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General Social Studies:  Social Studies for Kids

   Maps
Sheppard Software Geography Games
• World Geography - continents and oceans
• USA Games incl. states, capitals, abbreviations, and facts
• All About Canada
• All About Mexico
• South and Central American Geography
Owl and Mouse Educational Programs
• USA Puzzles
• Europe Puzzles
New York State
Find the County game

freerice.com - Challenging!  Improve your geography skills as you fill bowls with rice which will be donated to hungry people around the world. Click on the "subjects" tab to find these games:
• Identify Countries on the Map
• World Capitals
GeoNet USA and regional geography game with 2 levels of play and 6 categories
Using a Map Grid
Google Maps - scroll NSEW around the world,  zoom in, and switch between map view and terrain view
National Atlas - nationalatlas.gov
• Printable Maps reference & outline
• Map Maker - interactive
• Dynamic Map of Potential Volcanoes in US
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
National Map Viewer (interactive)
National Geographic:
• Xpeditions - printable b&w maps
• Atlas Explorer  - exploration (interactive)
• Geography Jigsaw Puzzles (challenging)
How Far Is It? (USA or Europe)

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   U.S. Government and Citizenship
U.S. Government:

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Kids in the House - information about the legislative branch, from the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.  Click on "Young Learners" or "Grade School."
Washington DC for Kids - games and information about the capital

U.S. Constitution sites:

Congress for Kids: Constitution 
Scholastic online:
• Celebrate the Constitution
• U.S. Govt./Democracy  
National Archives:
• America’s Historical Documents
• Biographies of the signers of the U.S. Constitution
• Teaching with Documents: Observing Constitution Day
Library of Congress:
• Primary Source Set of the U.S. Constitution
Presidents and Presidency:

White House web site:
• Presidents of the United States

Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies - Library of Congress
Electing a President
PBS Kids Democracy Project
President Map - results by state for past 5 elections (NY Times)
Inauguration Time Line (Scholastic)
Flag Day sites:

Flag Day from Factmonster
USFlag.org
Our Flag (from Federal Citizen Information Center)
Pledge of Allegience in sign language (.PDF format)
The Pledge of Allegience - origins and changes

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   New York State
New York State Home Page
NYS Facts - NYS Dept of State's Fun & Facts
NY State Capitol - Virtual Tour
About the Senate - History, Tour and more
NYS Interactive Mapping Gateway
Find the County game
County QuickFacts - US Census
I Love NY - Tourism in New York State
New York State Parks
NYCtourist.com Photo Tour
Howe Caverns
The Erie Canal (eriecanal.org)
History of Erie Canal (nycanal.com)
Erie Canal Time Machine (NYSED)
Attractions and Tours:
• The Adirondacks
• Capital-Saratoga Region
• Chautauqua-Allegheny
• Finger Lakes
• Greater Niagara
• Hudson Valley
• Long Island
• New York City
Troy: RPI's "What is Troy All About?"
Rensselaer County On-line
Self-guided Tour of the American Revolution (Our local battle sites)
The New York Independence Trail

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   U.S. History
American History

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   U.S. Currency
The US Mint's Site for Kids
American Currency Exhibit Historical photos (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)

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   The 50 States
Factmonster: The Fifty States
Stately Knowledge
50States.com
USA Games (Shepphard Software) - click on the states' names listed on the left to get information

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   National Parks
ParkNet: Gateway to the National Park Service Info about parks, history, natural resources
US National Parks Net Links Scroll to bottom of page for list of parks
FactMonster The National Park System
Photo Albums of National Parks
Grand Canyon - National Geographic

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   World Cultures
Canada:
• All About Canada - Shephard Software (explore links on the left side of the screen)
• Time for Kids - Canada
• Fact Monster - Canada
• Zoom School - Canada - from Enchanted Learning
• About Canada - from government of Canada
• Canadian Resources on the WWW: Gander Academy (Newfoundland) links for 5th graders

P.S.  Don't forget to consult World Book Online and Grolier Online!
Mexico:
• All About Mexico - Shephard Software (explore links on the left side of the screen)
• Zoom School - Mexico - from Enchanted Learning
• Facts-About-Mexico.com
• Mexico for Kids
• Discovering Mexico
• Cultures Around the World - Mexico (eBook, games and activities)
Central and South America:
• Central and South American Geography - Shephard Software (explore links on the left side of the screen for information about individual countries)
 
Holidays Around the World:
- December Holidays Across Cultures (Education World)

Christmas:
- Christmas Around The World (worldofchristmas.net)
- Christmas Around the World (History Channel)
- Christmas Around The World (the-north-pole.com)
- Christmas in Pesaro, Italy - authored by students
- German Christmas Customs

Veterans Day:
 History Channel: Veterans Day Video
 VA for Kids
Encyclopedias:  Type "veterans" or "Veterans Day" in the encyclopedia search boxes.
Grolier      World Book     Enchanted Learning
 

 

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