Social Studies Links
Imperial War Museums
IWM is a global authority on conflict and its impact on people’s lives. We collect objects and stories that give an insight into people’s experiences of war, preserve them for future generations, and bring them to today’s audiences in the most powerful way possible. Our family of five museums uncover the causes, course and consequences of war, from the First World War through to present-day conflict.
The Doughboy Foundation
The Doughboy Foundation supports programs, projects and activities that educate the public about America’s participation in World War I.
Buffalo History Museum
With 20,000 books, 200,000 images, 7,000 postcards, 2,000 manuscript collections, 7,000 microfilms, and 10,000 maps, plans, and drawings in the Research Library collection, "putting everything online" just isn't possible. Here are our digital collections.
Colonial Williamsburg
The Colonial Williamsburg website has sections of books, maps, interactive activities, and information about colonial life in America. There is also an email newsletter that teachers can sign up for with more information weekly and great web links.
Five College Center for East Asian Studies
The Five College Center for East Asian Studies is committed to promoting East Asian Studies at the Five Colleges and supports, encourages, and improves the teaching of East Asian cultures in elementary, middle, and secondary schools, and two- and four-year colleges in the Northeast.
Invasion of America - Interactive Map
Between 1776 and 1887, the United States seized over 1.5 billion acres from America's indigenous people by treaty and executive order. Explore how in this interactive map of every Native American land cession during that period.
National Geographic
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids offers games, and news with a focus on nature, history/culture, science and the world we live in.
New York Heritage Digital Collections
The collections in New York Heritage represent a broad range of historical, scholarly, and cultural materials held in libraries, museums, and archives throughout the state. Collection items include photographs, letters, diaries, directories, maps, newspapers, books, and more.
The History Channel Web site
The History Channel's Web site offers many different items for teachers an students. There are video clips, audio clips, this day in history feature, interactive maps, and the world timelines for specific decades, and a glossary/encyclopedia.
www.digitalhistory.uh.edu
Primary source documents, information on immigrants to the United States, multimedia information (films, games, music), teachers' resources, and a reference section. Information dating back to the fifteenth century.