Middle School Social Studies
World History
Greek Resources
Odyssey Online – Ancient Greece – Nice overview, easy to read , good
pictures.
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/homepg.html
Daily Life in Ancient Greece http://members.aol.com/bkdonnclass/Greeklife.html
Voyage Back in Time to Ancient Greece –written for elementary school students , but it is a good source of information http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/greecerome/civ.html
Ancient Greece E-Museum http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/
The Greeks Interactive http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/igreeks/index.html
Western Civilization- Greece http://history.evansville.net/greece.html#Resources
Ancient
Greece from Teacher Oz- http://www.teacheroz.com/greeks.html
Major Collection of Internet Links about
Ancient Greeks – From PBS – “The Greeks” companion site.http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/htmlver/index.html
The Real Story of The Ancient Olympic Games http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/research/Exp_Rese_Disc/Mediterranean/Olympics/olympicintro.shtml
Lesson
Plan/Webquests
Ancient Greek Webquest-
good plan, but some of the links need updating http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Subway/6560/index.html
Lesson Plans on ancient Greece: based on PBS show “The Greeks”, but can be used with
other information sources. http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/htmlver/index.html
Unit/Project Plan from Leestown Middle – Fayette County http://teach.fcps.net/PET/Units/leestown2.htm
Ancient Greek Olympics in the
Classroom http://members.aol.com/MrDonnUnits/GreekOlympics.html#TOP
Egypt
NGA The Quest for Immortality Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Ancient
Egypt- from The British Museum. So good you feel like
you are there... interactive stories and challenge activities.
Ancient
Egypt Discovery Case from Royal Ontario Museum
Ancient Egypt Webquest
- Do you accept the mission? Excellent activities and research resources
Ancient Egyptian
Webquest 2 - explore an ancient civilization with this great project and
resource list
Rome
Ancient Rome Daily Life
Ancient Rome Images and Pictures
Mrs. Wahl's Ancient Rome Links
EyeWitness To The Ancient World
United
States History
America's
Cultural History-explore each decade from 1900 until
today.
Mississippian Moundbuilders
and Artifacts
Frontier House - could you survive on an 1880's
homestead?
Research Sources
ClassroomClipart - Historical Clipart and Pictures
Animated Atlas
How Far Between Cities?
Surface distance between points of Latitude and Longitude
America's Library
THE BRITISH MUSEUM World of Money, Money and Society
Central Intelligence Agency
Flags Of The World
History Channel
Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers- a comprehensive
resource compiled by a university education professor.
WebQuests, Activities
Test Your Geography Knowledge
Look Who's Footing the Bill!, a WebQuest
Welcome To Decisions, Decisions Online
Stock Market Game Worldwide
Lewis and Clark @ nationalgeographic.com
The Underground Railroad @ nationalgeographic.com
A Slave Rescue Quest
Yankee Blue or Rebel Grey? A Civil War Webquest
"Keep
The Fire Burning" Web quest exploring the 20th Century with Billy
Joel's Song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Cultural Debates online - a free resource from Tom Snyder focusing on
different viewpoints on topical issues.
The Heifer Project International- help enrich others with small amounts of
money that can literally change lives in developing countries
Explorers
Discoverers Web Alphabetical list
Explorers - Internet Detectives - MMSD
Explorers' Hall of Fame
Explorers of the Americas - EnchantedLearning.com
Explorers of the New World
Welcome to Virtual Explorers