Historical Search Engines and Resourses

The following links are not listed in any particular order.

Calisphere- Primary sources and more organized by California History Standards.

Social Science links from Chico High School - A collection of links and assignments.

C-Span in the Classroom - Lesson plans for US Government and US History Teachers

Current Political Cartoons - This site is updated daily with Political Cartoons from the US and the World.

Great American Speeches - 80 years of speeches. The speeches contain audio and sometimes video.

Blue Web'n- An outstanding collection of historical Resources and lesson plans.

Wired Learning - A collection of internet based lesson plans.

Pictures for Learning - A searchable site for copyright friendly pictures.

Rubric Maker - A great tool for making rubrics or finding pre-existing ones.

PowerPoint in the Classroom - An on-line tutorial for creating PowerPoint's.

Virtual Field Trips and Projects - A nice collection of already produced work.

SCORE- An old favorite that contains a searchable database by topic or grade level.

Education World - A searchable database of resources and Lesson Plans.

Social Studies School Services- You can browse by subject for lesson plans.

The Educator's Reference Desk- Formally known as Ask Eric, a collection of lesson plans and resources.

The American Experience- Look at the bottom of the page to browse by subject.

The American Memory Project- This is the Library of Congress and it has a great collection of materials.

Discovery Schools - A collection of lesson plans by topic.

History Matters- A collection of materials with a focus on Primary Materials for US History.

EASE History- This has over 600 videos and photographs available to support US History.