Social Studies

Social Studies Online Resources

6th Grade Countries

Australia
About Australia - facts about cities, wildlife, states, territories and government
Australia - Lonley Planet
Guide to Australia
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
National Geographic - Australia
Picture Australia!
Welcome to Australia - official site of the Australian Tourist Commission
Prentice Hall World Explorer - The Pacific Region - Australia

Latin America
Amazon Interactive - the Amazon in Ecuador
Andes Expedition - Searching for Inca Secrets - (National Geographic)

Descendants of the Incas - Explore the city of Cusco, Peru, once the capital of the Inca Empire
Latin America Geographia
Mayan Calendar
Mayan Ruins
Mexico for Kids - history, government, culture, and biodiversity, myths and stories
Prentice Hall World Explorer- Latin America

North America
CanadaInfo
Canadian Heritage
Canadian Heritage Information Network
Canada - Lonely Planet
Stately Knowledge: Facts About the United States
Where Would You Like to Go?- links to all the states
Prentice Hall World Explorer - United States and Canada

7th Grade Countries

Africa
The Living Africa – the people
Earthshots – Satellite images of environmental change
Space Images from Jungle Photos of Africa
Africa Guide - A guide to all of the countries of Africa
African Studies Center - country specific information
Africa - from National Geographic and PBS
Africa Geographia
African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning
African Cookbook
Africian Voices - Smithsonian Natural History Museum
Madagascar
National Geographic - Madagascar


Asia
AskAsia
Ancient China Cyber Hunt
Your name in Chinese
China on the Net
Exploring China
Japanese Art

Ancient China Inventions and Contributions
Invention of silk
Invention of iron
Invention of kite
Info on the wheelbarrow
Invention of paper
Invention of block printing
Invention of stirrup
Visions of China - a timeline and information about inventions in China
Chinese Inventions and Discoveries

India
Caste System and Stages of Life in Hinduism
Caste System in India
Indian Parliament
Taj Mahal
Incredible India

Middle East
Arab.net
OPEC - Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Struggle for Peace from CNN
You be the Judge on Hamurabi’s Code

Cyprus
Virtual Tour of Cyprus
Welcome to Cyprus - Official Website of the Cyprus Tourism Organization

Egypt
British Museum of Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Antiquity Information
Guardian's Ancient Egypt Kids Connection

Israel
InfoTour Israel Tourist Guide
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Qatar
The Country of Qatar

8th Grade-Georgia

Geography & General Information
About North Georgia
CityScapes - Profiles on the history, people, government and economy of 173 Georgia cities
Georgia Info - General Information, Maps, Voter Registration, Government, Cities, Tourism
Golden Isles Navigator - St. Simons Island & Coastal Georgia
Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites
National Park Service
Vintage Atlanta Postcards
Georgia's Virtual Vault - Digital Treasures from the Georgia Archives

Government & Economics
Electoral College-US Government for Kids FirstGov - U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
Georgia Info - General Information, Maps, Voter Registration, Special Purpose Government, Cities, Tourism
Georgia - State Homepage
Georgia State Flag
Thomas - U. S. Congress Legislative Information
IRS - Internal Revenue Service
Project Vote Smart Supreme Court of the United States
TeenGOV
United States House of Representatives

History
Georgia's Virtual Vault - Digital Treasures from the Georgia Archives
Biographies of North Georgia
Chronology of Georgia
Georgia History - UGA
North Georgia History
This Day in Georgia History - Find out what happened on your birthday

Vanishing Georgia - photographs spanning over 100 years of Georgia history

Colonial South
American Centuries: Views from New England Mary Musgrove Religion and the Founding of the American Republic
Rare Map Collection - Colonial America - UGA Hargrett Rare Book and Map Collection
Toonahowi (nephew of Tomochichi)

Colonies and Revolution
American Revolution - National Discussions of our Revolutionary Origins Archiving Early America - historic documents from 18th century America
Colonial Williamsburg
Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention - primary source documents from the American Memory Collection
The History Place: American Revolution
Jamestown Online Adventure
Kettle Creek Battle Field
Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior

19th Century
The Civil War - Alton C. Crews Middle School Civil War page
Lewis and Clark Timeline
A Digital History of the Reconstruction Era The Eli Whitney Museum

20th Century
American Cultural History: Timeline-- the 20th Century
Associated Press Timeline of the 20th Century
Remembering Pearl Harbor - National Geographic

General Resources
African American Lives
Altapedia - full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
American Memory Collections from the Library of Congress
CIA World Factbook
Browse the World at MrDowling.com
Geographic.org - info. about countries, flags, maps, country ranks, people
Library of Congress Country Studies
Mr. Dowling Electronic Passport
Nation by Nation
National Geographic
National Geographic for Kids
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Freedom - The History of US - from PBS
Time and Date - world clock, time zone convertor, calendar
The Whitehouse -issues, news, speeches
World InfoZone - adds an international perspective to education with country and cultural profiles, Newslink, country features, and global communication.
Georgia's Virtual Vault - Digital Treasures from the Georgia Archives

Current Events
News and Weather
Time for Kids

Currency
Currency Converter
World Paper Money

Flags
Coloring Book Flags
Flags of the World

Maps
American Fact Finder - Thematic U.S. maps based on census data
American Memory Map Collection - Library of Congress Historical Maps 1544 to 1996
Color Landform Atlas of the United States - topographic, relief, satellite
Topozone - topographic maps of the U.S.

World Maps
Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Changes
Infoplease Atlas
ISSEarthKam
National Geographic Xpeditions
Outline Maps Outline Maps of the Countries and Continents of the World
Perry-Casteneda Map Collection - small scale reference maps
Map Machine - National Geographic atlas, political and physical maps
MapQuest

Population Statistics
Human Population through History
World Population Information from 1950-2050

Foods and Recipes from Around the World
Ethnic Dishes
The Food Timeline
RecipeSource- Ethnic cuisines by region