ZoomerOne Family Links

• America's Story (http://www.americaslibrary.gov/) - This interactive Web site is "brought to you from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the largest library in the world and the nation's library. We hope you will find this Web site entertaining and fun to use. And, of course, we hope you will learn something from it. The site was designed especially with young people in mind, but there are great stories for people of all ages, and we hope children and their families will want to explore this site together."
• Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids (http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html) - This site is broken into grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, and it great for parents and teachers, too. This link is to their grades 3-5 section, detailing information on our nation, providing historical documents, information on the branches of government, citizenship, and more!--all told by Ben Franklin.
• Digital History (http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/) - The Digital History site is chock full of up-to-date information on American history, including providing access to primary sources, classroom handouts, articles, speeches, and much, much more. Check out the Encyclopedia of American History and the "Ask the HyperHistorian" feature.
• The History Channel (http://www.historychannel.com/) - The History Channel provides access to a searchable database of any keyword topic in history, a search of the timeline by century, a "This Day in History" search, a "Great Speeches" archive, and so much more--an excellent Web site for kids and teens.
• TheHistoryNet: Where History Lives on the Web (http://www.thehistorynet.com/) - TheHistoryNet provides access to a full text archive of articles relating to World History, American History, Wars, and more. It also has a "Guidesites" section on 20th Century, African, African-American, American, Ancient/Classical, British, European, Medieval, Military, and Women's History.
• Liberty's Kids (http://pbskids.org/libertyskids/pt_usingsite.html) - The Liberty's Kids Web site, brought to us by PBS Kids, provides "7-12 year olds with a fresh and exciting experience of the extraordinary period of 1773 to 1789 in American history." This link takes you to their "Using the Web site" explanation, detailing all sections of the site.
• National Geographic Homework Help (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/homework/) - A section of the NationalGeographic.com Kids site, this is an "fact-filled" education site designed for students with their "reports, presentations, homework."
• The U.S. Mint's Site for Kids (http://www.usmint.gov/kids/) - "The H.I.P. Pocket Change (HPC) Web site was launched in July 1999 by the U.S. Mint. HPC is designed to be a fun, educational tool -- for students and teachers -- that generates interest in coins, the Mint, and U.S. history," great for second and third graders.
• The World Factbook (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html) - This site provides reliable and extremely useful information about the geography, demographics, government, economy, and maps on countries, territories, and regions of the world--a superb site brought to us by the CIA. There is also a CIA's Homepage for Kids (K-5th Grade) (http://www.cia.gov/cia/ciakids/index_2.shtml) that might be of interest--check out the "Index" link at the top for a comprehensive listing of information here.

• Librarians' Index to the Internet (http://lii.org/) - Their motto is Information You Can Trust. LII is a "searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 12,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. LII is used by both librarians and the general public as a reliable and efficient guide to Internet resources."
• DiscoverySchool.com's Student Guide: Homework Help & More! (http://school.discovery.com/students/) - DiscoverySchool.com has "tools to help you study, games to challenge your mind, and tons of great clip art to use. In addition, there are nearly a dozen learning adventures that let you explore everything from Ancient Egypt to the Space Station." This is great for students.
• EduHound: Everything for K-12 Education (http://www.eduhound.com/mainpage.cfm) - "We've tracked it down, so you don't have to." Includes K-12 resources on every subject. Check out the "Student Resources" and the subject categories, especially "Social Studies" and "History."
• FirstGov for Kids: History (http://www.kids.gov/k_history.htm/) - This site provides links to "Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject. Explore, learn, have fun and don't forget to bookmark us!" Besides the "History" section shown here, check out the "Geography," the "State Websites," and the "Homework" sites, too.
• HomeworkSpot: Elementary Social Studies (http://homeworkspot.com/elementary/socialstudies/) - HomeworkSpot is a free, award-winning useful and engaging information portal/resource for first-class study/homework help for K-12 students. This link takes you to the "Elementary Social Studies" section, featuring "General Sites," "specialized "Topics," "Quick Reference," and more!
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: History and Social Studies Resources (http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/history/histg.html) - This is an excellent resource page ("General History and Social Studies Sites" tab) with many helpful links to quality history and social studies Web resources for kids, teens, and teachers. View her "American History Sites" and "World and Ancient History" tabs, too.
• KidsKonnect (http://www.KidsKonnect.com/SubjectIndexHome.html) - a dynamic educational Web site for kids, young adults, teachers, and parents. Their target audience is kids, using many animations and graphics. Subjects of interest here include "Countries/Places," "Geography," "Geography Games" (under "Games & Puzzles"), "History," "People," "Social Studies," and "States." Check out their "Alphabetized List," too.
• KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library (http://ipl.si.umich.edu/kidspace/browse/owd0000) - Superb kids section of the Internet Public Library, provides sites arranged by topic. Check out the "The World" subject collection section for information on religions, languages, geography, and world cultures, as well as the "Culture Quest" and "POTUS" special KidSpace features, among others.
• Middle School Hub: Social Studies (http://middleschoolhub.org/school/geography.cfm) - This is the entertaining Social Studies page of Middle School Hub, a portal to free interactive "educational games, puzzles, and quizzes for middle school students," which covers the areas of the "Geography," "U.S. Government," and "U.S. History" for students, grades 5-8. Notes that some of their learning activities/quizzes require the latest version of the free Flash Player.
• Yahooligans!: The Web Guide for Kids: Social Studies (http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/School_Bell/Social_Studies/) - this is a very good comprehensive and interactive directory intended for students, with this link taking you to their "School Bell: Social Studies" section.