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Middle School

Social Studies
Social Studies

History

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Crash Course World History⁠

and

Crash Course US History⁠

have 10-12 minute videos that cover major time periods in world and national history. They are a fast-paced and engaging way to introduce a new topic. There is also

Crash Course World History 2⁠

with video studies of important historical themes like disease, civilization, and capitalism.

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CK-12⁠

has American History flexbooks.

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Ken Burns in the Classroom⁠

is a website with lesson plans, games, and activities to accompany Ken Burns documentaries.

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Zoom In⁠

is a web-based platform where students practice working with secondary and primary sources.

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Besthistorysites.net⁠

has a collection of the best online resources for teaching World History (organized them by time period).

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Historical Scene Investigation⁠

is an activity your students can complete to become history detectives.

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Dig Into History: Mesopotamia⁠

offers fun interactives and simulations to teach kids about ancient history, archeology, and museum curation.

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Discover Ancient Egypt⁠

is a National Museum of Scotland Website with games that teach kids about Ancient Egypt

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Mission US⁠

is an interactive history game.

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Native Knowledge 360⁠

via the Smithsonian offers

11 amazing virtual lessons⁠

on Native American history.

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Internet History Sourcebook Project⁠

via Fordham University is a comprehensive list of websites with resources for nearly every topic in world history. The sources are well-organized, but some of the links are broken or outdated.

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ChronoZoom⁠

is an interactive timeline creator. Teachers and students can create their own layered historical timelines or explore timelines created by other educators.

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The US Holocaust Memorial Museum⁠

has a series of high-quality virtual exhibits on various topics.

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Teach Mideast⁠

has collected the best resources for teaching K-12 students about Islam and the Middle East.

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Izzit.org⁠

has a vast array of video courses on subtopics within history, civics, government, and geography.

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Clio⁠

allows students to virtually explore historic sites near their home. In wake of COVID-19, they are expanding so historic sites can post virtual tours of their museums.

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Facing History⁠

provides free social justice aligned lessons for civics, social studies, language arts, and humanities classes. They opened up their video resources so students can view them without needing to log in. They also

compiled resources⁠

for teachers switching to remote teaching.

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Liberty's Kids⁠

is a PBS animated show about the American Revolution. It is available for free on YouTube.

Civics/Economics

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iCivics⁠

has fun games and simulations on a variety of topics from government to digital literacy.

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Ben's Guide to American Government⁠

has civics games and activities.

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Trade Around the World⁠

is an online game created by the International Monetary Fund

Human Rights/Current Events

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SIMA Classroom⁠

has classroom ready documentaries about current events and human rights issues. In response to the coronavirus, they are offering teachers a free one year subscription.

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NBC Learn⁠

offers news media geared for students.

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LGBTQ History⁠

has tips and resources for teaching LGBTQ history.

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Teaching Tolerance⁠

offers free lesson plans based on current events and human rights history. They are running social media campaigns and have teacher resources for responding to hate and racism in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Journeys in Film⁠

created movies and lesson plans to teach global citizenship through film.

Personal Finance

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Gen i⁠

is an online game that introduces kids to personal finance

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Banzai⁠

is another an online game that introduces kids to personal finance

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau⁠

has great activities on financial literacy

Geography

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Google Earth⁠

has voyages where students can explore a historical or geographic topic. They have fun Carmen Sandiego games that teachers can use as a review activity.

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Nat Geo Map Maker⁠

allows teachers and students to create interactive maps.

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LizardPoint⁠

and

Seterra Geography⁠

offer free geography quizzes.

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