Social StudiesBelow you will find a list of tools for Social Studies
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All Grades
Grades K-2
- iCivics offers seventeen educational game for students. The games introduce students to the roles of citizens and government in the United States. Students who register for a free iCivics account can pause the games and come back to them at a later time. Click here for a list of all of the games offered by iCivics. All of the iCivics games have curriculum units connected to them.
- Ultimate Guide to History Resources is a list and description of a bunch of online history resources from study resources to primary sources on a wide range of topics. (sent in from a site user. Thanks for the help!)
Grades K-2
- On This Day – A website that lists events from dates in history
- National Geographic – Interactive activities, lessons, and more from National Geographic
- Scribble Maps – Students can draw on maps, create maps and show what they learned about different locations around the world
- America on the Move – A visual way to view historical tours of American history
- Jeopardy Labs – A fun review where students can create Jeopardy games for other students to play
- European Exploration: The Age of Discovery is a free iPad app that puts students in charge of exploring the "New World." In the game students are in charge of selecting explorers and ships to send out to the New World.
- ePals – A way to create a connection for students with other children from around the world
- Mission U.S. offers two interactive journeys through two important eras in U.S. History. The first mission in Mission U.S. is set in Boston in 1770. Students play the role of 14 year old Nat Wheeler who, after the Boston Massacre, must choose to side with the Loyalists or the Patriots. The second mission in Mission U.S. is set in Kentucky and Ohio in 1850. Students take on the role
- Redistricting game: learn about gerrymandering through online game modules.
- Animaps – Students can create and view interactive maps on this engaging website
- Hip Hughes History is a fantastic YouTube channel with videos produced by Keith Hughes, a history teacher from New York, on a wide range of topics from US history, to World History, and the Constitution. I have used this to flip units in the past.
- The History Engine map allows students to search for stories by selecting a decade on the timeline then clicking a location on the map. Students will find stories about ordinary citizens making minor news in their communities as well as stories about famous Americans like George Washington.
- History Engine is an educational project developed by The University of Richmond for the purpose of giving students a place to explore stories of American life and publish their own stories based upon their research.
- Checkology is a free online curriculum with modules dealing with news literacy and educating students on how to navigate the world of news v. fake news.
- http://factitious.augamestudio.com/#/: This is a game that students can play to help determine real v. fake news.
- Redistricting game: learn about gerrymandering through online game modules.