THS Social Studies

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News

CNN 10

A daily compact, on-demand 10-minute news show that appears on CNN.com. The show's priority is to identify stories of international significance and then clearly describe why they're making news, who is affected, and how the events fit into a complex, international society. The show maintains a neutral position on controversial topics. and seeks to provide multiple viewpoints, clear illustrations, and general overviews instead of graphic descriptions.

Today's Front Pages

Every morning, more than 800 newspapers from around the world electronically submit their front pages to the Newseum to be part of Today’s Front Pages online exhibit.

YR Media

YR Media is a national network of young journalists and artists who collaborate with peers and top media professionals around the country to create content that matters. If you are a student, a young artist or writer, an activist, a parent, a teacher, or someone who believes in the power of this generation, you are in the right place. Hang out and explore our reporting and creative content on politics, identity and rising artists.

Your Commonwealth

Commonwealth.org is a website created and crafted by young people, students and emerging youth leaders. It is a platform for the voices of young people from Commonwealth countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, Europe and the Pacific to be heard. Contributors aged 15-29 exchange perspectives on events happening in their country or community or issues that affect young people around the world, such as poverty or climate change.

Museums: Virtual Exhibits and Interactive Activities

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

A plethora of activities, videos, lessons, artist profiles and readings on topics from mythology to trade to rituals and celebrations from across Asia and the diaspora.

National Museum of African American History

Browse the museum’s vast collections, brimming with letters, documents, photos and artifacts that convey the wide-ranging African American experience—from a slave ship manifest to a poster of Sidney Poitier’s film To Sir, With Love. In the Collections section, museum staff members share objects that resonate for them whether it’s Muhammad Ali’s training gear, the dress Carlotta Walls wore when she walked the gauntlet of angry mobs on her first day integrating Little Rock Central High, or shards of stained glass from the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham,

The British Museum

Older than the United States itself, this museum contains one of the most important collections in the world, illustrating the evolution of man from his beginnings to present day. Scroll through the ages as you explore art, history, religion, conflict and more.

Google Arts and Culture

Google Arts & Culture partnered with hundreds of museums and galleries all over the world, bringing their exhibits and collections to life digitally. But it isn’t just limited to the art world - putting its Street View technology to the test, Google Arts & Culture offers a close-up look and guided virtual tours at landmarks all over the globe, including Pyramids of Giza, the International Space Station, and America's national parks.

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

The Gilder Lehrman Collection is one of the great archives in American history. Drawing on the 70,000 documents and an extensive network of eminent historians, the Institute provides teachers, students, and the general public with direct access to unique primary source materials.

Newseum, D.C.

"Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus."
“Is There a Santa Claus?” is the most reprinted newspaper editorial in American journalism. It remains one of the Newseum’s most popular online exhibits.

US Holocaust Memorial Museum

A living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. Learn about the Holocaust online through the museum's array of digital resources for students and families.

The National Museum of WW II

Offering a compelling blend of sweeping narrative and poignant personal detail, The National WWII Museum features immersive exhibits, multimedia experiences, and an expansive collection of artifacts and first-person oral histories, taking visitors inside the story of the war that changed the world. Beyond the galleries, the Museum's online collections, virtual field trips, webinars, educational travel programs, and renowned International Conference on World War II offer patrons new ways to connect to history and honor the generation that sacrificed so much to secure our freedom.

Podcasts

Stuff You Missed in History Class

Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.

Presidential

The Washington Post's Presidential podcast explores how each former American president reached office, made decisions, handled crises and redefined the role of commander-in-chief. It was released leading up to up to Election Day 2016, starting with George Washington in week one and ending on week 44. The series features Pulitzer Prize-winning biographers like David McCullough and Washington Post journalists like Bob Woodward. [

Hardcore History

In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What would Apaches with modern weapons be like? Will our modern civilization ever fall like civilizations from past eras? This isn't academic history (and Carlin isn't a historian) but the podcast's unique blend of high drama, masterful narration and Twilight Zone-style twists has entertained millions of listeners.

Throughline

The past is never past. Every headline has a history. Join us every week as we go back in time to understand the present. These are stories you can feel and sounds you can see from the moments that shaped our world.

History of Rome

A weekly podcast tracing the history of the Roman Empire, beginning with Aeneas's arrival in Italy and ending with the exile of Romulus Augustulus, last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Now complete!

Letters From War

This is a powerful historical podcast. Learn the history of WWII, as told through the personal letters exchanged between the Eyde brothers. Three brothers, one war, hundreds of letters.

Witness History

Historical stories as told by the people who saw them happen. Listen in for firsthand accounts of world events.

Planet Money

The economy explained. Imagine you could call up a friend and say, "Meet me for coffee and tell me what's going on with the economy." Now imagine that's actually a fun evening.

Get Busy with People-Powered Research

Anti-Slavery Manuscripts

We need your help to turn our collection of handwritten correspondence between anti-slavery activists in the 19th century into texts that can be more easily read and researched by students, teachers, historians, and big data applications.

The American Soldier

Help transform this one-of-a-kind collection of reflections on war and military service by American soldiers who served during the Second World War

SCOTUS Notes: Behind the Scenes at Supreme Court Conference

We need your help transcribing the handwritten conference notes left by Supreme Court justices. Your transcriptions will provide unprecedented access to the justices' conversations in thousands of Court decisions.

Veteran's History Project

The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war.

Interactive Learning Collections

PBS Learning Media

What If Students Could See And Touch Atoms Or Unlock The Secret Of Stone Age? Now They Can! Introducing PBS Learning Media. A Next Generation Digital Surface That Let Students Dive Deeper And Changes How They Learn. See How Amercia's Largest Classroom Is Helping To Build The Classroom Of Tomorrow

JSTOR Daily: Where News Meets Its Scholarly Match

JSTOR Daily provides context for current events using scholarship found in JSTOR, a digital library of academic journals, books, and other material. We publish articles grounded in peer-reviewed research and provide free access to that research for all of our readers.
Smithsonian Learning Lab "Everything Under the Sun*
*Well...maybe not everything... but the Smithsonian Learning Lab puts the treasures of the world's largest museum, education, and research complex within reach. The Lab is a free, interactive platform for discovering millions of authentic digital resources, creating content with online tools, and sharing in the Smithsonian's expansive community of knowledge and learning.

BrainPop

Over 1,000 short animated movies for students in all grades together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music

Spotlight: The Annenberg Collection