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How We Learn About the Past

Ancient Civilizations  |  Archaeology  |  Geology  |  History  |  Paleontology   

ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

• Ancient Civilizations Museum
• Ancient Civilizations: Yahooligans List of Links
• Collapse: Why Do Civilizations Fall?
• Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations
• Egypt ABC's
• Egypt: Yahooligans List of Links
• Inca Mummies
• Kid Info Ancient Egypt Links
• Kid Info Ancient Greece Links
• Kid Info Ancient History Links
• Kid Info Ancient Indian Links
• Kid Info Ancient Rome Links
• Kid Info Ice Age, Stone Age, and Middle Ages Links
• Lost King of the Maya
• Mayan Ruins
• Maya Adventure
• Mummies of the Inca
• Roman Empire (PBS)
• Who Were the Romans

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ARCHAEOLOGY

• Archaeological Adventure
• Archaeology of an Iroquois Longhouse
• Castle Rock Pueblo: A Trip Through Time
• Dig Magazine's Archaeology Links
• Florida Archaeological Research
• Great Outdoor Archaeological Sites
• Jamestown Rediscovery Project
• Kids Dig Reed of West Virginia
• Revolutionary War Dig in Virginia
• Search for the Lost Cave People
• Stone Age Habitats
• Stone Age Hand-Axes
• Theban Tomb - 99: How We Excavate

GEOLOGY

• Geology of the Mojave Desert
• Kid Info Geology Links
• NOAA Marine Geology
• Park Geology
• Welcome to the Geology Wing

HISTORY

• Primary Documents
• Smithsonian's ABC's of American History
• You Be the Historian

PALEONTOLOGY

• Fossils! Behind the Scenes at the Museum
• Prehistoric Times

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American History

First Americans  |  Explorers  |  First Settlements  |  Colonies  |  Revolution  | Westward Movement 

North vs South  |   Invention, Industry, & Immigration  |   20th Century

FIRST AMERICANS 

• Alfy's Picks for Native American Websites
• American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
• Aztecs
• Center for the Study of First Americans
• First Nations
• First Americans
• First Americans for Grade Schoolers
• Fort Ancient
• Fort Ancient Culture
• History Detective's Story of Corn Web Resources
• Inca
• Inca Trail
• Kid Info Native American Links
• Maize
• Mesoweb, an exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures
• Moundbuilders of the Ohio Valley
• Native American Homes
• Native American Shelters
• NativeAmericans.com Indian Homes
• Native Visions of the Natural World (Carnegie)
• Prehistory (Ohio)
• Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
• Sunwatch Indian Village and Archaeological Park
• Sunwatch Village Game
• The Three Sisters: Corn, Beans, and Squash
• What's the Point? Identifying Flint Artifacts
• Wired at School: Native Americans

THE AGE OF EXPLORATION

• Explorers: The Maritime Museum
• European Voyages of Exploration
• European Exploration of the New World
• European Explorers
• European Explorers of the New World
• Explorations of Christopher Columbus
• Explorer Links List by Kathi Mitchell
• Kid Info Explorer Links
• KidsKonnect Explorer Links
• KidsKonnect Viking Links
• Marco Polo: The Travels
• Marco Polo: Carmen Sandiego’s Great Chase Through Time
• Marco Polo: An excerpt of Travels of Marco Polo
• Ocean Currents and Tides
• Ocean Exploration: Currents, Water Levels, and Tides
• Ocean: Neptune’s Web Get the facts on Oceanography
• Ocean Planet: A virtual tour of the Smithsonian’s Ocean Planet Exhibit
• Oceanography (ONR)
• 1492: An Ongoing Voyage

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SETTLING THE NEW WORLD 

• European Settlements in the New World
• First Thanksgiving
• First Thanksgiving: Ask Earl
• Jamestown Rediscovery
• Jamestown Links by Kid Info
• Jamestown/Williamsburg Gifted Trip Related Links

