Social Studies

 

http://www.texaslre.org/branches_game/branches_game.html This game asks you to place statements about different branches of govt based on which branch it applies to.  It is set up as a tree with leaves.  Lots of fun and easy.  Good learning as leaves bounce back if placed incorrectly.

https://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/thanksgiving-interactive-you-are-historian  Plimoth - You are the historian.  Awesome info.

http://www.havefunwithhistory.com/ This is a great site for students to learn and have fun with.  Check it out!

http://www.learner.org/interactives/historymap/index.html  Lots of fun with 50 states, and American History.  Check it out.  Lots of interactive bits to try.

http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/seeall/ variety of different science subject matters.  Fun comic styled videos about different subjects with quizzes and other things after.  Most items require a fee but the following are free:  apartheid,  Brown VS BOE,  civil rights, civil war, civil war causes, Jackie Robinson, Malcolm X, Martin L. King, Oprah Winfrey, money, pirates, slavery, underground railroad, war, and terrorism.

http://imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov/  Interactive web site about mapping, map skills, and bats.  Lots of fun activities to try.

http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/American_Revolution.html This site has so much on the American Revolution that there is NO WAY that I am going to go through all of it and try to sort them all out.  Just go have a look around - googles and ooddles of stuff here.  Have a BLAST!

http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/amer_rev/interactive.htm All interactive games, web quests and fun activities for your kids on American Revolution.

http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/amer_rev/default.htm All kinds of info on the American Revolution.  Have some fun.

http://www.monticello.org/jefferson/dayinlife/sunrise/home.html A day in the life of  Thomas Jefferson.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2children/ What was life like for children in England during World War II.  Click on this interactive game and find out.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/victorians/flash.shtml Do you complain alot about your life.  Find out what life was like for children in Victorian England.  You may never complain again.  Aren't you lucky.  Have fun playing and learning at the same time.

http://library.thinkquest.org/22254/home.htm A think quest about Benjamin Franklin.  Do you want to know more about this incredible man.  Take this journey through his life and learn about him and his thoughts.

http://library.thinkquest.org/3803/ This is a think quest, made by a 6th grade class, about the American Revolution.  Have fun with it.

http://www.multied.com/revolt/causes.html Are you curious about what caused the American Revolution.  Move through this quest and find some incredible answers.

http://www.multied.com/revolt/battles.html What were some of the main events and battles of the American Revolution.  Have fun exploring here.

http://www.earlyamerica.com/lives/gwlife/ Wowzer - this page has lots of information about George Washington, music from the revolutionary war, games and even movies.  Look at the clicks down the side.  Have some fun.

http://www.history.org/history/teaching/revolution/loyalty.html This is an interactive web adventure about slaves and the American Revolution.  Are you loyal to your master or do you make a move for liberty?  What do you choose?  Since both sides support slavery - which is the best side for you?

http://www.history.org/History/teaching/order/court.html Order in the court.  Learn about the court system under the king before the revolution.  Learn about the roll of a justice, clerk and the sheriff.  This is an interactive journey so have fun.

http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/ This is the site of the house of Paul Revere.  There is a virtual (computer) ride along the trail that he took.  Take his journey with him, but remember, if you are caught - you will probably be killed.  The British are coming!  You can also look at Paul Revere's own words about his ride.  For extra fun, click on the link to his house and look at pictures of the outside and inside of his house in Boston.

http://mrspskids.tripod.com/rwhunt.html This is an internet scavenger hunt about the American Revolution.  Get a group of friends together and work in teams of two.  See which team can find all the answers the fastest.  Have fun.

http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_bell.htm This is a virtual tour of Philadelphia and all of the historical places in it.  Look at each place, read about it then click on the arrow to go on to the next place.  For more information about each place there is usually a link that will take you to a place that gives more in-depth information.

