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Android Apps for Social Studies

50 States

Learn all about the 50 states of America. Names, capitals, flags and more! Learn the states, capitals and much, much more.
For each state you will also learn the popul...

America's Economy

The America’s Economy app provides real-time updates for 16 key economic indicators released from the U.S....

Congress

A pocket Congress - track elected officials, read the latest bills and laws. Keep on top of Congress.

  • Find your representatives, see how they vote
  • See what bills ...
Countries of the World

Learn about the countries of the world - capitals, populations, languages, GDPs, religions, flags & more. Test your knowledge of world geography with quiz mode. Audio is included to help with pronunciation. Find countries using the interactive map, search, or index.

Current Affairs 2012 - Android Apps on Google Play

Current Affairs of every month are covered here month wise. All types of current affairs international, national, sports, economy, science & technology are covered. Th...

FactBook

Research and get facts and statistics on countries

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Google Earth

Fly around the planet with a swipe of your finger with Google Earth for Android. Explore distant lands or reacquaint yourself with your childhood home. Search by voice for cities, places, and businesses. Browse layers including roads, borders, places, photos and more. Visit the Earth Gallery to find exciting maps such as real-time earthquakes, planes in flight, hiking trails, city tours, and more.

Use the new “tour guide” to easily discover exciting new places to explore. With a quick swipe on the tab at the bottom of the screen, you can bring up a selection of virtual tours from around the globe.

With new 3D imagery, you can now fly through complete 3D recreations of select cities, including San Francisco, Boston, Rome, and others. With every building modeled in 3D, you truly get a sense of flying above the city. 3D imagery is available on select devices, including most tablets.

You can easily navigate with your fingers, using:
* A one finger swipe to move the globe
* A two-finger pinch and rotate to zoom in and out and rotate your viewpoint
* Two-fingers swiped together to tilt your view
* A one-finger double-tap to zoom in
* A two-finger double-tap to zoom out

Google Goggles

Scan historical images, use for QR codes to take students to websites, pictures, or videos

Historypin

Discover windows into the past by seeing and interacting with the history all around you.
The official Historypin app reveals photos near your current location and allows you to view them layered over the modern scene in front of you. You can also explore Collections of some of the best old photos from around the world, wherever you are.
You can add your own piece of history and pin it to the map, too, by using your phone to digitise an old photo, capture a modern moment of historic importance, or take a modern replica of a photo on the app.
And if you shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it like a Polaroid picture, your phone will bring up some of the best photos from all over the globe.

Smithsonian Channel

Smithsonian Channel brings content from the world's leading cultural institution into a media-rich environment. The network explores the history of our planet, life and culture. From the origins of the universe to the deaths of civilizations, from upscale design awards to down-home chili cook-offs, Smithsonian Channel tackles subjects as diverse and limitless as the landscape we cover.

Discover what's happening on the Smithsonian Channel and around our world with amazing stories inspired by the largest museum complex and research organization in the world.

Today’s Document

Explore American history with 365 of the most fascinating documents and photos from the collections of the US National Archives. Today's Document is an interactive gallery that displays a significant historical document or photo for each day of the year. You can learn what happened on your birthday, search for a document by keyword, or just browse at your leisure.

Featured documents have included popular documents like the Declaration of Independence and Emancipation Proclamation as well as lesser known (but equally fascinating) documents like the Zimmerman Telegram, President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 1961 Farewell address, and a handwritten draft of President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address.

Features:
· Pinch to zoom and inspect individual documents and photos—each rendered as stunning high resolution images.
· Swipe a document left or right to view the previous or next day’s document.
· Use the calendar icon to select a specific date or just browse documents at random.
· Tap the info icon to read fascinating background information (including extensive links to related web sites).
· Add a document to your favorites list by tapping the star icon.
· Share documents via email, Facebook or Twitter by tapping the share icon.

Today’s Document is based on the America’s Historical Documents feature found at www.archives.gov/historical-docs/.

US Constitution

The United States Constitution for Android. This includes the new Android Holo theme, and can be customized to either Holo Light or the standard dark theme.
Have all of your guaranteed rights, in the palm of your hand!
Features:
- Full US Constitution
- Several other similar documents: The articles of confederation, the declaration of independence, the english bill of rights, and the magna carta
- Failed amendments
- Ability to quickly jump to wikipedia, google search, or the official page for each item

U.S. Presidents

Learn about the presidents of the United States of America. Learn about the U.S. presidents - years in office, birthplace, trivia, party, vice presidents and more. Tes...

US Presidents Quiz

Do you know all US Presidents? Can you tell the president's name by given president's number? Test you knowledge! U.S. Presidents Quiz will help you learn all import...

US States Quiz

Do you know the capital cities of 50 US states? Can you indicate the correct location of state on the map? Want to know the state flags and state seals? U.S. States Q...

White House

Get the latest updates from the Obama Administration on your Android device. The official White House app brings you the latest from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, includin...

World Atlas

Expand your knowledge - with over 260 countries and 230 capitals...

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World Newspapers

Newspapers from all around the world at your fingertip!

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