Social+Studies+Resources

Social Studies Resources for Differentiated Instruction
 * Underground Railroad is a simulation from Scholastic that is engaging for kids


 * Time has informative photo timelines for kids to explore historical events and time periods


 * HSI (aka Historical Scene Investigation) uses primary resources to have kids investigate a question related to important historical events. Students are provided with a "case file" of resources to explore the answer to the question


 * Us History has resources for American History.


 * National Archives Digital Vault contains visual primary resources. Students can explore related primary resources or search for specific content


 * Historical Maps in the K-12 Classrooms has historical maps, lesson plans and links to the National Standards for Geography and Social Studies


 * National Archives provides primary resources for teacher and lesson plans. Find and Use activities are available or create your own. National Archives also has document analysis worksheets students can complete online or print out and complete.


 * Digital History has many primary and secondary resources on many American history topics.


 * History.com has information, links and videos on many historical people, places and events.


 * Eyewitness to History has many historical documents and resources from the "through the eyes of those who lived it."


 * Animals of a Tropical Rainforest This is a cool way to show students where the creature live.



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 * [|What does a Prime Minister do?>]is a great site for students to visit to learn about Canada's Prime Minister.