K-12 Social Science Sites
by
Gina Otto

President Sites

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THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT - http://www.americanpresident.org
Welcome to a new, comprehensive guide to the presidents of the United States. Written as a collaborative project between teachers, leading historians, and political scientists, these biographies are specifically designed to be valuable to students, teachers, and scholars.  The site was created to accompany PBS documentary series of the same name. You will find great stuff for school reports under Presidential History Resources, but don't miss The War Room Campaign Simulation Game (from the front page.) "You're the hottest campaign manager around and you're ready to join an intense battle to elect the leader of the free world!"

AMERICAN PRESIDENTS: LIFE PORTRAITS - http://www.americanpresidents.org/
Contains a complete video archive of all American Presidents: Life Portraits programming, plus these additional resources: • Biographical facts • Key events of each presidency • Presidential places • Reference materials.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/whitehouse/whhome.html
First day on the job! You got the nomination, you campaigned, you won. Then you took the oath of office, made the first speech of your administration, and danced the night away. But now it's morning in America  -- time to face the Oval Office. It's YOUR chance to be President of the United States. Let's see how you do.  Other fun clicks include silly things White House children have done (go to Kids) or the clickable map of the White House neighborhood (choose Mapping.)  Teachers will like the grade-level classroom activities found under Learn More.

THE PRESIDENTS - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/
There is much to learn about the presidency by studying the men who occupied the office. All of the characters are complex and all of their stories surprising. Their lives and careers provide us a panoramic view of America.  The Presidents Web site draws on the research done  for eight PBS television specials portraying the seven aforementioned presidents and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES - http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/
Find them by date or by name!

PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES - http://www.presidentsusa.net/
Alphabetized subject headings linked to web sites about the presidents.

FROM REVOLUTION TO RECONSTRUCTION - PRESIDENTS - http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/P/

Updated January, 2010

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