Social Science Reviews

Social Science Web Site Reviews

Subject: Social Science     ID: 2684
Title: The Inside Story on the Pyramids   
Description: At this site you can explore the inner chambers and passage ways of the great pyramid, and learn about the Pharaohs  for whom these monumental tombs were built.  You can also follow a team of archaeologists as they excavate the bakery that fed the pyramid builders.  
Rating: *****  
Level: Ideal for year levels 4-9  On the web

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Subject: Social Science     ID: 2685
Title: World War I   
Description: The purpose of this website is to explore the historical and social aspects of World War I.  It is a cross curricular assignment integrating Social Studies and English. The text, “All Quiet on the Western Front”, is the focal point for the study.  
Rating: *****  
Level: Ideal for year levels 5-12  On the web

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Subject: Social Science     ID: 2668
Title: . . . . . .and Now For the Weather WebQuest   
Description: As a meteorologist for the evening news, you and your co-workers need to write a script for tonight's broadcast.  Before your team can start, you need to research for important weather information and local activities in your city.  Watch out. 
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 3-10   On the web

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Subject: Social Science     ID: 2669
Title: 6 Billion Human Beings
Description: The impact created by the graphic portrayal of 6 billion human beings, provided by this on-line exhibition from the National Museum is quite astounding. Your need to have Macromedia Shockwave to make the most of the site that is graphically very enticing and provides students with a very powerful understanding of the implications of our present population explosion.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for all year levels  On the web

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Subject: Social Science     ID: 2791
Title: A Class Divided
Description: One day in 1968 Jane Elliott, a teacher in a small all-white town, divided her year 3 class into blue-eyed and brown-eyed groups and gave them a daring lesson in discrimination. The story of that lesson and its lasting impact on the children is available from this site. We would caution teachers about repeating this exercise in their own class without full and proper consultation with school management and parents.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 4-12   On the web

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Subject: Social Science     ID: 2831
Title: A Satellite View of Canada
Description: The Canada Centre for Remote Sensing has released this web site, which provides images of almost every square kilometre of Canada as seen through the lens of the satellite camera. An excellent site for geographical imagery of lakes, rivers, mountains, cities and infrastructure. A very beautiful country even from this high up.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 10-12   On the web

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Subject: Social Science     ID: 2686
Title: AccuNet: Photo Archive
Description: This is a great resource for educators and the free trial is a good introduction to a site that would be invaluable in the classroom. The photo archive contains over 50 million photos and over 800 are added each day. The subscription rate for schools is quite reasonable for a tool which would be invaluable to social science teachers, irrespective of whether they develop their own classroom materials in print or on the web.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for all year levels  On the web

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Subject: Social Science     ID: 2687
Title: Africa
Description: This is a huge collection of information, video and photographs covering a wide collection of states within the country of Africa. The countries covered include Botswana, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Sinai, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Topics covered include culture, geography, and demography as well as interesting facts from each of the different areas.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for all year levels  On the web

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Subject: Social Science     ID: 2688
Title: Africa Cam's
Description:  This is a wonderful collection of stories, images and video material detailing the extensive catalogue of animals that ply the plains, skies and mountains in Africa. There are sections here looking at hippopotamus', wild dogs, impala, elephants and much more. You can also have your students receive a regular newsletter that will keep them up to date with what is happening at the site
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for all year levels  On the web

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Subject: Social Science     ID: 2800
Title: An Introduction to Anzac Day
Description: This is an excellent collection of ideas, images and teaching practices that will provide teachers with some ideas and pedagogy for delivering the concept of Anzac Day to young children.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 0-2   On the web

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