socialstudies


 * __Social Studies Ideas__**
 * Using the webquests, video clips and pics together, a teacher can create 3 great technology enhanced lesson plans on the following topics:

Webquest: http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm Video clip: http://www.unitedstreaming.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=88AC6BD6-193F-4F7F-84B7-68352FAF0E73 Pictures: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://members.cox.net/ancient-sites/egypt/Pyramid_and_Sphinx.JPG&imgrefurl=http://members.cox.net/ancient-sites/egypt/&h=288&w=415&sz=32&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=FT0JUIV3U-DJ-M:&tbnh=87&tbnw=125&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpics%2Bof%2Bancient%2Begypt%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D King Tut Game: http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0509/games/game_intro.html
 * Ancient Egypt**

Webquest: http://www.greenepa.net/~wgsd/computerlab/Holocaust/Holocaust.html Video clip: http://www.unitedstreaming.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=FAB9F311-33E3-408D-9BF1-0026B2F2FA98 Pictures: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://isurvived.org/Pictures_iSurvived-2/holocaust-childrenCAMP.GIF&imgrefurl=http://isurvived.org/TOC-I.html&h=187&w=291&sz=34&hl=en&start=15&tbnid=tnyLnfjWx44BuM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=115&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpics%2Bof%2Bholocaust%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN
 * Holocaust**

Webquest: http://www.coollessons.org/revolutionarywarwebquest.htm Video clip: http://www.unitedstreaming.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=EDD50BF6-0059-4359-892E-465EE987B253 Pictures: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://isurvived.org/Pictures_iSurvived-2/holocaust-childrenCAMP.GIF&imgrefurl=http://isurvived.org/TOC-I.html&h=187&w=291&sz=34&hl=en&start=15&tbnid=tnyLnfjWx44BuM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=115&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpics%2Bof%2Bholocaust%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN Timeline made by kids for kids: http://www.pocanticohills.org/revolution/1763.htm Lesson plans: http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/american.htm#activities
 * Revolutionary War**

Search the internet!
 * //__For Virginia Studies students:__//

Primary sources:** "Documents of American History" http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/AmericanDoc99.pdf "Early Virginia Charters" http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/primarysources/virginia/before.html "The American War for Independence" - Revolutionary War http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/index.html "Charters of Freedom" - the history of the Dec. of Indep. - http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/declaration/declaration_history.html Jamestown Rediscovery http://www.apva.org/jr.html is a cite run by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities' is useful to students and teachers when looking for 'the facts.' Resources include a history of Jamestown as well as current research and findings associated with this historic site. "The First Legislative Assembly at Jamestown, Virginia" - 1st mtg of House of Burgesses - http://www.nps.gov/colo/Jthanout/1stASSLY.html "Instructions to the early settlers of Virginia" - http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1601-1650/virginia/instru.htm "Jamestown - Why There?" - Why Virginia Company chose to settle in Jamestown - http://www.virginiaplaces.org/vacities/7jamestown.html "Life at Jamestown" - http://www.historyisfun.org/PDFbooks/Life_at_Jamestown.pdf "Voyage to Virginia" - life at sea and navigation - http://www.historyisfun.org/PDFbooks/Voyage_to_Virginia.pdf "Governing the Colony of Virginia" - from founding of Jamestown to House of Burgesses - http://www.virginiaplaces.org/government/govcolony.html
 * Information sites:**
 * Jamestown:**
 * Simulations: "**The Jamestown Online Adventure" - students take on role of settlers - http://www.jamestown2007.org/kids.cfm

Revolutionary War - http://www.kathimitchell.com/revolt.htm Posters on Virginia Studies - http://chumby.dlib.vt.edu/melissa/posters/vastudiesposter.html Virginia Historical Society - ten chapters on Virginia history - http://www.vahistorical.org/storyofvirginia.htm
 * Databases:** The Library of Virginia - text, photographs, maps - [|http://www.lva.lib.va.us]


 * Make history real for your students by beginning your lessons by going over [|Today in History]

College is the first place where many students encounter //primary sources//, and most find them difficult to analyze and understand. Help your students learn to use and love primary sources by introducing them in early grades. Teachers can review primary sources using the web:** [|Analyzing Primary Sources] worksheet [|Introduction] to Primary Sources [|A collection of ten lessons] on using primary sources from the Library of Congress [|"You Be the Historian"] - an activity to help students understand the role of primary and secondary sources [|American Memory] from the Library of Congress - a great source for many primary sources

[|World Cultures] [|American Revolution] Colonial Williamsburg: http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests/Colonial%20Williamsburg/index.html Ancient Civilizations: http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/dmatousek/ancientwq/ancient_civilizations_wq.htm Children of the Holocaust: http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests/Anne%20Frank/index.html Native American History: http://teacher.esuhsd.org/webquests/webquests/navajo/WQ102.html make a brochure on colonial art! http://www.teachtheteachers.org/projects/JSmall/public_html/amerart/index.htm learn and write about colonial america! http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/colonial/ work as a team to advertise colonial real estate [|http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests] ride on the oregon trail! http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/oregon/ create a presidential campaign to get a woman into office http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/womanpres/ Great Websites!!! A great site for students to explore fun facts, timelines, maps, cultures, and games about History: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/ This is a great web resource site for History, it provides links for students and teachers: http://education.indiana.edu/~socialst/ This is a very useful site for teachers. It provides all types of lesson plans a resources based on topic and grade level: http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/soc_stud.htm
 * WebQuests**
 * Webquests Grades 3-5**