Social Studies Links

Social Studies Resources

CIA-World Factbook: Facts and statistics about every country.
XE - Univeral Currency Converter: Find out how the value of the dollar compares to currency around the world.
Flash Earth: Satellite and aerial images of Earth; Similar to Google Earth
HyperHistory Onlne: A hyperlinked timeline showing a tremendous number of historical events
Time for Kids: Time for Kids is the online edition of the current events magazine for kids.
National Geographic Kids: People and Places: National Geogrpahic Kids' People and Places page provides information and great photos for countries around the world.
A to Z Kids Stuff: All Around the World: A place to find facts and links to more information for many different countries.

Latin America Links

Explorer Game: Know your explorers? Make the teacher walk the plank
Odyssey Online Ancient Americas: Explore Ancient American Cultures with The Carlos Museum of Emory University's interactive web site.
Nature episode - Andes: The Dragon's Back: Online content for PBS's Nature - Andes: The Dragon's Back episode. Amazing video of the geography and wildlife of the world's longest mountain range. We'll be watching parts of this episode in class. This is one of the best nature shows I've seen (and I like nature shows).
I Like 2 Learn's Latin America Map Game: Practice Latin American countries for map tests.
LizardPoint - South America Map Game: Practice South American countries for map tests.
LizardPoint - Central America and the Caribbean: Practice Central American and Caribbean countries for map tests.

Europe Links

Europe Map Game: Practice your European countries for map tests.
Interactive Europe Map: Practice your European countries for map tests.
France Just for Kids: Information about France provided by the French embassy.
Germany for Kids: Information and Games about Germany provided by the German embassy.
Explore Parliament: Explore the British Parliament
DirectGovKids: Explore a virtual world created by the UK's government. Lots of interesting things to see and do!
British Monarchy's Kid Zone: Information for kids about the British Royal Family from the British Monarchy's official webpage.
EUROPA GO!: A European Union site for kids. A fun place filled with animations, activities, games, and sound to learn about the EU and its member countries.
The EU at a Glance: Another European Union for kids. Interactive information about the EU and member countries. The "Countries" link has an interactive map that will take you to facts about each member country.
Online Pollution Games: Several online games and activities about pollution. It includes the link to the lung attack that we looked at in class.

Australia and Oceania Links

Kids Konnect Australia: Facts about Australia and links to many other Australia websites
Didjeridoo Sound Clips: Listen to a didjeridoo
Waltzing Matilda: Lyrics and music to Australia's favorite song
iknowthat.com Map Games: Choose a map game and then select Australia and Ocenaia as your topic
Australia/Oceania Games: A webpage with a long list of games related to Australia and Oceania.
Australia for Kids: Facts, links, and activities
Kidsview Parliament: Fun place to learn about Australia's Parliamentary Government

Miss Smith Also Recommends (for study and fun):

Earthshots.org: Daily photograph contest with amazing photos from around the world.
FreeRice.com: Improve your knowledge while helping to feed hungry people around the world. You can play a variety of games, inluding MAP GAMES and vocabulary games. For each answer you get right this site donates 20 grains of rice to United Nations World Food Program.
BBC Schools: Awesome site by the British Broadcasting Corporation that includes interactive activities, reviews, and games for many subjects; Be sure to check out both the 4-11 and 11-16 groups - there are some really great history activities in the 4-11 area!
Shel Silverstein's Poetry: Shel Silverstein's Offical Webpage - animated versions of his poems
Winged Sandals: Modern animation meets ancient Greek myths
iknowthat.com Games: Review Games for many different topics. I love the map games and Punctuation Paintball!
Scholastic's The Stacks for Kids: Looking for a good library book to check out? Get ideas here. Information about books and authors as well as message boards and games for kids.
Cool Math's Lemonade Stand Game: Set up your own lemonade stand to learn about economic topics such as the factors of production as well as supply and demand.
Kids in the House: Interactive site to learn about the Congress of the United States
White House Kids: Explore our White House. Includes information about presidents, first ladies, White House pets,and history.
National Geographic Kids: Explore the world through National Geogrpahic's photos, stories, activities, and games.