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Social Studies
"The knowledge of the development of peoples is a remarkable
interesting subject. It must constantly be related to the child’s own life at
present."
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Dakota Alphabet Book
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Current Events
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History Sites
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The Fact Monster - Here is a site that tells you what happened today in previous years. This is an online encyclopedia, almanac, dictionary, and an atlas in one. |
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Archiving Early America - Looking for movies, primary documents, or a virtual tour? This is a wonderful resource for Early American studies. |
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The History net |
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DSU Social Studies class- Students at Dakota State University did a wonderful job documenting great events in history using technology such as PowerPoint. |
| History On Line – This is a wonderful source for links to historical documents, biographies, time lines, etc. |
| History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12Teachers - The major purpose of this home page is to encourage the use of the World Wide Web as a tool for learning and teaching and to provide help for K-12 classroom teachers in locating and using the resources of the Internet in the classroom. |
| Dr. Jim Janke developed the most extensive list of Internet sites concerning the Civil War at Dakota State University. |
| The History Place- View historical photo galleries which include both people (excellent JFK photo album) and events or read the speech of the week, biographies and timelines related to U.S. history. |
| American Indian Cultural Research Center - This is a wonderful site sponsored by Blue Cloud Abby. Learn about the language, history, religion and social life of the plains Indians. |
| History Resources - This is a great site for upper elementary, middle school and secondary students. There is a lot of information for research projects. |
Weekly
features and eyewitness accounts.Geography Sites
| The National Atlas of the United States - All different types of maps of the United States. |
| Online Map Creations - You may create maps interactively at this site. |
| Stately Knowledge – These web pages will help you find out the basic facts of any state in the Union. This site is sponsored by the Internet Public Library. |
| Welcome to the Greatest Places Online!- Travel around the world without ever leaving your computer! Visit and learn about many exotic places from Okavango to Madagascar. |
| Discovery Channel Online- Any educator interested in ordering Discovery Channel videos should check out this site. Order information, lesson plans and discussion questions related to the videos are all included here. |
| 50states.com - Want to learn about the state flag of Florida, the state bird of Oregon, the capital of South Dakota? This is the place to go! |
| Color Landform Atlas of the United States - Beautiful maps. |
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Countries of the World -
Many descriptions and a lot of information about the countries in the world! |
To learn more about any state, use the address: http://www.state.sd.us using the two letter abbreviation. This one would take you to South Dakota's Home Page. http://www.state.mn.us would take you to Minnesota's Home Page. Need a reminder about the abbreviations? Check out http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html |
Government/Politics Sites
| The PBS Kids Democracy Page - A site designed for kids on the democracy process |
| Kids Voting USA - A new tradition that has come up in our nation, the ability for kids to vote. Helps them learn one of their future roles as an adult. |
| Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids - Fun and educational site for learning how the government operates. |
| Presidents of the United States -This web site gives you a description of what was passed or made during each Presidential term. |
| Ben's Guide- This is a great site developed for all ages to help students understand government. |
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First Gov - coming fall, 2000, this site will connect you to all of the official government web sites. |
| Uncle Sam for Kids - This is a great site developed by a school district that has many links to Internet sites about government. |
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The United States Capitol - Tour this historic building. |
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The Official White House Homepage- Welcome to the White House! Here you will find personal messages from the First Family, virtual White House tours, White House history and links to other government agencies. |
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White House for Kids - White House pets, Buddy and Socks serve as the tour guides! Here you will learn about the Secret Service and read personal letters from the President. |
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Learn About South Dakota - Tour the capital, follow a bill to law, learn state trivia and much more. |
Native Americans
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Native American History and Related Issues - Links to many different sites related to Native Americans. |
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First Nation Histories - history and biographical information. |
Miscellaneous Sites
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Social Studies for Kids - A site on many different social studies topics designed for kids. |
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Institute for American Liberty - Your source for American documents..everything from the Constitution to the Declaration of Independence to Washington's Farewell Address. |
| The National Archives Online Exhibit - view the Magna Carta and letters from Jackie Roberston. This is a great site! Pictures and written materials are available. |
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National Archives and Record Administration - This site contains any historical document you ever need to find. This is a great site! |
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American Treasures - From printed materials to the fine arts, view The Library of Congress's American Treasures! Be sure to check out Imagination. |
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Postcardsfrom.com - Discover America without leaving your desk. Postcards will be sent to you (via email) from around the United States. What a wonderful way to learn about the 50 nifty United States! |
| UNICEF's Home Page for Children – This is a great beginning place for projects including a teacher's resource |
| PBS Teacher Connex – This site provides activities that correspond to PBS broadcasts. |
| Multicultural Holidays – Whether you search by holiday or country, this site will help you learn more about the global neighborhood. |
| Family Tree Maker – This site is sponsored by Broderbund Software. There is a download version of the Family Tree Maker plus lots of links to genealogy sites and search information. You can view other family trees. |
| Social Studies Sources for Educators- Sponsored by Indiana University, this site includes an enormous number of links, listservs, projects and new web sites. This is a wonderful place to go if you are looking for anything related to social studies. |