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www.access.gpo.gov/ |
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U.S. Government Printing Office |
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Site contains links to
government sites |
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7th and 12th |
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such as the Supreme Court and a link |
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on various gov't topics for grades K-12. |
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www.house.gov/ |
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U.S. House of Representatives |
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Site contains members'
offices, |
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organization and task forces |
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7th and 12th |
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www.senate.gov/ |
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U.S. Senate |
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Site contains news about Senate, |
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members, and a link for more learning |
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www.people.memphis.edu/~history/histres.html |
Dept. of History, University
of |
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Contains many links for history
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6th-12th |
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Memphis |
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,guides,lists,ways to do historical res. |
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www.loc.gov |
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Library of Congress |
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Contains a plethera of information
for U.S. |
6th-11th |
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, and world history. Many original docs. |
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www.supremecourtus.gov/index.html |
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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Contains info. about the Court, opinions, |
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7th and 12th |
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court rulings, ect. |
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www. Edsitement.neh.gov |
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Edsitement |
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Site contians lesson plans for History |
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6th-12th |
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teachers |
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www.learningshortcuts.com/main.html |
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The Mental Edge |
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Source of study materials for members |
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All Grades |
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www.awesomelibrary.org/ |
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The Awesome Library |
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Info. On all subj. incl. Soc. St. |
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6th-12th |
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www.mountvernon.org/ |
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George Washington's Mount Vernon |
Site contains info. On Mt.
Vernon and |
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10th |
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Estate |
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classroom activities |
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www.americanhistory.about.com/?once=true& |
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About.com American History |
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Excellent site for Amer. His. Resources |
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6th-12th |
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and articles |
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www.supersurf.com/ |
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World Safari |
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Site has info. On history, society, people |
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7th and 9th |
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, and basic maps of many countries |
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*http://i-cias.com/e.o/index.htm |
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Encyclopedia of the Orient |
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Good site for Middle East and North |
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7th-9th |
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African countries, people, and places |
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www.theodora.com/flags/flags.html |
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Flags of all Countries |
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Site contains flags of the
world with |
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7th,9th |
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info.on geopgraphical topics of countries |
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www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/ |
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National Geographic |
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Contains maps from all over world. |
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7th |
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*http://travel.excite.com/index.html |
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Excite.com |
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Info. About countries around the world |
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www.geographia.com/ |
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Geographia.com |
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Contains geographical info and info |
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7th, 9th |
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about culture and history |
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www.globalcomputing.com/states.html |
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Global Computing |
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Site containing links to home pgs of |
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7th,10th,11th |
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50 US states |
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*http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html |
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Color Landform Atlas of the US |
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Contains color lanform atlas of the US |
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7th,10th |
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excellent site |
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www.cr.nps.gov/colherit.htm |
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Links to the Past(Nat'l Park Svc) |
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Explores America's cultural resources |
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6,9,10,11th |
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www.timeforkids.com/TFK/explore/index.html |
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Time For Kids |
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Explore various countries and cultures |
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7th |
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www.virtualfreesites.com/museums.interest.html |
Welcome to Virtual Tours |
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Virtual tours of various locations |
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7th(primarily) |
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www.aquiz.com/page6.html |
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QuizStar |
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Site where Geogrphy Quizzes are found |
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7th |
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www.americanpresidents.org/ |
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American Pres.: Life Portraits |
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Contains video
archieve of Amer. Pres. |
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7,10,12th |
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incl facts, events, places, and
mat'ls |
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www.irs.gov/ |
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Internal Revenue Service |
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Tax Info. |
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Economics-12 |
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www.teachwithmovies.org/heritage-list.htm |
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Teach with Movies |
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Site give list of movies
available to teach various |
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6th-12th |
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topics in US and World history |
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www.50states.com/ |
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50 States.com |
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50 states and capitals and other info |
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7th |
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about the state chosen |
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*http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ |
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The American Presidency |
