Social Studies Websites

CURRENT EVENTS

Dogo News

Time for Kids

Scholastic News

CULTURAL DIVERSITY UNIT (hand in hand with Esperanza Rising and its historical context)

Biography of Chavez

How Kennedy was inspired by Chavez

ECONOMICS UNIT

Special website for kids

Commerce Plaza website

SPECIAL 9-11 video(Nick News produced an age appropriate video)

GEOGRAPHY:

Geography Glossary

ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS:

http://www.ducksters.com/history/aztec_maya_inca.php

EXPLORERS:

History Channel Exploration

Explorer Maps, Activities etc.

Explorers Chart

AMERICAN HISTORY:

Ellis Island Interactive Website

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/stop1.htm

Civil Rights Slideshow(Ruby Bridges and so much more!)

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/slideshow/ruby-bridges-and-civil-rights-movement-slide-show-grades-3-8

Underground Railroad Interactive Website...Option 1

http://pathways.thinkport.org/following/

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD INTERACTIVE WEBSITE

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/j1.html

Reconstruction Video

https://app.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/6602DD31-55E8-4614-B3B5-A3B9FB645BDA?hasLocalHost=false

Gettysburg Virtual Tour

http://www.virtualgettysburg.com/

Civil War (Library of Congress)

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/civilwar/civilwar.html

Civil War

http://www.civilwar.org/

Civil War Battles Virtual Tour

http://www.civilwar.org/maps/360/

The Causes Behind the Civil War Video

https://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/3E59E95A-1DEE-4DC6-9AAF-268557EF6826

Westward-expansion

Industrial-revolution-videos

Underground-railroad

GOVERNMENT RELATED LINKS:

Kids for Congress

Interactive White House Tour

Constitution Website

Election Website

Ben's Guide for Government

Canada's Government

Every Vote Counts: Nassau Boces

MISC. SOCIAL STUDIES:

Ducksters wesbite to explore all different areas of social studies.