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Geography and History Help
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directly to: geography
this day in history
Middle Ages; What was it really like to live in the Middle Ages?
On This Day
The History Channel What happened on Your Birthday?
Resources on Africa
Resources on Asia
Resources on Land Forms
Resources on Michigan 50
States and Capitals
Resources on the 50 states
USA Citylink World Factbook
updated
11/2/2005
America's Story from America's Library
Age Range: Elemenary School & up
Library of Congress site features biographies, exploring the states, and information about events that happened on specific dates during the year.
Resources on American Revolutionary War Battles
Age Range: Middle School & up
Location of books on this topic in the Library as well as Internet Links.
Resources on Explorers and their Discoveries
Age Range: Middle School & up
Location of books on this topic in the Library as well as Internet Links.
Art and Life in Africa On-line
Age Range: Middle School & up
Information about African life and culture, including information on 107 African cultures and 27 Sub-Saharan African countries.
Castles on the Web
Age Range: Jr. High & High School
Brief history of ancient castles. Most include pictures.
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Age Range: From K - 12 as well as Parents & Teachers
From the Government Printing Office, guides on various grade levels explaining how our goverment works.
Biographies of the Founding Fathers
Age range: middle school and up
Biographies of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Articles of Confederation
Discovering
Lewis & Clark
Age Range: Middle School and up
Travel along with the Lewis & Clark Expedition
and learn lessons for the 21st. Century.
Shakespeare Resource Center - Shakespeare's Globe
Age Range: Jr. High & High School
Info on the Globe Theatre and links to Shakespeare on the web.
Erie Canal Information
Age Range: Grade School
Books on the Erie Canal owned by the Library as well as Internet links.
The University of Memphis Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
Age Range: Jr. High & High School
Includes history, current events, ancient myths and gods.
The Columbus Navigation Homepage
Age Range: Jr. High & High School
Much detail about all aspects of Columbus's voyages, actual time line, pictures and maps.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Age range: middle school and up
Drawings and information on the Seven Wonders with maps included.
The Presidents
Age range: middle school.
Covers early career, foreign & domestic policy etc. of U.S. Presidents
from Theodore Roosevelt through Ronald Reagan.
Resource on Native Americans
Age range: middle elementary school and up
Books on this topic at the Plymouth District Library as well as Internet Links.
Resource on the Trail of Tears and the Indian Removal Act
Age range: middle elementary school and up
Books on this topic at the Plymouth District Library as well as Internet Links.
The Tuskegee Airmen; The Sky Was the Limit
Age range: older elementary through junior high.
Good factual information on this important group of soldiers in World War II.
Age range: middle to upper elementary school.
Topics include religion, homes, clothing, health, arts and town life - with related links to other web sites.
dMarie Time Capsule
Age range: middle elementary school and up
This web site can be searched by Month, Day, and Year. Headings include – Top
News Headlines This Week, Top Songs for the year, Prices for the year,
and people born on this day.
Age range: middle elementary school and up
From the New York Times, this site can be searched by Month and day only. A list of years may be scanned for each date.
Age range: middle elementary school and up
Can be searched by Month and Day only. Photographs and video clips are available.
Today in History from the Library of Congress
Age range: middle elementary school and up
This can be searched by Month and Day, or by subject. Only two or three historic events are given for each day. Photographs are included. There is no list of years to browse.
Age range: Middle School and up
List of Internet sites on Africa as well as on-line Reference Resources
Age range: Middle School and up
List of Internet sites on Asia as well as on-line Reference Resources
Age range: Middle School and up
List of Internet sites on Land Forms as well as on-line Reference Resources
Age range: Middle School and up
On-line Reference resources for classes celebrating Michigan Week.
State information includes official
flower, song, flag, license plate, history, famous people and much more.
Age range: Middle School and up
Information links to Internet sites on the U.S.States - official symbols, flags, slogans, history etc.
Age range: All Ages
Provides statistics, short history and tourist information.
Age range: Middle school and up
Maps and comprehensive information on countries of the world from the C.I.A.