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Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
Ben’s Guide provides information and activities specifically tailored for educators, parents, and students in K-12
Constitution Day Activities
Learn all about the Constitution and why we celebrate Constitution day on September 17th.
Constitution Day is every day at the U.S. Courts
Here you'll find discussion topics, fast facts, and interactive games for this September 17th holiday.
Education World's Scavenger Hunt
Use the internet to learn some important facts about the Constitution through a scavenger hunt.
The National Constitution Center
Lakeland School's Constitution Day Resources
The Constitution for Kids (K-3)
The Constitution for Kids (4-7)
Southwest Native Americans
These Native Americans come from the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Southern
Colorado and the northern part of Mexico. Find out more about these Indians, by checking this web site.
A Guide to the Great Sioux Nation
Picture the "he sapa," a range of pine-covered mountains so green they look black from a distance. Mysterious "mako sica" or "bad land," a mass of buttes and spires that stretches as far as the eye can see. Here you can meet the people whose heritage and culture run through the land like a strong, steady stream.
Eastern Woodland Indians
Learn about the culture of the Eastern Woodland Indians.
First Nation Site
Look up many tribes on this website.
Delaware Tribe-
Information on the Delaware Tribe of Indians
The United States Capitol
The Capitol is one of the most widely recognized buildings in the world.
It is a symbol of the American people and their government, the meeting place of the nation's legislature, an art and history museum,
and a tourist attraction visited by millions every year.
CIA World Factbook
You will find statistical information on nearly every country in the world,
plus an incredible amount of maps, graphics, country flags, and more.
The House of Representatives
The U.S. House of Representatives' World Wide Web service provides public access to legislative
information as well as information about Members, Committees,
and Organizations of the House and to other U.S. government information resources.
The Library of Congress
The Nation's library is located in Washington, DC. The library strives to share their resources
with the American people, who, through their elected representation in Congress, have created the world's largest repository of knowledge.
The White House
Come visit the President and Vice President at the White House.
You can find out what's new, find out about the history of the White House,
go to the Virtual Library, and visit the White House for kids section.
The United States Senate
Connect with your Senators! The US Senate's web server is a joint service of the Senate Committee on
Rules and Administration, the Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the Office of the Secretary of the Senate.
On this site, you can contact our Senators, Sen. John Sununu and Sen. Judd Gregg, learn more about Legislative activities, and visit the Senate in Washington, DC.
National Geographic for Kids
Check out the Amazing Facts, Cartoon Factory, Geobee Challenge or the Fun & Games section.
World Flags
The World Flag database contains over 260 pages on countries and international organizations.
Each page contains basic information on the country, including its formal name, capital city, area, population, currency and languages.
How Far Is It?
When students ask “How many miles it is from here to there?" you can have them find out the easy way.
States and Capitals
Looking for information on a particular state for your project?
This is the place. There are hundreds of links for each state, giving lots of great information.
Geo-Globe
Explore the world with this site's selection of interactive games,
and find out about strange and familiar features of the planet. Ever wondered which continent has the most countries?
Do you know how deep the ocean gets? How plants survive in the tundra? If you're curious about geography, this is the place!
Atlapedia Online
Atlapedia contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of our world.
Where is That?
An interactive game that helps you learn the location of each state.
GEOnet Geography Game
A great interactive site where students learn about the world around them.
USA Quiz
Students are quizzed on the location of states.
Online maps
Printable maps
Map Stats for Kids
Stixie and Globie teach concepts of maps and statistics through cool games.
Geospy
An interactive game that helps to identify continents, countries, states and providences.
Mapquest
Get directions to anywhere!
Quia
Test your knowledge by matching key phrases with one of the five themes of geography
Quia
Here are interactive matching or concentration games to help students learn these fundamental concepts of geography.
Library of Congress: Country Studies
This Web site is a very comprehensive resource for learning the history and culture of any country.
You can browse by country, continent, or select from the drop-down menu to find detailed, book-length country profiles.
National Geographic: Map Machine
Students can find nearly any place on earth in interactive or printable maps.
This site provides political maps, physical maps, topographical maps, thematic maps, country profiles, and more.
NOTE: Contains a link to the map store.
CIA World FactBook
This site is contains accurate, authoritative information on the countries of the world.
Here you can view pictures of maps, flags, and statistics of countries around the world. Select "Country Listings" and choose a country.
Geographia Homepage
Click on any country to read about its culture, people, and history. Also included are pictures of its landscape.
NOTE: This site contains sponsored links.
Atlas of the Biosphere
This website has information about human interactions with the environment. Search the Maps section to
find geographic data broken down into four general categories:
Humans, Land Use, Ecosystems, and Water Resources.
