Explore History Portal provides primary source materials designed to help students and researchers examine literary, political, and social culture of the last 500 years and develop a more meaningful understanding of how history continues to impact the world today.
Facing History & Ourselves uses lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to bigotry and hate.
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Brought to you by Common Sense Media and Wide Open School, this site offers creative ideas/free activities to move, learn, relax, and connect as a family.
Find weekly activities, games, worksheets and videos in lots of areas: reading and writing, math, social studies, science, offline friendly, emotional well-being, arts/music/DIY, fitness, digital citizenship, life skills, English-Language Learners, virtual field trips, videos and events.
Brought to you by Common Sense Media and Wide Open School, this site offers creative ideas/free activities to move, learn, relax, and connect as a family.
Find weekly activities, games, worksheets and videos in lots of areas: reading and writing, math, social studies, science, offline friendly, emotional well-being, arts/music/DIY, fitness, digital citizenship, life skills, English-Language Learners, virtual field trips, videos and events.
Brought to you by Common Sense Media and Wide Open School, this site offers creative ideas/free activities to move, learn, relax, and connect as a family.
Find weekly activities, games, worksheets and videos in lots of areas: reading and writing, math, social studies, science, offline friendly, emotional well-being, arts/music/DIY, fitness, digital citizenship, life skills, English-Language Learners, virtual field trips, videos and events.
Brought to you by Common Sense Media and Wide Open School, this site offers creative ideas/free activities to move, learn, relax, and connect as a family.
Find weekly activities, games, worksheets and videos in lots of areas: reading and writing, math, social studies, science, offline friendly, emotional well-being, arts/music/DIY, fitness, digital citizenship, life skills, English-Language Learners, virtual field trips, videos and events.
Brought to you by Common Sense Media and Wide Open School, this site offers creative ideas/free activities to move, learn, relax, and connect as a family.
Find tons of activities, games, worksheets and videos in lots of areas: reading and writing, math, social studies, science, offline friendly, emotional well-being, arts/music/DIY, fitness, digital citizenship, life skills, English-Language Learners, virtual field trips, videos and events.
Family History Inquiry Project in action.
In this Grade 1 inquiry project, the students compare past and present. They make personal connections and are engaged in the process of finding out what life really was like in the past, as well as find similarities to their own lives. Through the use of technology, iPod Nanos and mini-camcorders, students will not bogged down by their limited writing abilities. For English language learners, the use of technology permits them to gather stories in their families' native language.
Students will understand the concepts of purchasing goods and the differences between needs and wants through the lens of a farmer and how they market their grain or livestock.
This First Nations Circle was shared by Elder Gladys Wapass-Greyeyes, 2014.
Today we are exploring the world of formal organizations. We’ll go back to the historical process of rationalization and its impact on organizations in the form of bureaucracy and then discuss how organizations change in response to their organizational environment. We will also go over the negative consequences of rationalization in organizations.
This is a great website for teachers and students. It provides free resources relating to everything about social studies.
This site, provided by Edhelper, offers many great free activities and projects all geared towards a better understanding of social studies topics, including: Canadian Theme Unit (units for individual province, books, leveled reading comprehension activities, maps and biographies), Country Theme Units, Economics, Famous Educators, Geography, History of Mathematics, How Can I Help?, Explorers, Biographies, Crime and Terrorism, Ancient America, Ancient China, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient India, Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Rome, World Religion, Middle Ages, Renaissance, European History: 1600s-1800s, Inventors and Inventions, World War I, World War II, History of Books and Writing, World Wonders.
There are also sections on Document Based Activities, World Problems and Issues, Social Studies Mixed Review Practice (Grades 1-6), Life Skills, and Time Lines.
Gale Academic OneFile Select is a cross-disciplinary research database (science, literature, history, etc.). Students can search over 5,000 journals, magazines and newspapers. The database also includes multimedia content.
General OneFile is a cross-disciplinary research database (science, literature, history, etc.). Access to more than 14,000 periodicals, newspapers, reference books, and multimedia sources, along with over 163,000 images, 6,400 audio files, and 1.3 million videos.
High School Edition is designed for middle- and high-school students and provides access to age-appropriate, authoritative digital content for classroom assignments. Learners can research magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference books covering a wide range of subjects, from science, history, and literature to political science, sports, and environmental studies.
Gale in Context: Elementary is a research database for Kindergarten to Grade 5 students. This resource is a credible, reliable and ad-free information source. Students, teachers and parents will find age-appropriate videos, images, biographies, magazine and newspaper articles on popular topics.
Gale in Context: Middle School is a research database for Grade 6 - Grade 8 students. This resource is a credible, reliable and ad-free information source. Students, teachers and parents will find age-appropriate videos, images, biographies, magazine and newspaper articles on popular topics.
Today we’re looking at how society becomes stratified along gender lines. We’ll discuss Raewyn Connell’s concept of hegemonic masculinities and emphasized femininities. We’ll explore gender socialization in the home, media, and schools. Finally, we’ll explain how gender stratification results in different outcomes by gender in education, occupations, earnings, and criminal activity.
This scavenger hunt can be edited to fit the needs of your students!