Cool Social Studies Web Sites
Posted by Diane Zoellmer on 10th July 2008
Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms
Historic Maps focuses on the history and background of the United States from discovery to the present day. Be sure to look at the Instructions for Teachers section including the Map Analysis Worksheet.
Primary Source Materials Resources
Primary Source Materials Resources has gathered a vast amount of high-quality material and provided teachers with a host of instructional guides and teaching tools for how to use it. A highlight in the collection of resources is the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection. New to this source are Rumsey Map Island which opens in the virtual world of Second Life and the 3D GIS (Geographic Information System) Viewer, a unique 3D browser based viewer that lets you fly through historic maps in three dimensions.
NationMaster compiles thousands of statistics on nations around the world and displays them in tables, graphs, maps, and charts so that they may be read and interpreted with ease. According to the Developer Luke Metcalfe, he created the site, “to promote education and understanding about the world. To make it easy to engage with the indicators that shape global commerce, health, politics and ecology. To make the facts easily accessible and meaningful.”
The Thinkport site was developed for Maryland educators and families but is available online for free to everyone. One of the many resources focuses on GIS (Geographic Information System) and its use in the classroom. This could help teachers address the GIS component in the Social Studies GLCEs for Grades 6 and 7.
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