Middle School Social Studies

Teacher Approved Sites, Activities and Projects for Your Curriculum Needs!

Teachers are often one another’s best source for information, that is why we asked teachers to help us create the content for this incredible series. Within the pages of each book, you will find over 100 high-quality Internet sites and tons of great ideas for using the Internet to enhance your curriculum.

The WebInstructor Series features 13 of the most popular Elementary and Middle School Science topics, and 8 Social Studies topics. We have grouped the sites by themes that make it easy to find the information you and your students need. In addition, you will also find great curriculum integration ideas, sites that are simply too cool to miss, and a few additional ideas that are sure to make your Internet experience successful. Each WebInstructor title includes over 100 websites that provide the following:

• Discovery-based learning
• Great Information for reports
• Projects Worth Joining
• Ask an Expert
• Interactive projects
• Teacher resources

Discovery Questions

Where can students find an abundance of information to compare U.S. Presidents?

Which Presidents have Presidential Libraries or Historical Sites?

Where can students find the State-of-the-Union speeches of all the Presidents?

What are the different positions in the President's Cabinet?

What makes Washington, D.C., our nation's capital so unique?

What is the White House other than a place for our President to live?

When Presidents were not living in the White House, where were they living?

Where can students find information about the Executive Branch of Government?

Where can students find information about the Legislative Branch of Government?

What is politics anyway?

Where can students find information about the Judicial Branch of Government?

What kind of information can citizens get from government web sites?

What roles have patriotic songs played in our government's history?

What is the CIA?

What is the FBI?

How does the Presidential Election work in the U.S.?

What roles have the flag and special documents played in the history of our government?

Where can students find information about government monuments?

What role does the study of economics play in U.S. government?

Where can students find information about the Constitution?

Where can I go to learn more about my state and it government?

Where can I go to get a brief overview of American History?

Were any of our country's Presidents born in my home state?