Social Studies

Castle: How it Works

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Copies: 7

Take a tour of a medieval castle.

Every part of the castle has a function. Walls keep the enemy out. Towers protect the lord and the soldiers. From the moat and portcullis to the great hall and dungeon, see how a castle works as an enemy army tries to storm the walls.

Author:

David Macaulay

Lexile:

500L

Battle of the Dinosaur Bones: Othniel Charles Marsh vs Edward Drinker Cope

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Copies: 7

n the 1880s, science witnessed a major shift: Charles Darwin proposed his theory of evolution. People dug up the first dinosaur fossils. And the field of paleontology--the study of ancient plants and animals--emerged.

Author:

Rebecca L. Johnson

Battle of the Dinosaur Bones: Othniel Charles Marsh vs Edward Drinker Cope

Kennedy's Last Days: The Assassination That Defined a Generation

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Copies: 7

On a sunny day in Dallas, Texas, at the end of a campaign trip, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy is assassinated by an angry, lonely drifter named Lee Harvey Oswald. The former Marine Corps sharpshooter escapes briefly, but is hunted down, captured, and then shot dead while in police custody.

Author:

Bill O'Riley

Lexile:

1050L

Kennedy's Last Days: The Assassination That Defined a Generation

Mission US: City of Immigrants

In Mission 4: “City of Immigrants,” players navigate New York’s Lower East Side as Lena, a young Jewish immigrant from Russia. Trying to save money to bring her parents to America, she works long hours in a factory for little money and gets caught up in the growing labor movement.

Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 6 (2012)

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Kid's Animated History With Pipo presents The Time Compass -- showcasing significant historical events in a humorous and easy to understand style. This delightful series plays out in a book-like format, taking viewers on a journey in time. From Ancient Egypt to Classical Greece and India...

Grade Level:

Elementary

Length:

00:44

Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 6

Cardline: Globetrotter

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Players of Cardline: Globetrotter want to rid themselves of cards as quickly as they can, with the first player to have an empty hand winning the game.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

High

Content Area:

Social Studies

Play Time:

15 min.

Timeline: American History

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In Timeline: American History, players have hands of cards and take turns attempting to place the cards correctly into the growing timeline. Easy at first, but rapidly growing more difficult, Timeline: American History tests your knowledge and helps you learn the history of the nation.

Grade Level:

Middle

Content Area:

Social Studies

Play Time:

15 min.

Timeline: Americana

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Timeline: Americana takes the players through a historical tour of the popular history of the country. Each player has a hand of cards, and they take turns trying to place those cards correctly into the growing timeline. Guess correctly to get rid of all your cards and win!

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Content Area:

Social Studies

Play Time:

15 min.

Timeline: Music & Cinema

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Timeline: Music & Cinema is a card game played using 110 cards. Each card depicts a historical event on both sides, with the year in which that event occurred on only one side. Players take turns placing a card from their hand in a row on the table.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Content Area:

ELA

Social Studies

Fine Arts

Play Time:

15 min.

Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 5 (2012)

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Grade Level:

Elementary

Length:

01:06

Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 5

Social Studies

Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 6 (2012)

Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 5 (2012)

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