Social Studies

Updated 8/29/2010

This page is under construction.

 

I’m arranging this page parallel to the MN State Social Studies Standards.(2004)

This is a work in progress that hopefully will be complete by the end of 2010.

The grade levels are broken into K-3, 4-8, and 9-12. All are listed in the charts below by strands.

  

Strand 1:

United States History

Strand 2:

Minnesota History

Strand 3:

World History

Strand 4:

Historical Skills

Strand 5:

Geography

Strand 6:

Economics

Strand 7:

Government & Citizenship

4-8

Strands

9-12

Strands

Other Resources

 

    K-3

Strand 1: United States History

 

      Family Life Today and in the Past

Colonial Times

Pioneers

PBS-13 colonies

Our America Home Timeline

Jamestown Adventure

Colonial Williamsburg

Colonial Williamsburg’s

Kid Zone 

Midnight Messenger 

Colonial House

Interactive

Community

Neighborhoods

Community Story (Use headphones)

Your Neighborhood

Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood

Build a Sod House

Virtual Village

 

Wonderville

We Are Multicolored

First Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving with Annie and Mobi

Thanksgiving Fun

First Thanksgiving

Pilgrim Village

 

Inventions

Technology

People and Occupations Dictionary

African American Inventors

      Famous People and Events in U.S. History

US Presidents

Our Presidents

Our Presidents’

Flip Cards

Presidential Log Cabins

 

Famous US Men

Johnny Appleseed

Benjamin Franklin Interactive

 

 

 

Famous US Women

Women’s History Month

Harriet Tubman

Scavenger
Hunt

Clara Barton Interactive

 

Famous Children

 

 

 

 

 

Other

Famous People by States

Biographies of Famous Leaders

 

 

Slavery

Underground Railroad Express

Underground Railroad

      Many Peoples and Cultures Meet in the Making of North America

Native Americans

Pilgrims

Pilgrims Quiz

Tribes by States

Hide Painting

 

 

European Exploration

 

 

 

 

 

Spanish Settlers

Spanish-American War

 

 

Strand 2: Minnesota History – Grades 4-12

Facts

 

 

 

Flag

 

 

 

People

Laura Ingalls Wilder

 

Laura’s Homestead

 

 

Places

Pipestone National Monument

Minnesota State Page

 

Symbols

 

 

 

Song

 

 

 

Maps

 

 

 

 

Strand 3: World History

      A Family Life Today and in the Past

      Civilizations in World History

      Famous People in World History

 

Strand 4: Historical skills

       Concepts of Time

      Historical Resources

Timelines

Timeline Maker

Time Tube

Google Timeline

Time Traveling Game

Multimedia

Timeline Information

Time Rime

 

Newspapers

Newseum

With maps

Frontpage

US Newspapers

Time For Kids

Weekly Reader for Kids

Old Magazine Articles

 

Historical Facts

CIA World Fact Book

 

 

      Strand 5: Geography

 

      Concepts of Location

      Maps & Globes

 

USA

United States Map Puzzles

 

Puzzled States

Animated Atlas

 

50states.com

Travel Map Generator

States & Capitals

 

US Games

United States Puzzle

Features

Graphic Maps Great for Quizzes and Tests

National Atlas Maker

From Sea to Shining Sea

 

Map Machine

Maggie’s GeoSpy

Really Cool!

 

Google Place that State

Colorful USA Maps

Interactive Map

Zip Maps – by Zip Codes

 

Clickable Maps

Map Zone

Geology Maps

Discovery

Atlas Interactive Maps

Fact Finder

United States

Map Games

 

Map Test

 

Clue Maps

Puzzle Maps

Label Maps

Just for Fun

Map Game

Bens Guide Place the States

Maps! Live!