The Schematics section describes various resource cycles with text and animations.
Shock-ing Geography
This site has interactive maps to test students' knowledge of political boundaries,
physical features, and geopolitical history of the world. Requires the Shockwave plug-in.
FunBrain: Where is That?
This game will show you a map. For each map, select the correct state or country. There are five levels of difficulty.
Flash Earth
Click and drag on the map for an exact location.
You can zoom out for a global view, or zoom in to view individual neighborhoods. Available with or without labels.
GeoSpy: Fast-Paced Map Game
Vikings the North Atlantic
Saga An interactive exhibition of Vikings.
Vikings
What is myth and what is fact.
The Vikings
Info on the Vikings.
You are the historian on Thanksgiving
Students select a role to play in this online and inter-active Thanksgiving exhibit,
where they will use clues to help determine the events of the 1621 harvest celebration.
Virtual Tour of the Mayflower
Hop on board the Mayflower for a virtual voyage across the Atlantic, circa 1620, and journey to a new land with the Pilgrims.
Students will learn what it was like to live onboard the Mayflower for months, "meeting" the crew and passengers.
Archiving Early America
Explore the amazing world of Early America through the media of the day (its newspapers, maps, magazines, and writings).
Mayflower Web Pages
This site is a great resource for those who are researching the Mayflower. Lots of links!
Old Sturbridge Village
This is the place where early America comes alive. Explore the sights and sounds of the 1830s.
The Village includes more than 40 staffed exhibits--historic homes, craft shops, mills, and farm buildings--on more than 200 acres of field and rolling farms.
Archiving Early America
Short films on Early American History such as Ben Franklin and Paul Revere.
Mayflower History
Internet's most complete and accurate web site dealing with the Mayflower, the Pilgrims, and early Plymouth Colony.
13 Originals Founding the American Colonies
The history of the original 13 colonies is a tangled tale indeed. There are many ways to view the events and, in hind sight,
it is easy to think you understand. But no one knew where they were headed at the time and it could have ended up very different.
Colonial Williamsburg
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation operates the world’s largest living history museum in Williamsburg, Virginia
Salem Witch Trials
Experience the trials in this interactive video.
Lewis and Clark
PBS created this site with maps, videos and primary documents.
The Road to Revolution
Want to make your own American Revolution? You can play the Revolutionary Game.
All you need is a good horse, a road map, and a working knowledge of Liberty! Saddle up!
The Life of George Washington
Read the life of George Washington
Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man
A QuickTime movie on this incredible man.
Liberty! The American Revolution
An engaging website on the Revolutionary War
This Day in History
Find interesting events that happen throughout the year.
Harriet Tubman & the Underground Railroad
A second grade class in Sleepy Hollow, New York read about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad.
They have put together an excellent web site full of resources.
Abraham Lincoln Treasure Hunt
Test your knowledge and researching skills by visiting this exceptional web site and answering the questions to the treasure hunt.
Black History
Explore African American issues on the web.
The Kennedy Center
The John F. Kennedy for the Performing Arts was first established in 1955 with the help of then President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Arlington National Cemetery
This web site is devoted to America's most hallowed ground and to the heroes and pathfinders who rest in peace there.
The Washington Monument
It stands for freedom. It stands for justice. Throughout history, the Washington Monument has provided
America with an open forum for freedom of expression. Learn more about this great Monument,
take a virtual tour, and learn more about the restoration process it is undergoing.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial was created in 1934 to honor the founding father
most accepted as having been the political philosopher of the American Revolution.
Monticello, the Home of Thomas Jefferson
Monticello is the masterpiece of Thomas Jefferson, who designed and redesigned and built and rebuilt for more than forty years.
Monticello is the only house in America on the United Nation's prestigious World Heritage List of sites that must be protected at all costs.
Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial is a tribute to Abraham Lincoln and the nation he fought to preserve during the Civil War (1861-1865).
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The "Wall" , as it is known, serves as a testament to the sacrifice of American military personnel during one of this nation's least popular wars.
U.S. History
The "Congress of Websites", is created and hosted by the
Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The mission is to bring American history to life for visitors worldwide on the Internet.
National Archive and Records Administration
The NARA is an independent Federal Agency that helps preserve our nation's history by
overseeing the management of all Federal records. Their mission is to ensure ready access to the essential evidence that
documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience.
The History Channel
This is the best search in History.
History Happens: Stories from American History on Music Video
Why not tell stories from American history through song, contemporary sounding music that young people
would like and would have all the passion, mystery and intrigue of an action-adventure drama?
