Social Studies Skill Corner

 

 

Type of Activity

Name of Activity

1

Categorizing

Identify features of members of a group

Oddball

2

Communities

Learn about places in a community

Your Neighborhood

3

Economics

videos and descriptions of production of goods

Mister Rogers' Factory Tours

4

(Various Videos)

videos about various topics from coral reefs to making ice cream

Curious George's Videos

5

Colonial Maryland

Online Field Trip

Exploring Maryland's Roots

6

American Revolution

Historic events and timeline

Chronicle of the Revolution

7

 

Test your knowledge

Road to Revolution

8

United States

learn and practice US states, capitals and geographic regions

U.S. Geography Games

9

World Geography

Identify continents, oceans

All about World Geography

10

World Culture

Cultural information about countries around the world

Culture Quest

11

Online Encyclopedia for kids

Reference

Enchanted Learning Encyclopedia

12

BCPS Fee-Based Databases

Resources for student research

World Book, Brain Pop, CultureGrams, etc.

13

Famous Speeches

Full text and original audio of famous historical and movie speeches

American Rhetoric

14

News for kids

 

Time for Kids

15

 

 

Scholastic Magazine