Holocaust Museum and Resource Center
This site focuses on the cultural and spiritual aspects of Jewish life that existed during the Holocaust -- the art, music and literature that was produced in the ghettoes, forests and camps while the Nazis were trying to extinguish the Jewish population.
Unites States Holocaust Memorial Museum
This site brings you information on the documentation, study and interpretation of Holocaust history. Includes information on various projects and contests hosted by the museum as well as a poetry program.
Ann Frank House
This site give you information on Ann, the Ann Frank house, and Ann's diary. Includes photographs.
The Jewish Student Online Resouce Center (JSORCE)
This site is a cyber encyclopedia of Jewish history and culture that covers everything from anti-Semitism to Zionism.
The Holocaust
This site is a great resource and includes links to Anne Frank, the camps, the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial, statistics, timelines, and many more.
Hunger
Extra!
A cynical look at the New York Times' coverage of the famine crisis in Africa, published by Extra! "Extra! is FAIR's hard-hitting bimonthly magazine of well-documented media criticism."
The Hunger Site
This site allows you to donate more than a cup of food by simply clicking on a button. Corporate sponsors pay for the food. There are also links to articles about how you can help and on hunger facts.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
With articles titled, "Bridging the gap in rice production," "One third of farm animal breeds face extinction," "Putting ability before disability in Thailand and Cambodia," and "FAO to participate in global launch of UN funding appeals," this site has a lot of information for researchers.
World Hunger Year
This site includes information about fundraisers and activism. It also contains links to some detailed statistics about hunger in the United States.
Ethics Updates
This site includes links to information on world hunger and a link to a PowerPoint or Shockwave ™ presentation about the "whys" of helping impoverished countries.
The Success Foundation
Lists its mission statement and is easy to navigate. Although there isn't a lot of statistical information here, there are links to get in touch with the organization. The opportunities for primary source information and resources seem to be particularly good with this organization.
Save the Children
Focuses its work on the plight of children around the world. The page indicates that much of its activity has been toned down to concentrate on children caught in the Israel/Palestine fighting of this year. There are also links to other areas of crisis, and a page that links to available jobs- a quick connection to help students see what career paths are available in this area of service.
Starvation.net
Put together by LoveEarth, this hard-hitting site starts off with an article relating to hunger relief, and a map simulating the number of deaths around the world due to starvation. There are also tickers indicating the current world population and the number of deaths this year due to starvation.
Immigration - Ellis Island
Fourth Grade Ellis Island Journal Project
This is a WebQuest that simulates how it might have been for immigrants coming to America by having students make a scrapbook of pictures, journal entries, letters, artifacts, inspection papers, currency, identification papers and other items that were necessary to be processed at Ellis Island.
Port of Entry
This site takes students on a journey where they assume the role of historical detective and search for clues to America's past by looking at pictures, and answering probing questions about the pictures.
Impeachment
The Jurist: The Law Professors' Network
A guide to resources on policies and procedures of impeachment and censure.
Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment
This report was written by the judiciary committee in 1974, after Watergate. It provides the history, grounds, and proper uses of the impeachment of presidents.
ABCNews: Contemplating the I-Word
A great introduction for students to learn basics of impeachment procedures, as it relates to President Clinton.
Industrial Revolution
Kid Info: Immigration and the Industrial Revolution
This site is a gateway page to many American History sites. The sites are organized by topic and include 15 links specific to the Industrial Revolution. There is a link to a timeline, people, steam engines, and load of other topics. This site is well worth a visit as a first stop.
Women in World History: The Plight of Women's Work in the Early Industrial Revolution in England and Wales
A lesson in the life of women during the Industrial Revolution, this site gives a brief background of some of the effects of the time period. There are links to individual articles and more information on related topics.
Industrial Revolution (A WebQuest)
In this WebQuest, students take the role of members of the English Parliament during the early stages of the Industrial Revolution. They are asked to simulate the English government, write bills, and defend bills related to the issues at hand.
Industrial Revolution Think Quest
This Think Quest leads students through answering many questions about the Industrial Revolution. It is good as a resource for students to identify what the important aspects, dates, and facts are. There are also links to inventions, and questions prompt the student to identify the most important inventions.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Timeline Page
This award-winning Web site was created by a group of students at Buckman Elementary in Oregon. They trace the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and include accompanying original drawings with each stage in his life.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Here teachers can find lesson plans for their students, audio clips of some of Dr. Martin Luther King's famous speeches, and more. This Web site was created by the folks at the Seattle Times newspaper.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
This site designed by Western Michigan University's Department of Political Science includes an informative timeline that includes highlights from the Montgomery Bus Boycott to the March on Washington as well as a biography and excerpts of his written work.