  • Jamestown Videos

  • Jamestown and the Powhatan

  • Jamestown Settlement

  • Yorktown Victory Center

  • Virginia Living Museum

  • Colonial Williamsburg

  • Monticello

  • Michie Tavern

• Kid Info Roanoke Links
• KidsKonnect Pilgrims Links
• Landing of the Pilgrims
• Pilgrim Story

THE COLONIES

• Colonial Era Photos
• Colonial Maps and Timelines
• Colonial Williamsburg
• Colonization
• Daily Life in the Colonies
• Kid Info Colonial Life Links
• Kid Info Middle Colonies Links
• Kid Info Southern Colonies Links
• Thirteen Originals
   

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

• A Day in the Life of Thomas Jefferson
• American Revolution
• Benjamin Franklin
• Declaration of Independence: Claremont Institute
• George Washington: Pioneer Farmer
• History Place: The American Revolution
• Kid Info American Revolution Links
• Kid Info Birth of a Nation Links
• Liberty and Justice
• Loyalty or Liberty

• Revolutionary War: A Journey to Freedom

• The American Revolution

• Thinkquest Site

• Timeline of the Revolution

• United We Stand

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WESTWARD MOVEMENT

• American History
• American West
• Canyonlands: America's Wild West (PBS)
• Gold Rush
• In Search of the Oregon Trail
• Lewis and Clark
• Lewis and Clark as Naturalists
• Lewis and Clark Expedition
• Kid Info Nation Grows and Expands Links
• Kid Info Pioneers and Westward Movement
• KidsKonnect Pioneers Links
• KidsKonnect Trail of Tears Links
• New Perspectives on the West (PBS)
• Oregon Trail
• Star Spangled Banner and the War of 1812
• Star Spangled Banner (Smithsonian)
• Transportation in the 19th Century (1800s)
• U.S. Mexican War
• Westward Ho!

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NORTH and SOUTH DIVIDED

• Abraham Lincoln
• Abraham Lincoln Online
• Abraham Lincoln Links
• BrainPop Civil War
• Civil War (KidsKonnect links)
• Civil War (Thinkquest site)
• Civil War Home Page
• History Place: The Civil War
• Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War
• History Place Presents Abraham Lincoln
• Kid Info Civil War Links
• Robert E. Lee
• Underground Railroad Quilt
• Underground Railroad Quiz

INVENTION, INDUSTRY, and IMMIGRATION

• American Experience: The Iron Road
• Driving the Last Spike
• Ellis Island
• Immigration Experience
• Invention Dimension
• Kid Info Industrial Revolution Links
• Kid Info Inventor and Invention Links
• Kid Info Immigration Links
• KidsKonnect Industrial Revolution Links
• Samuel Slater, Father of the Industrial Revolution 
• SchoolZone: The Science of Trains
• Transcontinental Railroad

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THE 20th CENTURY

• Battlefield: Vietnam (PBS)
• Black History: Exploring African-American Issues on the Web
• Decades of the 20th Century
• Distinguished Women of Past and Present
• Fifty States
• Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
• Places Where Women Made History
• History Place - JFK Photo History
• Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students
• Inventing Flight
• Kid Info 20th Century Links
• KidsKonnects Roaring Twenties Links
• KidsKonnects Vietnam War Links
• Modern World History (BBC)
• National Aviation Hall of Fame
• National Civil Rights Museum
• Reliving the Wright Way (NASA: Centennial of Flight)
• State Sites
• Time Flies: A Living History Experience (Flight)
• U.S. Centennial of Flight (great videos!)
• 20th Century Music: American Roots (PBS)
• United States Air Force Museum
• World War I: Ask Earl
• World War I Aviation
• World War II: The Perilous Fight (PBS)
• Wright "B" Flyer
• Wright Brothers

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 Economics
 

• Bank School, Lemonade Stand, Trez
• Careers (FirstGov for Kids)
• Dumptown Game
• Economics
• Economics in US History
• Econopolis
• Elementary Economics PowerPoint
• Kid Info Money and Investing Links
• Kid's World (North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services)
• Kids Bank
• KidsKonnect Stock Market Links
• Mint
• Money (FirstGov for Kids)
• Money Games
• Moneyopolis
• Peanuts and Cracker Jacks (Play Ball!)
• Time Machine
• The US Mint for Kids
• US Treasury for Kids
• Young Investors 

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Geography and Map Skills 
Know the States of the U.S.A.  |  Know USA Land and Water Features  |  Other

KNOW the STATES of the U.S.A.

