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Schoolexpress – Treasure hunts and geography.

http://www.schoolexpress.com

  Maps and games

http://www.yourchildlearns.com

  Maps - Draw or print a variety of maps - the FAQ's is very helpful.

 http://nationalatlas.gov/natlas/natlasstart.asp

State Profiles - Extensive state profiles with information from famous natives to mottos, symbols, and nicknames.

 www.infoplease.com/states.html

Maps - Holt, Rinehart, and Wilson along with Mapquest provides an extensive index of maps.

 http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/asia.htm

Flags - This game is easy to learn, but challenging to play - learn the flags of every country in the world

 http://www.flag-game.com/ 

Happenings around the world - A safe, kid-friendly site loaded with stories, pictures, contests and opportunities for learning; a new issue each week with the latest news in sports, music & entertainment, health, history, local events and happenings around the world, all designed with kids in mind!

 http://kidsnewsroom.org/

EXCELENT site for every subject you can think of – Student friendly for looking up subjects

 www.enchantedlearning.com 

Revolutionary War Sites

  Uniforms:    http://www.draytonhall.org/online_exhibits/revwar_uniforms.htm#

  Time line:

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/

  History Channel:

http://www.historychannel.com/perl/search.pl?word=revolutionary+war&x=20&y=6

  Great Site – maps, people, flags, etc.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/4393/rev_war.html#revlinks

  Explorers

  Explorers

http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4034/?tqskip=1

  Explorers of the Millennium

http://www.bham.wednet.edu/explore.htm

  Explorers of the World

Google Search – type in the name of the person and do a search

http://www.google.com

  Yahooligans Search – best for elementary students

http://www.yahooligans.com

History Channel Classroom

http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/classroom.html

National Geographic

www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids

Discovery for Kids

http://kids.discovery.com/

Chicago Fire

www.chicagohs.org

Civil War

Africans in America: The Civil War 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4narr5.html

Camp Life: Civil War Collections from Gettysburg

http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/gettex/

Civil War for Kids 

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm

The History Place: Civil War

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/

The Time of the Lincolns

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/

Related Surfnetkids Game: Lincoln Quiz

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/lincoln-sw.htm

Beyond Face Value: Depictions of Slavery on Confederate Currency

http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/BeyondFaceValue/

The Civil War (Thinkquest)

http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5663/

Letters from an Iowa Soldier in the Civil War

http://www.civilwarletters.com/home.html

Valley of the Shadow

http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/

Underground Railroad

http://www.surfnetkids.com/undergroundrr.htm

Presidents

http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/5b_frame.html