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Social Studies

This page is designed to support your learning in social studies.

Geography

This section has information related to geography and the different physical and natural features of our world.

Glaciers

  • Watch a short video about glaciers to learn how they are formed and what they do to the land.
  • Check out this animation to see how glaciers moved across the United States and Canada starting 18,000 years ago.

Landforms and Bodies of Water

Take a brief tour through the United States to quiz yourself on the many different types of landforms and bodies of water in this country.

Canada

Check out the National Geographic for Kids site on Canada to learn more about this country.
Listen to the Canadian National anthem 'O Canada' online.

Mexico

Check out the National Geographic for Kids site on Mexicoto learn more about this country.
Listen to the National Anthem of Mexico online.

Regions of the United States

Click here to take a trip through the regions of the United States.

History

European Explorers

The following sites have good information about many of the early European Explorers.
  • This sitehas information about when different explorers traveled and their primary discoveries.
  • The Enchanted Learning site has information on many of the different explorers. You just need to scroll down the page to find the person you are researching.
  • This site has links to many of the different explorers. You need to scroll down the page to find the table with the names listed and then click on your person.

The Triangular Trade

This site has a helpful interactive map you can use to learn more about the Triangular Trade.

Jamestown Colony

You can find a lot of information about the Jamestown Settlement on this site. It has videos, images, podcasts and much more.

The Jamestown Rediscovery site is another great resource for learning more about the Jamestown Colony.

You can use this site to make decisions about developing the Jamestown Colony and see how your choices compare with what really happened.

National Geographic has a great site for exploring the Jamestown Colony as well.

The Pilgrims

Learn more about the Pilgrims and what daily life was like for these people at Scholastic's site.

Investigate what really happened at the first Thanksgiving through this interactive site about the Plimoth Plantation.

The 13 Colonies

Complete this Terra Hunt to learn more about the original 13 colonies. You can also use this site to access many different quizzes and activities to test your knowledge of the 13 colonies.

Practice identifying the location of the 13 colonies with these interactive map games

American Revolution

Mission US has a great interactive simulation you can play to actively take part in the American Revolution. Players take on the role of a young printer's apprentice living in Boston and have to complete a variety of tasks that help them learn about the different issues and opinions of that time period.

Learning about Michigan

Take a tour through Michigan to learn about the many different natural and human characteristics of this great state.

Test your knowledge of state government in Michigan by playing this online quiz.

This page has some different games you can play related to the state of Michigan.

Underground Railroad

This site has a lot of information about the Underground Railroad. Students can travel along and listen to the voices of slaves in order to learn more about their lives and the hardships they

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

This site provides a brief biography of Dr. King's life.

Harriet Tubman

You can learn more about Harriet Tubman by completing a web scavenger hunt based on her life.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/harriet_tubman.htm

Economics

Here is a great site to learn more about budgeting your money and running a business.