Best History Websites and Resources

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Make history relevant and accessible to kids with research resources that include firsthand accounts, images, videos, audio, and scholarly work. Empower students to expand their knowledge of classroom topics and explore their own burning questions.

Asian Art Museum Visit Website: http://education.asianart.org Inventive lessons and activities integrate Asian history, art, and more	Grades Pre-K-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 3
PBS LearningMedia Visit Website: http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/ Impressive collection of classroom-ready, free digital resources	Grades Pre-K-12 Type Website Price Free, Paid Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
PebbleGo Visit Website: http://www.pebblego.com/login/ Easily accessible, kid-friendly database for the littlest researchers	Grades K-3 Type Website Price Free to Try, Paid Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
National Museum of African American History and Culture Visit Website: https://nmaahc.si.edu Powerful stories and media centralize African-American history	Grades K-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating Not Yet Rated
Smithsonian's History Explorer Visit Website: http://historyexplorer.si.edu Lessons, activities, artifacts, artfully presented by the Smithsonian	Grades K-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
Library of Congress Visit Website: http://www.loc.gov Visit our largest library's online collection of multimedia goodies	Grades 1-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 3 Teacher Rating 4
National Archives Visit Website: http://www.archives.gov/ Access U.S. history with treasure trove of docs, genealogy, and other resources	Grades 4-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
Digital Public Library of America Visit Website: http://dp.la/ Impressive online collection of historic and cultural artifacts	Grades 5-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 3 Teacher Rating 4
Gooru Visit Website: http://www.goorulearning.org/ Personalized tool fosters exploration, teacher-led meaningful learning	Grades 5-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 3
findingDulcinea Visit Website: http://www.findingdulcinea.com Quality search tool with curated resources and links to credible sites	Grades 6-10 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 3 Teacher Rating 3
SweetSearch Visit Website: http://www.sweetsearch.com Search engine with filtered results leaves room for critical thinking	Grades 6-10 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 3 Teacher Rating 4
American Panorama Visit Website: http://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/ Interactive atlas magnifies events in United States history	Grades 6-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating Not Yet Rated
Beyond the Bubble Visit Website: http://beyondthebubble.stanford.edu/ Top-quality assessments challenge students to think like historians	Grades 6-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 5 Teacher Rating Not Yet Rated
Facing History and Ourselves Visit Website: https://www.facinghistory.org/ A wealth of resources explore racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism	Grades 6-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 5 Teacher Rating 4
National Archives DocsTeach Historical texts, interactive activities can promote critical thinking	Grades 6-12 Type App Price Free Platforms iPad Common Sense Rating 3 Teacher Rating 4
NYPL Biblion: World's Fair Publisher: The New York Public Library Dive deep into treasures from the 1940 World’s Fair	Grades 6-12 Type App Price Free Platforms iPad Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Visit Website: http://www.ushmm.org/ Extensive resource collection supports teaching about the Holocaust	Grades 6-12 Type Website Price Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
American Social History Project Visit Website: http://ashp.cuny.edu/ Deep, research-backed resources highlight America's rich diversity	Grades 7-12 Type Website Price Free, Paid Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating Not Yet Rated
Zinn Education Project Visit Website: https://zinnedproject.org/ Resources, lessons help teach a more inclusive version of U.S. history	Grades 6-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
National WWII Museum Visit Website: http://nationalww2museum.org/ High-quality resources and activities offer an in-depth study	Grades 7-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
Historypin Visit Website: http://www.historypin.com Crowdsourcing is key to making history accessible, approachable	Grades 8-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
Constitute Visit Website: https://www.constituteproject.org/ Extensive, highly searchable collection of the world's constitutions	Grades 9-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 3 Teacher Rating 3
Google Scholar Visit Website: http://scholar.google.com Academic search engine, an excellent source for credible research info	Grades 9-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History Visit Website: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ History and art intersect on the Met's vast, reading-centric site	Grades 9-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 3 Teacher Rating 4

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