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Social Studies Web Resources
The following are links to sites which have valuable information for students, parents and teachers. Please note that most of the following links lead to sites that are not affiliated with the Alexandria City Public Schools. While every effort has been made to evaluate the sites to which we link, we cannot control the content that may appear on these or related links. Please notify ACPS immediately if you discover any inappropriate content on these sites.
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General Resources
- EDSITEment - The Best of the Humanities on the Web
- SOL Practice Tests (Heritage High School)
- U.S. History I and II, Civics, and Economics Vocabulary Words (PDF)
- Virginia Department of Education Blueprints for the History and Social Sciences Standards of Learning
- Virginia Department of Education Enhanced Scope and Sequence
- Virginia Department of Education History and Social Science Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework
- World History II 1500 to Present (Chesterfield County Public Schools)
Black History
- American History on Music Video: On An Underground Railroad
- CNN Interactive: 'Reel' Moments in Black History
- C-SPAN Black History: A Civil Rights Resource
- Discovery Times: Heroes in Black and White
- Hampton Roads Celebrates Black History Month
- The History Channel Black History Month
- The Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University
- Pathways to Freedom: Maryland and the Underground Railroad
- Slavery in America
Civics
- American Bar Association Division for Public Education
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids (grades K-12)
- Documents of American History, Virginia Department of Education (grades 4-12) (PDF)
- MSN Slate Professional Cartoonist Teacher's Guide
- PBS Kids: Learning Adventures in Citizenship
- SOL-utions (Daily Press)
Economics
- An Economy at Work: The Production and Consumption of Goods and Services (PDF)
- Concepts and Principles for the Economic Strand of the K-3 History and Social Science SOLs (PDF)
- Economics and Geography Lessons for 32 Children's Books (Montgomery County Public Schools, grades K-5)
- Federal Reserve Education
- Foundation for Teaching Economics
Geography
- David Rumsey Map Collection
- National Geographic GeoBee Challenge (grades 4-12)
- National Geographic Geospy (tool for learning states (grade 5) and nations (grade 10)
- North America Geographic Regions (PDF)
- Virginia Regions (grade 4) (PDF)
History
- About.com 20th Century History
- AlternaTime - A Collection of Time Lines for U.S. and World History
- America's Civil War
- Ancient Civilizations (Third Grade Projects)
- Art History Resources (Ancient to Modern)
- Best of History Web Sites
- Educational Units and Lesson Plans
- Famous Virginians - Links Compiled by Samuel Tucker Elementary School
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
- Historic Alexandria
- Historic Events and Birthdates That Occurred on a Selected Day
- History Channel
- History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web
- Houghton Mifflin Social Studies Center
- Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
- Mali - Ancient Crossroads of Africa (grades 3, 6, 9)
- Mr. Donn's Ancient History
- Posters for K-4 Teachers
- Teaching and Learning Virginia K-3 History and Social Science Standards of Learning
- Third Grade Ancient Civilization Links
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
- The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War
- Virginia Historical Society
- Virginia Pathways
- Virginia Studies: Ready Resources for the Classroom
- Virginia's First People Past and Present
- Virginia's History Since the Civil War
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