MLK Jr., Classic Images
This amazing photo gallery is brought to us by Time LIFE magazine. It includes both famous and rare pictures of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr..
Leadership
Management House, Inc. Thoughts on Leadership
Cites quotes by famous leaders.
Lenni Lenape Indians
Thunder Mountain Lenape Nation
This site, hosted by the Thunder Mountain Lenape Nation, includes information about culture, spirituality, history, lifestyles, food, pow-wows, and more. Listen to the Lenape music; read Lenape stories; find out about visiting their library and cultural center. Includes links to related sites.
Lenni Lenape Historical Society
This non-profit organization was started by the Lenape descendants in Allentown, PA. Includes information on the history of the Lenni Lenape, archaeology, Indianology, Lenape families today, places to visit, book lists, on-line shopping, and more.
On-Line Communicator
Hosted by a media buff, this site includes links on Native Americans and a page of links devoted entirely to the Indians of Pennsylvania and theDelaware Valley. Links include tribal Web sites, history and research, and culture.
The Nanticoke Lenni Lenape Indians of New Jersey
This site includes an overview of the Nanticoke Indians, a sound clip, and pictures of gatherings and pow-wows.
The Indian King Tavern Museum
This site contains a significant amount of textual information on the Lenni Lenape Indians along with many pictures of people and artifacts. The Indian King Tavern Museum is located in Haddonfield, NJ. Hoag Levins, author of the site, is vice president and executive editor of APBnews.com, a national Web site and news service focused on crime, justice and safety events and issues.
Lesson Plans
History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers
The major purpose of this home page is to encourage the use of the World Wide Web as a tool for learning and teaching and to provide some help for K-12 teachers in locating and using resources on the Internet in the classrooms.
Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers
This site has been designated a Pacific Bell Blue Web 'N Site. You can find a host of lesson plans and other useful resources including educational standards and curriculum frameworks. A must visit site!
Online Resources
A bountiful site! This site contains categorized links to online resources in social studies. Categories of links include: "US History and Government," "World History and Global Studies," "Individual Countries," and "General Resources."
Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Clark
PBS designed this Web site to accompany the documentary film, "The Journey of The Corps of Discovery." It is rich in resources and content information, including an archive area and a section on Native Americans. There is a wealth of information here.
Lewis and Clark's Historical Trail
If you're looking for excerpts from the journals of Lewis and Clark, a timeline, maps and biographies, then this is the site for you. This well-designed site allows you to explore the details of their journey in a chronological fashion.
Go West Across America With Lewis & Clark
This site, created and maintained by National Geographic, is designed for students to virtually embark on the Lewis & Clark journey. Students budget for the expedition and keep a journal as they proceed. This site offers a great way for learners to gain a unique perspective of the Oregon Trail.
Lewis and Clark Historical Trail
This site includes historical maps, a history of the Lewis and Clark expedition and a look at what the trail looks like today. The Web site is brought to us by the National Park Service.
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Check out this site to read about Nelson Mandela's profile and a brief biography.
The long Walk of Nelson Mandela
This is a very comprehensive site covering the life of Nelson Mandela. It discusses his boyhood and its effect on his beliefs, about Mandela's revolutionary days, the time he was imprisoned and the man as a loving husband.
First Person: Nelson Mandela
Here you'll find information about Nelson Mandela, such as his personal and professional biography, a quiz, and further links about his life as a South African leader.
Mandela Speaks
This is a compilation of Nelson's most famous speeches, statements and writings from the 1950's until today.
Maritime History
Blackbeard Lives!
Interactive Internet at its best! Landlubbers of all ages will enjoy both the educational and entertaining activities located at this site.
Mayan Indians
Mayan Indians Oppose University Research
This is an article about issues very important to Mayan Indians in southern Mexico. Click above to find out.
Guatemala - War to Exterminate Mayan Indians
Guatemala is still in a 40+ year-old civil war, and the Mayan Indians are feeling the brunt of the conflict. The sad irony of this is that Mayan symbols, as majestic as they are, are used all over Guatemala on national beer labels and washing machine billboards to sell products. Yet, because Mayans persist in their own non-Hispanic cultural ways, they are singled out and brutally eliminated.
Mayan Indian Recipes!
Don't be fooled by the url title (Japanese cookbook?). This site has several authentic Mayan recipes for you to try out this season. Enjoy!
Photo Archive of Mayan Art, Artifacts, etc.
Awesome collection of Mayan art and artifacts. Also aerial views of Mayan temples, QuickTime VR movies, and exhibits.
