General Mississippi Websites:
mshistory.k12.ms.us/
Mississippi History Now, an online publication of the Mississippi Historical
Society.
mshistory.k12.ms.us/features/feature47/governors_first.htm
Contains short features on each of Mississippi’s governors.
mshistory.k12.ms.us/mshistsociety.html
The Mississippi Historical Society web site.
www.mde.k12.ms.us
The Mississippi Department of Education web site.
www.mississippi.gov/index.jsp
The official web site of the Mississippi state government.
General Resources:
lii.org
The Librarians’ Index to the Internet is an excellent resource for a variety
of topics.
www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
This is the address for the superintendent of documents and the Government
Printing Office. It provides access to federal libraries and government
documents.
www.lcweb.loc.gov
This is the website for the Library of Congress, which is a huge source of
information.
www.cnn.com
The CNN site and other news network sites are good locations for current
events and for in-depth stories. There are usually video and audio clips.
Other network sites include www.reuters.com, www.msnbc.com/news,
www.abcnews.com, www.cbsnews.com, and www.foxnews.com.
www.cr.nps.gov
The National Park Service’s Links to the Past page provides links to the
cultural resources available through our national parks.
www.distinguishedwomen.com
Includes biographies of distinguished women past and present.
www.envirolink.org
The Envirolink Network is a source of environmental information.
www.interest.com/top100.html
Provides links to the one hundred most popular newspapers in the country.
www.vote-smart.org
The Vote Smart site provides information on candidates and on the federal
government.
Geography Resources:
nationalatlas.gov/about.html
The National Atlas of the United States. Contains printable maps on
Congressional districts, federal lands, outline maps, and presidential
election maps. There is also an interactive map maker.
www.indo.com/distance
The Distance Calculator gives the distance between two cities. The site also
gives the exact latitude and longitude measurements of the two cities.
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps
This site at the University of Texas has a huge collection of maps.
www.nationalgeographic.com
This site, a favorite of parents, is as good as the magazine and gives
students a warm welcome to geographic concepts and skills without them
realizing they are "studying."
This site will take you out of the Clairmont Press website. You will need
to open a new browser and re-type our domain name to access our website
again.
www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook
The CIA's World Factbook includes a wide variety of information on every
country in the world. Incredibly useful site.
Government Resources:
bensguide.gpo.gov
Created by the Government Printing Office, this well-designed site
introduces children to how the government works. Just choose an age range
and explore Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids. Includes everything
from historical documents and Web links to games and activities.
thomas.loc.gov
Legislative information on the Internet; good resource for bills being
passed, previous congressional hearings, etc.
www.fedstats.gov
This site is the federal government statistical information site. You can
obtain almost any piece of publicly available statistical data collected by
the government. You can also move to regional data and select a state or a
county for more localized information.
www.firstgov.com
This website is a good place to start if you are looking for information on
or from the federal government.
www.house.gov
The home page for the U.S. House of Representatives; it lists member
offices, committee offices.
www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm
Here you will find links to current state and local government information.
This site will take you out of the Clairmont Press website. You will need
to open a new browser and re-type our domain name to access our website
again.
www.senate.gov
This is the official website for the United States Senate.
www.whitehouse.gov
The home page for the White House; includes a tour of the White House.
History Resources:
memory.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html
Home page for the Library of Congress's "American Memory" section, the site
has a wealth of information.
www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/charters.html
The “Charters of Freedom” section of the National Archives website contains
information on the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the
Bill of Rights.
www.besthistorysites.net/index.shtml
The Best of History Web Sites features sites for prehistory, world history,
U.S. history, art history, maps, and general resources. Also included are
the best sites for lesson plans/activities, multimedia, and research.
www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp
The “Teaching with Historic Places” page of the National Park Service. For
those who might want to take a virtual field trip. Free lesson plans
(extensive) on American presidents, African American history, women's
history, and our nationalparks.
www.historychannel.com
Home page for the History Channel. One feature is "This Day in History."
Students can also discover what happened on their birth date.
This site will take you out of the Clairmont Press website. You will need
to open a new browser and re-type our domain name to access our website
again.
www.tntech.edu/history/edocs.html
Contains information on using electronic documents and has links to many
historical documents, collections, radio broadcasts, online history books,
and more.
www.toptags.com/aama
The Afro-American Almanac provides a historical perspective of the black
experience in our country. From the slave trade through the civil rights
movement to the present. The site includes trivia games, folk tales, and
historical resources.
www.ushmm.org
Contains information and photographs from the Holocaust Museum.
www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
The Avalon Project of Yale University, which contains links to numerous
source documents related to law, history, and diplomacy. An important
website.
Miscellaneous Resources:
fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/
The Historical U.S. Census Data Browser; provides census data for states and
counties for the period 1790-1960.
www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/oralhist.htm
Contains a list of questions that could be used for an interview or to take
an oral history.
rubistar.4teachers.org
This site helps teachers develop and use rubrics.
www.awesomelibrary.org/
An Internet library database sponsored by Evaluation and Development
Institute (EDI). A great site that has an abundance of good lesson plans
dealing with social studies.
www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/soc_studies/
This site has some interesting activities and good teacher resources.
www.sbrowning.com/whowhatwhen/
This site provides graphic timelines of periods in history, as well as
timelines of the lives of individuals. It is good for seeing what events
took place during the same period or what people lived at the same time. You
can also use it to learn who was born on a certain date.
www.webreference.com/content/search
A good beginning point for students and teachers interested in choosing new
search engines.
www.zillions.org
The Zillions Education Center is sponsored by Consumer Reports. Its purpose
is to teach kids how to evaluate ads and see through the hype. There are
lesson plans.
