Social Studies Resources on the
Web for Grade 11
U.S.
History | U.S.Government
| Economics | African-American
History | Humanities
World History
| World Geography
Web Resources
for U.S. History
- Grimsley
Media Center Selected Websites - American History
- This site provides a comprehensive list of internet resources
for learning about the U.S. History. In the "American Through
Time" section, the user can follow links to learn about
American history from the colonial period through the present
with each decade represented. Another section focuses on revolutions,
wars and conflicts in American history. Multicultural American
includes links to information on Native Americans as well as
African-Americans, Jewish Americans, Asian Americans and Latinos.
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- North,
South, East, West: American Indians and the Natural World
- The Carnegie Museum of Natural History provides this beautiful
website that focuses on Native Americans from the four regions
of the United States. Through exploration of the four cultures
at this site, the user can examine the belief systems and philosophies
that guided these natives as they interacted with the physical
world.
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- High
School Hub: U.S. History and Government
- U.S. History, photographs, and maps can be accessed from
this collection of web resources. Links to the branches of the
U.S. government and information on U.S. politics in also included.
Web Resources
for U.S. Government
- Grimsley
Media Center Selected Websites - U.S. Government
- This site provides a wealth of internet resources for learning
about the U.S. Government. Use this site to access information
on the White House, President's Cabinet, the Constitution, and
the Supreme Court. Links to federal agencies and the legislative
branch of the government are also provided.
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- High
School Hub: U.S. History and Government
- U.S. History, photographs, and maps can be accessed from
this collection of web resources. Links to the branches of the
U.S. government and information on U.S. politics in also included.
Web Resources for Economics
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- EcEdWeb
Economic Education
- The purpose of this site is to provide information for economics
education in all forms and at all levels. Information includes
links to economic sites, stocks and funds, government budgets,
person finance and a wide variety of economic issues.
Web
Resources for African-American History
Web Resources for
the Humanities
- Grimsley
Media Center Selected Websites - Humanities
- The Humanities site at Grimsley High School offers web resources
for a wide variety of cultural information. Topics include ancient
world cultures, world civilizations, medieval and renaissance
history. There are also links to cultural and art information
for many countries around the world.
Web Resources for
World History
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- Grimsley
Media Center Selected Websites - World History
- This site provides a wealth of internet resources for World
History. There are links to general sites for world history,
ancient world cultures, medieval and renaissance history, and
the modern world. Other links focus on the Holocaust, the Cold
War, the Nuclear Age and the 20th century. Resources are also
provided for African history, history of the Americas, history
of Asia and the Far East and history of western Europe, eastern
Europe and Russia.
Web Resources for
World Geography
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- The
CIA World Factbook 2000
- This online resource includes information and maps on every
country in the world.
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- The Library
of Congress Country Studies
- This website contains a collection of online books with information
about 101 countries and regions of the world. A search engine
is available or the user can browse the site.
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- Future
Culture Links
- Travel to any country in the world and learn about the people
who inhabit the planet.
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- World
Civilizations
- World civilizations can be explored using this online anthology.
Glossaries, atlases and internet resources can be accessed from
this site.
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- Cultural Debates
Online
- Learn about global issues, read and write opinions, and share
your opinions with others at this site.
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Please send URL's for additional web resources,
comments, and/or questions to:
Cindy
Cooper
This site was last updated on January 1, 2001.
