Useful+Links

Teaching with historic PLACES http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/index.htm

Donna Brady shared this one - there are great charts and lessons http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/

Lesson Plans by ERA!! http://www.fsc.edu/tah/Secicivilwarreconstruction.cfm

Explore PA History []

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Materials for Teachers []

Census in Schools - useful tools for teachers and students http://www.census.gov/schools/

Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html MAJOR DOCS from Library of Congress http://www.pdesas.org/module/content/resources/2352/view.ashx

Primary Source sets & Lessons with Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/

Civil War Research - Dickinson College http://housedivided.dickinson.edu/

National archives http://www.archives.gov/

Constitutional convention with the national archives http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html

C-SPAN Classroom!! Videos for each lesson!! http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/

YOUTH LEADERSHIP - lessons on government, campaigns, etc. Usually RUNS MOCK ELECTION!! http://www.youthleadership.net/index.jsp

America's historical documents with the national archives http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/

Teaching with documents - national archives, lesson plans This link also has GREAT WAYS TO ANALYZE PRIMARY SOURCES (cartoons, photographs) http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/

ANOTHER USEFUL SITE WITH LESSONS & DOCUMENTS http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=3

Gilder Lehrman Institute - has documents http://www.gilderlehrman.org/

History Matters - A US Survey course with documents, possible DBQs http://historymatters.gmu.edu/

Newseum.org: This is an actual museum based on archiving newspapers. They have lessons that are based on some of their exhibits, but can be useful to students who do not visit too. []