Archive for Social Studies

Admongo

February 1, 2010

Admongo is a new interactive site for children ages 8 to 12 about the implications of advertising.  From the Federal Trade Commission, Admongo has a teacher resource section that would be helpful to any teacher who addresses critical thinking in their classroom.  Interdisciplinary.

Knights in Central Park

January 21, 2010

Knights in Central Park from the Metropolitan Museum of Art is an interactive site that features arms and armor from around the world.

Critical Thinking Through Core Curriculum is from the Newspapers in America Foundation for Newspaper in Education Week, but is appropriate at any time.  Free and downloadable.

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids is the educational component of GPO Access, which provides free on-line access to official Federal Government information.

Project Look Sharp offers free lessons that integrate media with the subject area.  From Ithaca College.