NCSS
www.ncss.org
Illinois Civil War Site
http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/debates.html
Lincoln's Home
http://www.nps.gov/liho/debates.htm Web Site Resources: General Social Studies Primarily Background
NCSS
www.socialstudies.org
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/
Encarta On-line Encyclopedia
http://encarta.msn.com/artcenter_/browse.html
Primarily Student-Based & Lesson Plans
The Core Knowledge Website
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/index.htm
50 lesson plans from the Academy Curricular Exchange
http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/elem.html
An Encyclopedia for Kids
http://www.factmonster.com/
Education World Social Studies Lesson Plans
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/soc_sci.shtml
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/
NCSS Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans
http://www.socialstudies.org/resources/
NCSS Position Statements—NCSS Criteria for Scope and Sequence
http://www.socialstudies.org, and click on Position Papers
Join NCSS
www.ncss.org
NCSS- 10 Themes Resources
http://www.ncss.org/standards/
NCSS Position Statements—NCSS Social Studies Teacher Code of Ethics
http://www.socialstudies.org, and click on Position Papers
Lincoln—Douglass Debates
http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/debates.html
http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/debates.html
Site For Teachers Lesson Plans
http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
Gateway to Social Studies Websites
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/index.aspx and
http://edsitement.neh.gov/
Virtual Tours at the Virtual Smithsonian
http://2k.si.edu/
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/
Thematic Lesson Plans
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Unitlink.htm
Lesson Plans, many of which are simulations
http://www.exploringhistory.com/sample.htm
Lesson Plans
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/chinapeopleandplaces/index.html
A Gateway to lessons and materials based on Home Schooling
http://eho.org/