• Name That State!
• State Abbreviations
• Test Your Geography Knowledge - USA
• The USA Game
• Third Grade Test by FlowGo
• USA Explore the 50 States
• USA States Tutorial
• USA States Level One
• USA States Level Two
• USA States Level Three: Expert
• USA States Level Four: Cartographer
• USA States Level Five: Cartographer Plus
• USA Games Dial-Up Versions

KNOW IMPORTANT USA LAND and WATER FEATURES

• USA Lakes Learning Level
• USA Rivers Learning Level
• USA Rivers Game
• USA Bays, Seas, and Oceans Learning Level
• USA Bays, Seas, and Oceans Game

OTHER

• Baseball Challenge of Geography Basics
• Carlisle Local Schools Map Links
• Color Landform Atlas of the United States
• GeoBee Challenge (National Geographic)
• Kid Info Geography Links
• KidsKonnects Maps Links
• KidsKonnects U.S. Geography Links
• KidsKonnects World Geography Links
• Latitude and Longitude Game
• Maps and Geography
• Mathematics of Cartography
• National Geographic GeoBee Resources
• QUIA Map Skills Jeopardy Game
• Rare Map Collection (Historic Maps)
• What is Geography?

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Government 

The Constitution  |  National Government  |  Ohio and Ohio's Government  |   Local Government

THE CONSTITUTION

• Bill of Rights (ACLU)
• Constitution (full text)
• Enchanted Learning Glossary of Government Terms
• How a Bill Becomes Law
• Kids Glossary of Legal Terms
• Kids Only: Facts about the Constitution
• Kids Only: Transcript of the Constitution
• Kids Only: Bill of Rights
• Kids Only: Constitution Online Quiz (Take it! It's fun!)
• Kids Only: White House Kids Constitution
• U.S. Founding Documents
• U.S. National Archives and Records
• U.S.A. for Kids

OUR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

• Ben's Guide the United States Government for Kids
• Bill of Rights Matching Game
• Clerk Kids Glossary of Terms
• Constitution: Save the Bill of Rights Game
• Declaration of Independence
• FirstGov for Kids
• Grolier Presents The American Presidency
• How Does Government Affect Me: PBS Kids
• Kids Voting  Links
• KidsKonnects Government Links
• KidsKonnects Presidents Links
• Nettling Presidents Hall of Fame Examples
• Presidents
• Presidents from Ohio
• Presidents of the United States of America
• U.S.A. Presidents

• White House for Kids

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OUR STATE GOVERNMENT  

• AOL School's Ohio Links
• Famous Ohioans
• IPL Kidspace Internet Library: Ohio
• Internet KidsKonnects Ohio Links
• Ohio
• Ohio Bicentennial Kids
• Ohio Biographies
• Ohio Defined
• Ohio Elected Officials
• Ohio: Just the Facts
• Ohio Stories
• Presidents from Ohio
• State of Ohio

OUR COUNTY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Montgomery County
• Warren County
• Carlisle

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Games

• Brain Bowl
• Order Me Around
• Peanuts and Cracker Jacks (Play Ball!)
• Scramble Saurus
• Stay Afloat
• Who Is That?
• Where Is That?
• Word Turtle

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 Citizenship Super Sites

• American History: Yahooligans List of Links
• American Memory: Library of Congress
• AOL@School: Elementary School Social Studies Links
• AOL@School: Middle School Social Studies Links
• Ben's Guide to Federal Sites for Kids
• Biographies
• CLSD's Webpage of Historic Landmarks Links
• EyeWitness - History Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It
• FirstGov for Kids
• History Central
• History Channel
• Kid Info Links
• KidsKonnect Links
• National Geographic Society
• QUIA Games: Rights and Responsibilities of a Citizen
• Smithsonian