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Middle School Digital Resources

6-8th gr. Social Studies

Middle SchoolDigital Resources6-8th gr. Social Studies

Middle School Teachers!

Our world is changing and becoming more and more digitalized. So we must change and have access to digital resources. There are many different ways to share links to websites such as through a Symbaloo on my webpage. This smore contains links more appropriate to high school. I'm sharing these in hopes of providing you a digital resource library as the instructor. Please let me know of any other resources you have to add to this list. Thank you.
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World Cultures

  1. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/activity/locate-yourself-map-americas/
  2. https://www.arcgis.com
  3. http://education.maps.arcgis.com/home/group.html?id=39505ed571d646c8b66ecccadbc386e4#overview
  4. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/map-skills-elementary-students/
  5. https://www.texasarchive.org/library/index.php/Main_Page
  6. http://jamesmollison.com/photography/
  7. https://menzelphoto.photoshelter.com/gallery-collection/Material-World-A-Global-Family-Portrait-by-Country/C0000d0DI3dBy4mQ
  8. https://populationeducation.org/curriculum-and-resources/
  9. http://inspiredbyfamilymag.com/2016/05/03/children-books-mexican-culture/
  10. https://klrn.pbslearningmedia.org/
  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn3e37VWc0k
  12. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/classroom-resources/
  13. https://www.google.com/earth/education/resources/
  14. https://www.afsusa.org/educators/teachers-toolbox/
  15. http://ncge.org/tips-for-teaching-cultural-geography
  16. https://www.learningtogive.org/units/global-health-hunger-and-food-around-globe-9-12/what-do-people-around-world-eat
  17. https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/teacher-category/geography/
  18. https://worldpopulationhistory.org/teachers-resources/
  19. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
  20. https://www.gale.com/primary-sources
  21. https://www.loc.gov/
  22. https://www.facinghistory.org/holocaust-and-human-behavior/chapter-2/we-people-united-states
  23. http://www.ajhs.org/jews-and-racial-shifts-early-america
  24. https://texaslre.org/
  25. https://www.countryreports.org/
  26. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/
  27. https://theculturetrip.com/
  28. https://www.teachervision.com/subjects/social-studies-history/culture-diversity
  29. https://artsandculture.google.com/
  30. https://www.ted.com/topics/world+cultures
  31. https://www.everyculture.com/
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Texas History

  1. https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/
  2. https://tage.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=da4f660e966d4d14b7ca89dfcf10c705
  3. https://tage.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=c4039e664981444da829a4ffbce5ed43
  4. https://www.arcgis.com
  5. http://education.maps.arcgis.com/home/group.html?id=39505ed571d646c8b66ecccadbc386e4#overview
  6. https://www.bia.gov/programs-services
  7. https://www.texasarchive.org/library/index.php/Main_Page
  8. https://texasstudies.org/
  9. https://www.nbclearn.com/courage
  10. https://www.teachingtexas.org/
  11. https://texashistory.unt.edu/
  12. http://www.glo.texas.gov/history/archives/research-links/index.html
  13. https://www.cherokee.org/
  14. https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/
  15. https://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/cities/txrivers.htm
  16. https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online
  17. https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/texas/state-song/texas-our-texas
  18. https://www.texasobserver.org/shallow-waters/
  19. https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/climate-change-and-population-growth-are-straining-the-rio-grande/
  20. https://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/Education/For_Teachers/
  21. https://www.gonzalestx.travel/
  22. https://www.travelchannel.com/destinations/us/tx/articles/texass-best-historic-sites
  23. https://www.thealamo.org/
  24. https://www.nps.gov/saan/index.htm
  25. https://www.spanishgovernorspalace.org/
  26. https://www.thc.texas.gov/historic-sites/casa-navarro-state-historic-site
  27. https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/tx/tx36.htm
  28. https://www.thc.texas.gov/historic-sites/landmark-inn-state-historic-site
  29. https://tspb.texas.gov/prop/tc/tc/capitol.html
  30. https://www.sfcathedral.org/
  31. http://www.texancultures.com/
  32. https://fortconcho.com/
  33. https://www.thc.texas.gov/
  34. https://www.nps.gov/foda/index.htm
  35. https://www.galveston.com/bishopspalace/
  36. https://king-ranch.com/
  37. http://www.cowgirl.net/
  38. https://www.lamar.edu/spindletop-gladys-city/index.html
  39. https://www.fwmuseum.org/
  40. http://www.buffalogap.com/
  41. https://aoghs.org/texas-petroleum-museums/
  42. https://www.talonlpe.com/blog/historic-texas-oil-boomtowns
  43. https://aoghs.org/petroleum-pioneers/burkburnett-oil/
  44. https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/spindletop
  45. https://www.galvestonhistory.org/attractions/maritime-heritage/texas-seaport-museum-4
  46. http://www.dallasheritagevillage.org/
  47. https://www.texascottonginmuseum.org/
  48. https://texasfortstrail.com/plan-your-adventure/historic-sites-and-cities/cities/throckmorton
  49. https://texasalmanac.com/topics/government/throckmorton-county
  50. https://texas.gov/
  51. https://www.texasmonthly.com/
  52. https://texashistoricalfoundation.org/
  53. https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/
  54. https://mosthistory.org/
  55. https://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/index.php
  56. https://www.tsl.texas.gov/exhibits/suffrage/index.html
  57. https://www.pvamu.edu/tiphc/
  58. https://www.fortworth.com/blog/post/10-things-to-know-about-the-chisholm-trail/
  59. https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigation/chisholm-trail/
  60. https://driskillhotel.com/about/timeline/
  61. https://www.tsl.texas.gov/exhibits/indian/intro/page2.html
  62. https://www.tsl.texas.gov/texastalkingbooks/?p=2481
  63. https://www.loc.gov/
  64. https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html
  65. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/interactive/slavery-united-states/
  66. https://www.facinghistory.org/holocaust-and-human-behavior/chapter-2/we-people-united-states
  67. http://www.ajhs.org/jews-and-racial-shifts-early-america
  68. https://www.tolerance.org/frameworks/teaching-hard-history/american-slavery
  69. https://www.dar.org/
  70. https://texaslre.org/
  71. https://www.icivics.org/
  72. https://tshaonline.org/handbook/civil-war
  73. https://texasourtexas.texaspbs.org/the-eras-of-texas/civil-war-reconstruction/
  74. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/texas.htm
  75. https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/campfire-stories/native-americans
  76. https://www.sanantonio.gov/Mission-Trails/Prehistory-History/History-of-San-Antonio/Native-American-Occupation
  77. https://texaspecostrail.com/americanindians
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United States History

