Classroom Based Assessments

8th Grade CBAs

• Constitutional Issues

 Resources
 
Below are links several excellent resources. Check your library for additional subscriptions. Don't forget to check the public library for additional databases.

OSPI

• Social Studies Resources 

Subscription Databases

• Nettrekker: A kid-safe search engine that provides curriculum related content.
• ProQuest/eLibrary: Databases of periodicals and other nonfiction resources (Check with your librarian for the password.)
• United Streaming: Videos, video clips, images, articles, and much more.
• Culturegrams (states, countries, multimedia)
• Facts on File Timelines, primary documents and more.

Free Databases

• Facts for Learning 
• Issues and Controversies 

Primary Sources 

• Primary Source Learning 
• Our Documents 
• National Archives – U.S. artifact analysis sheets and lessons for primary periods 
• History Channel 
• History Matters 
• Center for History and New Media 
• American Memory- Library of Congress 
• Martha Ballard's Interactive diary (Revolutionary War Period) (Recommended for secondary level only)
• Valley of the Shadow  (Civil War Period)
  

Misc. Resources 

• Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Includes CBAs, framework documents, EALRs, scorer packets
• Washington Library Media Association Sample projects from other districts
• Washington State Council for Social Studies Support materials for social studies teachers
• Library of Congress Includes primary sources for American History (historical sources for 4th and 5th grade) and a link to Local Legacies (cultural resources for 4th grade teachers)
• Museum of Arts and Culture Lesson ideas and local resources

Online Thesis Builders

• http://www.ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.html
• http://www.powayschools.com/projects/ewe2/thesis.htm
  

Graphic Organizer

• http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=127&title=

Electronic Note-Taker

• http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=722&title=
  

Timeline Generators

• http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/bigtimeline/
• http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/timeline/

Bibliographies- Making Citations

• Oregon OSLIS Citation Maker http://www.oslis.k12.or.us/secondary/index.php?page=citeSources
  
• Citation Machine (Warlick) http://citationmachine.net/
  

Handouts

Contacts

 

For more information about
Social Studies education:

  Kelly Martin
  (360) 725-6351
  kelly.martin@k12.wa.us

  Megan Simmons
  (360) 725-4959
  megan.simmons@k12.wa.us

  FAX: (360) 725-6017