Social Studies Websites

Check out these helpful sites below

General History Websites

Address

Description
www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/ Enchanted Learning -- Mainly US Geography
http://www.u-s-history.com A great overview of US Historical topics.  Divided into era
www.historychannel.com The History Channel -- Brief summaries of Historical topics
www.pbs.org General source of historical information sorted by topic
www.time.com You can read articles from TIME Magazine -- Great for Current Events
www.cnn.com/studentnews Great for up to the minute current events -- designed for students. Read and/or watch videos!
ClassZone - Creating America Our 8th Grade Textbook Website
http://www.quia.com/jg/495990.html Review for 8th grade final exam -- Fun review games
Online review games Online Review games for various units

 

General Resource/Internet Search Sites

www.google.com General search site for just about anything-pictures too.
www.refdesk.com The Single Best Source for Facts -- can be overwhelming!!
www.alltheweb.com Another great search site for any subject matter.
Shen Middle School Libraries Search the Shen Middle School Online databases and more -- see your librarian for additional Log-in and Passwords.
http://www.noodletools.com/ A free bibliography maker -- Great for research papers.  Open  "NoodleBib Express" and answer the questions asked to complete a proper bibliography citation.
Times Union Newspaper Capital Region Newspaper
Harry the Cat A great list of News links from around the world.
World War I Trench Warfare Site A detailed site of Trench Warfare that was fought during WW I.
Tenement Museum Site The Tenement Museum in NYC -- Visited, via the Computer Lab, as part of our Immigration Unit

 

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