Teaching ABE and ASE Social Studies

Social Studies Websites(hyperlink, web address, and briefsite description) Most information is free, or only email/username/password needed

  • 50states.com - States and Capitals50states.com

Maps, Worksheets, Flashcards, and more. Teaching and homework help resource for state report assignments. State flags, songs, symbols. This site is the premier resource of state information for students, teachers, and their parents. Featured in the 2003 Educators Road Map to the Web by The Journal.

  • 50 States and Capitals (cartoon song) - YouTubeyoutube.com

Review for the 50 states and capitals test review.

  • AAEC - Cartoons for the Classroomnieonline.com

Cartoons homepage, Cartooning Resources, History through toons, Cartoonist Videos

  • The Abolitionists - American Experience | PBS | January 2013pbs.org

PBS tells the story of how the strength and determination of individual people helped to end slavery - three hours of excellent video.

  • About Oyez | The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Lawoyez.org

The Oyez Project at Chicago-Kent is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work. It aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955. The Project also provides authoritative information on all justices and offers a virtual reality Tour of portions of the Supreme Court building, including the chambers of some of the justices.

  • African Studies Center, Universityof Pennsylvaniaupenn.edu

The African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania is recognized as a vital and forward-looking center where researchers, students and cultural and business entities come to gain knowledge of contemporary and historical Africa. The Center coordinates a wide range of course offerings in anthropology, demography, economics, history, language, literature, politics, religion, and sociology. Specialized issues are addressed through the University’s research programs, professional schools, and interdisciplinary centers. The geographic interests of Penn Africanists span the continent -- including Francophone and Islamic countries -- and extend to the African diaspora throughout the world. Faculty and staff share a commitment to a broad, integrated approach to the study of African people, their institutions, and the wider world where they now reside.

  • American Experiencepbs.org

History: great historical moments and questions in American history by podcast and more.

  • The American Folklife Center Online Collections and Presentation...loc.gov

The American Folklife Center provides online access to selected portions of our collections. We create our own online presentations on various topics and the American Memory project provides additional online access to selected collections. Online content may include audio samples of music and stories, digital images of rare letters and photographs, and video clips. To use the featured collections in their entirety, please visit our Collections & Research Services page for information about doing research in our Reading Room.

  • American History: From Revolution to Reconstruction: Outlines: Outline of American ...let.rug.nl/usa/

An Outline of American Governmentis a publication of the U.S. Information Agency and has been copied from their WWW-site and incorporated in the projectFrom Revolution to Reconstruction (and what happened afterwards...). The original text has not been altered, but all useful links to other parts of the project have been made in the text.

  • American History and WorldHistory at Historycentral.com the largest ...historycentral.com

American history and world history can be found at history central- History's home on the web. Explore our complete time lines of major events in American history as well as World History. Research our special sections on diverse subjects ranging from presidential elections to naval history. Whatever aspect of history you wish learn about, you will find it at Historycentral.com.

  • American Leaders Speak: Portrait Galleryloc.gov

The Nation's Forum Collection consists of fifty-nine sound recordings of speeches by American leaders from 1918-1920. The speeches focus on issues and events surrounding the First World War and the subsequent presidential election of 1920. Speakers include: Warren G. Harding, James Cox, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Samuel Gompers, Henry Cabot Lodge, and John J. Pershing. Speeches range from one to five minutes.

  • American Memory from the Library of Congress - Home Pageloc.gov

American Historical Pictures, Documents, videos, etc.

  • The American Presidency: A Glorious Burdensi.edu

This site has brief biographies with objects from the era. There are also other sites listed for more information.

  • American President: Resource on the US Presidentsmillercenter.org

About the Miller Center - The Miller Center is a nonpartisan institute that seeks to expand understanding of the presidency, policy, and political history, providing critical insights for the nation’s governance challenges.

  • American Presidents on PowerPointpppst.com

Free Presentations in PowerPoint format

  • The American Vision - Modern Times: Spotlight Videosglencoe.com

Here is a library of brief videos covering American History.

  • Atlapedia® Onlineatlapedia.com

Atlapedia® Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

  • AwesomeStoriesawesomestories.com

Videos and stories highlighting famous, unique, and interesting individuals.A pictorial history which includes science and social studies subjects.

  • Bartleby.com: Great Books Online -- Quotes, Poems, Novels, Classics and hundreds morebartleby.com

Great books online

  • BBC Historybbc.co.uk

Ancient history, British history, World war, Historic figures, Family history, Hands on history, History for kids and History games.

  • Bill of Rights Institute: Homebillofrightsinstitute.org

Our goal is to help the next generation understand the freedom & opportunity the Constitution offers.

