Social+Studies

=__//**Social Studies Web Site Suggestions**//__= http://oldbluewebdesigns.com/mybeautifulamerica.htm
 * My Beautiful America**

http://sqooltube.com/
 * Educational Videos**

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/
 * GeoBee Challenge** (10 new questions are posted daily.)

http://www.harvestofhistory.org/explore.html
 * Harvest of History** (Find out where your food comes from, how and where it grows, and compare life in 1845 with our modern world.)

http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/kids/springer/
 * You Be the Historian** (Explore objects and documents to discover how historians learn about the past and what life was like 200 years ago.)

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html
 * Color Atlas of the United States**

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
 * Background Notes on Various Countries**

http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/
 * The Geo Images Project** (Images for teaching geography)

http://www.kshs.org/places/capitol/exhibits.htm
 * Kansas Capitol**

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
 * Ben's Guide**

http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/daily_life/index.htm
 * The First Thanksgiving**

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/mlkjrday1.html http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/civilrights/ http://www.mccsc.edu/%7Ekmcglaun/mlk/dream.htm http://www.nps.gov/archive/malu/BirthHomeTour/mlk_girlbedrm.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/about_king/interactiveFrame.htm http://www.pocanticohills.org/taverna/98/king.htm great for primary
 * Martin Luther King Jr.**

Click on the Portrait for Kids section to explore the Landsdowne portrait of George Washington. Clues are given to regarding objects in the portrait, and a special spyglass is provided to uncover the mystery items. Click on the item once it is uncovered to access information regarding the item. http://www.georgewashington.si.edu/
 * George Washington: A National Treasure**

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
 * Underground Railroad**