GALILEO Resources Meetthe

Social Studies Georgia Performance Standards

Kindergarten GPS / GALILEO Resources
Symbols of America
Introduction to United States history
-American holidays and symbols
-Character traits of good citizens / Britannica Learning Zone
Britannica Elementary
NoveList K-8
EBSCO Images
Grade One GPS / GALILEO Resources
American Heroes
United States history through historical figures
-Where they lived
-Their positive character traits / Britannica Elementary
SIRS Discoverer
NoveList K-8
Searchasaurus
Grade Two GPS / GALILEO Resources
Georgia, My State
Historical figures in Georgia; Creek and Cherokee cultures in Georgia
-Georgia geography
-Historical figures’ positive character traits / Digital Library of Georgia
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Many other collections
Grade Three GPS / GALILEO Resources
Our Democratic Heritage
Origins of American democracy
-Ancient Greek democracy; Republican form of government
-American historical figures / Britannica Elementary
SIRS Discoverer
Searchasaurus
Kids Search
Grade Four GPS / GALILEO Resources
United States History to 1860
Four strands of history, geography, civics, & economics fully integrated.
-Native American cultures
-Revolutionary and antebellum periods
-Government: Concepts and rights development / Britannica Elementary
SIRS Discoverer
Searchasaurus
Kids Search
Book Collection: Nonfiction
Grade Five GPS / GALILEO Resources
United States History since 1860
Continued formal study of U.S. history
-Civil War to present
-Government: Constitution and amendments / Britannica Elementary
SIRS Discoverer
Kids Search
Annals of American History
Book Collection: Nonfiction
Grade Six GPS / GALILEO Resources
Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada, Europe, and Australia
First year of a two-year World Area Studies course / Compton’s Encyclopedia
SIRS Discoverer
Kids Search
Grade Seven GPS / GALILEO Resources
Africa, Southwest Asia (Middle East), Southern and Eastern Asia
Second year of a two-year World Area Studies course / Compton’s Encyclopedia
SIRS Discoverer
Kids Search
Book Collection: Nonfiction
Grade Eight GPS / GALILEO Resources
Georgia Studies
Georgia geography, history, government, and economics. / Digital Library of Georgia
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Many other collections
Grades 9-12 GPS / GALILEO Resources
American Government/Civics
Economics
World Geography
U.S. History
World History / SIRS Interactive Citizenship
Encyclopaedia Britannica (HS)
World Data Analyst
HistoryReferenceCenter

Best choices for Social Studies topics:

Annals of American History—Primary source documents and year-by-year documentary of American thought and action

Book Collection: Nonfiction—More than 3,800 popular nonfiction books for youth on core subject areas, as well as information on careers, health, sports, adventure, technology, life skills, and more.

Britannica Elementary / Compton’s Encyclopedia (Middle School / Encyclopaedia Britannics (HS)—Encyclopedia articles give essential information on historical figures, events, movements, governments, and places. Includes interactive learning materials, timeline, and world atlas.

Britannica Learning Zone—PreK-2 learning environmentthat includes developmentally-appropriate activities for young learners, including an interactive atlas, learning games, engaging audio and video, and effective vocabulary builders.

Digital Library of Georgia—Databases include primary source documents, such as diaries, treaties, and letters; historical books; and historical photographs relating to the state of Georgia, including the Vanishing Georgia collection of photographs.

HistoryReferenceCenter – Find full-text articles from history reference books, encyclopedias, non-fiction books, and periodicals as well as historical documents, photos, maps, and videos

Kids Search—Includes magazine articles and excerpts from reference books, such asMonkeyshines on Ancient Cultures, Discovering America, Events of the Middle Ages, and the Our States series. Includes an Encyclopedia of Animals database.

New Georgia Encyclopedia—Authoritative information on people, places, events, history, and other topics about the state of Georgia.

NoveList K-8—Fiction readers' advisory tool that includes tools for finding read-alikes; lists of books in series, award-winning books; and lists of books on certain topics, geographic areas, or periods of time.

SIRS Discoverer—Search for magazine and newspaper articles. Features include “Country Facts” for essential information on each nation’s government structure, biographies, learning activities, maps, and a special section for help with research papers.

SIRS Interactive Citizenship—Interactive book on What Citizens Need to Know About Government

StudentResearchCenter—Find magazines and newspaper articles on most topics, biographies, country reports, film & video. Searches all EBSCO databases appropriate for this age group.

World Data Analyst—Statistical data on countries, including tools for comparisons and creating charts and tables

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