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Social Studies Resources

Here you will find a wide variety of social studies resources that integrate technology into your classroom. Below there are webquests, sites and lesson plans which include detailed descriptions which include the target grade level and skill set.

Webquests

"inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web." From webquest.org

Webquests	Lesson Plan	Description	Evaluation/Review	Guide/Tip Sheet
Here's The Holiday For You	Click on “teacher lesson plans” on the main page Best Practices review template_Word97.doc	Grades 1-2. This webquest takes students on am infromational journey to learn more about our country's holidays.	web resource evalutation form_holiday.doc	Kathy Schrock's Webquest PowerPoint
Life Webquest	Click on “link to teacher page”	Grades 2-3: Students learn about the journey and lives of the pilgrims.	web resource evalutation form_pilgrim life.doc	using webquests for constructivist learning
St.Patrick's Day Webquest	Stpats teacher guide.doc	Grades 1-2: This webquest uses audio and visual cues for students to learn about St. Patrick's Day.	web resource evalutation form_stpats.doc	studyresults .ppt This is our Presntation on our research concerning this project
Kid Coin Webquest	Click on “teacher”	Grades 1-3: Students study the coin minting process and create their own coins based on important americans of today.	web resource evalutation form_Coin webquest.doc	Webquest 101: PowerPoint Tutorial

Project Based Learning

Project based learning encompasses many different kinds of online activities which are interactive and based in a real world envrionment. These are examples of ways that you can integrate project based learning into your classroom.

Project Based Learning	Lesson Plan	Description	Evaluation/Review	Guide/Tip Sheet
PBS social studies	Many of these are lesson plans with links to activities. they are included right on the website.	Grades K-3: Social studies activities, lesson plans and games. These are very descriptive and often include support materials	web resource evalutation form_pbs.doc	Use this site to search for specific social studies topics by grade level. The results will include lesson plans, online activities as well as ideas for in class activities.
The Democracy Project	Teacher guide to the Democracy Project	Grades 2-3 This website allows stuents to simulate being president of the U.S. During this process students learn about democracy.	web resource evalutation form_president.doc	The Democracy Project
U.S. mint website	There is a guide for teachers included on the website	Grades 2-3 This website contains many activities and games related to the creation of currency and the U.S. Mint	web resource evalutation form_mint.doc	Guide for teachers
Traveling Simulation	Traveling Simulation Teacher Guide.doc America Project Unit plan: Created in the Intel teaching and thinking with technology course America Unit Plan.doc	Grades 2-3 This activity is a web based activity where students plan a trip to their state capital, calculate distance and cost	web resource evalutation form_traveling.doc	Feel free to contact me to modify this activity for your class or grade level. It was designed to accompany a specific project. cbrownfield@stjamesbr.org

Interactive Review

These pages provide interactive activities and games for students learning and review. Use these pages as part of a lesson, an assessment, or a fun way to check for learning skills.

Interactive Review	Description	Lesson Plan	Evaluation/Review	Guide/Tip Sheet
Social studies activities at: I know that website	Grades K-3:This activities and games page contains many interactive lessons and games for all grades and subjects.	There is a “teacher guide” for each activity	web resource evalutation form_iknowthat.doc	Reinforce skills in all subjects using these activities Use these activities as a review for an upcoming test. Divide your class into teams for the “whaddya know quiz show” and have them compete for bonus points
Room 8 Social Studies	These are interactive activities and games that review elementary social studies topics	These activities should be used to supplement lessons.	web resource evalutation form_108.doc	Teacher Guide from creator of Room 8
Ben’s Guide to U.S. government	Grades K-3: Ben Franklin leads students through learning information about the U.S. government. There is a significant amount of information and interactive activities include here for several grade levels.	guide for parents and teachers included on the site. Just click on the link for Parents and teachers	web resource evalutation form_bens.doc	U.S. Government Sites for educators