Social+Studies


 * Social Studies** toc

Google Earth.
The possibilities for using [|Google Earth] in a social studies classroom are [|almost limitless.] In Google Earth students can tour [|ancient Rome], explore WWI and WWII battle sites, learn about contemporary news stories such as events in Afghanistan, or use Google Earth as an almanac of facts. Students, of course, can use Google Earth to create digital stories. Students can create tours of military campaigns, trace the lives of famous people, or map the expansions and contractions of political borders. If you're looking for some directions to get started with Google Earth, please see [|Google Earth Across the Curriculum]. [|Digital Explorer] - manuals for using Google Earth

History
[|Playing History, your source for historical games]. There are tons of free historical games, interactives and simulations on the web. Playing history aggregates info on these resources in a simple, searchable database making it easy to find, rate, and review historical games. There are currently 131 shared games. [|Kids Past.] World history for kids.