History Channel
www.historychannel.com/

HISTORY AND POLITICS OUT LOUD:
http://www.hpol.org/
Almost as good as being there... step into history with these audio file speeches from the 20th century. Examples include Watergate transcripts, Martin Luther King Jr. speeches, and the inaugural speech of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Native Americans    

The Anasazi Theme Page
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/anasazi.htm

EXPLORE WOUNDED KNEE -- PAST AND PRESENT:
http://nuevaschool.org/~debbie/library/cur/wk97.html
This online project was written up as a library curriculum for gifted middle school children. The project examines the treatment of Native Americans through historical documents, Thanksgiving traditions, internet representations, literature, current social issues (gambling, adoption), and more, with an unflinching eye toward uncovering authenticity and historical accuracy--rather than perpetuating erroneous portrayals. Research is aimed toward effective questioning, locating answers from key people and sources, critical thinking, primary documents, and problem-based learning.

First Americans, Native American Indian Studies for Grade Schoolers
www.u.arizona.edu/ic/kmartin/School

The Lakota of the Plains
http://www.clpgh.org/cmnh/exhibits/north-south-east-west/lakota/introduction.html

American Indians: Black Hawk, Pocahontas, Geronimo
http://educate.si.edu/spotlight/nativeam.html

A Moment in Time: A Kwakiutl Speechmaker
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/3/mit/3.2.html

Kwakiutl Masks
http://www.mala.bc.ca/www/discover/educate/posters/lauriec.htm

The Hopi of the Southwest
http://www.clpgh.org/cmnh/exhibits/north-south-east-west/hopi/hopi_main.html

swest
http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/swest.htm

Native American story
http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/native.htm

Native American Indian Arts and Crafts
http://www.cowboyandlady.com/

Native American Nations
http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAnations.html

Native American Baskets
http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/indians.html

Native American Sites listing
http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/indians.html

Seminole
http://www.seminoletribe.com/

American Indians and the Natural World
http://www.clpgh.org/cmnh/exhibits/north-south-east-west/

Hopi
http://www.ausbcomp.com/redman/hopi.htm

Ancient Civilizations  

THE EMERGENCE OF CIVILIZATION:
http://www.emory.edu/CARLOS/ODYSSEY/Teachers/woa/ArtObjIntro.html
In studying any ancient civilization, it is important to be able to decode found artifacts. Students will learn how to read them, how they can speak to us in the present. Click on Activity Links for projects focusing on the Ancient Near East, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt and Rome, and Africa.

The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicintro.html

ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS WEBQUEST:
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/dmatousek/ancientwq/ancient_civilizations_wq.htm
Students in grades four through six will enjoy time travel explorations to uncover Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece. They will be able to keep journals to compare their everyday modern life to these ancient civilizations, and create both a museum exhibit and a city diorama.

COLLAPSE -- WHY DO CIVILIZATIONS FAIL?
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/
One of the major reasons we study history is to learn from our past. This interactive Annenberg exhibit guides students through the rise and fall of five different civilizations: the Maya, Ancient Mesopotamia, Chaco Canyon, and Mali and Songhai. Students will explore how we know about the past, and what we can discern amongst the ruins.

ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA -- WEBQUEST:
http://www.uetigers.stier.org/library/tigresswebquest.htm
As in the Yellow River Valley webquest, students will also be creating a travel journal as they follow along a route through Mesopotamia, learning about the Code of Hammurabi, cuneiform writing, and Sumerian culture. Linking is attached to questions for easy research.

Medieval Chinese Inventions and Innovations
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/chinin/chinintg.htm

Ancient Rome

Ancient Egypt

ANCIENT EGYPT -- STORY OF THE GODS AND GODDESSES:
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/story/main.html
Students will read a story about the Egyptian gods and have a chance to explore text and artifacts for each one. They will conclude their journey at this online British Museum exhibit by taking an interactive challenge. Shockwave required.

ANCIENT EGYPT WEBQUEST:
http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm
For elementary and middle school students--a truly excellent webquest to discover daily life, mummification, hieroglyphics, King Tut, and more. Creatively designed to engage students on missions (think Mission Impossible) to complete innovative assignments on their learning journey.

EXPLORE THE PYRAMIDS:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/
Ever wonder what it's like to deep inside the passages of a pyramid? Find out here, in this virtual tour from PBS.

Ancient Egypt -- The British Museum
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
A website dealing with many areas of study of Ancient Egypt. Explore Egyptian Life, Geography, Pyramids, and Time. 

Ancient Egypt Website Staff Room
www.ancientegypt.co.uk/staff/main.html

Pyramids:  The Inside Story
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid

AT THE TOMB OF TUTANKHAMEN -- AN INTERACTIVE JOURNEY:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/index.html
Travel along with this virtual journey from the National Geographic, and enter the tomb as an archaeologist, looking for the site and finding the treasures for the first time.

