Research


Electronic Resources for Social Studies

Mariner's Museum

Kid Info

KidsClick! (Facts and Reference)

Yahoo! Kids School Bell Reference

Jeffco Public Library


Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia Britannica Online (username: blue | password: heron)

Grolier Online (username: bheron | password: remote)


Social Studies "World in 1492" Project


Nation Resource Link
Aztecs The Aztecs—for Kids
   The Aztecs (from PBS)
   The Sad Night: The Story of an Aztec Victory and a Spanish Loss by Sally Schofer (Historical Fiction/Picture book)
   Aztec History
Incas The Incas (from PBS)
  Machu Picchu
  Inca Culture
  Inca Pantheon/gods
  Inca Investigation from the American Museum of Natural History
  Inca Quiz Game
Songhai Empire Timbuktu
  West African Empires
  Ancient Kingdom of Songhay
  Empire of Songhai
  Songhai (from MSN Encarta)
  Songhai Empire
  Ghana to Mali to Songhai
Great Zimbabwe Pictures at Great Zimbabwe National Park
  Mutapa Empire
  Great Zimbabwe
  Great Zimbabwe 500-1600 AD
England English History—Daily Life in Medieval Towns
  Food and Drink in Medieval England
  Medieval London
  Life During Feudal England
Ottoman Empire Discover the Ottomans
  The Topkapi Palace Museum
  The Ottoman Empire
  Ottoman Timeline
  Culture of the Ottoman Empire
China (Ming Dynasty) The Chinese Creation Story
  Chinese Pantheon/gods
  The Ming Dynasty
  The Art of Asia—Ming Dynasty
  Ming Dynasty Kidipede
  China History—Ming Dynasty