Social+Studies



5-12th Grade Social Studies

The main Social Studies topics for Middle School involve both American and World history. The following apps can assist students in their learning by providing a more interactive learning environment. In the Second table the apps listed can be used to teach World History and United States History in a high school classroom. These are for the most part great and worth the money.


 * ||= Middle School Apps ||  ||   ||
 * = App Name ||= Description ||= Category ||= Cost ||
 * = Civil War America's Epic Struggle ||= Maps, videos, articles, images and discussions about the Civil War ||= American History || $4.99 ||
 * =  History: Maps of the World ||=  A variety of historical maps of high-resolution ||=  American History and Geography || Free ||
 * =  Presidents HD ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Information and images about the presidents of the United States of America || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">American History ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">$0.99 ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">U.S. Geography by Discovery Education ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Games, puzzles, quizzes, and information about United States geography ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Geography and History || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">$4.99 ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Brain POP Featured Movie ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Videos and quizzes from the Brain Pop website on various topics || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">General Social Studies || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Free ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Early Jamestown ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Interactive textbook exploration of the Jamestown settlement ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">American History || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Free ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">American History Games ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Arcade games, puzzles, word games, and interactive learning || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">American History || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Free ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">World History Games ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Arcade games, puzzles, word games, and interactive learning || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">World History || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Free ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">American History Test Prep ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Reviews, flash cards, and quizzes || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">American History || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Free ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">World History Test Prep ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Reviews, flash cards, and quizzes || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">World History || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Free ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">myFlashcard Maker ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Create your own flash cards on topics or use pre-made flash cards on selected topics || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">General Social Studies || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Free ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The AnimatedTextVook ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Another TextVook covering WWII in a way perfect for a survey course. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">United States History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$4.99 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">iPad edition ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">An excellent way to bring in primary sources from WWII. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">United States History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$1.99 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Interactive ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In my opinion the best WWII app out there. The detail and sources are amazing and will bring the war alive for students. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">United States History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$4.99 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Animated TextVook ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Another TextVook that is fantastic for covering the Middle Ages in a fun way for high schoolers. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$4.99 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A Brief History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A brief history of the Renaissance time period that is great for a survey course. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$2.99 ||
 * =  ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">High School Apps ||=   ||=   ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Name ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Description ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Category ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cost ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World History Documents ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Hundreds of primary sources for students to look at and read. A great supplemental source. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$2.99 ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">FDR: A Crisis Presidency ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A short book like app with a lot of information on the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">United States History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$1.99 ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">HD Stone Age ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A wonderful resource covering thousands of years of history, from the stone age to the Middle Ages. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$0.99 ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Egypt Culture ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Designed by the same company as the app above, this app covers Ancient Egypt in a way that no text book could. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$0.99 ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Age of Exploration: The animated TextVook ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A fun take on a text book, this app has mini chapters that focus on specific occurrences during the Age of Exploration. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$4.99 ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ancient History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Finding information on pre-written history can be hard, but this app has you covered. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$4.99 ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Pharaohs HD - L'antico Egitto ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Another great Ancient Egypt app that focuses on the Pharaohs from all the kingdoms. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$2.99 ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mummy ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">An excellent source for all things about the mummy. Great primary sources and visuals. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$10.99 ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World War II 101:
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Battlefields of WWII ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A detail description of ALL the battles from WWII, separated by time, theater, and country involved. A great resource. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">United States History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$1.99 ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">WWII Posters -
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World War II
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Virtual History - Roma ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">One of the most amazing apps on the iPad. Everything is included in the app on Ancient Rome: 3D renditions, interactive time lines, and a "bubble view" that puts the viewer back in time in the rebuilt ruins. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$9.99 ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Cold War In An Hour ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A great resource highlighting all the major events of the Cold War. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">United States History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$2.99 ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">History of the Middle Ages 101:
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Renaissance:
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">King Henry VIII ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A very detailed history of the reign of King Henry VIII. Including descriptions of all his wives and mistresses. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$1.99 ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Industrial Revolution ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A nice resource for teaching the Industrial age that includes wonderful pictures as resources. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$0.99 ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World War I: A Brief History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A great resource for teaching WWI in a survey course. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$2.99 ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World War One Posters ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A great supplement showing the propaganda of WWI. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World History ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$1.99 ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">iMovie ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Create, edit, and share homemade videos from the iPad with this easy to use app. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Project App || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$4.99 ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Keynote || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">The best way to create powerpoint like slide shows on the iPad. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Project App || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$9.99 ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Book Creator for iPad || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Absolutely amazing app that allows the user to create their own short stories. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Project App || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$4.99 ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">SonicPics || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">A great app allowing the user to voice record over a picture slide show that they create. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Project App || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$2.99 ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Pages || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">The best word processing app on the market. ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Project App || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$9.99 ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Corkulous Pro || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">A fun way to create a digital "cork board" ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Project App || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">$4.99 ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Quick Voice || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">An easy to use voice recording app that is above all free! ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Project App ||= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Free ||

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