Social Studies

These are resources, not necessarily recommendations (though for some tools I've written a glowing review).    Some are free and others are free to try then require purchase.  Please check them out and decide for yourself if they will work in your classroom.

• Using Google Sheets to Make Timelines - great example of using DLCS in the content area

• American Panorama - an atlas of U.S. history through maps

• American Social History Project - "...challenges traditional ways that people learn about the past with its print, visual, and multimedia materials that explore the diverse social and cultural histories of the nation."

• Natgeokids

• National Archives

• Britannica Launch Pack

• Google Arts & Culture

  • Historical Events Google Arts & Culture Collections

  • Historical Figures

  • Black History & Culture

  • Latino Cultures in the United States

  • American Wonders

  • Ancient Egypt

• Podcast response pages and this list or this list of podcasts

• Maps and other social studies resources

• Juxtapose - a tool that creates an interactive visual of how a place looked  at two different times

• Mission US - historical simulations