By Team 1 Cindy Listowski

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Collaborative Activity Software Review Social
Studies

• By Team 1 Cindy Listowski
• and Donnalee Washburn

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Community Construction Kit By Tom Snyder
Grades 2-6

• This software meets state and national standards
• This program teaches cultures from different
  historical periods, it examines the interaction
  of humans and their physical environment. It
  identifies and uses various sources for
  reconstructing the past. It develops skills with
  spatial relationships.
• This product is reasonablely priced and comes in
  lab packs
• This easy to use tool enables students to design
  buildings on the computer and then turn them into
  3D Paper cutouts. Students design scaled-down
  versions of communities from different historical
  periods or recreate their own towns.

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Neighborhood MapMachine 2.0 By Tom Snyder
Productions
Grades 1-5

• This software meets state and national standards
  for Social Studies.
• The instructional focus is compass directions,
  map-reading skills, neighborhoods and community,
  scale, and 2-D and 3-D relationships.
• Students learn to locate places using the four
  cardinal directions. They use the compass rose,
  grid, and symbols to locate places on maps. They
  calculate, compare and convert length, perimeter,
  and area.
• This product is priced reasonable and also comes
  with a cross curricular map activities CD in the
  Deluxe version.
• This program is user friendly.

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TimeLiner 5.0. By Tom Snyder Productions
Grades 3-12

• This program visually organizes information.
• It meets state and national standards
• Students learn to compare time, size, weight,
  distance and temperature.
• It illustrates differences in measurement systems
  such as Fahrenheit/Celsius, meters/yards, and
  fractions/decimals
• It creates multimedia time lines with links to
  sounds, graphics, movies, notes or web sites.
• It has a variety of publishing options.

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GeoCycle USA By EDVENTURE
Grade 3-12
Students fly their GeoCycle on a trip across the
U.S. They learn geography as they experience
our countrys famous cities and landmarks
firsthand. This program develops skills in map
reading, critical thinking, navigation, and
physical geography. It is a good enhancement to
the study on States. It has colorful political
and staellite maps along with great photos.
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Libertys Kids EEV By River Deep
Grade 4-8
This program immerses students in the colonial
adventures of two young children who are print
shop apprentices, as they get swept up in the
history of the American Revolution. It teaches
important details of American history in a
human-centered context. It builds understanding
of the founding principles of democracy
Freedom, of the press, representative government,
equal protection under the law, citizen
participation, strong and vigilant defense,
tolerance and respect, and equal opportunity for
all. It introduces basic principles of
journalism as they relate to the writing of a
news story Develops listening, reading, writing
and critical thinking skills.
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Oregon Trail 5th Edition By River Deep
Grade 4-8

• Develops decision-making, team-building and
  problem solving skills
• Expands knowledge of the history and geography of
  the Oregon Trail
• Builds skills in reading comprehension, mapping,
  and budget management
• Promotes first-hand understanding of the
  backgrounds, skills, and motivations of
  historical wagon train travelers
• Supports cross-curricular collaboration and
  theme-based teaching
• Interdisciplinary content includes geography,
  geology, botany, cultural history, and historical
  fiction