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Houghton-Mifflin
Houghton Mifflin Social Studies Grade 5- United States History		 Animated Atlas
This 10 minute presentation illustrates the growth of the US from the original 13 states in 1789 to 2000 		50 States
50 States- facts about all 50 states		 American States
Links to the official home page of each of the fifty United States
PBS - African American World
African American World		 Map Zone
Interactive website to teach mapping skills		 PBS Kids - Your Vote Counts
The Democracy Project: Inside the Voting Booth Consider why it is important to vote, examine times in U.S. election history when one vote made a difference in an election's outcome, learn several historical facts about voting and vote in a mock issues survey. 		World Atlas
Tons of maps!
Funbrain - Where is That?
Funbrain game in which students must identify countries, states and capitals. 		Enchanted Learning - Zoom Explorers
Enchanted Learning- Explorers		 U.S. Veterans Affairs
Kids learning about Veterans Affairs (VA)		 Kids.gov
The official kids portal for the US Government
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress		 Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Institution- the world's largest museum complex and research organization composed of 19 museums and 9 research centers		 Smithsonian for Kids
Smithsonian for Kids		 Constitution Day
Official “Constitution Day” site
National Archives
The National Archives		 Abe Lincoln's Crossroads
Abraham Lincoln’s Crossroads is an educational game based on the traveling exhibition Lincoln: The Constitution & the Civil War		 Ben's Guide
US Government for Kids		 PBS - Way Back Presidents
American Experience: Wayback: Presidents: The Secret History Hit a fictitious campaign trail to check out historic and unusual campaign memorabilia from American presidential campaigns, and explore a dossier of little-known "presidential secrets."
PBS Kids - Newsflash 5
News Flash Five Get weekly updates on election-related stories in both audio and text formats from this Web-exclusive news site for kids.		 BBC - History for Kids
History for Kids		 Scholastic - Puzzled States
Puzzled States		 Walk the Plank
Facts about Christopher Columbus
Time for Kids
Time for Kids		 National Geographic for Kids
National Geographic for Kids		 Google Earth
Google Earth- a 3D interface to the planet 		Kid Info
Kid Info- information about the USA
Exploring Florida
Social Studies Resources for Students and Teachers		 My Florida
My Florida		 Cyber School Bus
Provides children a world view of mankind and the global issues we face. 		National Parks
National Park Service
Peace Corps for Kids
Peace Corps for Kids site		 Jefferson County
Social Studies 		Sheppard Software - USA Games
USA_Games		 History Central
History Central- Major Events of the Revolutionary War
Huntington Library - Gold Rush
Be a part of the California Gold Rush		 Kids Geo
has FREE online Geography games for U.S. and World Geography		 PBS Kids - The Democracy Project
Be President for a Day Explore the job requirements for the U.S. Presidency, identify the different people the President might meet with in an average day and experience the President's typical agenda with this online interactive activity. 		National Geographic - GeoBee
Test your geography smarts right here online. Each day we'll post ten questions from the National Geographic Bee.
Colonial Williamsburg
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation operates the world’s largest living history museum in Williamsburg, Virginia