Social Studies Web Resources for Home Study/Activities

Selected <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> <strong>Web</strong> <strong>Resources</strong><br />

Texas Education Agency<br />

Texas Education Agency <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> Curriculum<br />

This link includes the social studies biographies, bibliographies and glossary of terms <strong>for</strong><br />

each grade level/course.<br />

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/ssc/downloads/downloads.htm#TEKS_Bio_Glos_Annot_Bib<br />

C-SPAN<br />

The C-SPAN website offers in<strong>for</strong>mation on a variety of topics, including events of the<br />

day.<br />

http://www.cspan.org/<br />

Discovery Education <strong>for</strong> Kids<br />

Discovery Education provides video-based nonfiction resources.<br />

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/geogame/<br />

Handbook of Texas Online<br />

The Handbook of Texas Online is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas<br />

history, geography, and culture sponsored by the Texas State Historical<br />

Association.<br />

http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/<br />

History Channel<br />

This web site has numerous links to in<strong>for</strong>mation and activities.<br />

http://www.history.com/<br />

Games on History from the History Channel<br />

http://www.history.com/games.do<br />

Kids in the House<br />

This site includes In<strong>for</strong>mation, games, and activities about the U.S. House of<br />

Representatives.<br />

http://clerkkids.house.gov/<br />

Kids House: Texas House of Representatives<br />

This site is where students learn about the Texas House of Representatives.<br />

http://www.kids.house.state.tx.us/<br />

Law-Related Education, Inc.<br />

This site offers online games related to U.S. government.<br />

http://www.texaslre.org/<br />

Library of Congress<br />

This site has numerous resources on a variety of topics.<br />

http://www.loc.gov/index.html?gclid=CLC_-Z7TpZoCFQ6jagodxUCQ9A<br />

Library of Congress Kids and Families link<br />

http://www.loc.gov/families/

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National Archives and Records Administration<br />

The National Archives house the nation’s records, including the founding documents.<br />

This link leads to other archives including presidential libraries.<br />

http://www.archives.gov/<br />

National Geographic<br />

This site has links to several activities <strong>for</strong> students.<br />

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/<br />

National Geographic-Kids<br />

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/<br />

My Wonderful World—National Geographic<br />

http://mywonderfulworld.org/<br />

Our Courts-21 st Century Civics<br />

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor welcomes teachers and students to the site <strong>for</strong> civics<br />

games, lesson plans, comprehensive resource links, civics-in action projects, and more.<br />

http://www.ourcourts.org/<br />

Scholastic Assistance <strong>for</strong> Global Education (SAGE)<br />

SAGE, provided by the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, includes<br />

in<strong>for</strong>mation on economics, geography, government, history and other topics.<br />

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/external/sage<br />

Smithsonian Institution<br />

This web site links to the sites of the difference Smithsonian Museums.<br />

http://www.si.edu/<br />

Smithsonian Online <strong>for</strong> Kids (Fun and Games)<br />

http://americanhistory.si.edu/kids/athome.cfm<br />

Texas Beyond History Virtual Museum of Texas Cultural Heritage<br />

Texas Beyond History (TBH) is a public education service of the Texas Archeological<br />

Research Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin in partnership with sixteen<br />

other organizations to interpret and share the results of archeological and historical<br />

research on Texas and its impact on the world.<br />

www.texasbeyondhistory.net<br />

Texas SenateKids<br />

This site shares in<strong>for</strong>mation about the Texas Senate.<br />

http://www.senate.state.tx.us/kids/<br />

The Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century<br />

This timeline tells the story of twelve presidents. It includes in<strong>for</strong>mation about their lives,<br />

events during their administrations, and copies of significant documents.<br />

http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/<br />

This House is Your House<br />

This is an elementary unit on historic preservation and the restoration of the Texas<br />

Governor’s Mansion.<br />

http://governor.state.tx.us/files/mansion/this-house-is-your-house.pdf

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Worldometers—World Statistics Updated in Real Time<br />

Worldmeters is part of the Real Time Statistics Project which makes world statistics<br />

available on a variety of topics.<br />

http://www.worldometers.info/