National Geographic Xpeditions

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

Xpeditions is home to the U.S. National Geography Standards—and to thousands of ideas, tools, and interactive adventures including printer friendly outline maps.

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/

Prentice Hall Online Map Bank

http://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/map_bank/
Database of historical maps that can be printed out for classroom use.

Globalis: An Interactive World Map

http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/
Sponsored by the Global Virtual University and United Nations University, this site provides thematic world maps based on data from the U.N. Human Development Report (2003). Themes include: literacy rates, economic indicators, and population density.

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html
This site includes links regional maps. It is also updated often to contain maps that relate to current events.

Teacher Resources

http://www.econedlink.org/

http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/home.htm

http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/home.asp

http://money.cnn.com/

http://www.nasdaq.com/

The Motley Fool

http://www.fool.com/

The Motley Fool’s stated mission is to educate, enrich, and amuse individual investors around the world.

http://www.fte.org/

The FTE provides a variety of high-quality professional development opportunities and lesson plans for secondary economics and social studies teachers.

This site offers resources and
activities for elementary, middle school, and
high school students.

National Endowment of Financial Education

http://www.nefe.org/

This foundation is dedicated to helping
Americans acquire the information and gain
the skills necessary to take control of their
personal finances. This focus is exemplified by the NEFE High School Financial Planning Program.

The Census Economic Briefing Room

http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/briefroom/BriefRm

Use this site to find current information on economic indicators including manufacturing, construction spending, home sales, and more at quick glace.

International Development Research Center

http://www.idrc.ca

IDRC is a Canadian Crown corporation that works in close collaboration with researchers from the developing world in their search for the means to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.

World Trade Organization

http://www.wto.org/

This site provides information about contemporary
trade issues throughout the world.

Economics of Pro Team Sports: Peanuts and Crackerjacks

http://www.bos.frb.org/peanuts/leadpgs/intro.htm#signin This site is the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's educational unit on the economics of pro sports. Peanuts & Crackerjacks is about using economics to gain a better understanding of everyday life.

A website devoted to unlocking economic
opportunity for African Americans. This site
has information about investing, businesses,
and current trends.

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/
economics/index.html

http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/index.html

This site provides information on businesses,
economics and finance with today's teenagers
as the focus group.

http://www.kc.frb.org/fed101/history/

The official publication of the Archaeological Institute of America

This sites purpose is to promote sustainable conservation of  natural resources and cultural heritage.

Site

Description

National Park Service

http://www.cr.nps.gov/archeology/public/index.htm Discover some of the rich resources in our national parks through the eyes of archeologists who research and analyze these important places.

Royal Ontario Museum

http://www.rom.on.ca/schools/pieces/exercise.php This virtual archaeological analysis asks students to observe and analyze artifacts found in the field.

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/
resource_library/heritage_resources.html

http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html

http://www.marquette.edu/library/neh/general/
index.htm

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/

http://school.discovery.com/teachers/

http://www.free.ed.gov/HandSS.cfm

http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/
index.html

http://www.mdk12.org/

Searching the Web

http://crse002.lsu.edu/search.nsf/homepage
This site teaches students to strategically search for information on the internet.

www.africanamericanculture.org