Social Studies
Click below to see some of the sites students will be using in our classroom. You are encouraged to use these sites at home with your children.
E-Congress - Youth Leadership Initiative - [http://www.youthleadership.net/learning-programs/econgress/](8th grade - SS 2.C.b - explain how laws are made, interpreted, and enforced) This website allows students to join students across the United States in a mock congress. They will be able to create a bill and then take it through all the processes, even putting it up for a vote.
Constitution for the United States of America - [http://www.constitution.org/constit_.htm] (8th grade - SS 1.A.b - Analyze important principles in the Constitution)
The Mayan Ball Game - [http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/mayanballgame.htm] (6th grade - SS 3b.E - Examine and compare the Mayan, Incan, and Aztec cultures) This website teaches students about the Mayan's favorite game.
What's the Economic Word - [http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/games_quizzes/economics/](7th grade - SS 4.A - Apply economic concepts)
*Please be advised that I have explored all portions of the websites above for which I have provided links. However, I have not explored any links that originate from outside of these sites.
World History For Us All [http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/]
Revised on 2-21-11