Social Sciences

Social Sciences Sites

Video and Image Sites

• Resources to support Social Sciences topics and concepts
• Social Sciences Online - TKI
• Historical Investigations - primary sources of info to investigate in history.
• Common Lit Thematic Discussions - choose a theme e.g. Justice or Prejudice and the site will provide some literary resources.
• Finding historical information from primary sources - posters and links to sources. Especially US History but also general info.
• Google Arts & Culture resources
• ​Google Historical Events resources
  
• Google Geography - Places resources
  

• Wimp videos
• YouTube Education videos
• Vimeo videos, especially Vimeo Staff Picks
• Brainpop - animated videos
• Getty Images - free to view, pay to download. - can just show from the website

News Sites

Newseum - font pages of major newspapers  - some content not suitable for younger students
The Big Picture and The Big Picture Archive - News photos
Guardian Eyewitness - news photos- some content not suitable for younger students
KiwiKids News - News designed for children.
The Kids Should See This - News videos chosen for children