Web Links to Great Teacher Resources

Rocks for Kids is devoted to making concepts about rocks easier to understand for kids!

Constitution Day 2011 provides digital media copies of the Constitution and a “Fun Zone” for students. The “Fun Zone” contains famous quotes, crossword puzzles, and quizzes in which students are able to test their knowledge.

Smarthistory is a free mult-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement for the traditional art history textbook.

Best of History Web Sites: US History Constitutionis an Ed Tech Teacher website that provides lesson plans, activities, and full text copies of the Constitution. This site is in partnership with the Library of Congress and also has links to the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Federalist Papers, and primary sources documents written by the Founding Fathers.

The United States Constitutionis a plain text version of the United States Constitution.

Social Studies for Kids provides links to the making of the Constitution, the text of the Constitution, biographies of the signers, and a chart that outlines the differences between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.

Ben’s to U.S. Government for Kids provides a general history of Revolutionary War era, basics of the Constitution, and a full text copy of the Constitution.

Congress for Kids: Constitution aims at walking students through the progress of writing the constitution to the final product. Each section contains a quiz that allows students to test themselves to make sure they understand the material presented.

Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute- U.S. Constitution provides a section by section breakdown of the U.S. Constitution and provides annotations that allow the viewer to dig deeper into issues of the Constitution.

The Constitution for Kids is designed for students in grades 8-12 and provides a section by section breakdown of the constitution in simplified terms. The site also provides full text of the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation.