Social Studies - Resources
Links
- Cuba Missile Crisis Webquest
- Civil Rights DBQ Prep
- Cambridge University Infectious Disease Center - Game Page
- African American Civil Rights: Goals, Strategies, Achievements
- Paris Climate Accord
- Brussels Current Event Research
- Nat Geo Global Warming Interactive
- Top Secret America
- America's Road to War Webquest
- Fracking Links
- Great Depression Web Activities
- World Issues -- Economic Development
- Global Economic Challenges
- Gunpowder Empires
- Jazz Age Newspaper Project
- Syrian Civil War and ISIS: Web-Based Inquiry
- 1919 - A Terrible Year in American History
- Anti-War Movements in America
- Johnny and World War I Activity -- Making Connections
- American Imperialism
- Song Dynasty Web Activities
- Trade and the Silk Road
- AP Psychology Summer Work
- Philosophy Experiments
- Rise of the British Emprie -- India Case Study
- Industrialization Images
- Get That Chip Out of My Brain -- Philosophy Experiment
- Gunpowder Empire Rulers
- World Issues Political Cartoon Analysis
- Vietnam Webquest
- The NSA Files
- Snowden and the NSA
- APWH Unit Six Review
- World Affairs Conference Tuesday Schedule
- CU Campus Map
- Pre-World War II and Weimar Republic Webquest
- Cuba Missile Crisis Webquest
- UN Webquest
- Korean War Webquest
- World War I Webquest
- Genocide Webquest
- Sochi Political Cartoons
- Sochi News Links
- Sochi Human Rights Video Activity
- Human Rights Groups (Wikipedia)
- Human Rights Issues
- World Issues - Amnesty International Webquest
- Globalization - Corporate Inquiry Project
- Transparency International Webquest
- Globalization of Crime Assignment Sheet
- United Nations Report -- Globalization of Crime Master Document (all topics included)
- Stock Market Crash Webquest
- Enlightenment Webquest
APWH China Webquest
Go to Song Dynasty in China (960-1279) Columbia University Website
Click on "The Beijing Qingming Scroll: The Starting Point for this Unit" moving the bar below it. Check the correct order for the various scenes. A color version of the scroll can be found here.
To check answers regarding the various activities go to the main page and click on "Cities/A New Kind of City" scroll down and click on "Get a closer look..." Then do the same on "Hangzhou and the Urban Elite" and "The Rainbow Bridge."
Shops and Commerce
Go here and explore. Attempt answers to the various questions and then check your answers (you do not need to record these attempts--simply do it on your own).
Do the same thing for Means of Transportation and Individuals on the Street.
I. Influence of China
Go to the following link:
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/readings/inventions_gifts.htm
Read about the following five “gifts”: silk, tea, porcelain, paper, printing, gunpowder, and Mariner’s compass. Briefly describe the following for each “gift”:
A. Document how it was developed in China
B. How it was transmitted to the West
C. Explain its significance over time
II. Buddhism
Go to the following link:
http://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/buddhism/
Click on “Origins of Buddhism” How, when, and where did this major religion develop?
III. Diffusion of Buddhism
Go to the following link:
http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/religion/buddhism/buddhism.html
Explain why there was a close link between Buddhism and trade along the Silk Roads.
WebQuests
Crime Web Quest Links:
Sociology - Baca/Boyes/Cialone/Madole
Crime and Deviance Statistics
- Homocides in New York City -- Using the interactive map, make several observations about murders. What do you notice about age, gender, ethnicity, or borough? What other interesting facts did you find?
- Definitions of Crime -- In your own words, define what the following mean as defined by the State of Colorado: aggravated assault, simple assault, burglary, larceny, robbery.
- Crime Trends in Colorado -- Click on the various reports for crimes in Colorado. Which crimes seem to be on the rise in Colorado? Which are declining?
- Colorado Statewide Totals -- Using Excel, create a graph that shows the top 3-4 categories of crime in Colorado for 2009. Create a second graph that shows the top 3-4 categories for juvenile crime in 2009. Describe similarities or differences that you see.
- Crime in Thornton -- Make at least 10 observations regarding crime in Thornton. For example is crime on the rise or decline in Thornton? How do crime rates in Thornton compare with the rest of the state? How do crime rates compare with national averages? What sort of crime is most common?
- FBI's Most Wanted -- You are the sociologist. Read the bulleted descriptions for each criminal. Do you see any patterns? Did anything surprise you? Jot down a couple of observations.
- Cyber Crime -- Pick a story and write a 2-3 sentence summary of what you read.