SOCIAL STUDIES

STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Listen to one of these tales. Does it remind you of any folk or fairy tales you know? Tell your own variation.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Find high-quality, standards-based resources relating to geography, world history, engineering, cartography, current events and more.

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF SAN ANTONIO

The HMMSA offers a variety of workshops during the year and is certified by the Texas Education Agency. Holocaust educators are welcome to contact the museum for help in developing Holocaust related instructional units and/or using our educational resources to support the teaching of the Holocaust.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Dive into this massive collection of media produced by public TV and radio stations. What interests you? Explore a video and audio collection. How does this historical information relate to what is happening today?

SHIMON THE ROBOT WRITES AND SINGS SONGS

Read the article and check out the Did you Know Section. What would your song be?

PILGRIMS AND PURITANS

Read about the difference between the Pilgrims and the Puritans and why they took a chance to start all over in a new, unfamiliar place.

GEO HISTORY MAP

History lessons for all ages using Google Maps; Fun quizzes, hours of videos and hundreds of web links. GHM, making history come to life online.

CARMEN SANDIEGO

Use this classroom resource at home to find Carmen Sandiego and learn about latitude and longitude. Younger kids might need help getting started.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN ARCHIVE

Charles Chaplin’s very own and painstakingly preserved professional and personal archives: photographs, screenplays, letters and much more.

EXPLORING MAPS AND MODELS

Students compare miniature models to real things. Then they explore maps and globes as miniature versions of places and Earth.

HAN DYNASTY, AZTECS, SUMERIANS AND MORE

Listen to an episode of this podcast chronicling the decline of different civilizations. Afterward, identify three connections between that civilization and your own.

CAST YOUR VOTE

Learn about the importance of researching candidates, how to do it, and how to match a candidate's positions and values with your own.

PARABLE OF THE POLYGONS

Play around with these interactives to see and understand how “harmless choices can make a harmful world.”

THE MEDIA AND ME

Complete this reflective exercise to examine how identity is shaped by media. To extend learning, find a piece of media that has shaped your identity and explain how.

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