WebQuest King Tutankhamun: Was It Murder?
www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest/

egyptiaca - A Study of Ancient Egypt
members.xoom.com/edpa/egypt/egypt.htm

Ancient Egypt (United Kingdom)
www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

Ancient Egypt - A ThinkQuest Jr. Site
tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4368/

Ancient Egypt WebQuest: Searching for treasure on the Web
www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/mvms/instruct/ancient_egypt.html

At the Tomb of Tutankhamen [National Geographic]
www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/index.html

Create an Egyptian Exhibit Online- Gr 3-6
www.mhschool.com/teach/socialstud/grade3-6/wl624-4.html

Ancient Egypt: Lesson Plans
www.dia.org/education/egypt-teachers/index.html

Egypt: An Odyssey
www.emory.edu/CARLOS/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/homepg.html

Egyptian Mathematics
www.eyelid.co.uk/numbers.htm

Gander Academy, Archaeology Theme: Egypt
www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/egypt.htm

NOVA Online/Pyramids -- The Inside Story
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/

Virtual-Egypt
www.virtual-egypt.com/index.html

Ancient Rome

Welcome to the Romans page.
http://www.iol.ie/~coolmine/typ/romans/intro.html

Maps of the Roman Empire
http://www.roman-empire.net/maps/map-empire.html

The Illustrated History of the Roman Empire
http://www.roman-empire.net/

Catapults of the Roman Empire
http://www.nzp.com/0600roman.html

ROME--PAST AND PRESENT:
http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/rome.htm

ELECTRONIC PASSPORT TO ROME:
http://www.mrdowling.com/702rome.html

ONLINE ODYSSEY--ROME:
http://www.emory.edu/CARLOS/ODYSSEY/ROME/homepg.html

DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT ROME:
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Romelife.html

Renaissance    

THE RENAISSANCE:
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/
Annenberg Exhibits have developed this interactive journey through the Renaissance. Students will explore the history leading to the Renaissance, including learning about the plague, as well as focus on the principles of balance, printing, and exploration and trading. Several hands-on activities are included, along with links to related resources.

RENAISSANCE WEBQUEST:
http://www.gananda.k12.ny.us/library/mshslibrary/wqrenais.htm
Students should really enjoy completing this webquest. They will choose some notable personage from the Renaissance period in sciences, art, technology, etc. and learn about their lives and accomplishments. The culminating event is a Renaissance dinner where students will portray their character.

Roman Empire    

U.S. Studies    

The White House for Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/

United States Postal Service
www.usps.gov/

Today@nasa.gov
www.nasa.gov/today/index.html

Library of Congress Home Page
www.loc.gov/

The United States Mint
www.usmint.gov/index.cfm

Welcome To The White House
www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html

National Archives and Records Administration
www.nara.gov/

Population Clock
Estimated population of the world
http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html

GeoAmericas Map Folio
www.geoamericas.com
GeoAmericas Map Folio at www.geoamericas.com. The GeoHistory Americas Map Folio provides a complete historical review of the Americas from the earliest days of exploration to the present. There are 470 separate map layers in this electronic collection, which includes North America, Central America and South America.

 

Middle Ages    

The Middle Ages
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
While not as interactive as other Annenberg online projects, the Middle Ages exhibit still provides a solid, fascinating look at medieval life, including religion, the feudal system, daily living, women's roles, and housing.

Exhibits Collection -- The Middle Ages
www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/

Life in the Middle Ages
www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/mahome.htm

MEDIEVAL LIFE--SQUIRES, MAIDENS, AND PEASANTS:
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/guides/1986/3/86.03.03.x.html

THE MIDDLE AGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM:
http://users.netonecom.net/~clchoponis/outlines/curriculum.html

WHAT WAS IT REALLY LIKE TO LIVE IN THE MIDDLE AGES?
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/resources.html

The Medieval Technology Pages
http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Technology.html
The Medieval Technology Pages are an attempt to provide accurate, referenced information on technological innovation and related subjects in western Europe during the Middle Ages

Wars

For U.S. Wars see U.S. History

CITIZENSHIP DENIED--AN INTEGRATED UNIT ON THE JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT: 
http://www.intranet.csupomona.edu/~tassi/intern.htm
An excellent timeline on Japanese-American internment accompanies this unit, with activities across the curriculum and sample lesson plans.

ATOMIC ARCHIVES:
http://www.atomicarchive.com/main.shtml
Chances are quite slim now that your high school students had to perform the squat-and-hide-under-your-desk bombing attack drills that some of their teachers lived with. But they are aware of the arms race still, and this site will explore in-depth the history of that race, the contenders, the price, and the dangers of the nuclear path of mankind. Related student exercises on critical mass, atomic physics, and fusion are included, while teacher lesson plans are available under "Teacher's Guide".

 

World Civilization    

CIA Interactive World Factbook
http://www.theodora.com/wfb/abc_world_fact_book.html

RULERS OF THE WORLD
Up-to-date lists of heads of state and heads of government of all currently existing countries and territories
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1058/rulers.html

20th Century Chronology
http://www.infoplease.com/millennium1.html

ATOMIC ARCHIVES:
http://www.atomicarchive.com/main.shtml
Chances are quite slim now that your high school students had to perform the squat-and-hide-under-your-desk bombing attack drills that some of their teachers lived with. But they are aware of the arms race still, and this site will explore in-depth the history of that race, the contenders, the price, and the dangers of the nuclear path of mankind. Related student exercises on critical mass, atomic physics, and fusion are included, while teacher lesson plans are available under "Teacher's Guide".

