300-399 Social Science

Women’s History Month: Find a brief history behind this special month as well as many biographies of famous women.

World Population Clock: What is the population of the earth, at this exact minute? Check here.

CityTownInfo.com: This site is a collection of information on U.S. cities and towns.  The site includes almanac-like reference data, housing statistics, employment info, local climate, links to the official city government sites and maps for thousands of cities & towns.

FedStats: This site is a gateway to statistics from more than 100 U.S. federal agencies.  Find data and facts by browsing more than 400 topics.  Generate a profile for your state, county, or federal district or link to agencies.

gCensus: Find the census from different areas of the country and find links that include pass U.S. census records or research neighborhoods to find crime rates, school data and climate information by zip or city.

America's Historical Documents: The National Archives preserves and provides access to the records of the Federal Government.  Find the important documents in our nations history.

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids: Click on a grade range and let Ben guide you in an explanation of our government.

Branches of Government: Explore the checks and balances built into the various branches of the United States government.

Congress for Kids: This site provides information about the foundation of our government and how its actions ultimately affect them. Take a virtual tour of Congress or take a quiz.

Constitution Finder: This database offers constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents for the nations of the world.

FEMA for kids: The Federal Emergency Management Agency hosts this site dealing with disasters, terrorism, school and fire safety.  There are links to resources for parents and teachers.

GovSpot: This site explores the web for government information such as documents, facts and figures, news, political information and more.

How Laws are Made: Track step-by-step how a law comes in to being.

Official US Executive Branch Web Sites: This site lists all of the official U.S. Executive Branch sites.

Rights of the People:  Find great information on the Bill of Rights at this site.

Supreme Court Cases (Summary): A brief summary of some important Supreme Court Cases.

Thomas- Legislative Information on the Internet: Learn the status of legislation in both the House and the Senate for the current legislative session or from past legislative sessions.  Search by bill number or by a key word or phrase.

Unseen. Unforgotten: Find previously unpublished pictures from the Civil Rights Era.

Voices of Civil Rights:  The AARP and the Library of Congress have collaborated to present a site showing the “personal accounts of America’s struggle to fulfill the promise of equality for all.”  This is “a tribute to those who were a part of the civil rights experience and to the continuing quest for equality.”

Voyages: The trans-Atlantic slave trade database allows users to experience information on nearly 35,000 slave voyages between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Bureau of Engraving and Printing:  Find out the history of this money making bureau along with information on new currency design, facts, trivia, counterfeiting, and more.

CoinWorld: Find out the news on current coin and money topics.  Included in this site is a glossary, prices, shows, and more

Escape from Knab: “…an educational simulation which takes participants through a series of financial decision-making experiences in the fun and entertaining setting of the fictitious planet, Knab where visitors discover the results of their actions and decisions.”

The Full Universal Currency Converter: Convert money into every known world currency.

The History of Stock Markets: This article, sponsored by the Wall Street Journal, takes you back to the 16th century to examine stock markets of the past where trading was done in crude surroundings -- coffeehouses or churches.

Money Museum: Find in-depth information on the history, legends, lore of money in this online museum.

Multnomah County Library-Personal Finance: Here are links to sites dealing with: Banking and Budgeting; Investments: Money; Stocks; and Taxes. There are sites for all ages.

Ron Wise’s Geographical Directory of World Paper Money: Over 14,000 scanned images of paper banknotes from all over the planet.

The United States Mint: This site is full of information for all ages on minting and coin production.

Brown v. Board of Education: This digital archive chronicles the events surrounding this historically significant case up to the present.

Civil Rights & Brown v. Board of Education Resource Guide:  “This Web site is a growing collection of education resources that provides Civil Rights & 50^th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education materials for students and teachers.

The Constitution of the United States of America: Here is a transcription of the original text of the United States Constitution from the National Archives and Records Administration.

Fact Monster: Supreme Court Cases: Find a great summary of many important Supreme Court cases.

Freedom Forum: “The Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people.”  Find information on the First Amendment here.

Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Explore the key issues of several landmark Supreme Court cases.

National Constitution Center: Visit this site to learn about our Constitution and Amendments.

Plessy v. Ferguson: Explore the significance of this 1896 ruling and other resources related to segregation.

Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education: A detailed look at equality and segregation by The Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

Acid Rain: Learn the facts about acid rain, how it forms and how it damages our environment. Find hands-on experiments for measuring the pH of rainfall at your home or school.

Art of Foley: “The Art of Foley is a tutorial designed to educate and inspire those interested in the craft of film sound effects.”

Old-Time Radio: The Golden Age: Find the chronology of radio shows including sound bytes of some shows.

Earth Calendar: Click on a date or a country, and you can find a holiday or celebration for virtually any day of the year.

American Family: Journey of Dreams: This site explains and demonstrates how students can create scrapbooks that can preserve their own ethnic and genealogical stories.

Christmas.com Worldview: Find information about Christmas customs around the world including recipes.

Festivals.com: “Click the map of the USA to find events in your state or click “Explore the World” to view events in other countries.”

Holidays Around the World: This site is sponsored by World Book and includes articles on traditional events and how they are celebrated worldwide.

Holidays on the Net: Find cultural festivals from around the world including crafts and recipes.

It’s International: Find international foods, holidays and festivals, games and toys, wedding customs and traditions, dance, traditional clothing, customs and crafts, superstitions, proverbs, names, and folk tales from around the world.