Grade 6 - Social Studies Resources

Social Studies Resource Links

Websites:

CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/

Comparing countries to a US state https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Geography/Area/Comparative-to-US-places

Country Index http://www.indexmundi.com/

US Department of State https://www.state.gov/countries-and-areas-list/

Library of Congress Country Studies https://www.loc.gov/collections/country-studies/

National Geographic http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/

Nations Encylcopedia http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/

Unicef https://data.unicef.org/resources/resource-type/country-profiles/

BBC (British Broadcasting Co.) Country Profiles http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

Fact Monster http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html

The Country Studies/Area Handbook Series http://countrystudies.us/

Ducksters http://www.ducksters.com/

Lonely Planet Destinations https://www.lonelyplanet.com/places

Encyclopedia.com http://www.encyclopedia.com/

Currency Converter http://exchange-rates.org/converter

Earth's Endangered Creatures: Endangered Species Search by Area http://www.earthsendangered.com/search-regions3.asp

Image Links

Pics4Learning-Countries https://www.pics4learning.com/results.php?view=sub&cat=Countries

Choose your country. Once you click on a picture on this site to use for your display board, look to the right of the image. Copy the two or three lines next to the word "citation." Place this image citation under the caption you write for your image.

Creative Commons Search https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/

Click on the image you want to use. Underneath the image you will find "How to Use this work." Click on "Copy credit as text" to cite the image.

Photos for Class http://www.photosforclass.com/

Finding and Citing Images using Google Docs or Slides Tutorial https://docs.google.com/a/walpole.k12.ma.us/presentation/d/1kuGYQ-mL3PIppn_i4kUBrvSN3sGdkYRrjMt_J_vni5Y/edit?usp=sharing

Recipe Links

Recipe Source: Global recipes from around the world https://foreignfork.com/

International recipes by country https://foodandjourneys.net/recipes-by-country/

International gourmet recipes for our kids world cooking studies http://www.kids-cooking-activities.com/international-gourmet-recipes.html

International recipes for kids http://www.easy-kids-recipes.com/international-recipes.html

Kids food, recipes, and activities to learn about the world http://kidworldcitizen.org/category/food/

Helpful Tips for Country Fair Research

NoodleTools for citations - Don't forget to login on the left side of the screen with your full email address and Google password. Click on "Country Fair" under "My Projects" to find your Country Fair bibliography and then press the "Sources" button near the top of the screen to continue citing your sources.

Citing from CultureGrams - Click on the MLA8 button on the CultureGrams page. Highlight and copy the citation. Then in NoodleTools make sure you are in the Sources tab. Click on "Create new citation," select "Database" tab, choose "Original Content in Database." A new screen will open, find "quick cite" then click on "copy & paste a citation." When the next screen opens, paste in your citation under "Manually-added citation" and click on "Save" button.

Citing from websites - Copy the URL (website address) from the website you are taking notes from. In NoodleTools make sure you are in the Sources tab. Click on "Create new citation," select "Website" tab, choose "Web Page." On the next screen add as much information as you can find such as pasting in the URL link, describing the web page if there is no title, adding website name, and publisher of the site. Click on save button when finished.

Helpful Shortcut Keys

Ctrl+C to copy

Ctrl+V to paste

Ctrl+F to get the Find search box in the upper-right corner of the screen to find information in your document or webpage.

O'Malley Library Research Tutorials

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