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An extensive resource for material about |
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7,10,11,12th |
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America's Presidents |
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http://www.kv5.com/intro.html |
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Theban Mapping Project |
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A resource for studying Egypt |
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7-9th |
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http://www.civilization.ca/indexe.asp |
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Civilization.ca |
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A resource on Canadian history and
culture |
7-8th |
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This is a virtual museum |
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www.firstladies.org |
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National First Ladies Library |
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Links to White House and Lib. Of
Congress |
6-12th |
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and resources for the First Ladies |
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*http://history.about.com/ |
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The History Net |
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Excellent history archive site (US, |
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6-12th |
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African, European, Classical, ect. |
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http://www.alabar.org |
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Alabama State Bar |
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Various links to other Bar Assocaiations |
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12th |
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Government and law site |
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www.dot.gov |
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Dept. of Transportation |
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Government site |
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7,12th |
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http://www.aacap.org/ |
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Amer. Academy of Adolescent |
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Disorders and prbs. Related to children |
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Psychology |
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and Child Psychiatry |
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http://www.adaa.org/ |
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Anxiety Disorder Assoc. of Amer. |
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Info about anxiety disorders |
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Psychology |
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http://www.psych.org/ |
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Amer. Psychiatric Assoc. |
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Resource of psychiatric publications |
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Psychology |
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http://www.westvirginia.com/ |
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West Virginia- Wild and Wonderful |
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Info. About West Virginia |
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7th |
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/ |
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The White House |
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Press briefings, tours, news, history of |
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7,12th |
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the White House |
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http://www.counseling.org/ |
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American Counseling Assoc. |
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Professional development and resources |
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Psychology |
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for counseling |
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http://www.nasponline.org/index2.html |
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Nat'l Assoc of School Psychologists |
Link providing info on becoming a school |
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Psychology |
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psychologist |
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http://www.apa.org/ |
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American Psychological Assoc. |
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Link providing resouces on
various |
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Psychology |
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psychological topics |
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http://www.biblical-counsel.org/ |
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Biblical Counseling Assoc. |
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Provides articles on counseling from a |
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Psychology |
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Biblical viewpoint |
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*http://online.wsj.com/public/us |
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Wall Street Journal |
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Provides economic and finacial news |
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Economics |
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http://www.powerup.com.au/~ancient/tut1.htm |
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Material on King Tut and links to |
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7-9th |
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Egyptian history |
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http://www.kent.wednet.edu/curriculum/ |
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"King Tut" |
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Info on King Tut and pictures |
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7-9th |
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soc_studies/Egypt/tut.html |
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http://www.historyplace.com/ |
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The History Place |
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Interesting site primarily with US History |
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6-12th |
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articles and photos and homework help |
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http://www.historychannel.com/ |
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The History Channel |
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Excellent resource for info on historical |
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6-12th |
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topics |
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http://www.earlyamerica.com/ |
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Archiving Early America |
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Provides resources for studying the 18th |
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9-11th |
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Century (US) people, places, and times |
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http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/ |
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Genealogy of US Presidents |
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Provides a basic genealogy for Pres. |
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7,12th |
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genealogy/presidents/presidents |
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http://www.tlc.discovery.com/ |
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The Learning Channel |
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Resource for world history and WW II |
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6,8,9,11th |
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http://www.sectur.gov.ar/eng/menu.htm |
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Argentina |
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Web site containing info on Argentina |
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7th |
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*http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/ |
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Virtual Jamestown |
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Includes maps,records, references, |
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10th |
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jamestown/siteindex.html |
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first-hand accounts about Jamestown |
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http://www.apva.org/jr.html |
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Jamestown Rediscovery |
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Investigates the remains of Jamestown |
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10th |
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1607 on the APVA property. History |
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of this town is given. |
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http://www.jamestowne.org/history0.htm |
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Jamestowne Society |
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Gives detainled timeline, brief history, |
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10th |
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and charters |
