All Grades

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
This site is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office and provides a variety of information, games, and activities about the U.S. Government and citizenship.  
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html

InfOhio
InfOhio provides links to research tools, online photo and text collections, historical video collections, online encyclopedias, and other government, historical, and educational sites.  Students can also OPLIN resources from across the buckeye state.
http://www.infohio.org/default.asp

Earth Cam
Earth Cam provide live looks at locations around the world, which provides a great visual for learning about time zones, the seasons, and the earth’s daily rotation.
http://www.earthcam.com/

Buckeye Traffic
This interactive website allows uses to view web cams and monitor road temperatures and conditions around the State of Ohio.  A great snow day site for kids of all ages.
http://www.buckeyetraffic.org/

The World Factbook (Grades 3-12)
The CIA World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world countries.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Clue Maps (Grades K-6)
This site provides interactive Maps for Learning the Continents and Oceans, Countries, Regions, and States – Has activities and games  for all subject areas K-6 as well.
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=ClueMaps

Primary Grades (Grades-K-3)

Ohio Kids (Grades K-6)
The Ohio Historical Society Kids site has links to current archeological digs, games and activities, online encyclopedias, online exhibits, and links to a variety of Ohio and U.S. History Sites for research.
http://www.ohiokids.org/index.shtml
http://www.ohiokids.org/homeworkHelper/links.shtml

Colonial Williamsburg – Kids Zone
Tour Colonial Williamsburg’s Kid Zone to find out more about what it was like live during Colonial and Revolutionary War Times in America.
http://www.history.org/kids/ (Grades 2-5)

Intermediate Grades (Grades 4-6)

National Geographic Kids
This site has an array of games, activities, photos, and videos for National Geography.  Be sure to check out the people and places to explore several world countries and regions.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

You are the Historian - Investigating the First Thanksgiving
By visiting this site, you become the Historian by investigation the First Thanksgiving and separating fact from myth.
http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/index_js2.html

Geography Activities and Current Events - Houghton Mifflin
Explore the United States and World by answering questions based on the Five Themes of Geography.
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/
http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/current/

Discovery Adventure, Geo Game, and other Social Studies Activities
The Discovery Channel School Website offers several interactive and interesting activities to explore various regions of the world
http://discoverystudentadventures.com/teachers/lesson-plans-videos.aspx
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/geogame/

Owl and Mouse – Geography Activities
The Owl and Mouse site provides several engaging map puzzle activities, as well as atlases and other geography resources.
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/geography.htm

Middle School (Grades 7-8)

The History Detectives - PBS
Go in search of the past with the History Detectives.  View video segments from past shows and learn how historians conduct research to solve historical problems.
http://pbskids.org/historydetectives/

The History Channel Classroom
See what happened this day in history, take a historical quiz, or search the History Channel’s study guides, videos, and audio podcasts at the History Channel Classroom website.
http://www.history.com/content/classroom

National History Day in Ohio
National History Day is an exciting co-curricular program that encourages young people to explore a historical subject related to the annual theme.  Each year students from across Ohio and the United States present at the district and state levels for a chance to go to nationals in Washington, D.C. to compete for recognition and monetary awards.
http://www.ohiohistory.org/historyday/hd02.htmlhttp://www.nationalhistoryday.org/

You be the Judge on Hammurabi’s Code
This website allows you to be the judge and rule on situations according to Hammurabi’s Code. 
http://www.phillipmartin.info/hammurabi/homepage.htm

Biz Kids
Be a Biz Kid and learn how to manage your personal finances or run your own company.
http://www.bizkids.com/

Colonial Williamsburg
Take a tour of Colonial Williamsburg and learn more about life during Colonial and Revolutionary War Times.  This website has podcasts, videos, and other interactive media that make history come alive.
http://www.history.org/media/podcasts.cfm
http://www.history.org/media/videoPlayer/
http://www.history.org/media/interactive.cfm

High School (Grades 9-12)

The National Archives  Digital Vaults and Primary Resource Document Analysis Sheets
Go beyond the textbook and learn about history first hand with the National Archives Digital Vaults and Primary Source Document Analysis Sheets. Students can also make posters for classroom or History Day Projects.
http://www.digitalvaults.org/#http://www.archives.gov/nae/education/

Historical Thinking Matters
Learn how to think historically with four online investigations of the Spanish-American War, Scopes-Monkey Trial, Social Security, and Rosa Parks. 
http://historicalthinkingmatters.org/

Historyteacher.net
The site has links to essential topics for students taking AP U.S. History, AP European History, or Global Studies.  This is definitely a site to bookmark for all high school history students
http://historyteacher.net

Stossel in Classroom
John Stossel has compiled video segments from ABC’s 20/20 which examine current hot button topics.  A solid site for students studying current events and issues.
http://stosselintheclassroom.org/

Street Law
Learn about criminal and civil justice, torts, and consumer law in America through simulations, landmark court cases, and online resources. 
http://www.streetlaw.com/

Historical Scene Investigation
Complete historical investigations (similar to document-based questions) on important events in American History by examining primary and secondary source documents and drawing your own conclusions.
http://web.wm.edu/hsi/index.html

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Listen to podcasts of recent lectures from America’s premier historians or test your knowledge of American history with Gilder Lehrman’s online history quizzes.
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/quiz_pop1.html
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/historians/podcasts/