  • Biography Classroombiography.com

Bring great ideas from A&E into your classroom. Every month we feature extraordinary individuals. Check out over 25 Women's History Study Guides. Featuring a wide range of content, this site includes programming about dozens of historical figures from Pocahontas to Albert Einstein.Brief biographies of over 15,000 people.

  • Blog Directory - NYTimes.comnytimes.com

Uses current news for thoughtful lesson plans.

  • BrainPOP | Social Studiesbrainpop.com

Some free activities and games.

  • Branches of Power - H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web Siteusmint.gov

Federal Government Branches of Power game.

  • Cagle.com Political Cartoonscagle.com

Look at current and past political cartoons.

  • Census Bureau Homepagecensus.gov

Use these statistics to form math problems, thinking exercises, chart reading, and more.

  • Chicago History Museumchicagohs.org

Exhibitions, Upcoming Events, History Around Town, and Encyclopedia of Chicago > The Chicago History Museum stands at the crossroads of America’s past and its future. If you live in Chicago or visit here and are curious about the city’s past, present, and future, the Museum should be your first stop. The Chicago History Museum cares for, showcases, and interprets millions of authentic pieces of Chicago and U.S. history. Our ability to illuminate the past is a reminder of what really happened once upon a time, sheds light on the present, and compellingly informs the future. We invite you to engage with our stories and make history yourself.

  • CNN StudentNews (video)cnn.com

Current events: Complete and in easy-to-follow language

  • Constitution Facts Learn About the United States (U.S.) Constitution & More |

constitutionfacts.com

Welcome to ConstitutionFacts.com where you'll see the entire text of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence - and much more! You'll find interesting insights into the men who wrote the Constitution, how it was created, and how the Supreme Court has interpreted the United States Constitution in the two centuries since its creation.

  • The Constitution for Kids (8th-12th Grade) - The U.S. Constitution ...usconstitution.net

The impetus for this page was my daughter - in fourth grade, she was doing a research project on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. A chip off the old block... but I realized that a lot of the information on the USConstitution.net web site was of a far too high level for her, or someone like her. I created this and the other related "Kids" pages to make this information more accessible to kids.

  • Constitution Study Guide by ABE Southwestern Illinois Collegegoogle.com

This website is written for adult GED students in Illinois, who will be required to take a Constitution test in order to receive a GED certificate. The website presents information about the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the Illinois Constitution, and the U.S. flag. The GED Constitution test includes questions about all of these documents.

  • Contemporary's GED Social Studiesmcgraw-hill.com

This site contains an abundance of resources for students and instructors who are using Contemporary's GED Social Studies. Student Center - Are you preparing to take the GED Social Studies Test? If so, this section will help you review everything you have covered in your textbook. Click on the link above, and then choose a chapter from the table of contents. You’ll find Chapter Review Quizzes, Chapter Outlines, Interactive Flashcards, Web Links, additional Readings in Social Studies, and more! Instructor Center - Are you preparing students for the GED Social Studies Test? This section will provide you with Tips and Resources from Contemporary’s GED Instructor Resource Binder, Instructional PowerPoint Presentations, Web Links, and more!Old GED test, but still valuable.

  • Countries of the World - 22 years of CIA World Fact Bookstheodora.com

The current CIA world fact book in spreadsheet format.

  • C-SPAN Classroom | Free Primary Source Materials For Social Studies Teachers

c-spanclassroom.org

Free primary source materials for social studies teachers, including lesson ideas, video library, constitution clips, by C-SPAN; tutorials for teachers are available.

  • Culture & Change: BlackHistory in America | Scholastic.comscholastic.com

Learn about famous African Americans, listen to jazz music, and explore history

  • Digital Historyunl.edu

Digital History includes a U.S. history textbook; over 400 annotated documents from the Gilder Lehrman Collection on deposit at the Pierpont Morgan Library, supplemented by primary sources on slavery, Mexican American and Native American history, and U.S. political, social, and legal history. Succinct essays on the history of film, ethnicity, private life, and technology; and reference resources that include a searchable database of 1,500 annotated links, classroom handouts, chronologies, glossaries, an audio archive including speeches and book talks by historians, and a visual archive with hundreds of historical maps and images.Multimedia and Interactive Historical Resources

  • Digital Public Library of Americadp.la

Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world. It strives to contain the full breadth of human expression, from the written word, to works of art and culture, to records of America’s heritage, to the efforts and data of science. The DPLA aims to expand this crucial realm of openly available materials, and make those riches more easily discovered and more widely usable and used, through its three main elements.

