WWW Walkabout

for

History/Social Studies

CyberSleuth-Kids.Com, an online search engine and guide for the K-12 student.
CyberSleuth-Kids is the creation of the hard work of a teacher and the volunteers that make this site possible. The goal of CyberSleuth-Kids is to provide a safe educational online database of links to help the student sift through the maze of information.

http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/index.htm

http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/Early_US/index.htm

http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/US_History/index.htm

http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/US_History/Colonial_Period/index.htm

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/huntcoloniala2.html
CyberHunt for Colonial America an Internet Treasure Hunt on Colonial America Explore life in Jamestown, aboard the Mayflower, and in Plimoth Plantation. Go back to 1692 and sit in on the Salem Witch Trials. Find out about the Boston Massacre and Tea Party. Follow Paul Revere's Ride on an Interactive Map. Explore the sites in Colonial Boston

http://pilgrims.net/plimothplantation/vtour/index.htm
Virtual Tour of Plimoth Plantation

http://archnet.uconn.edu/topical/historic/plimoth/plimoth.html
A Walking Tour of Plimoth Plantation

http://www.cvesd.k12.ca.us/finney/paulvm/paulvm.html
Paul Revere...Midnight Rider
Virtual Museum

http://www.mohicanpress.com/mo08000.html
HISTORY & THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
... Seeing Through the Distant Haze

http://www.marquise.de/
CLOTHING, Patterns, 1800's

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/index.htm
Index of Primary Sources & Transcripts of Historical Documents

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/usa.htm
From Revolution to Reconstruction Outlines with Hyperlinked Documents

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/
American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 5 million items from more than 90
historical collections.

h ttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/rec/rteach.html
After Reconstruction: Problems of African
Americans in the South
Teacher Material

http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/page2.html
Virtual Tour of Jamestown

http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/gallery.html
Pictures & Images of Jamestown

http://www.nps.gov/
The National Park Service

http://www.cr.nps.gov/colherit.htm
Explore America's cultural resources - buildings, landscapes, archeological sites,
ethnographic resources, objects and documents, structures and districts.

http://www.nps.gov/colo/index.htm
Colonial National Historic Park (NHP) administers two of the most historically significant sites in English North America. Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America in 1607, is administer jointly with the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, and Yorktown Battlefield, the final major battle of the American Revolutionary War in 1781.

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/
Underground RR sites

http://www.nps.gov/colo/Jthanout/JTBriefs.html
Jamestown Historic Briefs

http://www.nps.gov/colo/Jthanout/AFRICANS.html
AFRICAN AMERICANS AT JAMESTOWN

http://www.thinkquest.org/
The ThinkQuest programs encourage the advancement of education through the use of technology.

http://www.thinkquest.org/about/index.html
About ThinkQuest

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/search.html

Sample Lessons
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=374

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=71

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=57

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=342

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/EdWeb_Folder/courses/EDTEC596/About_WebQuests.html
Some Thoughts About
WebQuests

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquestwebquest-es.html
A Webquest About Webquests - Elementary

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquestwebquest-hs.html
A Webquest About Webquests - Middle School / High School

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/LessonTemplate.html
Webquest Templates

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/anatomy.htm
Anatomy of the New WebQuest Templates

http://www.siue.edu/~jandris/north/quest97.html
WebQuest Workshop* Resources

http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/quest.htm
WebQuest Introduction

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix.html
Matrix of Example WebQuests

http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/COLAMER2.HTM
Children In Colonial America

http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/isa/elit/mid/warnerquest/talkingtocolonists.htm
Talking to the Colonists: Daily life in Colonial America in the 1700ís [the 18th Century].

http://www.voicenet.com/~srussell/LC/webquest2.html
Lewis & Clark Expedition Celebration

http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/REVOLUT.HTM
Johnny Tremain: The Revolutionary War

http://babylon.k12.ny.us/usconstitution/
The Constitutional Convention

http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/services/educational/cctechnology/webquest/civilwar.html
Civil War Gazette

http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/hcarter/webquest.htm
Civil War Personal Journal

http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~wwill/
Slaying Dragons: Slavery

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/6-8matrix.html
This selective listing shows WebQuests that go beyond just retelling. They require students to transform information into some new form.

http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Glade/6612/underrail.html
Underground Railroad: How would you improve & finish this webquest.

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
Black History : Exploring African-American Issues on the Web

http://www.nativetech.org/
Native American Resource

http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/collect/artifact/a7124052.html
Native American Resources- Canada

http://www.mcn.net/~wleman/links.htm
Native American Resources

http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm
American Civil War Resources

http://www.westnet.com/~rickd/kids/kidsmenu.html#Social Studies
Social Studies Resources for Middle School

http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/webqindx.htm
Other Webquest Lessons

http://www.nara.gov/education/classrm.html
The Digital Classroom: Primary Sources, Actiivities, Training for Educators

Student Search Engines

http://www.yahooligans.com

http://www.ajkids.com

http://www.teachers.net/sampler/
Homepage Maker

http://teacher.scholastic.com/index.htm
Scholastic Teacher

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/create/index.htm
Scholastic: Make Your Own Resource

http://www.quia.com/
Create Your Own Learning Activity

http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
History & Social Studies Resources on the WWW