Social Studies Websites and Activities
- · Brainpop Username: houstonisd password: rockets http://www.brainpop.com/
· U. S. Government Structure http://www.icivics.org/
· School House Rock videos http://www.schooltube.com/video/4f1391c53f3293235d07/
· Select geography games http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/
· Geography & History http://funschool.kaboose.com/arcade/history-geography/index.html
· Civil Rights on PBS http://pbskids.org/wayback/civilrights/index.html
· Web site from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the largest library in the world and the nation's library. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/index.html
· America’s Story http://www.americaslibrary.gov/index.html
· U.S. History for Kids http://pbskids.org/wayback/future/index.html
· MLK resources http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php
· Contributions by historical figures among other animated quizzes http://www.toonuniversity.com/gradelist.asp?dept=SS&grade=4
· Play the States! http://www.scholastic.com/play/states.htm
· American Government, Congress for Kids http://www.congressforkids.net/index.htm
· Reading Maps Quiz and Slideshow http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=8&act=1
· Ben’s Guide to US government http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
· Texas Government http://www.house.state.tx.us/kids/kids.htm
School House Rock Lyrics http://www.schoolhouserock.tv/