St. Augustine History Sites
City of St. Augustine
Department of Heritage Tourism
The
History of St. Augustine
Castillo de San
Marcos
Several lesson plans keyed to the
Sunshine (Florida) State Education Standards are available to help
prepare students and teachers for a visit to St. Augustine and the
Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas National Monuments. Some of
these are in FCAT format, written for grades 4-5, to help students
practice math, reading, and writing skills while studying social
studies.
Official
Web Site for the City of St. Augustine and its government
Lighthouse
Ratings
A write-up on the history of the St. Augustine Lighthouse,
includes some beautiful pictures and interesting history. Also see
The St. Augustine
Lighthouse's official Web Site.
St. Augustine Record for current local news and events
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Teachers schooled about St. Augustine - Teachers from around
the country became students in the Nation's Oldest City this
week (07-15-04).
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Teacher workshops to include St. Augustine - The National
Endowment for the Humanities has named St. Augustine as one of
17 sites for its "Landmarks of American History" teacher
workshops this summer.
Florida
History Sites
Online Sunshine For
Kids
A site where kids of all ages can learn
about the
Florida
Legislature. Information and activities utilize up-to-date
technology to inspire learning. Produced by the State of Florida,
this is an excellent site.
P.K. Yonge Library
of Florida History
A Short
History of Florida
Provided by the Department of
Historical Resources. Lots of great information here – “From the
Stone Age to the Space Age.”
Name Origins
of Florida Places
Florida's cities and counties
are named for influential residents, Indian words used to describe
the area, and former governors. These pages briefly explain the
meaning behind the names of some of its cities and all of its
counties.
Florida
Heritage Collection
A Florida History Timeline.
Very well organized.
Florida History Timeline
Florida Lost Tribes
Map
Interactive Florida History Textbook
By M. C. Bob
Leonard, Professor of History, Hillsborough Community College,
Tampa, Florida, with photographs, maps, sample questions, and
workbook pages. It may be used as part of a history course or as a
popular reference to the story of Florida.
Florida History
A very comprehensive site offering topics that
include: Essential Reading, Environment in Florida History, People
Who Made Florida History; Conflicts that Forged Florida History; The
Communities in Florida History; and Art and Artifacts of Florida
History.
American History Sites
Civil War
History
Over 5700 pages that include information on
military leaders, units, civil war flags, fascinating facts, songs
from the civil war, and more. Brought to you by the Game Puppet.
U.S.
History Org
Great American
Speeches
PBS Speech Archives. Discover one of
the most comprehensive on-line collections of speech texts of
contemporary American History. Here you can read the speeches and
backgrounds of many of the most influential and poignant speakers of
the recorded age. To help put each speaker in historical context,
PBS has also provided a brief timeline of historical events.
The History Place
This site is outstanding!! Contains a wealth
of information, including “This Month In History,” historical
timelines, and a well organized grouping of information.
America's
Story
Another outstanding Web site with a wealth of
interesting information, especially for younger students. Includes
“Meet Amazing Americans” and many interactive activities.
Mayflower Families
Did you think our ancestors lived
dull lives? Don't you believe it. They laughed, cried, toiled,
moaned, loved and hated with all the human frailties and heroics we
experience today. From Mayflower to daily life, you'll learn more
about them here and their companion sites.
Native American
Nations
A compact listing and history of all Native American Nations,
organized by tribes.
From Revolution to
Reconstruction
A
Hypertext on American History from the colonial period until Modern
Times.
Cycles in U.S. History
The American
Colonists' Library
Primary Source Documents
Pertaining to Early American History. An invaluable
collection of historical works which contributed to the formation of
American politics, culture, and ideals. Large collection of primary
resource documents.
Archiving Early America
You will discover a wealth of resources -- a
unique array of primary source material from 18th Century America.
Scenes and portraits from original newspapers, maps and writings
come to life on your screen just as they appeared to this country's
forebears more than two centuries ago.
Internet
School Library Media Center
Early American and
Colonial Literature, with additional sites on American Literature.
This is a preview site for librarians, teachers, parents and
schools.
History Text Archive
World History
The History Channel
Provides a wealth of information in a
variety of mediums. See what happened Today in History.
History Channel's Speech Archive
Read famous speeches from
around the world throughout history.
Teacher's Resource
Sites
The
Educator's Reference Desk
Through The Educator's Reference
Desk you can access AskERIC's 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to
online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.
While the question answer service is no longer active, The
Educator's Reference Desk provides a search interface to the ERIC
Database, providing access to over one million bibliographic records
on educational research, theory, and practice.
Cool Student Sites
ThinkQuest
The ThinkQuest library contains unique educational
web sites that have been created through ThinkQuest competitions and
programs. The library currently contains more than 5,000 web sites.
Built by students for students to use and learn. It is also a great
place to get ideas for your own project. |
