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300-399 Social Science
Social Sciences | General Statistics |Political Science (Government) | Federal Government | Slavery | Economics | Law | Social Problems |Education & Careers | Commerce, Communications, Transportation | Customs & Folklore
300s: Social Sciences
The Women's History Month site contains the history behind this special month as well as many biographies of famous women. |
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What is the population of the earth, at this exact minute? Check the World Population Clock. |
310s: Collections of General Statistics
City Town Information is a collection of information on U.S. cities and towns. The site includes almanac-like reference data, housing statistics, employment information, local climate, links to official city government sites and maps for thousands of cities and towns. |
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Fed Stats 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. |
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The Old Farmer's Almanac will help you find information on weather, gardening, food home and more in this online almanac. |
320s: Political Science (Government)
Ben's Guide to the United States Government guides you in an explanation of our government. |
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From Ben's Guide, the Branches of the government section lets you explore the checks and balances built into the various branches of the U.S. Government. |
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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. |
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GovSpot explores the web for government information such as documents, facts and figures, news, political information and more. |
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From Ben's Guide, How Laws are Made shows step-by-step how a law comes into being. |
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The National Archives preserves and provides access to the records of the Federal Government. |
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The Official U.S. Exectuive Branch Web Sites lists all of the official U.S. Executive Branch sites. |
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The Supreme Court Cases Summary site provides a brief summary of some important Supreme Court Cases. |
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At Thomas Legislative Information you can learn the status of legislation in both the House and Senate for the current legislative session or from past legislative sessions. You can search by bill number or by a key word or phrase. |
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The U.S. Department of State for Youth site gives you the who, what, when, where, why and how information for the Department of State. |
320s: Federal Government Sites
The mission of the FBI is to uphold the law through the investigation of violations of federal criminal law; to protect the United States from foreign intelligence and terrorist activities; to provide leadership and law enforcement assistance to federal, state, local, and international agencies; and to perform these responsibilities in a manner that is responsive to the needs of the public and is faithful to the Constitution of the United States. |
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FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. |
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This is the home site for the United States House of Representatives. |
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This is the home site for the United States Senate. |
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The Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and such number of Associate Justices as may be fixed by Congress. The number of Associate Justices is currently fixed at eight. This is their web site. |
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USA.gov provides this site with links to all types of United States Government Information. |
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This is the home site for the United States White House. |
The Civil Rights Resource Guide is a growing collection of education resources that provides civil rights materials for students and teachers. |
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The Hall of Black Achievement features concise biographies of prominent African Americans. |
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The International Spy Museum is the first and only public museum in the United States solely dedicated to espionage and the only one in the world to provide a global perspective on this all-but-invisible profession. It features the largest collection of international spy-related artifacts ever placed on public display. |
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Virtual exhibits at the National Civil Rights Museum provide brief looks at the civil rights movement through historical events at this museum located in Memphis, Tennessee. |
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The Separate is not Equal site gives a detailed look at equality and segregation. |
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Unseen. Unforgotten you will find previously unpublished pictures from the Civil Rights Era at this site. |
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The We Shall Overcome site presents a travel guide to historic sites of the civil rights movement by the National Park Service. |
330s: Economics
The mission of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is to design and manufacture high quality security documents that deter counterfeiting and meet customer requirements for quality, quantity and performance. As its primary function, the BEP prints billions of dollars - referred to as Federal Reserve Notes - each year for delivery to the Federal Reserve System. |
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At the Coin World site you can find out news on current coin and money topics. Included in this site are a glossary, prices, shows, and more. |
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The EIA Energy Kids page includes energy facts, fun and games, energy history, classroom activities, related links and a glossary. |
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Green Passport is from the International Task Force on Sustainable Tourism. Their goal is to make you a more careful traveler. |
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Personal Finance information is found on this site which includes links to sites dealing with: Banking and Budgeting; Investments: Money, Stocks and Taxes. |
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The United States Mint site is full of information for all ages on minting and coin production. |
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The United Nationsl Environmental Program provides leadership and encourages partnerships in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. |
340s: Law
This site contains a transcription of the original text of the Constitution of the United States of America from the National Archives and Records Administration. |
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Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. |
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Landmark Supreme Court Cases let you explore the key issues of several landmark Supreme Court cases. |
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Visit the National Constitution Center to learn about our Constitution and Amendments. |
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Explore the significance of this 1896 ruling and other resources related to segration on the Plessy vs. Ferguson site.. |
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The Supreme Court Cases site allows you to find a great summary of many important Supreme Court Cases. |
360s: Social Problems & Social Services
Learn how acid rain forms and how it damages our environment at the Acid Rain site. Find hands-on experiments for measuring the pH of rainfall at your home or school. |
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The CSI Web Adventures is the product of a multi-organization effort funded by
the National Science Foundation. |
370s: Education & Careers
Discovery Education provides engaging digital resources to schools and homes with the goal of making educators more effective, increasing student achievement, and connecting classrooms and families to a world of learning. |
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The Job Description site provides you with over 13,000 job descriptions and job details. |
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The Job Guide site includes hundreds of occupational profiles. |
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The Occupational Outlook Handbook helps you find information on hundreds of careers. |
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Spark Notes contains free online study guides and much more. |
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Grouped here are study guides prepared by Professor Paul Brians of Washington State University for the use of students in his classes. |
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The Study Guide and Strategies site offers study guides and strategies in 15 languages. |
380s: Commerce, Communications, & Transportation
The Art of Foley is a tutorial designed to educate and inspire those interested in the craft of film sound effects. |
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Old Time Ragio traces the growth, maturation and eventual stagnation of radio programming. The table shows the year that many OTR programs started. The date in brackets "[ ]" is the last year the show was heard (exclusive of re-runs). |
390s: Customs, Etiquette, Folklore
At the EArt Calendar site once you click on a date or a country you can find a holiday or celebration for virtually any day of the year. |
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Fashion Era contains 100+ content rich, illustrated pages of Fashion history, Costume, Clothing, Textiles and Social History. |
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It's International offers information on 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. |
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The Timeline of Coustume History site displays examples of costumes from ancient cultures up through the 1980's. |
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Click the map of the USA to find events in your state at the Festivals.com site or click "Explore the World" to view events in other countries." |
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Holidays Around the World is sponsored by Kids' Turn Central. The site includes articles on traditional events and how they are celebrated worldwide. |
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You will find cultural festivals from around the world including crafts and recipes on the Holidays on the Net site. |
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The American Folklore site contains retellings of American folk tales, Native American myths and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each and every one of the 50 United States. |
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Encyclopedia Mythica is a reference work covering the mythologies, legends, and folklore from around the world. |
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The site, Folklore & Mythology Electronic Texts is a collection of myths and folk tales. They include variants of certain basic stories. |
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Find many legends here, at The Best of Legends site, including Kin Arthur, Robin Hood, and many others from the British Isles, Scandinavia, and Western Europe which are explored in depth. |
Updated: March 29, 2010