Social Studies
- 481
- BBC Newsround: Attack on World Trade Center
- A detailed look at what happened, who did it, why they did it, and how many people were killed
- 482
- Bioterrorism: Real or Imagined?
- Explores whether terrorists would resort to biological weapons, who is else is capable of using these tactics, and what types of germs might be released. From the Why Files.
- 483
- Building Big: World Trade Center
- Explains how the towers of the World Trade Center were constructed and what factors led to their collapse. From PBS.
- 484
- PBS: America Responds
- Provides background information, up-to-date news coverage, and strategies for coping. Includes resources for parents and teachers.
- 485
- Skyscraper.org: World Trade Center
- Brief statistics and facts about the seven-building office complex in New York.
- 486
- World Trade Center Layout
- Provides a summary of the Sept. 11 attacks, along with a diagram of the seven-building complex.
- 487
- Harvard University Library - Jane Addams (1860-1935)
- Biography for the activist, social worker, author, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, from the library's Open Collections Program.
- 488
- Hull-House Museum - About Jane Addams
- Short biography, detailed time line and photo essay about Jane Addams.
- 490
- Wikipedia - Charles Cooley
- Encyclopedia article about the American sociologist. Includes his works and a biography.
- 492
- Wikipedia - Harriet Martineau
- Encyclopedia article about the English writer and philosopher, known as a controversial journalist, political economist, abolitionist and life-long feminist.
- 493
- Fact Monster - Karl Marx
- Short biography for the founder of modern communism. Includes links to related articles.
- 494
- Karl Marx
- Contains a collection of articles, a power point presentation and a link to an analysis of "The Communist Manifesto".
- 495
- Wikipedia - Karl Marx
- Encyclopedia article about the Prussian philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary.
- 496
- Wikipedia - George Herbert Mead
- Encyclopedia article about the American philosopher, sociologist and psychologist. Provides a biography and information on his work.