Newseum

With maps

USA- 360

50 States – Many Links

The Maps of History

Historical Maps (SMART)

Map Maker (SMART)

Animaniacs’ States Song
Teacher Tube

Show USA

Scribble Maps

Wars

 

Maps of War

Map Battle

World

Puzzles

Continents

Interactive Maps

World Atlas-Factmonster

Panoramic View of Mt. Everest

Ask Asia

Virtual History of Japan

Geology Maps

Country Reports

Discovery

Atlas Interactive Maps

National Atlas- Where We Are

Viva Mexico

Features

Monuments

Nations of the World

World Demographics – Breathing Net

Geo-Net

Novel Games

World Capitals

Just for Fun

Map Game

Map Games

Clickable Maps

Map Zone

Herold’s Lost Tomb Game

Geo Edu

Free Download

Historical Maps (SMART)

Map Maker (SMART)

Scribble Maps

Travel Map Generator

The Maps of History

Titanic Interactive

History Channel

Titanic Belfast Interactive

 

Physical Features & Processes

Civil War

Civil War

Civil War Defense

First Battle of Bull Run

Pennsylvania Civil War Interactive

 

 

Continents

Outline Maps

World Quiz

 

Countries

 

 

Gold Rush

Klondike: Rush for Gold

Gold Rush

 

Strike it Rich - Game

 

Interactive Map - Gold Rush

Landforms

Landforms

 

 

Latitude & Longitude

Mariner’s Astrolabe

Latitude and Longitude

 

 

Lewis & Clark

Lewis & Clark Road Trip

Lewis & Clark

 

US Lakes & Rivers

World Quiz

Ponds & Lakes Rivers & Streams

Wetlands

What is it like where you live?

National Parks

& Monuments

Yellowstone National Park ABC Book

National Park System’s Curriculum Based Programs

Geology of the National Park System

Find a Park

Features

Monuments

World Demographics – Breathing Net

Oregon Trail

Tour of the Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

Virtual Oregon Trail 2

State Capitals

50 States Book List

State Capital Hangman

State Capital Game

Fact Finder

United States

US Capital Brain Flip Game

Penguin Capital Game

Animaniacs’ States Song
Teacher Tube

Trail of Tears

Trail of Tears

 

 

 

Strand 6: Economics

   Economic Choices

      Producers and Consumers

 

 

Vital Statistics Map

 

 

 

 

Careers

Living Wage Calculator

The New York Times

Salary Comparison and Salary Calculator

Earning Power

Recession

Urban Game (Economics)

Time of Crisis (Recession)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strand 7: Government and Citizenship

   Civic Values, Skills, Rights, & Responsibilities

 

            Beliefs and Principles of United States Democracy

 US Signs

Online Sign

 

US Symbols

American Symbols Game

Signs

Symbols of America

Statue of Liberty

US Landmark Trivia

NPS Photo Gallery of the Statue of Liberty

Mount Rushmore

US Currency

US Mint

Money Factory

 

State Flags

State Flags

Brain Flip Game

200 Years of Change

Find the Flags

Maggie’s GeoSpy

Really Cool!

 

 

 

World Flags

Novel Games

World Flags

Flags of the World

A-F

F-M

N-Z

Chevron Flags of the World

Flags Around the World

 

 

 

Important Dates/Events in US History

The World Remembers 911

 

Ground Zero

Live Cam

USS Arizona Memorial

 

Remembering Pearl Harbor

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

Interactive

 

Scholastic’s
Pearl Harbor

 

US Stamps

US Zip Codes

Postage Rate Calculator

 

 

 

License Plates

US license plates

World License Plates

 

Songs

Star Spangled Banner

 

 

 

Roots of the Republic

Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln Memorial

Interactive

Interactive Gettysburg Address

 

Bill of Rights

Bill of Rights Game

Im Just a Bill Song

How a Bill becomes a Law

Constitution

Constitution Glossary

Constitution Day

Sept. 17, 1787

Interactive Constitution

Constitutional Timeline

(Use Sound)

Constitution IQ Quiz

Founder’s Quiz

 

Constitution Crossword

Interactive Constitution

Constitution Relay Game

Constitution for Kids

Amendments of the Constitution

 

Declaration of Independence

 

 

 

George Washington

 

 

 

 

      Governmental Institutions and Processes of the United States

 

Branches of US Government

House of Representatives for Kids

PBS – Focus on Government

 

Ben’s Guide to the US Government

 

