Panwapa

http://www.panwapa.com

(which in the Tshiluba language means "here on this earth") aims to foster a foundation for global citizenship and community in children around the world.  Through this Site, Sesame Workshop aims to extend their mission to use educational media to help children reach their highest potential, celebrate cultural diversity, and build global understanding.  Visit Panwapa, it's both educational and fun!

Geosense
http://www.geosense.net

Test your knowledge of world geography by playing Geosense, alone or with a partner. Grades 7+

iCivic - a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and about our democracy. iCivics is the vision of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.  There are teaching games on this site.

Latitude and Longitude http://www.wcrl.ars.usda.gov/cec/java/lat-long.htm

Enter two global coordinates and receive the crow's flight distance between the two or examine the
distance between many large cities on the planet. Grades 5+

Don't Gross Out the World  Cute - International Dining Etiquette Quiz

Mr. Nussbaum Social Studies  Games, maps, history

Museum Box provides tools  to build a description of an event, person or historical event by placing items in a virtual box.

Google Earth

Seterra

CommonCents!  Interactive economics by grade level

Growth of A Nation

http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html

Explore the animated timeline that traces the growth of the United States at the animated atlas. Grades 3+

Fact Monster   Atlas, encyclopedia, current events, daily facts and more

Ref Desk  A collection of references: encyclopedias, newspapers, language translators and more

Net Detectives  Interactive role playing

Kids NewsRoom   This week's news written just for kids.

dMarie Time Capsule   Plug in a date & find out what music, books, famous people were 'happening'

Place the State  

BuzzTracker   Shows relationship between news stories. Great for current events!

Sim City   FREE online Classic version.

City Creator  For the younger kids

History Mystery From Scholastic Gr 4-9

Flags of the World

Lemonade Stand Great way to apply economics

Bayeux Tapestry Activities  World History: Complete the tapestry, build a Norman ship, etc

Archiving Early America

http://earlyamerica.com/series.html

This site contains movies based on the 'Famous Moments' series which highlight a true story of historical significance, providing 'students' of early America with a better understanding of the people, places and events of this important era.  Grades 3-8

Edison Motion Pictures http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edmvhm.html
  *Alphabetical Listing http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edmvalpha.html
A collection of 341 Edison films, including 127 titles made from 1891 to1918.  For best results, right-click and save file to computer.  Grades 2-12

Take the Worldwide Table Manners Flash Quiz and find out how much you know about customs around the world.  Grades 2-8

Wicked

http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/science/what_on_earth.php

Interactive shockwave quizzes on topics of geology.

Geocaching   Got a GPS unit? This site will help YOU be the search engine, then try PodCacher, a weekly podcast all about geocaching.

FactFinder Kids' Corner:

http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/kids.html

A super site for kids to learn U. S. census information.  Includes an interactive map students can click on to learn information about each state.  Also includes online quizzes. Grades 2-5

National Geographic's "Xpeditions":  

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/index.html

Check out this interactive "museum" that will take on geography journeys.  Come in and visit an archeological dig or climb a mountain. This site includes lesson plans, games, maps, activities and more.  Grades 5-8

Virtual Tourist

http://www.virtualtourist.com/vt/
At this site there is an interactive world map and you'll be instantly transported to a large collection of online sites located in the continent, country, city, or town or your choice.  Grades 6-12

Time Capsule
http://www.dmarie.com/timecap
There are many time capsule sites available on the web and this is just one that students can use. At this site you can type in a specific date and see the highlights including music, politics, TV, movies, prices of goods, etc.  Grades 3-8

Enchanted Learning
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Home.html
This is a fun educational site for audiences as young as preschool. Some of the areas covered: science, language arts and geography. (Not all pages are interactive.) Grades PreK-3

Digital History
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu
This site provides interactive timelines, essays, visual histories, and a reference room with speeches, music, images, maps, and more from various periods of American history. Ask a professional historian questions, play games, or watch a flash movie. Grades 3-12

Consumer Kids

http://www.consumerkids.govt.nz/english/index.html

Economics for the 8-10 year old.

GeoSpy  Geography game from National Geographic

Puzzled States  US puzzle from Scholastic

The Road to Revolution - 1763 from PBS

SavingsQuest - Savings & budget game for kids

World Magazine

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/world/index.html
This e-zine from National Geographic provides articles, online games, brainteasers, plus lots of other
surprises.  Grades 3+

The Seven Wonders of the World

http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/sevenwondersoftheworld.htm
Take a virtual tour of the seven wonders of the world and and learn about The Temple of Artemis, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Great Pyramid, The Lighthouse of Alexandria plus three others.

Maps

World Atlas.com   Plug in a date & find out what music, books, famous people were 'happening'
Google Earth   Free download of satellite images and local facts.
Google Earth in the Classroom  Tutorial & Tips
Earth Contest   Free way for encourage students to USE Google Earth!
Google Earth Touring  How to create a Google Earth tour.
Google Moon    NASA images and Google maps
Google Mars   NASA images and Google maps let you visit Mars
NASA World Wind  Free PC download enables zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth
Map Machine  National Geographic
InfoNation  Lets you compare countries
NationMaster and StateMaster let's you compare statistics for countries and states
Maps   provides outlines of states, countries, & continents
How Far Is It?   Measure destinations of two locations to find the mileage & latitude and longitude
Maps   Outlines of states, countries, & continents
Gmaps Pedometer Track your walks
Map Maker Make your own map from National Atlas
Earth Album  Google Earth and flickr shares photos around the world
Google Earth file: Extent of sea ice  downloads directly to Google Earth
Global Temperature Trends for Google Earth Download this set of .kmz files to get data on temperature trends
US Map practice How well do you know the US?

I Know That Social Studies Games

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_SocialStudies

Social Studies Basic Skills and Games http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/socst.html

More Social Studies Resources

PowerPoint Resources

Grade 6-12 Social Studies Interactive Resources