Social Studies links

These links are meant to supplement the books and materials in the history/social science areas of the library.  Right click on the link to “open in a new window” and then when you finish you can easily return to this page.

GENERAL SOCIAL STUDIES LINKS
Calisphere  Primary sousrce database from the University of California

SCORE Websites aligned to California’s History/Social Science curricula

The Library of Congress

Best of History

This Day in History

The History Channel

History on the Net

American History and Government Hotlist  A list of selected websites

Black History Hotlist

Women’s History Hotlist

Spartacus Educational

Yahoo History directory

ECONOMICS
Money- What is is, How it works  Understanding money and the U.S. monetary system

U.S. National Debt Clock  Shows the national debt, calculated by the minute

The Mint

IRS Tax Interactive  IRS site designed for students

ipl2 Business and Economics directory

Yahoo Business and Economy directory

Personal Finance
Practical Money Skills for Life  Look for the video games, among other things

The Mint

Feed the Pig  All about saving to reach to your goals

Savings Quest  Game where you pick a goal then manage your budget to save for the future and pay the bills

Jump Start  Of the many great resources, I particularly encourage you to click on Reality Check so you can see what it costs to live on your own

Financial Literacy Sites selected by the California Department of Education

JA/American Express Personal Finance Center  Learn about your paycheck, career options, budgeting, credit, saving and investing and risk management

JA Finance Park  Virtual computer game lets teens (and their  parents) go through real-life financial situations

HowStuffWorks  Explains money, business, credit and debt, financial planning in easy to undertand terms

Smart About Money  Tips on economic survival, family-friendly way to help kids understand money

GOVERNMENT
Presidents
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/
http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/

Other
Public Agenda Online  Find out about policy options and public opinion behind critical public concerns

The White House

The U.S. Senate

The U.S. House of Representatives

California Senate

California Assembly

Sacramento City Council

ipl2 Law, Government and Political Science directory

U. S. HISTORY

Yahoo U. S. History directory

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Geography  Hotlist  A list of interesting websites about Geography.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ A handy reference published by the CIA.

http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html Accessible basic information of the world’s countries.

http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html Student-friendly reference of countries around the world.

ipl2 Countries directory

Yahoo Countries directory

WORLD HISTORY