Social Studies Resources
Resources:
Dust Bowl: Dust Bowl pictures, interviews, etc.
MLK: MLK TV Interviews in 1950s
Civil Rights: Videos
Current Events: (7-12) Maps, videos, lesson plans, and more.
Various topics: Videos from NBC Learn
Global Awareness and Cultural Understanding: Multimedia and Lessons
US Presidency Resources: Videos and Primary Sources
Project Ideas:
FakeBook- Create fake Facebook profiles of historical characters. (Ad are a bit annoying.)
Museumbox - This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box.
Looking@Democracy - A natinoal contest for creative media pieces about strenghtening American democracy.
Enrichment:
Mission US: (5-9) An interactive game that puts historical events into context.