Social Studies Resources

General Social Studies Sites:

Kings Social Science

Mr. Nussbaum Social Studies

Factmonster

Reference Desk

dMarie Time Capsule- plug in a date and see what was happening!

History Mystery

Kidport Social Studies

Digital History

Maps and Map Resources:

Interactive Atlas

InfoNation

NationMaster and StateMaster- find statistical information for nations or states

Map Maker

I Know That! Social Studies

Latitude and Longitude

Definitions

Xpeditions- interactive latitude and longitude practice

Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia archeological dig

Ancient Mesopotamia

Collapse of Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia – The British Museum’s interactive site on Mesopotamia

Cuneiform

Cuneiform numbers

The Assyrians

Hammurabi’s Code

BBC History- Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia Artifacts

National Geographic- Mesopotamia Video

Mesopotamia Food

Egypt

Ancient Egypt- The British Museums interactive site on Ancient Egypt

General Information on Ancient Egypt

Collection of Sites on Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt- Kid Connection

Ancient Egypt Scavenger Hunt

Interactive Map of Egypt

BBC- Build a Pyramid

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece for Kids

Ancient Greece- The British Muneum’s Interactive site on Ancient Greece

Daily Greek Life

PBS Interactive Greece

The Ancient City of Athens

Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome for Kids

ThinkQuest: Rome

BBC: The Romans

Daily Life in Ancient Rome

Virtual Tour of Roman Ruins

Nova Roma- Roman Numeral Converter

Floor Plan of a Roman House