History

From Haven to Home

A Library of Congress exhibition marking 350 years of Jewish life in America. The exhibition features more than two hundred treasures of American Judaica from the collections of the Library of Congress, augmented by a selection of important loans from other cooperating cultural institutions.

loc.gov/exhibits/haventohome/

Levittown, PA

A website all about Levittown, Pennsylvania, which was the largest planned community constructed by a single builder in the United States.

fandm.edu/levittown/one/default.html

Constitution Resources

Constitution Resources features resources for teaching and learning about the U.S. Constitution. View high-resolution images of the Constitution from the National Archives and read biographies of the founding fathers.

ed.gov/free/constitution/index.html

Mysteries of the Catalhoyuk

The site takes a comic bookish approach to talking about an excavation site of a 9000-year-old city in Turkey. There is a lot of detailed information intermixed with interactive activities.

smm.org/catal/

Folklore and Mythology Texts

Thousands of ancient folktales have been placed online for your perusal.

pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html

Military Battles & Campaigns

This site contains maps showing campaigns of major military conflicts including troop movements, defensive structures and groundworks, roads to and from sites of military engagements, campsites, and local buildings, topography and vegetation.

memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/milhome.html

How Instant Messaging Works

Learn how instant messaging works, with information on the history and the different services you can use.

computer.howstuffworks.com/instant-messaging.htm

NASA: Origins

Where did we come from? Are we alone? This website attempts to explain such questions with articles on the emerging modern universe, stars and planets and habitable planets and life.

origins.jpl.nasa.gov/index1.html

A Brief History of Computer Operating Systems

A brief overview of how computers have changed from the 1960s to present.

cs.gordon.edu/courses/cs322/lectures/history.html

ushistory.org

Focuses on the Colonial and Revolutionary periods in the Philadelphia area.

ushistory.org/

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Bonus Links

The Science Spot

A website devoted to science experiments for Middle school students.

sciencespot.net/Pages/classchemlsn.html

American President

The most comprehensive non-partisan resource available on the history and function of the American presidency. You can also learn about the first lady and important advisers to past presidents.

americanpresident.org/

Smithonian Source - Resources for Teaching American History

Find teacher-selected resources that allow you to share the excitement of discovery.

smithsoniansource.org/

Become a Video Game Designer

This site gives some great pointers towards what companies are looking for and options for education specializing in videogame design.

adigitaldreamer.com/schools/videogamedesign.htm

America's Story

A look at US history with biographical sketches, timelines, and interesting facts.

americaslibrary.gov/

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

A collection of interactive, Web-based virtual manipulatives encouraging active engagement in mathematical thinking and learning - helping students visualize relationships and applications.

matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/index.html

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