments.
TerraServer - This amazing site is a database of maps, air photos, and satellite imagery
which allows users to find birds-eye-view images from around the world.
U.S.
Historical Documents Archive - Famous historical documents from
US history, famous speeches, and presidential inaugural addresses.
U.
S. House of Representatives - educational resources
White
House
Special Education
Dyslexia
Archive - A list of famous people who have dyslexia is only one
of the resources on this site, which includes a huge amount of information
about this common learning disability.
LD
Online - the interactive guide to learning disabilitites for parents,
teachers, and children.
National
Down Syndrome Congress - many resources on Down Syndrome.
Teaching
Geography to Special Needs Students - by Dennis Smith
Teacher
Resources - Focuses on Special Education
Vocational/Industrial Education
O*NET - Designed to replace the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, "O*NET can
help all Americans make informed employment decisions." This comprehensive
database on job characteristics is a valuable resource for teachers, counselors,
career-center specialists, and more.
Vocational
Education Resources