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Middle School Social Studies Learning OpportunitiesAs a student of history, you are living through unique times that we will one day read about in a history book. Ask yourself the following questions as you think about the events you are experiencing:1. How is life changing in America and in the world?2. What are the immediate effects that you are experiencing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic?2. What do you think will be the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic?3. What are some previous pandemics and what were their immediate and long-term effects?4. Imagine that you have been hired by a publishing company to write a newspaper article about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. What would you write about? What important facts would you include? Would your perspective be different if you were living in a country other than the United States?Explore the links below to access a wide variety of resources that will help you stay connected to the news and to your learning in social studies.Go to the Spokane Schools homepage to access information and updates and log into Clever. There you will have access to Blackboard, Resources from the Spokane Public Library, PBS LearningMedia, Khan Academy, MobyMax, and iCivics. Middle School:I. Clever: Your students can still access digital content from the district home page using Clever.A. Spokane Public Library Resources—choose Digital Branch and then ebooks and downloads:1. Explora Magazines2. Gale in Context: Global Issues3. History Study Center4. NewsBank Access World News5. Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints6. ProQuest7. ProQuest SIRS DiscovererB. BlackboardC. PBS LearningMedia: Go to this site to access articles and videos about many interesting topics. . Khan Academy: Go to this site to access articles and videos for World History, U.S. History, and several AP History classes. E. iCivics: Go to this site to access interesting information and games about American government and civics.F. MobyMax: Use MobyMax to explore U.S. and World HistoryII. News Sites: Go to any of the following websites to access foreign and/or domestic news.A. CNN 10: . DOGO News: . Fox61 Student News: . Google News: . Knowhere News: . KQED Above the Noise: . Newsela: . News for Kids: . PBS NewsHour Extra: . Smithsonian Tween Tribune: Smithsonian Tween Tribune: . Student News Daily: . Teen Kids News: ................
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