Teachers Net Social Studies Lesson Bank- Search already developed lessons or share your own.

The New York Times Learning Network- The New York Times Learning Network is a free service for students in grades 3-12, their teachers and parents. The site is updated Monday through Friday throughout the year.

The New York Times News Snapshots (A current events activity for Grades 3-5)- Every Monday through Friday, News Snapshot features a newsworthy and provocative photo from The New York Times, along with the basic set of questions answered by journalists when relaying the news-- who, what, where, when, why and how. Includes student handout, teacher's page, and suggested activities.

Kathy Schrock's History & Social Studies Guide- An alphabetical list of content specific Internet resources.

Lesson PlanZ.com- Social Studies lesson plans and teaching resources pre-school through grade 12.

History Link 101- developed for World History classes by a World History teacher. Useful information and links on the cultures of Africa, Aztec, China, Egypt, Greece, Mayan, Mesopotamia, Rome, Prehistory, and Middle Ages.

Explorers A-Z- an indexed listing of biography sites for Explorers

United Nations Cyberschoolbus-  Resources include Infonation which allows students to compare statistical data for UN Member States and Country at A Glance which allows students to pick UN Member States and view their statistics - one at a time.
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/index.html

Altapedia Online- contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
http://www.atlapedia.com

CountryReports.Org- find country profiles, flags, history, weather and more.
http://www.countryreports.org

Animated clips found at Michael G. Shaikun's Animated GIF's website.