Latitude and Longitude Games

The first social studies unit of the year is all about geography. ABCya! has a fun game that fits perfectly within the social studies map skills unit. In Treasure Hunt, players use latitude and longitude to find buried treasure. Click the screenshot above, or right here to play.

Explore locations around the world on the Earthguide website using latitude and longitude. Click the image above, or right here to get started.

Open a Virtual Lemonade Stand!

The last social studies unit of the year is all about government and economics, so open a virtual lemonade stand and explore supply, demand, goods, and services. How much are people willing to pay? How much lemonade should be made? Click the image above, or right here to play.

Social Studies, Week 9

As the temperature drops, we switch from science, to social studies.  Liberty's Kids is an animated PBS series that shows the events which led to the American Revolution.  Paul Revere is the first person we will study who sought to expand people's rights and freedoms.

The Paul Revere House website provides an interactive map of Paul Revere's famous midnight ride, as well as information about what colonial life was like during the 1700s.  Click here for the map.

Paul Revere, by John Singleton Copley

To watch a video at Biography.com that includes common misconceptions about the man and events made famous by Longfellow's poem, click here.