Social+Studies

= Social Studies =

= Social Studies Depth of Knowledge = = = = Free Government Resources = FREE makes it easier to find teaching and learning resources from the federal government. More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly

= Teachinghistory.org ...= is designed to help K–12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education in the classroom. With funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for History and New Media (CHNM) has created Teachinghistory.org with the goal of making history content, teaching strategies, resources, and research accessible. []

Explore is a multimedia organization that documents leaders around the world who have devoted their lives to extraordinary causes. Both educational and inspirational, explore creates a portal into the soul of humanity by championing the selfless acts of others. []

= =  Teaching with Primary Documents...  Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program has built a consortium that fosters collaborations between the Library and the educational community to increase instructional use of Library of Congress digitized primary sources within K-16 classrooms. The program contributes to the quality of education by deepening content understanding and improving student literacy in our nation’s schools []

Primary Documents Bring History to life for your students ... [] []

**Digital Vaults** []

Museum Box **--**   This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view the museum boxes submitted by other people and comment on the contents. Click on the link below for more information: []

**WONDEROPOLIS** It’s a place where wonder and learning are nurtured through the power of discovery, creativity and imagination. Wonderopolis is a special place found in a curious question or an everyday adventure. Just let wonderment be your guide. Click on the link below and let the wonderment begin: [] Creating Timelines xtimeline is a free web-based timeline. Easily create and share timelines with pictures and videos. [] **UbD Lesson on Explorers (Understanding by Design)** http://jdahl.wikispaces.com/Social+Studies+1 = Psychology = []

**Sociology** []

**Civics** iCivics (formerly Our Courts) is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. iCivics is the vision of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who is concerned that students are not getting the information and tools they need for civic participation, and that civics teachers need better materials and support. []

R.A.F.T. strategy for writing RAFT is a writing strategy that helps students understand their role as a writer and how to effectively communicate their ideas and mission clearly so that the reader can easily understand everything written. [] [] []

= Word Generator = Word Generation is a research-based vocabulary program for middle school students designed to teach words through language arts, math, science, and social studies classes. The program employs several strategies to ensure that students learn words in a variety of contexts. [] = = = **Gaming the Past** = historical simulation games for the classroom []