Abnormal Psychology

African American History
  • Maryland's African-American Heritage... this ThinkQuest project explores the African-American experience in Maryland; includes biographies, a timeline, historical sites, and a resource section
  • Program in African American Culture (Smithsonian)...research, interpretations, and documents that preserve the historical and cultural life and legacy of Americans of African descent

Anthropology
  • Anthropologists at Work...responses to student questions about anthropology as a career
  • Anthropology Explorer...includes an online dictionary of anthropology terms and some news articles about the field
  • Archaeology/Anthropology (part of History/Social Studies Web Site)... sites should help teachers think and plan on how they can use the global resources of the Internet to access information about various cultures
  • Anthropology in the News...links to recent newspaper and magazines articles about anthropology

AP European History

Archaeology

General

Periodicals

  • Archaeology... "full texts of newsbriefs and selected longer articles are available online; brief abstracts of other departments and features are also available"

Archaeological Sites

  • ABZU Regional Index: Egypt..."index of Resources for the study of Ancient Egypt, including the territory under the control of the modern states of Egypt and Sudan and part of Libya"
  • ABZU Regional Index: Mesopotamia..."index of resources for the study of ancient Mesopotamia, including the territory under the control of the modern state of Iraq and parts of Iran, Syria, and Turkey"
  • ABZU Subject Index: Archaeological Sites..."index of reports on archaeological sites in the Near East and related material"
  • Odyssey in Egypt (interactive project)... "a rich educational experience with a solid underlying curriculum. Our goal is to provide a truly interactive classroom, that allows for real-time participation in an archeology project of exploration and discovery."
  • Reeder's Egypt Page ... "dedicated to examining the art, archaeology, religion and history of Egypt"
  • Seven Wonders of the Ancient World...histories and descriptions of the seven most impressive monuments of the Ancient World

Art and Artifacts: Clues to Distant Cultures

Facing History: The Holocaust

General

  • The Anne Frank House...brief description of Anne Frank House and Museum with links to City of Amsterdam
  • A Cybrary of the Holocaust...an all inclusive site that has many links dedicated to memories of survivors of the Holocaust, with pictures, personal recollections, and educational projects
  • The Holocaust: A Web Site Directory...annotated web links of interest to students about the Holocaust
  • Holocaust/Genocide Project..."an international, nonprofit, telecommunications project focusing on study of the Holocaust and other genocides"
  • Remembering the Holocaust... links to museums, memorials, and web sites related to the Holocaust
  • The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ..."America's national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country's memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust."
  • Schindler's List ...PBS offers background information on Oskar Schindler, The List, and Behind the Scenes information.
  • A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust ...Don't let the name fool you, this is an excellent resource for students. This is a one stop guide on the Holocaust with possibly the best site map on the web. A must see!
  • Holocaust Memorial Museum ..."America's national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country's memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust."
    • Students can visit both of their learning sites, Holocaust Learning Center and A Learning Site for Students, which are organized by theme; both sites use text, historical photographs, maps, images of artifacts, and audio clips to provide an overview of the Holocaust.
    • Or they can complete Online Activities that are ready to go (these would be great homework assignments.)
  • Simon Wiesenthal Learning Center ...A megasite on the Holocaust, "The Simon Wiesenthal Center is an international Jewish human rights organization dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust by fostering tolerance and understanding through community involvement, educational outreach and social action."
    • Their Multimedia Learning Center enables students to learn about the Holocaust. A word of caution...navigation is not as intuitive and has many layers. Great for expert surfers and/or advanced classes.

Teacher Resources

  • Facing History and Ourselves WEB Site..." national educational and professional development organization whose mission is to engage students... in an examination of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry"
  • The Holocaust--A Guide for Teachers (from Cybrary of the Holocaust)...a place "for teachers to exchange lesson plans, share new ideas, and help students learn"  
  • Literature of the Holocaust (developed at University of Pennsylvania)... links to sites, some annotated, of works, author's, and related films and videos about the holocaust
  • Holocaust Memorial Museum ..."America's national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country's memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust."
    • Students can visit both of their learning sites, Holocaust Learning Center and A Learning Site for Students, which are organized by theme; both sites use text, historical photographs, maps, images of artifacts, and audio clips to provide an overview of the Holocaust.
    • Or they can complete Online Activities that are ready to go (these would be great homework assignments.)
    • Teachers can receive view support materials, etc. on the teacher page. Or you can order a FREE print materials from the museum by completing this form.
    • Save some time and plan a field trip via the web!
  • A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust ...Don't let the name fool you, this is an excellent resource for students. This is a one stop guide on the Holocaust with possibly the best site map on the web. A must see!
  • Simon Wiesenthal Learning Center ...A megasite on the Holocaust, "The Simon Wiesenthal Center is an international Jewish human rights organization dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust by fostering tolerance and understanding through community involvement, educational outreach and social action."
    • Their Multimedia Learning Center enables students to learn about the Holocaust. A word of caution...navigation is not as intuitive and has many layers. Great for expert surfers and/or advanced classes.
    • They have a fabulous Teacher's Page that has tons of resources.
    • Their Online Store has a great video selection.
  • Holocaust Online Picture Exhibit ...A great site that offers students the ability to view pictures from the Holocaust; self-guided and easy to use, click on the first picture link to start.
  • Holocaust Links ...Links to web resources on the Holocaust.
  • Holocaust Links ....More links to web resources on the Holocaust.
  • The Shoah Page ...A comprehensive site that offers a wide variety of resources on the web. Be sure to scroll all the way down.