  • DocsTeachdocsteach.org

An online teaching tool from the US National Archives for teachers to find and create interactive learning activities with primary-source documents that promote historical thinking skills in 21st century classroom.

  • EDSITEment | The Best of the Humanities on the Webneh.gov

Indexes nearly three hundred other websites at the current time! This wealth of material is provided by a partnership consisting of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Verizon Foundation, and the National Trust for the Humanities. Calisphere – A world of primary sources for teaching and exploration, from more than 150 archives, libraries, and museums.A free service of the University of California.

  • Education.com - Social Studies Worksheets and Printableeducation.com

These social studies worksheets help kids to better understand the world around them by covering important social studies lessons, such as jobs, community and cultures, history, and geography. Practice social studies skills with fun social studies worksheets, and let the learning begin!

  • EnjoyIllinois.com - The Official Web Site of the Illinois ...enjoyillinois.com

Many travel and entertainment tips - scenic, historic...

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museumfdrlibrary.org

Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Museum, and Digital Archives

  • First World War.com - A multimedia history of World War Onefirstworldwar.com

This a very Interesting and Interactive sight for learning about World War I. Check out the Maps section, how it Began, and Battlefield Tours first.

  • From Washington to Obama in Less Than 4 Minutes - YouTubeyoutube.com

From George Washington To Barack Obama - 44 Presidents of the United States - A Face Morphing Video - THE ORIGINAL FROM THE CREATOR - Music: Maurice Ravel's Boléro.

  • Funbrain.com Where is that - Geography games and mapsfunbrain.com

Geography game useful for geography vocabulary. This site also has maps you can print out.

  • GED Social Studies Practice | GED Practice Questionsgedpracticequestions.com

The new GED Social Studies test is 90 minutes long. The first section is 65 minute long and has 35 questions. The second section is a 25 minute extended response essay question. The topics covered are Civics & Government (50%), United States History (20%), Economics (15%), and Geography (15%). Most of the questions ask about a passage of text or a graph, but there are some questions that require knowledge of basic social studies concepts. With the right GED Social Studies practice you will be prepared for this challenging test. Start with our free practice tests, then move on to essay prep, and finally check out our tips and strategies.

  • Geocube - The world of Geography at your fingertipsgeo-cube.eu

This is an excellent resource for physical geography.

  • Google Cultural Institutegoogle.com

The Google Cultural Institute digitally archives historical documents, photos, and other media from institutions all over the world.

  • Greek Mythologymythweb.com

Welcome to Mythweb. This site is devoted to the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology.

  • Historic Newspapers Old Newspapers, Birthday Newspapers and Archive Newspapers

historic-newspapers.co.uk

Historic Newspapers is the world’s largest original newspaper archive, have put together free of charge educational resources using past newspapers to give insight into historical events. Newspapers are a fantastic way to discover the cause and consequence of historical events.

  • History & Social Studies | EDSITEmentneh.gov

EDSITEment offers a treasure trove for teachers, students, and parents searching for high-quality material on the Internet in the subject areas of literature and language arts, foreign languages, art and culture, and history and social studies. All websites linked to EDSITEment have been reviewed for content, design, and educational impact in the classroom. They cover a wide range of humanities subjects, from American history to literature, world history and culture, language, art, and archaeology, and have been judged by humanities specialists to be of high intellectual quality. EDSITEment is not intended to represent a complete curriculum in the humanities, nor does it prescribe any specific course of study.

  • History Animatedhistoryanimated.com

Welcome to History Animated - If a picture is worth a thousand words, a good animation is worth ten thousand. After reading book after book about the Pacific War and finding only complicated maps with dotted lines and dashed lines crisscrossing the pages, we decided to depict the key naval and land battles using animation technology.

  • The History Channel history.com/

History Channel: This Day in History, Ask History, History List, Hungary History, and Speeches and Audio

  • History.com Classroom TV Episodes, Schedule, & Videohistory.com

Updated regularly with news, announcements and resources. Check back often to see what's new on History Classroom. History Classroom provides these free curriculum resources for middle school and high school teachers.

  • History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Webhistorymatters.gmu.edu/

Visitors will find three primary sections: Many Pasts, Making Sense of Evidence, and In Many Pasts, visitors can explore over 1000 primary documents, including photographic images and audio interviews. Making Sense of Evidence provides material on how historians approach resources as they attempt to craft intelligent and erudite narratives. contains brief reviews of over 800 websites that address various aspects of American history. The site also contains a number of other gems, including Secrets of Great History Teachers, which features interviews with those who impart the knowledge of the ages with wisdom and insight.Annotated guide to best U.S. history websites