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/Tremain/tremaintg.html An interactive cyber guide to the story of Johnny Tremain.  Lots of fun things to do with the book.

http://library.thinkquest.org/4321/ An interactive think quest about the American Revolutionary War.  Everything you have wanted to know about the war and more.  Have a great time.

http://library.thinkquest.org/2834/gather/amerev/amerev.htm Take a trip through the American Revolution.  This is a think quest.  Fly back in time and experience the sights and people of the time.

http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/  How good are your map skills?  Do you know much about geography?  Play this interactive game and find out.  Choices of several games.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/landscapes/ Wonderful lesson on map skills, use of compass, scale, grid markings, and map key.  Lots of fun but lots of learning as well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/wwww/buildings/ This page lets you learn about different buildings in town.  You can choose to put in parks or other buildings.  There are 2 levels of difficulty.  It also lets you learn about what is inside different buildings in the town.  You move about the town by clicking on the arrows.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/wwww/homes/kids/index_choice.shtml Learn all about homes.  Build your own home in the correct stages.  Look at the people who work in different jobs at building homes.  Also, connect animals with their correct homes.  There are also several interactive stories about animals and their homes.  Fun for kids K - 2.  Use the key words, What, Where, When or Why to discover some answers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/as/ww2/spy_intro.shtml Play the part of a German spy investigating Scotland during World War II.  How did the people copy and what were the problems.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/main_menu.shtml Learn about Ancient Greece and the Olympics at this site.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/romans/index_choice.shtml Learn about the Ancient Romans and the Caledonias in Scotland.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/twocities/ Learn about the differences between two cities, Belfast, Ireland and Mexico City, Mexico.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/tykids/islandlife/ Learn all about islands and how they are created.  Lots of fun stuff.  This is like a mini web quest.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/gcsebitesize/irish/index.shtml Learn a bit of Irish words.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/11_16/ks3geography/index.shtml  Interested in ecology.  Learn about "Sustainable Development."  It is a new idea in developing cities and living areas.  Totally interactive.  Try it out and have some fun.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/tandy/games.shtml Check out these games and see if you can use compass directions to guide your ship from England to Canada.  Be sure to click on the link to explore the ship or be the captain of the ship and the decisions that had to be made.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/tandy/projects/famine/ Learn about a great famine that occurred in Ireland.  Click on links to understand it more.  At the end use the Show and Tell feature to create your own movie about the things you have learned.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/spanish/ Try a bit of Spanish here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryspanish/ This is a great beginning site for learning Spanish.  Have some fun playing around and learning a bit of Spanish in the process.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj/ Lots of fun Spanish words here.  Slideshows and other fun things.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/index.shtml Learn a bit of Spanish here as well as about the culture of Spain.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french/ Try a bit of French here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/ This is a great beginning site to learn French.

http://www.linguascope.com/ Some beginning French here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/index.shtml Learn a bit more about French language and culture.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/ A bit of beginning French.

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/index.html Lots of stuff in French, video clips and interactive bits.

http://www.paris.org/parisF.html Learn about French language as well as French culture.  Take a "click" around Paris.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/german/ This will give you a bit of German.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/dplus/ A bit more German if you please.  Danke!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/citizenx/being/index.shtml What is involved with being a citizen.  What does asylum mean and who might be seeking it?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/citizenx/internat/index.shtml We are all citizens of an international community.  Check out some fun info here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/citizenx/local/community/activity.shtml Can you make a difference in your community.  Look what this group did.  Follow their experience here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/citizenx/national/crime/activity.shtml In this story, a girl sees her friends commit a crime.  She has to make several decisions along the way.  Find out about the criminal justice system, how crime impacts your community, and how a trial works through this interactive game.  The game is based on the British legal system but is very similar to the United States system.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/as/burghlife/ What was life like during the reign of Queen Elizabeth in England.  Learn about Elizabeth, England, and Mary, Queen of Scots.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/intro.shtml Play games to learn about famous people: Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Christopher Columbus, Elizabeth Fry, Henry VIII, Edward Jenner, Florence Nightingale, Samuel Pepys, Pocahontas, Mary Seacole, and George Stephenson.  Some of these you may already know and some that might be interesting to meet.  There are all kinds of fun activities and timelines to learn about and enjoy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/history/stepback.shtml What were houses like in 1900?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/ Lots of information about Romans and Roman times.  Have fun.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/indusvalley/ Take an archeological trip, similar to a Web quest, to learn more about archeology and a site in India that is 4,000 years old.  Lots of fun.  You will get to use a digital camera and learn so many new things.  Have fun.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/celts/ On this journey learn about the Celts in Wales.  Many of their ideas and stories are a part of our culture today.  Can you find any connections to Halloween?  Lots of fun things to do like build a fort and other exciting activities.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/ Take a walk back through history.  So many fun and interesting things to find out about.  How much do you already know.  Yet, there is so much more to learn.  Everyone will find this interesting and fun.  You might even be surprised.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/anglosaxons/index.shtml Anglo Saxons were some of the earliest people to live in England.  Much of our language comes from the Anglo Saxons.  How much do you know about them.  Take some time and have fun learning new things.  Enjoy yourself.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear/games/where_in_britain.shtml A short, easy game that uses map directions to find a specific place on the map.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/  Can you travel the underground railroad and reach freedom in Canada?  Give it a go at this site.

