Resources for You and Your Student

If you have recommendations for great social studies resources please email them to Robert Austin at robert.austin@schools.utah.gov.

Agriculture in the Classroom
This teacher and kid friendly web site provides educators and students with information, agricultural activities, teacher resources, and virtual teacher workshops to increase agricultural literacy.
American Memory
American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning.
Freedom a History of Us
PBS site with information and interactive games.
Library of Congress
Library of Congress the nation's oldest federal cultural institution. The Library preserves a collection of nearly 121 million items, more than two-thirds of which are in media other than books.
Themepark Liberty
Resources on Colonial and African American History, Civil Rights and more
Thomas Edison
Resources on Thomas Edison
Utah History
The Utah State Historical Society was founded in 1897. Preserving and Sharing Utah's Past for the Present and Future.
Utah History to Go
Utah History to Go is your online course for Utah history. Divided into eight chapters of its major themes, from prehistory to Utah today, this site includes articles, exhibits, and historic photographs. A course objective helps outline the information for study.
Utah History for Kids
A web site to help kids learn Utah history.

For further information, contact Robert Austin, State Social Studies Specialist - 801.538.7708; FAX 801.538.7769
This page last updated September 11, 2006