Social Studies

Life of an Enslaved Person in America (2008)

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This program explores the daily life and customs of enslaved children and adults from colonial times through Emancipation. Through these activities students will come to better understand and appreciate the hardships and plight of African Americans living under the institution of slavery.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:13
Life of an Enslaved Person in America

Archaeology (1996)

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Bill Nye the Science Guy is talking about archaeology – can you dig it?

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Archaeology

Architecture (1997)

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Build up your science with the “Architecture” show.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Architecture

Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age

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Build a thriving civilization – in under an hour!
Collect goods, assign workers to build cities and erect monuments, advance your civilization through cultural and scientific developments, but don't forget to harvest enough food to feed your growing population.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Math
Social Studies
Play Time: 
45 min.
Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age

Diplomacy

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At the turn of the 20th century, the seven Great European Powers engage in an intricate struggle for supremacy. Military forces invade and withdraw, shifting borders and altering empires with subtle maneuvers and daring gambits.

Grade Level: 
High
Content Area: 
Social Studies
Play Time: 
180 min.
Diplomacy

Chang Cheng

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More than 2500 years ago, the emperor of the Qin dynasty decided to protect his prolific provinces of northern China from the frequent barbaric invasions, building and joining several fortresses.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Social Studies
Play Time: 
60 min.
Chang Cheng

Stone Age

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The times were hard indeed. Our ancestors worked with their legs and backs straining against wooden plows in the stony earth. Of course, progress did not stop with the wooden plow. People always searched for better tools and more productive plants to make their work more effective.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Math
Social Studies
Play Time: 
60 min.
Stone Age

Colosseum

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In Colosseum you are a Roman impresario - producing great spectacles in your arena in the hope of attracting the most spectators to your events. You'll earn wealth and glory for each event you run, using it to build ever more ambitious events.

Grade Level: 
Middle
Content Area: 
Social Studies
Play Time: 
90 min.
Colosseum

Founding Fathers

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Your goal in Founding Fathers is to emerge from the Philadelphia Convention acknowledged by all as the true Father of the Constitution due to your outstanding contributions to the final document.

Grade Level: 
Middle
Content Area: 
Social Studies
Play Time: 
90 min.
Founding Fathers

Chicago Express

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America's industrial boom would have been unthinkable without the railroads. It was only possible to open up this huge country by transporting the necessary materials over long distances.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Social Studies
Business/Technology
Play Time: 
60 min.
Chicago Express

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