iCivics DBQuest allows students to investigate historical and civic questions using evidence from various sources. Students analyze documents, identify patterns, evaluate evidence, and draw conclusions based on the information they examine. This fits especially well in social studies because it encourages students to think critically about evidence instead of simply memorizing information, and they must use information from multiple sources to support their conclusions and solve problems. This resource aligns with the Computational Thinker standard because students use digital tools to analyze information, identify patterns, and develop evidence-based solutions.

This site provides interactive data visualizations that allow students to explore trends in population, health, economics, and development around the world. Students can compare countries, identify patterns, and analyze changes over time using real-world data. In social studies, this can help students better understand how different factors affect societies and populations. It aligns with the Computational Thinker standard because students use data to identify trends, analyze information, and draw conclusions based on evidence.

This resource combines maps, data, images, and text into interactive digital stories. Students can analyze geographic information, investigate historical events, and create projects that connect locations to historical and social developments. I like that students are able to explore data visually as they make connections between geography and history. This aligns with the Computational Thinker standard because students use digital tools to analyze information, identify relationships, and communicate data-driven conclusions.

This allows students to explore demographic, economic, and social data from communities around the world. Students can compare populations, incomes, education levels, and other factors while examining patterns and relationships in the data. In social studies, this can help students better understand how different communities and regions have developed over time. It aligns with the Computational Thinker standard because students use technology to analyze data, recognize patterns, and make evidence-based observations.

The U.S. Census Bureau's Data Tools section provide access to population, housing, economic, and demographic data from communities across the United States. Students can investigate trends, compare locations, and analyze changes over time using real-world information. This resource works especially well in social studies because students can connect data directly to topics such as migration, economics, and population growth. This resource aligns with the Computational Thinker standard because students use data to identify trends, solve problems, and back-up their conclusions with evidence.

Google Earth Timelapse lets students view changes to locations around the world over time using satellite imagery. Students can observe patterns like urban growth, population expansion, environmental changes, and land use development while also investigating the factors that caused those changes. In social studies, this can help students connect geography, economics, and human activity by examining how places have changed over time. I think it's pretty cool that students can use it analyze evidence and loo for patterns beyond a textbook. This resource aligns with the Computational Thinker standard because students use technology to identify trends, analyze data, and draw conclusions based on the evidence they find.