Films and History
The Internet Movie Database..."database of over 260,000 film and television productions made since 1892;" information includes " who made them, who appeared in them, where they were filmed, awards they received, trivia, quotes and many other categories"
  • History of Film ...A fabulous ThinkQuest that has all you need to know about movies; divided by time period; an excellent interactive multimedia learning experience!
  • History of Film Links ...a list of useful links!

History Through Sports

Human Geography

Juvenile Justice
  • Crime Spider ...a search engine that "crawls the web for the best crime and law enforcement sites on the web. Forensic sciences, criminal justice, terrorism, serial murder, prevention, statistics and more."
  • Campussafety.org ...A non profit site that collects data on crimes and other violations on college campuses around the country. The best part is you can Search the crimes statistics for any college in the US.
  • Anatomy of a Murder ...A lengthy ThinkQuest that offers students a glimpse at the justice system, using a case study approach. Worth a look!

Modern History: Europe and the World in the Twentieth Century

General

Global Depression

  • Building America: Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal...the political, historical, economic, and social impact of the Great Depression; The New Deal and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA); personal aspects of the Great Depression
  • New Deal Network ..."In October, 1996, the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (FERI) launched The New Deal Network (NDN), a research and teaching resource on the World Wide Web devoted to the public works and arts projects of the New Deal...NDN seeks to make the most of the interactive, communications and publication capacities of the Internet."
  • New York Times Headlines ...Headlines from the crash of 1929.
  • The 1929 Stock Market Crash ...An interactive guide to the crash of 1929.
  • Tales from the Rails ...An interactive multimedia learning site from PBS. Focuses on 1929 crash, railroads, homelessness, and economics.
  • The Great Depression ...An overview of the Great Depression from World Book Online.
  • Weimar Republic ...A great overview from Encarta of the post war government in Germany and their economic crisis.

World War I

  • World War I, Document Archive...archive of primary documents from World War I assembled by volunteers of the World War I Military History List (WWI-L); also contains links to other WW I resources
  • Encyclopedia of the First World War ....A great Spartacus site with lots of information. Ignore the ad banners and scroll to the bottom of the page.
  • The Great War ...A MPT site that offers interactive timelines, interviews, maps and locations, etc.
  • HistoryWiz.com - The Great War ...An interactive multimedia learning site about World War I. Featured in MacWorld as one of the five best sites on the Internet.
  • Trenches on the Web ...A site on WWI. Difficult to navigate, but contains great photos. Be sure to all the way down on the home page.
  • The Great War ...An interactive multimedia learning site from the UK. A fascinating section on the trenches.
  • emulateme.com: National Anthems ...has sound files and text for every national anthem, including La Marsellaises; good source for explaining nationalism.
  • Zimmerman Telegram ...Scroll down and check out the images of the coded and decoded telegram. Neat!
  • A Beginner's Guide to the Balkans ..."ABC news created this site to provide background and context on the ongoing crisis in the Balkans. It contains visuals as well as a history of the area's ethnic conflicts."

World War II

Cold War

  • Cold War Webquest...A fabulous WebQuest created by the Smithsonian. This would be great for advanced classes. Even if you skip the WebQuest, check out the resources page which has great links about the Cold War.
  • HistoryWiz.com - The Cold War...An interactive multimedia learning site about the Cold War. Featured in MacWorld as one of the five best sites on the Internet.
  • Lesson Plan ...A sample lesson on the Cold War, specifically Eisenhower's personal diplomacy with Khrushchev.
  • Red Files ...An interactive multimedia learning site created by PBS.

Philosophy

Psychology
  • American Psychological Association...information for psychologists, the general public, and students
  • Psych Web...maintains lists of brochures and articles related to psychology, commercial psychology-related sites, psychology departments psychology journals, scholarly psychology resources, self-help sites, and megalists of psychology-related sites
  • The Psychologist's Crosswords...crossword puzzles with names and terms typical of an introductory psychology textbook

Personality Tests