http://guest.portaportal.com/solss (Social Studies)
This portal has links to sites that are directly aligned to a specific SOL
objective in social studies.
http://guest.portaportal.com/apeer
This portal has
links to many great social studies sites and is organized by
grade level.
QUIZZES BASED ON SOCIAL STUDIES SOLs
http://www.sps.k12.va.us/schools/btwes/quizzes.htm
Links to quizzes and games based on the Social Studies SOLs of Virginia
PRIMARY SOURCES
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/primary_sources/index.html
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PODCASTS
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/
HARCOURT ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/adventure_activities/index.html
Find activities for many social studies topics at this site.
SKILLS ACTIVITIES
http://www.harcourtschool.com/ss1/skills/index.html
Choose a broad topic and then a narrower topic to launch an interactive activity
for that topic. Great for SmartBoard use!
BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY WEBSITES
http://greatsitesforkids.com/gsfk/history.asp
CHRONOLOGY OF US HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
http://www.law.ou.edu/ushistory/index.shtml
GRAND CANYON EXPLORER
http://www.kaibab.org/
On January 11, 1908, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt declares the massive
Grand Canyon in northwestern Arizona a national monument. This site features
images, maps, and resources that let you explore the national park online.
WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst060.html
Along with a class field trip, this lesson increases the elementary student's
awareness of his/her community. A model of the community is then constructed.
EGYPT, CHINA, GREECE, ROME, MALI
http://www.fcps.edu/KingsParkES/technology/ancient/index.htm
This site has excellent resources for 2nd and 3rd grade classes including facts,
maps, webquests, and scavenger hunts.
CHINA
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/apr99/
(Great Interactive Activities)
http://www.gigglepotz.com/china.htm (China for Kids)
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/SStudies/Countries/China/ (China for K-12)
http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/china.htm (China Resources for
Teachers)
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/index.htm (History for Kids)
EGYPT
http://www.touregypt.net/kids/
(Learn all about Egypt on Tour Egypt for Kids)
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/index.htm (History for Kids)
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210200/ancient_egypt/egypt.htm
(Includes Online Activities)
VA SOL PRACTICE TEST
http://www.pwcs.edu/mullen/sol/grade4sstest.htm 4th Grade
http://www.pwcs.edu/mullen/sol/grade5HistorySOL2003.htm 4th & 5th Grade
4th GRADE INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
http://www.iq.poquoson.org/2003vasol/5hist03v5.html
FAMOUS VIRGINIANS QUIZ
http://www.quia.com/rr/30604.html
http://www.quia.com/rr/38323.html
INTERACTIVE JAMESTOWN ACTIVITIES
http://historicjamestowne.org/learn/interactive_exercises.php
Students take on the role of archeologist and learn about how the
original Jamestown structures might have looked. This is a REALLY cool
site!
STICKMAN GAME
http://www.kidscommonwealth.virginia.gov/FunAndGames/
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE - VIRGINIA FACTS
http://www.quia.com/rr/6311.html
COLONIAL VIRGINIA & STATE FACTS
http://www.quia.com/rr/6306.html
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG INTERACTIVE QUIZ
http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/almanack/life/politics/test.cfm
QUIA VA SOCIAL STUDIES LINKS
http://www.quia.com/pages/vasocialstudies.html
IQ POQUOSON 4th GRADE LINKS
http://www.iq.poquoson.org/studygradelevel4.html#socialst
THE RISE AND FALL OF JIM CROW
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/
Jim Crow was not a person, yet affected the lives of millions of people. Named
after a popular 19th-century minstrel song that stereotyped African Americans,
"Jim Crow" came to personify the system of government-sanctioned racial
oppression and segregation in the United States. This site has excellent
materials that explain the importance of Jim Crow.
THE HISTORY OF JIM CROW
http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/history/history.htm
This site contains many essays as well as other teacher resources that explain
the history of Jim Crow.
LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION ACTIVITY
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/main.html
VA STUDIES TEST & QUIZZES
http://scott.k12.va.us/martha2/VaStudiesTests.htm Grades 2 -10
JAMESTOWN 2007 ONLINE ADVENTURE
HTTP://WWW.JAMESTOWN2007.ORG/KIDS.CFM
COLONIAL VIRGINIA HISTORY WEBSITES
http://marg.mhost.com/vahistory.html#colonial
VA SOL INTERACTIVE TEST
http://www.virginiasol.com/test/1861.htm Part 1
http://www.virginiasol.com/test/1861p2.htm Part 2
FAMOUS MOMENTS IN EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY,
SHORT FILMS OF NOTEWORTHY EVENTS
http://www.earlyamerica.com/series.html
This site has great narrated videos of the lives of many famous Americans.
There are links to many other items relating to Early American History on this
site.
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
http://www.iq.poquoson.org/2003vasol/5hist03v5.html
NATIVE AMERICANS
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/indians/index.htm
AMERICAN HISTORY
http://www.mrdonn.org/americanhistory.html
Great links to every aspect of American History.
CIVIL WAR MATCHING
http://www.quia.com/jg/66005.html
LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION ACTIVITY
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/main.html
IQ POQUOSON 5th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
LINKS
http://www.iq.poquoson.org/studygradelevel5.html#socialst
CONFEDERATE SALT
http://confederatesalt.org/
CIVIL WAR
http://marg.mhost.com/vahistory.html#civil
VA SOL REVIEW & PRACTICE ACTIVITIES
http://www.solpass.org/7ss/USHistory1877on.htm
THE GREAT WAR MATCHING GAME (WWI)
http://www.quia.com/jg/65628.html
AMERICAN HISTORY
http://www.mrdonn.org/americanhistory.html
Great links to every aspect of American History.
WWII RAGS to RICHES GAME
http://www.quia.com/rr/115727.html
WWII JEOPARDY GAME
http://www.quia.com/cb/139796.html
PREAMBLE SCRAMBLE
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/games/preamble_scramble.html
KIDS IN THE HOUSE
http://clerkkids.house.gov/index.html
SAVE THE BILL OF RIGHTS
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/ForKids/index.shtml
SOL PASS CIVICS ACTIVITIES
http://www.Solpass.org/8ss/Civics-Economics.htm
CIVICS MATCHING GAME
http://www.quia.com/mc/792437.html
CIVICS QUIZ
http://www.quia.com/quiz/448123.html
U.S. CONSTITUTION & OTHER DOCUMENTS
http://www.usconstitution.com/
MAPS 101
http://www.maps101.com/Application/Index.aspx
PLACE THE STATE
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html
Learn the location of all 50 states playing this interactive game.
FREE GEOGRAPHY GAMES
http://www.mrdonn.org/geography.html#GEOGAMES
GEO GLOBE
http://library.thinkquest.org/10157/geoglobe.html
GEOGRAPHY WORLD
http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html
WORLD GEOGRAPHY SOL REVIEW
http://www.salem.k12.va.us/staff/ejoyce/solpp1.htm
WORLD GEOGRAPHY SOL UPDATE
http://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/rhs/SOLS/sol_updates.htm
WORLD GEOGRAPHY PORTAPORTAL
http://guest.portaportal.com/geohughes
GEO TEACHER'S CLASSROOM
http://members.cox.net/geoclassroom/vageosolresources.htm
Activities listed by World Geography standards