Branches of US Government

Citizenship

Road to Independence

 

 

Census

 

US Census Bureau-Population

 

Electoral College

 

Electoral College Game

Immigration

Immigration (Ellis Island)

 

 

4-8

Strand 1: United States History

      Pre-History through 1607 (American Indian Nations)

      Pre-History through 1607 (European Exploration)

      Colonization and Conflict (1607-1780s)

      Political Unrest and the American Revolution

      Growth and Westward Expansion

      Civil War and Reconstruction

      Reshaping the Nation and Emergence of Modern America

      World Wars and the Emergence of Modern America

      A World at War (1930-1945)

      Post WWII Era (1945-1980)

      Contemporary America (1980-present)

     

Strand 2: Minnesota history

      Cultures in Minnesota

      Dakota and Ojibwe Tribes

      Contact and Fur Trade 1600-1810

      Early Settlement and Statehood 1810-1860

      Civil War and Dakota War 1860-1864

      Industrial Era 1865-1914

      World Wars I and II and the Interwar Period 1914-1945

      Post World War II to the Present

     

 

K-3

4-8

9-12

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder

 

Laura’s Homestead

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strand 3: World History

 

    Migration

    Development of Agriculture

    Cultures Around the World

    Classical Civilizations and World Religions 1000 BC- 600AD

    Western Civilizations, Renaissance and Reformation 1000 AD-1700 AD

    Age of Revolution and Reaction 1640-1920

 

Strand 4: Historical Skills

 

    Chronological Thinking

    Historical Resources

    Research Skills by Investigation

    Analyze Historical Evidence and Draw Conclusions

 

Strand 5: Geography

   Locate and name all 50 states, territories, mountain ranges, major river valleys, state capitals and cities

  Regions for Immigration to the US from 1800 to 1877

  Minnesota Ecosystems, topographic features, continental divides, river valleys, cities

  Identify and locate major countries, events, and cultural features in US History

  Maps and Globes

  Physical Features and Processes

  Development of Minnesota

  Changes in technology, political attitudes, and transportation in the United States

 

Strand 6: Economics

   Producers and Consumers

   Economic Choices

   The Market Economy (Micro Economy)

   The National Economy (Macro Economy)

   National Economy Measurements (depression, recession, expansion)

 

  Strand 7: Government and citizenship

   Civic Values, Skills, Rights and Responsibilities

   Beliefs and Principles of United States Democracy

   American Constitutional System

   Roots of the Republic

   Governmental Institutions and Process of the United States

   Minnesota Government in relation to local and federal governments

   US Relations with Foreign Countries

 

 

 

 Grades 9-12

Strand 1: United States History

Strand 3: World History

Strand 4: Historical Skills

Strand 5: Geography

Strand 6: Economics

Strand 7:  Government and Citizenship

 

Other Resources

 

Teaching the Civil war with Technology

 

 

American Revolution Center

Social Studies Central

Arkive Education

Instructional Technology SMART Social Studies Lessons

(Download)

Planet in Action

Biography Maker

Google Earth

3D Buildings in

Google Earth

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Digital History

Vietnam War

Virtual History of Japan

US History Game

 

Life or Death

Interactive

History Channel

Time Warp Trivia

World Famous Places Trivia

Professor Garfield

History Tunes

 

National Park System & State Resources

Drive Through Time

 

World Almanac for Kids

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

California

Museum Legacy Trail

Arkansas State Page

Hot Springs

California State Page

Yosemite

Alcatraz

Mojave

Kids’ Story

By Kids

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

North Carolina State Page

 

North Dakota State Page

Lewis & Clark Road Trip

Ohio State Page

 

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Oklahoma State Page

 

Oregon State Page

Lewis & Clark Road Trip

Pennsylvania State Page

 

Rhode Island State Page

 

South Carolina State Page

 

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

South Dakota State Page

Lewis & Clark Road Trip

Tennessee State Page

 

Texas State Page

 

Vermont State Page

 

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Washington State Page

Lewis & Clark Road Trip

West Virginia State Page

 

Wisconsin State Page

 

District of Columbia

Fact Finder

United States