The subject of social studies is about real life for the real world. Pupils have
experiences in real life. They bring those experiences into learning environments, and
learning environments are affected by those experiences. Thus, it is important to incorporate
real life issues in dealing with social studies pupils. It is also true that pupils’ learning is more
lasting when they deal with real life situations (Yanpar, 2011).Social studies cover a learning
area that deals with abstract issues. Those abstract issues are difficult for some young pupilswith low cognitive development level. What is needed is to create learning environments that
utilizes concrete materials and tools. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
have potential in this sense for social studies (Gulbahar & Guven, 2008; Yesiltas & Sonmez,
2009).