Using GALILEO Resources to Meet GPS



GALILEO Resources Meet the

Social Studies Georgia Performance Standards

|Kindergarten GPS |GALILEO Resources |

|Symbols of America |Britannica Learning Zone |

|Introduction to United States history |Britannica Elementary |

|American holidays and symbols |NoveList K-8 |

|Character traits of good citizens |EBSCO Images |

|Grade One GPS |GALILEO Resources |

|American Heroes |Britannica Elementary |

|United States history through historical figures |SIRS Discoverer |

|Where they lived |NoveList K-8 |

|Their positive character traits |Searchasaurus |

|Grade Two GPS |GALILEO Resources |

|Georgia, My State |Digital Library of Georgia |

|Historical figures in Georgia; Creek and Cherokee cultures in Georgia |New Georgia Encyclopedia |

|Georgia geography |Many other collections |

|Historical figures’ positive character traits | |

|Grade Three GPS |GALILEO Resources |

|Our Democratic Heritage |Britannica Elementary |

|Origins of American democracy |SIRS Discoverer |

|Ancient Greek democracy; Republican form of government |Searchasaurus |

|American historical figures |Kids Search |

|Grade Four GPS |GALILEO Resources |

|United States History to 1860 |Britannica Elementary |

|Four strands of history, geography, civics, & economics fully integrated. |SIRS Discoverer |

|Native American cultures |Searchasaurus |

|Revolutionary and antebellum periods |Kids Search |

|Government: Concepts and rights development |Book Collection: Nonfiction |

|Grade Five GPS |GALILEO Resources |

|United States History since 1860 |Britannica Elementary |

|Continued formal study of U.S. history |SIRS Discoverer |

|Civil War to present |Kids Search |

|Government: Constitution and amendments |Annals of American History |

| |Book Collection: Nonfiction |

|Grade Six GPS |GALILEO Resources |

|Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada, Europe, and Australia |Compton’s Encyclopedia |

|First year of a two-year World Area Studies course |SIRS Discoverer |

| |Kids Search |

|Grade Seven GPS |GALILEO Resources |

|Africa, Southwest Asia (Middle East), Southern and Eastern Asia |Compton’s Encyclopedia |

|Second year of a two-year World Area Studies course |SIRS Discoverer |

| |Kids Search |

| |Book Collection: Nonfiction |

|Grade Eight GPS |GALILEO Resources |

|Georgia Studies |Digital Library of Georgia |

|Georgia geography, history, government, and economics. |New Georgia Encyclopedia |

| |Many other collections |

|Grades 9-12 GPS |GALILEO Resources |

|American Government/Civics |SIRS Interactive Citizenship |

|Economics |SIRS Researcher |

|World Geography |Encyclopaedia Britannica (HS) |

|U.S. History |World Data Analyst |

|World History |History Reference Center |

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 environment that 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.

History Reference Center – 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 as Monkeyshines 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

Student Research Center—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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