BCPS SOCIAL STUDIES
The official website for the Office of Social Studies to provide leadership and support inorder to provide performance based instruction and assessment to meet the education goals of the Maryland State Department of Education.
CNN INTERACTIVE
Read the latest news. Search the archives for information about past events. Choose links to top stories, hot topics, sports, weather, and more.
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
This site has census information as well as a variety of lesson plans and resources for teachers to enable use of census data in the classroom. Check it out.
http://www.census.gov
CLICKABLE MAP OF THE WORLD
This map is an interactive link to images taken from space. Latitude and longitude is indicated on the map, as well as the path of the Spacew Shuttle
QUICK MAPS
Here's a very large collection of maps the can be used for the web and to be printed out. Maps range from political to topigraphic maps, they are listed as world maps as well as maps A to Z.
THE HISTORY CHANNEL
All aspects of teaching Social Studies will at your finger tips on this site. Including this day in history, discussion groups, topics of interest, and famous speeches.
PRE-MADE WEBQUESTS
This a vast selection of WebQuests for Middle School.
SOCIAL STUDIES STRATEGIES FOR INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY
Six strategies (Hotlist | Scrapbook | Treasure Hunt | Subject Sampler | Intro WebQuest | Full WebQuest) created as models for integrating the World Wide Web into classroom learning using China as an example.
TODAY-IN-HISTORY
Find out what happened on a particular day in history.
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR HOMEPAGE
A collection of online resources about the Civil War. Includes graphics, letters, information about specific battles, and much more.
AMERICAN MEMORY FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Browse or search for events, people, places, or time periods in American history. Includes rich visual resources.
POTUS-(PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES)
The Internet Public Library's collection of information about United States presidents. Includes election results, cabinet members, and other presidential facts.SLAVE NARRATIVES
Excerpts from Slave Narratives Edited by Steven Mintz - University of Houston
WHITE HOUSE LINK TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR KIDS
See biographies of U. S. presidents and first families, press releases, and hot topics.
50 STATES OF THEUNITED STATES
Facts about all U.S. states including motto, flag, and song.
ANCIENT WORLD WEB
Collection of links to sites about ancient civilizations including Aztec and Egyptian. Search by geographical area or subject.
CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
This site, updated once a year, is one of the most authoritative sites about countries of the world
ENCYCLOPEDIA MYTHICA
Mythology and folklore collection. Contains over 4,000 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings, and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world.
OH, CANADA
An excellent resource on Canadian life. This site attempts to define what it is to be Canadian. In addition, this site attempts to define the multicultural fabric, to define the history,and identifies symbols and values.of Canada.
HISTORY OF INDIA
This site is dedicated to India's past. Here you will find a wealth of information about India and its history.
PARIS
Here's an up to the minute directory of the sites of Paris, tourist information, etc. This site is a collection of everythings regarding the "city of light". It has many interesting and historic maps, etc.
