Social Science

The African-American Mosaic: African-American Culture & History
African-American experiences in America; table of contents useful.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html

America from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from FSA-OWI, 1935-1945
Color and black and white photos from the Depression; popular requests photos or staff selections.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html

American FactFinder (information from the Census)
U.S. Census Bureau search including profiles of states, cities, and counties.
http://factfinder.census.gov/java_prod/
dads.ui.homePage.HomePage

American Folklife Center
Information and recordings including recording clips from Afro-American spirituals, worksongs, and ballads; recording clips of Southern folksingers in 1939; use "listen to this recording."
http://lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/

American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election
Recordings by subject, keyword, speakers; use "listen to this recording."
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/nfhome.html

American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
Library of Congress online resources. Search by collection or keyword. Today in History. Learning Page includes search help, activities, and lesson ideas.
http://memory.loc.gov/

The Big Picture Archive: On-line Puzzles
Online history jigsaw puzzles including Heroines and Heroes, Play Ball, Turn of the Century, and Summer Days.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/activity/puzzle/
puzintro.html

Black Facts Online
Can be searched by date, keyword, or topic for black History facts.
http://www.blackfacts.com/

By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789 - Clinton
Library of Congress pictures of the Presidents and First Ladies from 1789 - 1999.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/odmdhtml/preshome.html

Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Alphabetical listing of chiefs of state and cabinet members of governments other than the United States.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/index.html

Constitution Day
Information from the National Archives and Records Administration about the Constitution and its signers.
http://www.nara.gov/education/teaching/constitution/
home.html

Consumer's Resource Handbook
Online information from the Consumer Information Center including consumer tips about car repair, car purchase, telephone sales, home financing, and credit reports; Consumer Assistance Directory includes information about National Consumer Information, Better Business Bureaus, and Consumer Protection Offices.
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/crh/respref.htm

Country Studies: Area Handbooks
Information about 100 countries; some with photographs, maps, and charts.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

Document Analysis Worksheets
Worksheets to analyze documents including written documents, photographs, cartoon, posters, and maps.
http://www.nara.gov/education/classrm.html

The Oyez Project: Supreme Court
Information about the Supreme Court including list of justices, cases, and Today in Supreme Court History.
http://oyez.nwu.edu/

Places in the News
Information about countries or regions in the news.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/plnews.html

Social Security and You
Download Social Security and You teacher's kit.
http://www.ssa.gov/teacher/teacher.html

Song Lyrics
This link has all sorts of lyrics and lyric sites - pop, fold, showtunes, etc. Helpful for writing projects.
http://www.lyricsconnection.com/

Teaching Tolerance
Information about and articles from Teaching Tolerance magazine with emphasis on tolerance, diversity, and justice.
http://www.splcenter.org/teachingtolerance/tt-index.html

This Day in History
Information about what happened in history on today's date.
http://www.historychannel.com/

Today in History
Today in history from the Library of Congress.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html

Today in History
Links to many sites with today in history information.
http://www.tntech.edu/WWW/ACAD/HIST/today.html

United States House of Representatives
Information about the House of Representatives including bills, roll call votes, and reports; visit web sites of Representatives.
http://www.house.gov/

The White House
Information from the White House including summaries from press releases, hot topics, archives of White House documents, Citizen's Handbook, e-mailing the President and Vice President, and Federal Services information links.
http://www.whitehouse.gov