Customs regulates what moves in and out of a country and is key in the global economy. See what customs services do.

Links that will be especially helpful to students following the British Columbia social studies curriculum, but will be helpful to others as well. Separate pages for each grade, and for geography, law, and comparative civilizations.

Includes safety tips, information on the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an introduction to working dogs, and online games.

Explore the globe and learn about making a difference as a Peace Corps Volunteer.

Short profiles of people who shaped the 20th century.

Follows a teacher and a photographer as they travel across America. Also features fun facts, maps, and a "Just for Teachers" page with tips for using the postcards in the classroom.

This is a site designed to help AP European History students. This site offers research links and other information relative to Advanced Placement European History.

Resources for students studying modern and ancient history, geography, and social sciences.

Explores the concept of travel, the tourism industry, and tourist destinations around the world.

Fun lessons provide an introduction to the history, culture, and food of major U.S. cities.

Short articles about everything from Marco Polo to the history of the alphabet.

Includes webquests and other resources for history, government, geography and economics.

Information on explorers of the nineteenth century with interactive online learning activities and project suggestions for teachers.

Information on documents related to frontiers in history compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration.

Brings to life people from history, society and culture through animated Flash stories. Includes fairy tales.

Offers articles, links, and fun facts, on history, geography, cultures, holidays, economics, and archaeology.

Offers student and teacher pages to study parallelism with the Russian Revolution.

Provides resources related to global issues, countries around the world, and the United Nations. Includes projects, quizzes, games, puzzles, and lesson plans.

Fun articles and links provide information about all aspects of social studies.

Teaches visitors about past, present, and future cities, then gives them the chance to make their own cities.

Learn about the Grand Canyon, Mount Everest, the Paracutin volcano, and other natural wonders. Includes a quiz to test your memory. From ThinkQuest.

Highlights countries and regions, key development issues, the latest development data, curricular materials, collaborative learning networks, and research tools.