Interactive Websites for the Social Studies
Classroom Webinar
Karen Brooks
Materials Located at:
• http://www.slideshare.net/kbrooks
• http://del.icio.us/dembe01/ss
• http://www.karenbrooksucboces.blogspot.
com
• http://bb.ucboces.org
• http://youtube.com/watch?v=pKu2Qaytmr
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• http://youtube.com/watch?v=jRA4QFHZBA
• Video Conversion Tool - http://vixy.net/
• http://del.icio.us/dembe01/converter
Interactive
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Interactive Constitution - http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/ from
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/Welcome/index.shtml#interactive
Constitutional TimeLine - http://www.constitutioncenter.org/timeline/index.html
Constitution Power Grab Game http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/power_grab_game/
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/history/default.htm
Iknowthat.com - http://www.iknowthat.com/com http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_SocialStudies
Interactive Maps - http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx?nav=FF
Tax Calculations - http://www.ey.com/GLOBAL/content.nsf/Canada/Tax_-_Calculators__2007_Personal_Tax
Google Earth http://www.egyptancienthistory.com/
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/default.asp
http://www.fec.gov/
The Underground Railroad - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/j1.html
Lweis and Clark Exp. - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/index.html
Third World Farmer - http://web.dps.k12.va.us/ParkAve/usgov.htm
National Geographic The World http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/view/worldm.html
Map of Roman Empire - http://intranet.dalton.org/groups/Rome/RMap.html
Practice Quizzes - http://www.twyman-whitney.com/americancitizen/tests.htm
Virtual History of Japan - http://www.lakelandschools.us/lh/modonnell/virtualindex.htm
Regents Prep - http://www.regentsprep.org/
Interactive WWI - http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/waractivities.htm
WWII History Test - http://www.grolier.com/wwii/wwiiquiz.htm
Manifest Destiny - http://animatedatlas.com/movie.html
Great Resources
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http://www.freedomssong.net/
http://www.ncss.org/
http://learning.loc.gov/learn/educators/workshop/discover/index.html
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/standards/
http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/Chapter.aspx?Id=61
http://www.lib.csusb.edu/gov/constitution.cfm
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/
http://library.thinkquest.org/11572/cc/index.html
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/constitution.htm
http://www.ushistory.org/
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/
http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/
http://www.merriam-webster.com/maps/moremapsnyt.html
http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/educators_welcome.html
Women’s Suffrage http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vfwhtml/vfwhome.html
http://www.harriettubman.com/
On This Day http://www.scopesys.com/anyday/
WWII Resources - http://www.besthistorysites.net/WWII.shtml
Primary Documents
• http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04/04.html &
http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04/subs/04_b.html
• http://www.loc.gov/teachers/constitutionday.html
• http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/module2/mod_pri
mary.html
• http://www.crfusa.org/Foundation_docs/Foundation_home.html
• http://www.constitution.org/afp/afp.htm
• http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/federal/fed.htm
• http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html
• http://www.earlyamerica.com/
• http://www.picturehistory.com/
Games
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http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html
http://www.uscourts.gov/outreach/MDC/index.htm
Place the State - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_dragdrop_Intermed_State15s_500.html
World Quiz Geography - http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/worldquiz.html
South and Central American Georgraphy Games
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/South_America_Geography.htm
European Games - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/European_Geography.htm
Asia http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Asian_Geography.htm
Africa - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/African_Geography.htm
Capitol Quiz - http://clerkkids.house.gov/games/trivia/flashquizzes/quizRep.htm
Jeopardy Map Skills Games http://www.quia.com/cb/1284.html
Map Games - http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx?nav=FF
WWI Over the Top - http://www.civilization.ca/cwm/overtop/index_e.html
Interactive Geography - http://scottbryce.com/us_geo/index2.htm
Global Island Democracy Game - http://www.globalisland.nu/pages_intro/en/index.php?lang=en
History of the Supreme Court - http://www.historyofsupremecourt.org/
Where’s Sindy? http://www.altoids.com/sindy/index.do
More Resources
• http://www.justicelearning.org/home.asp
• Library of Congress Photo Stream http://flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress
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• Brooklyn Daily Eagle
http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/
• Political Parties and Global Leaders https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the
-world-factbook/
How to Teach with Primary
Documents
• http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php
?flash=true&page=sourcebook3
• http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php
?flash=true&page=integration
