Category: Social Studies Resources

  • Virtual Tours of History


    Ancient Civilizations Tour
    On this journey you will accompany a real family who toured historical sites in Egypt Greece and Rome in 1999. Read their journal entries, and look through their collection of pictures and films.

    Antarctica
    Take a virtual tour to the South Pole, via New Zealand, and Antarctica. Click on any thumbnail picture to see a bigger version. Stop off to buy special clothing, and you may even find time to sleep!

    Everest
    Climb Mount Everest from the base camp to the summit! You can choose between a shockwave tour and an HTML (no sound) tour. Both are interactive.

    The Forbidden City
    Visit the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, through this slide show presentation. You can jump about, by choosing a place on the map, or take the guided tour from the beginning to the end.

     

    On the Prairie
    Here you can explore the prairie and watch prairie chickens booming. There are also downloadable files for prairie activities and lists of prairies throughout the United States.

    A Trip Through the Grand Canyon
    Take a trip down the river, through the Grand Canyon. Choose the type of trip according to your connection.

    Secrets of Pharaoh
    Choose from three tours, all with 3-D graphics. They are spectacular but there are no photographs, all the pictures are graphical representations.

    The Tower of London
    Tour the Tower of London with a teenager who lives there. You can only tour the grounds, but there are interesting facts to learn about the buildings.

    US Capitol Virtual Tour
    Choose a bandwidth, and then take the tour. With each of the rooms there is a good description of its architecture and points of interest. There are also notes on historic events that occurred in each room.

    US Civil Rights Museum
    This tour depicts major events in the history of civil rights in the US. It is arranged chronologically. You may either pick a specific event or take the tour in order, by clicking on the link at the bottom of each page.

     

    Virtual Field Trips
    You may have difficulty deciding which trip to take from dozens of educational field trips, to suit all tastes. Each trip covers a single topic, which range from deserts and salt marshes, to volcanoes. Check out the ‘About Field Trips’ link before you start to get the best out of the experience.

    Virtual Walking Tours of Ancient Rome
    Try these two interesting tours of Ancient Rome, in slide show format. Quick loading, and easy to read, informative descriptions, make this a fun experience.


  • Homework Help


    You should be able to find most of the things you need, right here, on the site. Don’t forget to try the search feature. If you need a little extra help, look no further, all the help you need to get your homework done is here.


    Fact Monster

    Search by topic or using the search tool to find interesting facts presented in a simple manner.


    Hello Homework! Social Studies
    This site has homework help for history and government. As well as general help, there is help for Minnesota history and government.


    Homework Help – News for Kids
    This is a list of useful links to kids current events sites.


    Infoplease Almanacs

    You can search for what you need by using the search tool, or scroll down the page to the Almanac listings. Find the major subject heading and then choose the appropriate sub-heading.


    Homework Spot

    Help is listed by grade and subject on the bar at the side of the page.


    Multnomah County Library – Homework Center

    Help is listed by subject. Choose a main topic, and then follow the links. Eventually you will arrive at a page of links suitable for the subject you want.


    Study Help

    Search the subject topics, or enter a search word and check out the results. Most of the listings are aimed at older students, but there are topics for younger children if you dig deep enough.



  • Teacher’s Resources

    Lesson Plans and Online Resources


     

     

    Resources for lesson plans, activity suggestions, and general classroom help related to social studies for kids are all available here.

    Lesson Plans and Educational Activities
    About.com’s Geography Guide provides a list of links for educational sites and resources related to geography.

     

    Social Studies – Ancient Civilizations
    Lesson plans and online resources related to ancient civilizations are supplied by the About.com Guide for K-6 Educators.


    LessonPlans4Teachers

    Save hours of wasted time, searching for subjects with this must-have tool. This site has search engines specifically designed to find teaching materials. Five different levels of search, depending on how narrow a search you want.

    Discovery School
    Lesson plans are arranged by subject and grade range.

    Ancient Egypt – Lesson Plans for Teachers
    Using Ancient Egypt as the theme these lesson plans include art, language arts, math and science, mummies and social studies.


    Academy Curricular Exchange – Social Studies (K-5)

    Simple lesson plans giving different perspectives on the US Social Studies curriculum, submitted by teachers. They are especially good for the younger age group.


    Primary Resources

    A limited number of printable resources are available for the UK National curriculum. General geography and some history topics are covered.

    Geography Education: Grades K-4
    Lesson plans and resources for teaching geography are available to teachers of k-4.

    Geography Education: Grades 5-8
    Delve into these lesson plans and resources for teaching geography to grades 5-8


    Current Lesson Plans Index – SSEC

    New lesson plans are added each month to this site, which has lesson plans according to grade level.

     


  • Social Studies Articles

    All the articles have moved to a new sub-domain of this site. You can reach it by clicking on any of the links in the index. This index will be updated as new articles are added. For the latest topic, please use this link:

    http://www.funsocialstudies.com


    Geography

    General Physical
    • Five Themes of Geography
    • Location or Place
    • How to Read a Compass
    • Degrees on a Compass

    Continental Drift

    • Continental Drift – Fact or Fiction?
    • Continental Drift – Closer to an answer
    • Recycling
    • Plate Tectonics
    Miscellaneous Places
    • Time Zones
      What Are They and Why Do We Need Them?
    • Surprising Geographical Facts

    Describing the World

    • World Hemispheres
    • World Continents
    • Antarctica Facts
    • Animals in Antarctica
    • Early Explorers in Antarctica
    • Antarctic Climate and Weather

    History

    General US
    • How Money Began
      From Bartering to Money
    • How Writing Began
      From Hieroglyphics to the Internet
    • Colonies – An Overview
    • Colonies – Reasons for Colonization
    • Community Helpers
    • Flags at Half Mast
      Learn why flags are hung at half mast

    Native Americans

    • An Overview
    • The Major Groups
    • The Effects of Colonization
    • Pilgrims and Technology
    Black History Women in History
    • The Big Dipper
      Road to freedom
    • Harriet Tubman
    • Patricia S Cowings
    • Sidney Poitier
    • Joan of Arc
    • Elizabeth Blackwell
    • Valentina Tereshkova
    • Harriet Tubman
    • Patricia S Cowings
    Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptians

    The Great Pyramid at Giza

    • The Outside
    • The Inside
    • The Sphinx – Guardian of the Tombs
    • Mummification – Why did the Egyptians make mummies?
    • How Mummies Were Made
    • Papyrus – How it was made
    • Hieroglyphics – How Writing Began

    Three Kingdoms

    • Hatshepsut ~ The queen who became a king
    • Akhnaton ~ Rebel or visionary?
    • Tutankhamun ~ why was he important?
    Places of Interest September 11

    The Great Pyramid at Giza

    • The Outside
    • The Inside
    • The Sphinx – Guardian of the Tombs
    • Stonehenge
    • The Leaning Tower of Pisa

    Please read first: Note to Parents

    • World Coming Together

    Cultures

    Holidays General
    • Cultures
    • Guy Fawkes Day
    • St Martins Day
    • Thanksgiving
    • Some Christmas Traditions
    • Hannukah
    • Kwanzaa
    • Eid Al Fitr
    • Origami
    • Paper lanterns
    • When is a Pancake not a Pancake?