 

Explorers    

European Explorers Resources on the World Wide Web
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/explorer.htm

Explorers of the New World WebQuest
http://www.whps.org/library/webquests/
Web Design by Ann Gargula: Webster Hill Elementary School 
West Hartford, CT 

Discoverers' Web 
http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/index.html

Across America with Lewis and Clark
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/

Explorers of the Millenium
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4034/

Voyage of Exploration
http://library.thinkquest.org/C001692/

Castello Banfi - Culinary History - Christopher Columbus
http://www.castellobanfi.com/features/story_3.html

Henry Hudson
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/newnetherlands/nl1.htm

The Mariners' Museum - Newport News, Virginia
http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/hudson.php

JACQUES CARTIER
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03392b.htm

Discoverers Web Homepage
http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery

Sir Francis Drake
http://www.mcn.org/2/oseeler/drake.htm

Zoom: Explorers
http://www.ZoomSchool.com/explorers/

Columbus Day Center
theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/columbus/center.htm

Lewis & Clark: Mapping the West
http://www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/

African-American History 

LANGSTON HUGHES:
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/hughes/hughes.htm
Find a biography on the life and career of Langston Hughes, along with musings and writings.

BLACK HISTORY PAST TO PRESENT:
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_hunt_quiz.html
This interactive webhunt addresses some powerful questions to students, using online resources from prominent African Americans to search back in time for the history of Black America and the issues concerning all Americans today.

'CAUSE THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU:
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/hlynch/ToleranceWebQuest/tolerancewebqst.htm

African American History
http://www.aristotle.net/persistence

Net Noir
http://www.netnoir.com/

Greek Mythology    

Encyclopedia Mythica
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/areas/greek

MythWeb
http://www.mythweb.com/

Greek Mythology
http://www.messagenet.com/myths/

Colonial America    

The Jamestown Online Adventure *****
http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
Put your students in the situation of landing in the New World and making all the decisions needed to found a colony. This simulation lets them decide where to land, what to do when they get there, and even how many will be required to do hard labor. There are online helpers in the form of the London Company's Instruction and a Native American neighbor. Players will be scored as to how well they fared given the choices made, and will review what actually happened in Jamestown. This activity requires Flash version 5 or higher.

Life in Colonial America
http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/00_01/CA/home.htm

Colonial America Web Quests

HOW-TO POSTERS:
How did early Americans... build a canoe? make soap? grow their own food or even cook it?  Loads of potential ideas here. Students will create an illustrated  how-to poster on some facet of early American life, and then present it to the class. If you've been studying American history this year, adapt the project to fit into the parameters of what the students have learned.

Colonial America : Germantown Academy
http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/Academics/LS/3/Colonial/Index.htm

Children in Colonial America
www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/COLAMER2.HTM

Colonial America 1600-1775:K12 Resources
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/colonial.htm

Westward Expansion
www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/westward.htm

Colonial North America : 1492-1763
http://www.ucalgary.ca/HIST/tutor/colony/

Archiving Early America
http://earlyamerica.com/index.html

OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE
www.osv.org/

THE FRONTIER HOUSE:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/frontierhouse/
This PBS project has modern families living in replicated 1883 Montana Territory. Primary documents follow the lives of settlers who actually lived on the frontier, with resources and quizzes also available.

The Holocaust

Anne Frank Online
http://www.annefrank.com/

ANNE FRANK ACTIVITIES:
http://islavista.goleta.k12.ca.us/9798/html/anne_frank_activities.html
Explore art and writing activities to accompany your discussion of Anne Frank and the Holocaust, or your class reading of "The Diary of Anne Frank".

Simon Wiesenthal Center
http://www.wiesenthal.com/index.html

The Holocaust History Project
http://www.holocaust-history.org/

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
http://www.ushmm.org/

ANNE FRANK -- A TEACHER'S GUIDE:
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/AnneFrank.html
Numerous lesson plans cover grades 5 through 12, with ties across the curriculum, extension activities, and teaching notes.

UNDERSTANDING THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK -- WEBQUEST:
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/98webquests/student/skellybull/Understanding_Anne_Frank2.htm
The focus of this webquest is to address moral and ethical concerns, including forgiveness and positive thinking against all odds. Students divide into teams to investigate one of three research topics, and then further choose pre-assigned roles. The final product will be a formal written report to be presented to the Anne Frank Foundation.

A CYBRARY OF THE HOLOCAUST:
http://remember.org/index.html
Very powerful tools for learning--including survivor stories, poems, art, lesson plans, and more.

COLD WAR PROPAGANDA:
http://www.turnerlearning.com/cnn/coldwar/cw_prop.html
Students will come to understand the strong influence of propaganda employed during war times, especially as used as a weapon during the Cold War. They will present their findings through various media in oral and visual class reports.

European History

About European History
http://europeanhistory.about.com
Historical events and people from all countries in Europe and from all
time periods.