• http://www.archives.gov/education/index.ht
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• Lesson Development samples all grades http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=co
nstitution_day
SS Elementary
• http://www.42explore.com/42exploress.htm
• http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/geography/ted/ted.html
• http://www.cbc.ca/kids/general/the-lab/history-ofinvention/default.html
• http://classroom.jc-schools.net/SS-units/
• Iknowthat.com - http://www.iknowthat.com/com http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_SocialStudies
• http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/serve_home.ht
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• http://clerkkids.house.gov/index.html
• http://www.history.org/kids/games/
• http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/myths.htm
• http://www.globalclassroom.org/ecell00/javamath.html
• http://www.weeklyreader.com/
• http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/funfacts/funfacts.html
• http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgibin/page.cgi/es
• http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/
Social_Studies/Social_Studies.html
• Homework Helper for SS from Discovery –
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/home
workhelp/bjpinchbeck/bjsocial.html
• Basic Skills for SS - http://classroom.jcschools.net/basic/socst.html
SS Middle
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http://ancientcivilizations.co.uk/home_set.html
http://docsouth.unc.edu/classroom/
http://factcheck.org/
http://pilgrims.net/plymouth/history/
http://www.epodunk.com/routes/erie-canal/#
http://timesunion.com/specialreports/eriecanal/e
cflash.htm
• Erie Canal Quiz
http://www.berkshiretv.com/popquiz.htm
SS High School
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http://www.lewis-clark.org/
http://docsouth.unc.edu/classroom/
http://www.historyworld.net/
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tshome.html
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/account/index.htm
Franklin an Enlightened Thinker
http://library.thinkquest.org/22254/mainframe.htm?tqskip=1
Government Quiz http://web.dps.k12.va.us/ParkAve/usgov.htm
The Conquistadors - http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/
Key Timelines and Dates http://www.fasttrackteaching.com/timelinesmain.html
WWI Resources http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory_WWI.shtml
SS Webquests
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Birth of the Early Middle Ages Webquest http://www.milton.k12.vt.us/WebQuests/SChristensen/webquest-middle_ages.htm
http://www.suelebeau.com/webquests.htm#misc%20samples
Civil War Personal Journal Webquest http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/hcarter/webquest.htm
A Revolutionary Webquest - http://library.thinkquest.org/11683/High.html
Revolutionary News Paper WebQuest http://oswego.org/staff/jdecosa/webquest/index.htm
Revolutionary War Webquest http://chester.ny.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/sectionlist/default.php?
sectiondetailid=4309&sc_id=1192399264
WebQuest Folktales and Legends http://schoolweb.missouri.edu/nixa.k12.mo.us/sullivan/tales/task.htm
Johnny Tremain Webquest - http://www.nevada.edu/~treed/trwebquest/
Anne Frank and Children of the Holocaust Webquest http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests/Anne%20Frank/index.html
Ancient Civilizations Webquest http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/dmatousek/ancientwq/ancient_civilizations_wq.htm
Other
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Digital StoryTelling in SS - http://web2-and-you2.pbwiki.com/Digital%20Storytelling%20in%20Social%20Studies
State by State Booklist http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/statebooks.html and
http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/projects/flags/states_books.htm
Before the Benjamins http://www.pbs.org/newshour/on2/money/history.html
Learning About the Holocaust through Art- http://art.holocaust-education.net/
Create an Interactive Map with Excel - http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial059.shtml
Video Conversion Tool - http://vixy.net/
http://www.quia.com/shared/hist/ - Search of History Quia Games
Quia American History - http://www.quia.com/shared/search?category=11812&adv_search=true
Quia Citizenship - http://www.quia.com/shared/search?category=17639&adv_search=true
Quia World History - http://www.quia.com/shared/search?category=14574&adv_search=true
Quia Social Studies - http://www.quia.com/shared/search?category=11897&adv_search=true
Timeline References - http://www.internet4classrooms.com/timelines.htm
Pearl Harbor Video Page- http://ehistory.osu.edu/wwii/pearlharbor/index.cfm
http://ehistory.osu.edu/wwii/interactive/wenger/index.cfm
WWII Interactive Maps - http://www.cyberlearningworld.com/lessons/ushistory/ww2/ww2maps.htm
WWII Air Combat Films - http://www.grolier.com/wwii/movies/movies.html and photo gallery
http://www.grolier.com/wwii/photos/wwii_photos.html
WWII Interactive - http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/mmh/ww2/
Anne Frank Story - http://www.msnbc.com/onair/nbc/dateline/miepgies/default.asp?cp1=1
Holocaust TimeLine - http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/timeline.html
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http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/
http://youthrights.org/
http://www.kidsprepareamerica.org/
The Living Room Candidate http://livingroomcandidate.org/
• Thompson Paper
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/thompson/
• World Money and Famous Faces http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/em484/popup
Activity.html
• Breathing Earth - http://www.breathingearth.net/