History And Social Studies

Ask a Historian Do you have a question about the national parks, the National Park Service or American history? Ask one of our historians! Just click on the name of the person you want to contact and send your question by e-mail.

Atlapedia Online Get statistical, geographical and historical information about any country in the world.

Civics Online Sponsored by Michigan State University, this site provides K-12 teachers, students, and parents with an array of multi-media, primary source materials, learning tools and professional development resources to enrich teaching civics in the classroom.

Daily Almanac of the History Channel Includes general daily historical information plus special entries for Wall Street, the Civil War, technology, and automotive history.

Document Based Questions A selection of sample essays and essay questions, using the new testing formats, to help meet the new NYS standards for Social Studies, maintained by Scott McAuley.

Edusolution Regents questions and answers are available in HTML format. This site also offers interactive review quizzes.

I Was the First to Conquer Everest Meet Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to conquer Mt. Everest. Read an interview with him, relive his trek, and get facts about Mt, Everest.

Kidport Reference Library A reference library for beginning students. Covering social studies topics such as US history, presidents, World history, US landmarks, geography and more.

OHS Online Writing Guide: DBQ Questions  This resource provides students with a complete guide to writing DBQ questions using an actual Regents.

On This Day (NY Times) Go to this site on any day and find out what important world events happened on this day in history. You can read stories and see pictures of that important event.

On this Day in History Find out what happened on any given day in history.

Online Basic Skills Games A variety of language arts, math, science and social studies learning games for kids.

Primary Games: Social Studies Learn while having fun! Play games like Name that President or State and US Symbols Match.

Regents Review Room Regents review notes for American History and Government.

Regents Review: Document Based Questions For Global History and Geography Nine Topics. A great review! From Prentice Hall.

Social Studies Words for Grade 2 Game. Children will learn key social studies words and their definitions.

The History Guide The purpose of The History Guide is to better prepare you for your history classes and to make your time in class more enjoyable and proficient.

The History Place This exciting site contains information about the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World War II. You can also learn about former U.S. Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy Jr.

The Top 100 Speeches of the Twentieth Century  Complete index to and partial database of the 100 most significant American political speeches of the 20th century, according to 137 leading scholars of American public address.

Titanic Learn the history of the Titanic, view photos and Quicktime movies of the Titanic on the ocean floor, and meet the scientists who are exploring the wreckage.