Great Web Sources

http://www.archives.gov/
Sources for primary documents and lesson plans

http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Another source of documents and lesson plans

http://www.thinkport.org/default.tp
Resources and lesson plans for Maryland Teachers

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/
Media resources and lesson plans from PBS

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/
Resources for teachers from the Smithsonian institution

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
A great resource for starting research project on other countries. Includes information like population and literacy rates