Social Studies Websites
www.civiced.org - The Center for Civic Education - The Center for Civic Education provides a number of resources for the social studies educator. Any of the teachers that use the We The People materials with their students can vouch for the usefulness of these materials...Check out the tab for Project Citizen and Representative Democracy in America.
courts.michigan.gov/plc/resources.htm - Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center - Educational resources, information about scheduling tours, and general information about our judicial system can be found at this website. Grade 3 materials are available currently and materials for grade 4 and up are being generated. Check periodically to see if your grade level has been posted.
www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/ - C-SPAN video archives - 160,000 hours that span 23 years of governmental history are now available online. Please check out this valuable resource to add video clips and real examples to your social studies classroom lessons. Perfect for Civics, Economics, and US History at the MS and HS level.
www.earth.google.com - Google Earth - Download Google Earth software to use during social studies explorations, lectures, or presentations.
www.googlelittrips.org - Google Lit Trips - This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place...and so much more. Examples exist for all grade spans. Fantastic cross-curricular opportunities with ELA.
www.internet4classrooms.com/index.htm - Internet 4 Classrooms - This website offers multiple portals to online opportunities in all grade levels. Many of the links will allow students and parents to practice particular skills from home via the internet.
www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth - Journey to Planet Earth - The programs in the Journey to Planet Earth series explore the fragile relationship between people and the world they inhabit. A common thread runs throughout all the programs -- the necessity to achieve a balance between the needs of people and the needs of the environment. Check out this website for educational resources, video clips, pictures, etc. to use with this terrific program from PBS.
www.khanacademy.org/ - Khan Academy - This website provides 1000s of videos on a variety of mathematical topics from arithmetic to calculus. Other topics in science and social studies are included as well. Perfect for helping getting "unstuck" on homework or to reinforce topics learned in class. Very useful and powerful tool.
www.loc.gov/index.html - The Library of Congress - The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps, and manuscripts in its collections.
www.ngsednet.org/community/index.cfm?community_id=177 - Michigan Geographic Alliance - The Michigan Geographic Alliance provides a number of resources related to the teaching of Michigan geography. This website provides links to photographs, maps, and other Michigan-specific resources.
www.archives.gov/ - The National Archives - The National Archives website provides access to the records of the Federal Government. Many of the most influential and important documents from our nation's history are available for teachers and students at the National Archives website. There is too much available to describe it all...
www.nationalgeographic.com/ - National Geographic - Maps, information, data, and news articles from around the globe. The photography and maps make visiting this site worthwhile for any teacher of social studies.
www.kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids - National Geographic Kids - Maps, information, data, games, and news articles from around the globe. Website is intended for students in K-6. Students in grades 7 - 12 would probably prefer visiting the regular National Geographic website.
http://jimspages.com/States.htm - States Game - This applet allows students to practice placing the 50 states on a map without the state borders being given to them...good practice and pretty tough at first.
tweentribune.com/join - Tween Tribune - Engage, inform, and educate your students with TweenTribune. TweenTribune lets students interact with the news, while fulfilling requirements for language arts, computer skills, and other classes. Register your class for free and follow TweenTribune on Facebook.
www.worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/ - World History For Us All - This web-based curriculum has two major elements: 1) A logical conceptual framework of guiding ideas, objectives, rationales, themes, and historical periods, and 2) a rich selection of units, lessons, activities, primary documents, and resources that are linked to this overarching conceptual structure. Great site for grades 6,7, and 10.
courts.michigan.gov/plc/resources.htm - Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center - Educational resources, information about scheduling tours, and general information about our judicial system can be found at this website. Grade 3 materials are available currently and materials for grade 4 and up are being generated. Check periodically to see if your grade level has been posted.
www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/ - C-SPAN video archives - 160,000 hours that span 23 years of governmental history are now available online. Please check out this valuable resource to add video clips and real examples to your social studies classroom lessons. Perfect for Civics, Economics, and US History at the MS and HS level.
www.earth.google.com - Google Earth - Download Google Earth software to use during social studies explorations, lectures, or presentations.
www.googlelittrips.org - Google Lit Trips - This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place...and so much more. Examples exist for all grade spans. Fantastic cross-curricular opportunities with ELA.
www.internet4classrooms.com/index.htm - Internet 4 Classrooms - This website offers multiple portals to online opportunities in all grade levels. Many of the links will allow students and parents to practice particular skills from home via the internet.
www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth - Journey to Planet Earth - The programs in the Journey to Planet Earth series explore the fragile relationship between people and the world they inhabit. A common thread runs throughout all the programs -- the necessity to achieve a balance between the needs of people and the needs of the environment. Check out this website for educational resources, video clips, pictures, etc. to use with this terrific program from PBS.
www.khanacademy.org/ - Khan Academy - This website provides 1000s of videos on a variety of mathematical topics from arithmetic to calculus. Other topics in science and social studies are included as well. Perfect for helping getting "unstuck" on homework or to reinforce topics learned in class. Very useful and powerful tool.
www.loc.gov/index.html - The Library of Congress - The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps, and manuscripts in its collections.
www.ngsednet.org/community/index.cfm?community_id=177 - Michigan Geographic Alliance - The Michigan Geographic Alliance provides a number of resources related to the teaching of Michigan geography. This website provides links to photographs, maps, and other Michigan-specific resources.
www.archives.gov/ - The National Archives - The National Archives website provides access to the records of the Federal Government. Many of the most influential and important documents from our nation's history are available for teachers and students at the National Archives website. There is too much available to describe it all...
www.nationalgeographic.com/ - National Geographic - Maps, information, data, and news articles from around the globe. The photography and maps make visiting this site worthwhile for any teacher of social studies.
www.kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids - National Geographic Kids - Maps, information, data, games, and news articles from around the globe. Website is intended for students in K-6. Students in grades 7 - 12 would probably prefer visiting the regular National Geographic website.
http://jimspages.com/States.htm - States Game - This applet allows students to practice placing the 50 states on a map without the state borders being given to them...good practice and pretty tough at first.
tweentribune.com/join - Tween Tribune - Engage, inform, and educate your students with TweenTribune. TweenTribune lets students interact with the news, while fulfilling requirements for language arts, computer skills, and other classes. Register your class for free and follow TweenTribune on Facebook.
www.worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/ - World History For Us All - This web-based curriculum has two major elements: 1) A logical conceptual framework of guiding ideas, objectives, rationales, themes, and historical periods, and 2) a rich selection of units, lessons, activities, primary documents, and resources that are linked to this overarching conceptual structure. Great site for grades 6,7, and 10.
