Social+Studies



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http://www.worldwar1.com World war I resources and pictures.

[|http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/] Weekly [|video] clips with discussion questions, issue tracking, principles of government, U.S. Constitution, branches of government, political participation, activities.
 * C-SPAN brings Campaign 2008 into the Classroom**

FRONTLINE http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/ This PBS show has dozens of complete episodes broken into smaller segments. They deal with national and international issues. Great source for finding current examples of topics in classes like government, economics, psychology and sociology.

http://www.useurl.us/0jj Here a student describes high school classes in Afghanistan. Class takes place inside a tent with no seats or desks. A washed-out blackboard stands in the corner. A square was cut in the tent to create a window overlooking mountains and a fast-flowing river.
 * A Day in the Life of an Afghan Student**

http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php - Great website for current events

http://www.gapminder.org - This website provides real graphs and real data that can be used in classroom lectures and assignments.

http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/socst-hs.html#Interactive - Lots of interactive sites. http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic86.htm#1 - More sites to check out