The Oregon Trail
The Trail was much more than a pathway to the state of Oregon; it was the only practical corridor to the entire western United States.
Exploring American Immigration
A series of lesson plans for upper elementary students explores the immigrant experience in America.
Students will have choices on presenting a dramatization of the experience after completing guided research,
of learning about immigrant contributions to American society,
viewing historical photos to attempt to contrast, compare,
and recreate stories, or to understand tenement life at the turn of the century in America.
Meet Americans
An interactive site on famous American people!
Boundaries of the United States
An interactive map that shows the boundaries and when they were made.
Secret Mysteries of America's Beginnings
A 2 hour video answering questions like Why is Washington DC built on the 77th Meridian?
and Are the Revolutionary War cities really built in perfect alignment with Stonehenge?
New Hampshire
The official site of the state of New Hampshire. You can find out information on the State Government,
local city governments, NH facts and other interesting articles on New Hampshire.
Tour of Nashua, New Hampshire
twice voted by Money Magazine as the “Number One City” to call home, Nashua has unique appeal.
Theban Mapping Project
This site provides up-to-the-minute reports of the Theban Mapping Project activities in the
Valley of the Kings. In 1995, tomb KV 5 is the largest tomb ever found in Egypt, and is the
greatest archaeological discovery of the century.
Comprehensive coverage of the artifacts and wall relics are being revealed daily.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Although most people know that a list exist of the Seven World Wonders, only few can name them.
The list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was originally compiled around the second century BC.
If you want to know the Seven Wonders, check out this site!
Holocaust cyber story
The Last Sunrise is a Holocaust survivor story.
Time for Kids Online
Timeforkids.com, the online version of Time for Kids magazine, is the news,
homework helper and exploration destination for kids on the Internet.
The site keeps you on top of the news and lets you create, learn, get involved, explore, play games and access tools to help you with your homework.
Social Studies for Kids
This site covers history, geography, economics, cultures, current events, holidays, religions, languages, archaeology, and much more.
The Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution was established in 1846 with funds bequeathed to the US by James Smithson. The Institution is a center of research dedicated to public education, national service, and scholarship in the arts, sciences and history.
Social Studies Links
Constitution Day/ Native Americans/ Government/ Geography
Exploration/ Colonial America/ Revolutionary War/ American History
New Hampshire/ Ancient History/ World History/ Miscellaneous
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
Ben’s Guide provides information and activities specifically tailored for educators, parents, and students in K-12
Constitution Day Activities
Learn all about the Constitution and why we celebrate Constitution day on September 17th.
Constitution Day is every day at the U.S. Courts
Here you'll find discussion topics, fast facts, and interactive games for this September 17th holiday.
Education World's Scavenger Hunt
Use the internet to learn some important facts about the Constitution through a scavenger hunt.
The National Constitution Center
Lakeland School's Constitution Day Resources
The Constitution for Kids (K-3)
The Constitution for Kids (4-7)
Southwest Native Americans
These Native Americans come from the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Southern
Colorado and the northern part of Mexico. Find out more about these Indians, by checking this web site.
A Guide to the Great Sioux Nation
Picture the "he sapa," a range of pine-covered mountains so green they look black from a distance. Mysterious "mako sica" or "bad land," a mass of buttes and spires that stretches as far as the eye can see. Here you can meet the people whose heritage and culture run through the land like a strong, steady stream.
Eastern Woodland Indians
Learn about the culture of the Eastern Woodland Indians.
First Nation Site
Look up many tribes on this website.
Delaware Tribe-
Information on the Delaware Tribe of Indians
The United States Capitol
The Capitol is one of the most widely recognized buildings in the world.
It is a symbol of the American people and their government, the meeting place of the nation's legislature, an art and history museum,
and a tourist attraction visited by millions every year.
CIA World Factbook
You will find statistical information on nearly every country in the world,
plus an incredible amount of maps, graphics, country flags, and more.
The House of Representatives
The U.S. House of Representatives' World Wide Web service provides public access to legislative
information as well as information about Members, Committees,
and Organizations of the House and to other U.S. government information resources.
The Library of Congress
The Nation's library is located in Washington, DC. The library strives to share their resources
with the American people, who, through their elected representation in Congress, have created the world's largest repository of knowledge.
The White House
Come visit the President and Vice President at the White House.
You can find out what's new, find out about the history of the White House,
go to the Virtual Library, and visit the White House for kids section.
The United States Senate
Connect with your Senators! The US Senate's web server is a joint service of the Senate Committee on
Rules and Administration, the Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the Office of the Secretary of the Senate.
