Social Studies Sites

Social Studies Resources:

KET: News Quiz (audience Grades 4-8)

Students learn what's happening in the world, the nation, and Kentucky in this lively, Emmy-winning current events series.

KET: 60 Second Presidents (audience Grades 4-12)

This collection features lively, short videos about each of our nations's chief executives, starting with George Washington and ending with Barack Obama. ***This is one of Ms. Weaver's absolute favorite, fun resources!***

KET: Lincoln, I, Too, Am a Kentuckian (audience Grades 3-12)

This collection follows the trail that took Lincoln from his birth in a log cabin on the Kentucky frontier to the White House--and into history.

KET: Capitol Education Resources (audience Grades 3-12)

This collection introduces students to the Kentucky State Capitol, the Old State Capitol, and the workings of state government.

KET: Kentucky Geoquest (audience Grade 4)

This series shows students the incredible diversity of the state’s geographic features and gives them an understanding of how those features have influenced human life — and the ways in which humans, in turn, have affected the land around them.

Easy Geography for Kids (audience Grades K-5)

This is a free online resource for to learn, understand and enjoy the geographical facts easily through articles, free geographical worksheets and downloadable geography activity sheets, fun FREE and educational interactive geographical quizzes, coloring in activities, geography experiment tips and ideas, our large collection of the geographical videos and much more.