Entries Tagged as 'Content - Social Studies'
What is going on in this photo? Visit Mapping our World (a site from Oxfam in Great Britain) and have your students transform a globe into a map (see the photo above). There are two other interactive lessons with projections and how our location shapes our view point. I saw this site on a SMART Board blog– if you have SMARTboad access, you might want to scan this blog for ideas (I did like the Smarter than a 5th grader one! I did get an access warning in the district- but I was able to play the site. I think the blocked content is an advertisement.)
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You can find out by visiting My Safe Home. View a room at a time and investigate issues from electrical to poison to fire safety. Maybe you could have your students preview the room and see if they can spot the safety concerns. This would work well for a health/safety unit.
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Want to investigate the 1930s? Get tickets to Picturing the Thirties . This virtual movie theatre comes complete with tour guides (they provide navigation clues), primary sources, and the ability to create your own documentary. Explore artwork, music, and videos related to various aspects of 1930s. Display rooms showcase industry, labor, the country, the city, as well as the depression and the New Deal. This Smithsonian site also includes an educator guide as well as a film making tutorial (you can watch your movie in the balcony!).
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