Resources for Social Studies MAY 8  - 15      Featured Resource Teacher Appreciation Week Grade Range: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Teachers, you make a difference in the classroom. You are the ones who inspire. You share knowledge and a process to thinking that helps students succeed in countless ways. Everyone at IPTV is thankful for what teachers do. To celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, we've collected a series of resources that highlight what teachers are doing in the classroom. Here you'll find documentaries of teacher and principal success stories, online resources, lesson ideas, and inspiration. Interactive Website Secrets of the Dead: The Deadliest Battle Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12 The Battle of Stalingrad is known as one of the most pivotal actions of World War II. More than one million lives were lost in seven months of unrelenting fighting, and the eventual German defeat destroyed Hitler's dream of commanding a global empire. On this website, you can view the entire program, access interactive photos, and learn more about this pivotal battle. Video Earth: The Operator's Manual  Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12  Visit five very different American communities where citizens are making smart energy choices based on economics and the environment. Lesson Plan Earthquakes Grade Range: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 In this lesson from PBS LearningMedia, students explore the causes of earthquakes and their impact on the geology of an area and on human societies.  Video/Lesson Plan A Class Divided Grade Range: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 When the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in April 1968, Jane Elliott taught her third-grade class a daring lesson in discrimination. The third time she taught the lesson, cameras were present. In this video segment from FRONTLINE: "A Class Divided," Elliott divides her class into two groups - those with blue eyes and those with brown eyes - and discriminates against those with brown eyes.     Web Resource The Role of Libraries in the Era of Digital Distribution  Professional Development  Public libraries are a major hub through which Americans gain access to e-books and other digital resources, but these institutions' role in the digital transition hasn't been made easy by the nation's recent economic troubles. Lesson Plan Determining Main Idea and Supporting Details - Wild in the City  Grade Range: 3-5, 6-8  In this activity from PBS LearningMedia, students use a graphic organizer to record important details from the video in order to determine the main idea. Once the graphic organizer is complete, the students will write an informational paragraph about parakeets in the city using the main idea and details from the graphic organizer.   Resources  |  PBS LearningMedia  |  PBS KIDS  |  PBS Teachers  |  Iowa Public Television