On this site, you can contact our Senators, Sen. John Sununu and Sen. Judd Gregg, learn more about Legislative activities, and visit the Senate in Washington, DC.
National Geographic for Kids
Check out the Amazing Facts, Cartoon Factory, Geobee Challenge or the Fun & Games section.
World Flags
The World Flag database contains over 260 pages on countries and international organizations.
Each page contains basic information on the country, including its formal name, capital city, area, population, currency and languages.
How Far Is It?
When students ask “How many miles it is from here to there?" you can have them find out the easy way.
States and Capitals
Looking for information on a particular state for your project?
This is the place. There are hundreds of links for each state, giving lots of great information.
Geo-Globe
Explore the world with this site's selection of interactive games,
and find out about strange and familiar features of the planet. Ever wondered which continent has the most countries?
Do you know how deep the ocean gets? How plants survive in the tundra? If you're curious about geography, this is the place!
Atlapedia Online
Atlapedia contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of our world.
Where is That?
An interactive game that helps you learn the location of each state.
GEOnet Geography Game
A great interactive site where students learn about the world around them.
USA Quiz
Students are quizzed on the location of states.
Online maps
Printable maps
Map Stats for Kids
Stixie and Globie teach concepts of maps and statistics through cool games.
Geospy
An interactive game that helps to identify continents, countries, states and providences.
Mapquest
Get directions to anywhere!
Quia
Test your knowledge by matching key phrases with one of the five themes of geography
Quia
Here are interactive matching or concentration games to help students learn these fundamental concepts of geography.
Library of Congress: Country Studies
This Web site is a very comprehensive resource for learning the history and culture of any country.
You can browse by country, continent, or select from the drop-down menu to find detailed, book-length country profiles.
National Geographic: Map Machine
Students can find nearly any place on earth in interactive or printable maps.
This site provides political maps, physical maps, topographical maps, thematic maps, country profiles, and more.
NOTE: Contains a link to the map store.
CIA World FactBook
This site is contains accurate, authoritative information on the countries of the world.
Here you can view pictures of maps, flags, and statistics of countries around the world. Select "Country Listings" and choose a country.
Geographia Homepage
Click on any country to read about its culture, people, and history. Also included are pictures of its landscape.
NOTE: This site contains sponsored links.
Atlas of the Biosphere
This website has information about human interactions with the environment. Search the Maps section to
find geographic data broken down into four general categories:
Humans, Land Use, Ecosystems, and Water Resources.
The Schematics section describes various resource cycles with text and animations.
Shock-ing Geography
This site has interactive maps to test students' knowledge of political boundaries,
physical features, and geopolitical history of the world. Requires the Shockwave plug-in.
FunBrain: Where is That?
This game will show you a map. For each map, select the correct state or country. There are five levels of difficulty.
Flash Earth
Click and drag on the map for an exact location.
You can zoom out for a global view, or zoom in to view individual neighborhoods. Available with or without labels.
GeoSpy: Fast-Paced Map Game
Vikings the North Atlantic
Saga An interactive exhibition of Vikings.
Vikings
What is myth and what is fact.
The Vikings
Info on the Vikings.
You are the historian on Thanksgiving
Students select a role to play in this online and inter-active Thanksgiving exhibit,
where they will use clues to help determine the events of the 1621 harvest celebration.
Virtual Tour of the Mayflower
Hop on board the Mayflower for a virtual voyage across the Atlantic, circa 1620, and journey to a new land with the Pilgrims.
Students will learn what it was like to live onboard the Mayflower for months, "meeting" the crew and passengers.
Archiving Early America
Explore the amazing world of Early America through the media of the day (its newspapers, maps, magazines, and writings).
Mayflower Web Pages
This site is a great resource for those who are researching the Mayflower. Lots of links!
Old Sturbridge Village
This is the place where early America comes alive. Explore the sights and sounds of the 1830s.
The Village includes more than 40 staffed exhibits--historic homes, craft shops, mills, and farm buildings--on more than 200 acres of field and rolling farms.
Archiving Early America
Short films on Early American History such as Ben Franklin and Paul Revere.
Mayflower History
Internet's most complete and accurate web site dealing with the Mayflower, the Pilgrims, and early Plymouth Colony.
13 Originals Founding the American Colonies
The history of the original 13 colonies is a tangled tale indeed. There are many ways to view the events and, in hind sight,
it is easy to think you understand. But no one knew where they were headed at the time and it could have ended up very different.
Colonial Williamsburg
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation operates the world’s largest living history museum in Williamsburg, Virginia
Salem Witch Trials
Experience the trials in this interactive video.
