Social Studies
Weblinks and other resources for the K-12 (school-level) social studies curriculum (including history, culture, political science and civics)
Unveiling the Beauty of Statistics
— Swedish professor, Hans Rosling, and his organization, Gapminder, have carved a niche for themselves for their ability to wow people with easy-to-understand graphic and interactive representations of world... more
History & Social Studies Come Alive Courtesy Of YouTube
Movies have come to be an effective and engaging way to teach history across all school-going age groups. They innocuously trigger discussions on historical events, and kindle interest in delving... more
The Story of Stuff
A 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns, 'The Story of Stuff' is a must watch. more
The Louvre – a virtual tour
The next best thing to actually going to Paris to see the treasures in the Louvre would be to visit their excellent informative and interactive website. more
Educational Videos for K-12 at NeoK12.com
NeoK12.com is a site that aggregates educational videos from around the net and presents them in categories. more
Game-based Learning
Playing video games is not necessarily all bad, as recent research has shown. To leverage kids' inherent interest and motivation in playing computer and video games, such games, if crafted well, could serve as great learning tools for today's digital-savvy kids. Here are a couple of examples of online offerings for game-based learning in History and Math for K-12 students. more
World Heritage Explorer
"Visit the wonders of the world from the comfort of your armchair", is the mantra of these sites that have created excellent immersive walkthroughs of some of the world's famous monuments. With a combination of 3D models, panoramic photos, which you can pan or zoom into, and voiceovers with informative commentary, it is the best one can do short of actually visiting the place. more
Watch great documentaries online for free
Here's a pretty comprehensive list of 15 sites hosting documentaries for viewing. The content spans award-winning documentaries to films more directly related to school curriculum. The sites have done the hard work of vetting the content for you. more
Unveiling the Beauty of Statistics
— Swedish professor, Hans Rosling, and his organization, Gapminder, have carved a niche for themselves for their ability to wow people with easy-to-understand graphic and interactive representations of world... more
History & Social Studies Come Alive Courtesy Of YouTube
Movies have come to be an effective and engaging way to teach history across all school-going age groups. They innocuously trigger discussions on historical events, and kindle interest in delving... more
World Digital Library
The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. more
Library of Congress’ YouTube Channel
— The Library of Congress (LoC) has made a start by putting a small portion of it’s vast archives online. There are about 70 films right now in the LoC’s... more
