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Current Events
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The Virtual Study Tour
With this architectural virtual tour, you can visit the Knossos Labyrinth or the Palace of Ramses III.
http://archpropplan.auckland.ac.nz/virtualtour/front.html
CNN Newsroom
A free instructional program for teachers to bring the world into their classrooms with in-depth news stories, as well as world and regional events designed exclusively for students.
http://archpropplan.auckland.ac.nz/virtualtour/front.html
Newsweek Education Program
A site designed to help teachers build bridges to real-world issues.
http://school.newsweek.com/

50states.com
State information resource links to state homepages, symbols, flags, maps, constitutions, representatives, songs, birds, flowers, trees, etc.
http://www.50states.com/
 
TIME for Kids
Just like TIME magazine, the news in TIME for Kids is completely up-to-date and comes from TIME's award-winning journalists and photographers around the world.
http://www.timeforkids.come/TFK/
 
Geography
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Florida Geographic Alliance Lesson Plan Collections
These geographic lesson plans are made available by year of creation and are free of cost.
http://multimedia2.freac.fsu.edu/fga/lessonplans.html
Map Collections
Map collections from 1544 to 1996, organized according to seven major categories.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bmdhtml/gmdhome.html
GeoNet
Free geography resources including revision help, case studies, lesson plans and worksheets.
http://www.internetgeography.co.uk/
 
United Nations CyberSchoolBus
Provides information on current global issues, and also offers lesson plans, teaching modules, classroom activities and more.
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/
Geographia Homepage
In-depth destination guides to over 75 countries, online tourist offices, travel stories and more.
http://www.geographia.com/
 
History
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People's Century
PBS's People's Century discusses the "History of the People," for the people, as told by the people who lived it.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/peoplescentury/
EyeWitness
Using personal letters and essays, Eyewitness History takes a look at major events in history from the perspectives of eyewitnesses.
http://www.ibiscom.com/
 
National Archives: The Digital Classroom
This site gives teachers and students access to online historical documents.
http://www.nara.gov/education/
 
HyperHistory
Navigates through 3,000 years of world history.
http://www.hyperhistory.com/
 
The History Channel
The History Channel online includes study guides, speeches, "This Day in History" and lots more.
http://www.historychannel.com/
 
The History of Today
Daily historical facts and events, famous birthdays, world history and music history.
http://www.on-this-day.com
 
History Place
Great online history exhibits include World Wars, Lincoln, Kennedy and more.
http://www.historyplace.com/
 
USHistory.org
American History with a focus on Colonial and Revolutionary Philadelphia.
http://www.ushistory.org/
 
Social Studies
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History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers
The History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 teachers is a good resource for social studies on the Web.
http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
 
City Population - the largest cities in the world
Site contains the principal cities, nations and agglomerations of the world, with tables and maps.
http://www.citypopulation.de
 
World Cultures
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Multicultural Teacher's Corner - Multicultural Pavilion
Conceptualizations, goals, assumptions, activities, lessons and tools of multicultural education.
http://curryedschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural/teachers.html
 
Let's Go Around the World
Let's Go Around the World is a fun and very informative global exploration site.
http://www.ccph.com/
Multicultural Home Page
Country pages cover a wide range of information: geographical, historical, arts, weather, recipes, tourist information and so on.
http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/agenmc/index
Aztec History Mexico - The Aztecs of Mexico
An excellent site for anything at all to do with the Aztec World: medicine, agriculture, religion, sacrifices, rulers, etc. Aslo link to an excellent paper on Cortez, containing five of his letters.
http://northcoast.com/~spdtom/aztec.html
 
World History
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Architecture Design Images History, 3D Models and more
Architecture around the world and across history, in an online multimedia encyclopedia of world architecture, documenting 1,200 buildings and architects.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/