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*http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/ |
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The Making of America |
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Digital library of
primary sources from |
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6,9-11th |
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the antebellum period through
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Reconstruction. (1800-1925) |
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http://www.cgocable.net/~jstam/History_of_ |
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A Brief History Of Ancient Rome |
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Gives description of history of Roman |
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8th |
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Rome.html |
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Empire from its beginnings to its fall. |
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*http://198.248.56.50/~jjackson/oly.html |
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The Olympians |
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Gives listing and links
to history about |
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8th |
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Greek gods |
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http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/8991 |
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Mythology |
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History of Roman mythology
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8th |
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/roman.html |
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its characters |
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http://www.drhistory.org/intro_frames.html |
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Dr. Silvestri's WWW Ancient |
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Good resource for World History- some |
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8th |
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World History Resource |
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info is still in progess |
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*http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/intro01.html |
Continental Congress and The |
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Excellent resource for history of Cont. |
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7,10,12th |
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Constitutional Convention |
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Congress and Const. Convention |
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http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/ |
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Internet Modern History Sourcebook |
Very large resouce site
for all subjects |
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6-12th |
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modsbook.html |
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in History |
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http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica |
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Archiving Early Ameica: Exploring |
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Provides original writings of Early
America |
10,12th |
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/index.html |
the World of Early America |
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www.geocities.com/amenhotep.geo/main.html |
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The Ancient Egypy Site |
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Provides detailed search of
Egyptian |
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7,9th |
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history, bibliograhy, language, ect. |
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http://www.roman-empire.net/index.html |
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The Roman Empire |
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Interactive/ Illastrated history of Roman |
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8th |
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Empire |
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www.ireland.iol.ie/~coolmine/typ/romans/emap.html |
Roman Empire |
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Includes various maps and info on R.E. |
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7th,8th |
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www.exovedate.com/ancient_timeline_one.html |
Timeline: Ancient Rome |
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Provides a chronological
index of the |
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8th |
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history of ancient Rome w/links |
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http://www.indiana.edu/~kglowack/athens/ |
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The Ancient City of Athens |
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Photograhic archive of the archealogical |
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7,8th |
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and architectual remains of this city. |
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www.culture.gr/2/21/214/21405m/e21405m1.html |
National Archaeological Museum |
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Contains collections
representative of |
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8th/Art |
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of Athens |
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Greek culture. |
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www.discodesigns.com/asa1/flagring/flag.html |
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Save Old Glory: Its Our Flag |
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Information on the U.S.
Flag and its |
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6-12th |
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importance |
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http://www.arose4ever.com/roses/starsb.htm |
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The Star Spangled Banner |
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The words to this patriotic song. |
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6-12th |
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http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/ |
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The Gettysburg Address |
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Contains drafts,
transalations of this |
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10th |
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speech and other material on this topic |
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*http://julen.net/ancient/History/index.html |
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The Ancient World Web |
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A basic search engine with links |
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to various history topics |
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*http://isca.indiana.edu/links.html |
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Counseling Resources |
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Excellent sources for many
counseling |
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Psychology |
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topics |
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*http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/schoo/couns.html |
Online Counseling Resources |
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Resources for counseling
(college, |
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Psychology |
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financial aid, and high school) |
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http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/fedcs.html |
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Federal Gove't Resources |
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Info on gov't jobs and links to gov't sites |
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11-12th |
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http://www.mapquest.com/ |
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MapQuest Homepage |
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Contains all kinds of maps |
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Geography-7 |
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http://www.personalitypage.com/ |
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The Personality Page |
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Includes a short version of Jung-Myers' |
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Psychology |
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Personality Inventory and info on what |
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personality types are. |
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*http://usacitylink.com/ |
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USA City Link |
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Gives links to most US cities |
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Geography-7 |
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www.yakscorner.com/animal/archives.html |
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Yak's Corner |
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Gives pictures and info on amazing |
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6,9-10th |
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animals |
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