  1. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/topics/resource-library-american-revolution/?q=&page=1&per_page=25
  2. https://www.texasarchive.org/library/index.php/Main_Page
  3. https://www.gilderlehrman.org/
  4. https://www.cherokee.org/
  5. https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/
  6. https://civilwar.picturinghistory.gc.cuny.edu/presentations-about-selected-topics/emancipation/
  7. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/myths-of-the-american-revolution-10941835/
  8. https://klrn.pbslearningmedia.org/
  9. https://www.cah.utexas.edu/museums/garner.php
  10. https://www.texascottonginmuseum.org/
  11. https://www.loc.gov/
  12. https://www.usa.gov/history
  13. https://www.archives.gov/
  14. https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html
  15. https://picturinghistory.gc.cuny.edu/
  16. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/us-history/
  17. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/interactive/slavery-united-states/
  18. https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/historyofus/
  19. https://www.facinghistory.org/holocaust-and-human-behavior/chapter-2/we-people-united-states
  20. https://history.house.gov/
  21. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/slavery-united-states
  22. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/did-african-american-slaves-rebel/
  23. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/constRedir.html
  24. https://www.c-span.org/series/?ahtv
  25. https://www.monticello.org/
  26. https://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/default.aspx
  27. https://www.mountvernon.org/
  28. https://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/l3_citizen_founding.html
  29. https://www.whitehouse.gov/
  30. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/amrev/
  31. https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/revolution/related.html
  32. https://www.docsteach.org/topics/american-revolution
  33. https://www.bl.uk/the-american-revolution
  34. https://www.amrevmuseum.org/collections-and-resources
  35. https://www.masshist.org/revolution/resources/useful_links.php
  36. https://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/teachers.html
  37. https://www.nps.gov/revwar/educational_resources/teachers.html
  38. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/colonial-america/students.html
  39. https://libguides.sjsu.edu/c.php?g=230216&p=1528864
  40. https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-now/colonization-and-settlement-1585%E2%80%931763
  41. https://www.amdigital.co.uk/primary-sources/colonial-america
  42. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/photo/colonial-trade/
  43. https://teachinghistory.org/history-content/beyond-the-textbook/25456
  44. http://www.ajhs.org/jews-and-racial-shifts-early-america
  45. https://www.tolerance.org/frameworks/teaching-hard-history/american-slavery
  46. https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/colonialhouse/teachers.html
  47. https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/colonial-life-today/early-american-economics-facts/
  48. https://www.paulreverehouse.org/
  49. https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/kingston/colonization.htm
  50. https://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/military/american-revolution.html
  51. http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/portal/communities/pa-history/1681-1776.html
  52. https://www.dar.org/
  53. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/brief-overview-war-1812
  54. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1801-1829/war-of-1812
  55. https://www.pbs.org/wned/war-of-1812/timeline/
  56. https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=8
  57. https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/northwest.html
  58. https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/nworder.asp
  59. https://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/glc01042
  60. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/lexington-and-concord
  61. https://texaslre.org/
  62. https://www.icivics.org/
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Ana Villarreal Simpson

Social Studies Consultant

Education Service Center, Region 20

Email: Ana.VillarrealSimpson@ESC20.net
Website: https://www.esc20.net/page/ci_ss.SocialStudies
Location: 1314 Hines, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: 210-370-5405

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