http://pbskids.org/buster/games/wheresbuster/wbgame.html  Where in the USA is Buster.  Using a map and a few clues, can you find Buster?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear/games/map.shtml Match the map symbols to their meaning.  Fun little game.

http://pbskids.org/wayback/civilrights/index.html Lots of information about this times in history when people were working for their civil rights as well as some games.

http://www.thinkport.org/classroom/onlineclips/socialstudiesclips.tp Lots of video clips on a wide variety of social studies subjects.

http://www.history.org/History/teaching/Dayseries/webactivities/  Colonial Williamsburg - travel back in time and explore.

http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/life.cfm  More about Colonial Williamsburg.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sunken/wonders/  Seven wonders of the world - do you know them?  Find out here.  Mapping skills as well.  From NOVA.

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/timeline/timelineN.cfm  A digital timeline of America.  Click on different spots to learn more.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/  Move about in expedition hall to go on different expeditions.  Have and explore.  An interactive museum on many different things.  Be sure to check out the activities and atlas.

http://www.bankjr.com/  Everything you wanted to know about banking.  There is a coin values test as well as many others in the Classroom test section.  Also info on producers and consumers, supply and demand, what is money and much more.  Games are along the side such as Time Warp, Looking Back, and Around the World.

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/  Fun at the US Mint.  Learn all about our money and enjoy.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/index.html  Would you like to travel with Lewis and Clark?  Click here to take off.

http://www.lewis-clark.org/index.asp  More Lewis and Clark.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/  Interested in the pyramids.  Learn all about them while having fun on this adventure.

http://www.epals.com/  Projects that you can connect with as well as information about becoming and ePal with a class in another country.  Lesson Plans as well.

http://funschool.kaboose.com/arcade/history-geography/index.html  A wide variety of geography and history games for elementary students.  Dinosaurs, states, ecology, space, history, American symbols are all covered as well as much more.  Be sure to go to all of the pages. Over 30 different activities and games.

http://www.mountvernon.org/virtual/index.cfm/ss/29//cfid/2209053/cftoken/37344471  Virtual tour of Mount Vernon, George Washington's home.

http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsh/project/gg/  Geo game.  You do have to sign up to do this game.  It is for the entire class to participate in.  Lots of background information.

http://www.harvestofhistory.org/explore.html  Compare a farm and village from early 1800's with the same things today.  Students can save video bits and pictures and construct their own video project.

http://www.iearn.org/  Wide variety of information from many different countries and cultures.  Projects in many different subject areas are available to participate in.

http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/center/students/money/index.htm  A game that teaches how money came to be while the student moves about in a time machine.

http://www.jamestown2007.org/kids-jamestown-adventure.cfm  Can you make better choices that the original inhabitant of Jamestown.  Have a go in this game and see if you can survive.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/  This is currently a black history site with a variety of activities.  I am not sure how often they change the material.

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html  This exploration looks at the road to liberty during the Revolutionary War period.  Lots of information, video bits, etc.

http://www.earlyamerica.com/series.html  History video clips on a variety of early American history through the Revolution.

http://www.plimoth.org/media/olc/intro.html  Be a historian and investigate differences between the pilgrims and the native americans living in the area.

http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/ Learn about different cultures and countries at this site.  Look up holidays and information that might be fun to learn.

http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/ A fun game about geography.

http://timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/china Learn about China on page but play interactive game to learn meaning of different Chinese symbols.  Also, learn some Mandarin words.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/wwww/tech/flash/flash_index.shtml  All about clothes, where does it come from, why do we need them, what do we wear, when does it happen - all about how clothes are designed.

http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html Amazon Interactive.  Try this interactive web activity.  You are a Quichuan family.  You have to decide do if you want to be involved with eco tourism or not.  Learn about the area and all that is involved.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/health/feelings/ This is an interactive site about feelings, both your own and those of others.

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/usahelp.html  This site has a wide variety of different sites on explorers, aztecs, british history, greeks, romans, World War I & II, US History, and much more.