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Topic Guides - Social Studies

This how-to guide helps students and their parents navigate resources connected to Social Studies topics.

Search Terms

Specific key words or phrases are necessary to find information in databases or the library catalog. We recommend: 

  • Refugee
  • Salt Trade
  • Human rights violations
  • Apartheid
  • Confucianism
  • Hammurabi’s Code
  • The Hellenistic period

Search Strategies

  • You can use names of important historical figures, economic systems (i.e. barter system, traditional, command), and systems of government (i.e. dictatorship, democracy) as search terms in databases.
  • You can use these search terms to find books in the library catalog and eBooks or eAudiobooks in the eLibrary.
  • To narrow your search, type two terms into a search bar in this format: "Term 1" AND "Term 2". This search will only provide resources that include both terms. Combine any two search terms from the box into a database search bar to see what you find. 
  • Find more database search tips on the Debate Issues & Paper Topics guide, in the Database Search Tops box. 

Standards and Knowledge Building

This guide is connected to the following Colorado Academic Standards 

  • Analyze historical time periods and patterns of continuity and change, through multiple perspectives, within and among cultures and societies.
  • Examine the characteristics of places and regions, and the changing nature among geographic and human interactions.
  • Analyze the civic similarities and differences within governmental systems in the Eastern Hemisphere.

This guide will support students by building further knowledge in: 

  • Using print and non-print materials to support learning and study of the Eastern Hemisphere and how to find and organize information in these resources using search terms and database functions.
  • Different library resources – what they are and how they are useful for understanding the history and current events of the Eastern Hemisphere.

Contact

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Welcome to the Eastern Hemisphere Topic Guide!

Databases

Databases are subject-specific search engines that provide access to journal articles and other reliable resources. The following PPLD databases are recommended for students studying the eastern hemisphere:

Reference Materials

Reference materials are things like encyclopedias and handbooks that provide quick facts and summaries of different subjects. The following encyclopedias and dictionaries in the PPLD catalog support the study of the eastern hemisphere:

Reference materials are things like encyclopedias and handbooks that provide quick facts and summaries of different subjects. The following books in the PPLD catalog support the study of the eastern hemisphere:

Explore (multimedia and recommended websites)

You can use trusted, online sources to find information. For more information on reliable, online sources, please visit PPLD’s Debate Issues & Paper Topics guide. PPLD recommends:

Use these multimedia sources to watch or listen to information on this topic.