Michael Tuck's
|
![]() |
DISCLAIMER: Although I have made every attempt to ascertain the worth and appropriateness of these sites, neither Pender County Schools, Cape Fear Middle School, nor myself can accept any responsibility for the content of any site listed below, or of any site linked to any site listed below. If you come across a linked site on this page or any page in this site that you consider inappropriate, please inform me ASAP and I will re-evaluate it. Thank you.
50 States (loads of info on the states)
www.50states.com/
Africa Daily (lots of news, info, links, etc.)
www.africadaily.com/
The American Flag Page (info on its history, how to display it, and more)
userpages.aug.com/haywire/laws.html
AmeriStat (U.S. population data)
www.ameristat.org/
Asian Nation (excellent site for Asian-American issues)
www.asian-nation.org/
Atlas of the Oceans (UN-sponsored site mapping the world's oceans)
www.oceansatlas.org/
Best History Websites (nicely categorized links site)
www.besthistorysites.net/
BigChalk (sorts searches by age groups and subject, and features links to many educational sources)
www.bigchalk.com/
Bottomquark (fun with science)
www.bottomquark.com/
Brain Explorer (the science of the brain)
www.brainexplorer.org/
CIA World Fact Book (online book of facts that highlights the geography, people, government, economy, communication, transportation, military, and transnational issues of nations with data
available in 2000)
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
The Commisar Vanishes (an interesting exhibit of Stalin-era propaganda)
www.newseum.org/berlinwall/commissar_vanishes/
DefenseNet (official web site of the Department of Defense)
www.defenselink.mil/
Elections
www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/index.html
Ellis Island (find your immigrant ancestors in the Ellis Island database, and find out more about the island and the people who came to America through it)
www.ellisislandrecords.org/
Federal Election Commission (government site focusing on campaign finance, but with good breakdowns of the Electoral College and voter statistics)
www.fec.gov/
First Flight Centennial (site that honors the Wright Brothers' achievements, and provides info about the Wright Bros. museum, the Memorial, and the Outer Banks)
www.firstflightcentennial.org/
FirstGov (directory of the people and offices in the federal branch of the US Government)
www.firstgov.gov/
Geo-Globe (excellent interactive geography site)
library.thinkquest.org/10157/
History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers
www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
National Archives and Records Administration's Electoral College Home Page (confused by the Electoral College? go here)
www.nara.gov/fedreg/elctcoll/index.html
National Civil Rights Museum (online home of the Memphis museum)
www.midsouth.rr.com/civilrights/
Politics1 (good directory of political Web sites)
www.politics1.com/
Project Vote Smart (non-partisan source for info on federal and state elections)
www.vote-smart.org/
Spy Letters of the American Revolution
www.si.umich.edu/spies/index-methods.html
Theban Mapping Project (lots of info and interactive content about the huge archaeological project in Egypt)
www.thebanmappingproject.com/
Tiger Map Server Browser (killer mapping site)
tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapbrowse-tbl/
Timeline of Events Surrounding the US Invasion of Iraq (rather biased, but very thorough and informational)
www.iraqtimeline.com/
Timelines of History (lots of useful historical info)
timelines.ws/
The Time Page (shows cycles in U.S. History) www.timepage.org/
Virtual Jerusalem (not only a virtual tour of the Holy City, but a compendium of all things Jewish)
www.virtualjerusalem.com/
More to come...