Resources for Social Studies Teachers APRIL 3 - 10      Featured Resource PBS LearningMedia: Class Pages Grade Range: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 PBS LearningMedia is the new digital library of public media content built specifically for teachers, but do you know about the new Class Pages feature? Anything you've saved on PBS LearningMedia can be transformed into a powerful tool for you students. Rather than showing a clip in class, with the class page feature, you can let students, parents, and anyone else view your saved media anytime they want. You can create separate pages for the different classes you teach and add comments to each individual content piece so that your students know exactly what you want them to learn. Set up multiple sections for different students working together in groups, or assign an interactive as homework. The possibilities are endless. Video The Rise and Fall of a Civilization Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12 Quest for the Lost Maya explores archaeological evidence of a previously unknown Mayan society based in the Yucatan Peninsula of southern Mexico. The film surveys their dramatic rise to prominence in the "pre-classic era" (800-700 BCE) of the Maya, as well as new evidence of the collapse of their civilization in the 800-900s CE. Interactive Mission US: Educator Guide Grade Range: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 On top of an amazing, immersive experience with Mission US, the web interactive also offers hundreds of guides and primary source materials to help you implement the game in your class. Even if you're not interested in using the interactive, the resources here are free to use as you see fit. Check it out. Video Who Can Authenticate Andy Warhol's Art? Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12 Two guests appeared at the summer 2011 El Paso Antiques Roadshow with works by Andy Warhol. Learn more how the appraisers authenticated these pieces of art by looking for stylistic nuances of Warhol's art.   Video A New PBS Series: America Reveled Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12 America Revealed is a new series that shows the inner-workings of our country by analyzing the systems and patterns that keep our country running. The series is full of exciting learning opportunities for students and looks at four important areas of America's infrastructure: food, transportation, energy, and manufacturing. Check out these ten video stories made specifically for the classroom. Video Grand Coulee Dam Chapter 1 Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12 Of the many public works projects of the New Deal, Grand Coulee Dam loomed largest in America's imagination during the darkest days of the Depression. It promised to fulfill President Franklin Roosevelt's vision for a "planned promised land" where hard-working farm families would finally be free from the drought and dislocation caused by the elements. Video Both Sides of Slavery Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12 Coming to terms with mixed roots can be surprising and sometimes even painful. Educator Geoffrey Canada visits Franklin County Virginia where, a white man possibly fathered one of his enslaved ancestors more than a century ago.      Resources  |  PBS LearningMedia  |  PBS KIDS  |  PBS Teachers  |  Iowa Public Television