Lewis and Clark
PBS created this site with maps, videos and primary documents.
The Road to Revolution
Want to make your own American Revolution? You can play the Revolutionary Game.
All you need is a good horse, a road map, and a working knowledge of Liberty! Saddle up!
The Life of George Washington
Read the life of George Washington
Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man
A QuickTime movie on this incredible man.
Liberty! The American Revolution
An engaging website on the Revolutionary War
This Day in History
Find interesting events that happen throughout the year.
Harriet Tubman & the Underground Railroad
A second grade class in Sleepy Hollow, New York read about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad.
They have put together an excellent web site full of resources.
Abraham Lincoln Treasure Hunt
Test your knowledge and researching skills by visiting this exceptional web site and answering the questions to the treasure hunt.
Black History
Explore African American issues on the web.
The Kennedy Center
The John F. Kennedy for the Performing Arts was first established in 1955 with the help of then President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Arlington National Cemetery
This web site is devoted to America's most hallowed ground and to the heroes and pathfinders who rest in peace there.
The Washington Monument
It stands for freedom. It stands for justice. Throughout history, the Washington Monument has provided
America with an open forum for freedom of expression. Learn more about this great Monument,
take a virtual tour, and learn more about the restoration process it is undergoing.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial was created in 1934 to honor the founding father
most accepted as having been the political philosopher of the American Revolution.
Monticello, the Home of Thomas Jefferson
Monticello is the masterpiece of Thomas Jefferson, who designed and redesigned and built and rebuilt for more than forty years.
Monticello is the only house in America on the United Nation's prestigious World Heritage List of sites that must be protected at all costs.
Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial is a tribute to Abraham Lincoln and the nation he fought to preserve during the Civil War (1861-1865).
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The "Wall" , as it is known, serves as a testament to the sacrifice of American military personnel during one of this nation's least popular wars.
U.S. History
The "Congress of Websites", is created and hosted by the
Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The mission is to bring American history to life for visitors worldwide on the Internet.
National Archive and Records Administration
The NARA is an independent Federal Agency that helps preserve our nation's history by
overseeing the management of all Federal records. Their mission is to ensure ready access to the essential evidence that
documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience.
The History Channel
This is the best search in History.
History Happens: Stories from American History on Music Video
Why not tell stories from American history through song, contemporary sounding music that young people
would like and would have all the passion, mystery and intrigue of an action-adventure drama?
The Oregon Trail
The Trail was much more than a pathway to the state of Oregon; it was the only practical corridor to the entire western United States.
Exploring American Immigration
A series of lesson plans for upper elementary students explores the immigrant experience in America.
Students will have choices on presenting a dramatization of the experience after completing guided research,
of learning about immigrant contributions to American society,
viewing historical photos to attempt to contrast, compare,
and recreate stories, or to understand tenement life at the turn of the century in America.
Meet Americans
An interactive site on famous American people!
Boundaries of the United States
An interactive map that shows the boundaries and when they were made.
Secret Mysteries of America's Beginnings
A 2 hour video answering questions like Why is Washington DC built on the 77th Meridian?
and Are the Revolutionary War cities really built in perfect alignment with Stonehenge?
New Hampshire
The official site of the state of New Hampshire. You can find out information on the State Government,
local city governments, NH facts and other interesting articles on New Hampshire.
Tour of Nashua, New Hampshire
twice voted by Money Magazine as the “Number One City” to call home, Nashua has unique appeal.
Theban Mapping Project
This site provides up-to-the-minute reports of the Theban Mapping Project activities in the
Valley of the Kings. In 1995, tomb KV 5 is the largest tomb ever found in Egypt, and is the
greatest archaeological discovery of the century.
Comprehensive coverage of the artifacts and wall relics are being revealed daily.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Although most people know that a list exist of the Seven World Wonders, only few can name them.
The list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was originally compiled around the second century BC.
If you want to know the Seven Wonders, check out this site!
Holocaust cyber story
The Last Sunrise is a Holocaust survivor story.
Time for Kids Online
Timeforkids.com, the online version of Time for Kids magazine, is the news,
homework helper and exploration destination for kids on the Internet.
The site keeps you on top of the news and lets you create, learn, get involved, explore, play games and access tools to help you with your homework.
Social Studies for Kids
This site covers history, geography, economics, cultures, current events, holidays, religions, languages, archaeology, and much more.
The Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution was established in 1846 with funds bequeathed to the US by James Smithson. The Institution is a center of research dedicated to public education, national service, and scholarship in the arts, sciences and history.
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