| Geography
World |
Brad Bowerman, a teacher from Jermyn, Pennsylvania,
has put together this resource that links to everything on the web
a geography teacher (cultural or physical) should need. |
| National
Museum of American History |
The National Museum of American History covers many
historical topics of the United States and presents them in an exciting
way using Flash animation. |
| Earth
Calendar |
Do you know what is being celebrated today? This calendar
is not centered on the US, but on the nations of the world. Find holidays
by nation, or by date, or by religion. Also, keep up with the phases
of the moon. Easy to use. |
| Mexican
Para Ninos |
This site is truly Mexico para Ninos, and in addition
to Spanish, the site includes English, French, and Italian translations. |
| Mesoamerican
Ballgame |
Take me out to the ballgame, as played in Mesoamerica,
the subtropical area between present-day countries of Mexico and El
Salvador. Learn about the eight major cultures found in this area
between 1500 BC and 1519 AD, as well as the effect of the Spanish
conquest in this region. Then explore the architecture of the court
as well as the balance between sport and religion within the game.
Offline activities include creation of masks, clay effigies, headdresses
and clay ballgame figurines. |
| CongressLink |
Visit this site to learn all about the 107th Congress,
as well as access lessons on topics as broad as "Checks and Balances:
The Line Item Veto." |
| Eyewitness |
The theme for this website is "History through
the eyes of those who lived it." Until modern times, this entails
reading portions of diaries and other writings. For modern history,
hear audio clips of famous speeches, entertainment of the era, and
news clips. The snapshots allow you to view the times in a whole new
way. |
| Paul
Revere Virtual Museum |
Five exhibit halls cover the Poem by Longfellow, The
Real Story, Colonial Boston, Ride with Paul Revere across the Charles
River, and Music of the Revolutionary War. Activities and resources
are covered in each exhibit hall. |
| Early
America |
A wealth of newspapers, documents, maps and images is
available from this site, which focuses on the late 18th to early
19th centuries in the United States. Younger students will enjoy the
movies, which use artwork and documents of the time to tell the stories
behind "The Real Face of George Washington" and "The
Treason of Benedict Arnold." Especially helpful is the page "How
to Read a 200 Year Old Document." For older students, this site
houses the scholarly journal "The Early America Review."
Try your hand at the online crossword puzzle. |
| Aboard
the Underground Railroad |
Testaments to African American capabilities,
ingenuity, and experience along the Underground Railroad are brought
alive through important historic places. A map and descriptions of
the historic places makes it easy for you to visit many of them. |
| Odyssey
Online |
The study of the ancient history of the
Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Africa has gotten a great addition
from three museums' collaborative work. Visit the Middle School and
Elementary Site to get an idea of the resources assembled for discovery.
Teachers can access activity ideas and lessons to focus learning. |
| Hezzie
Goes to War: World War I Through the Eyes of a Mid-Missourian
|
For students that communicate with servicemen abroad,
parallels can be drawn between current world conflicts and conflicts
of the past. This website gives some insight into one soldier's experiences
during World War I. A past Blue Web'n pick, Letters
from an Iowa Soldier in the Civil War can provide a view from
another time. |
| Practical
Money Skills for Life |
Created by the folks at Visa, this website checks out
as a good learning center for all ages. Lessons (look under For Teachers)
include Spending Plans (for younger children) up to living on your
own (for college age students). One of the better sections, for students,
is entitled In Trouble and lists the major reasons for financial troubles
and some of the warning signs. |
| Battle
of Gettysburg |
Over 130 years ago the Union and Confederate armies
clashed near a small town called Gettysburg. The outcome of this battle
helped shape the future of the United States. |
| National
Register Travel Itineraries |
Important historic places exist across the United States
that can be shared and valued. The National Register of Historic Places
and its numerous partners have developed a series of print and Web
travel itineraries called Discover Our Shared Heritage. The itineraries
here can help you plan trips to registered historic places in various
cities or by a theme important in American history. |
| Voices
of The Holocaust |
Transcripts and audio files of survivors of the holocaust
interviewed in 1946. Hear the actual voices of survivors and pinpoint
geographic locations mentioned in transcripts. |
| Animated
History of Books |
The BBC brings this website to life with your choice
of high tech (Flash) or low tech (text with Real Audio) versions of
the history of books and writing from cave paintings to the future
of electronic media. One possible use for this site is for students
to practice note-taking on what they see and hear, and share the information
with the rest of the class. |
| The
Civil War at the Smithsonian |
The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. looked through its
archives, and in some chases, its own history as an institution, and
created this online resource about the Civil War. Digitized images
cover slavery and abolition, the weapons and leaders of the war, and
the life and culture of the time. |
| Mount
Rushmore: American Experience |
This online Exhibit chronicles the planning, design,
implementation and minutiae of Mount Rushmore, the U.S. monument commemorating
four presidents. |
| Navajo
Code Talkers: World War II Fact Sheet |
Navajo code talkers took part in every assault the U.S.
Marines conducted in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945, transmitting messages
by telephone and radio in their native language--a code that the Japanese
never broke. This is a great example of language skills that played
a part in history. |
| The
Canadian West |
How did Western expansion play out in what is now the
Canadian provinces? Access early maps that show European cartographers'
best guesses at the western lands. Learn how the fur trade and scientific
expeditions impacted the future of the land and the peoples living
there then witness the urbanization and industrialization of Canada
in the 1920s. |
| Mountain
Voices |
How does development affect individuals in different
countries? Oral testimonies have been gathered from communities in
the Himalayas, the Andes, the Sierra Norte, Mount Elgon, the highlands
of Ethiopia and Lesotho, China, The Sudety mountains and the Karakorum
mountains. Students can learn of the past and present of many native
peoples in the world, as well as the realities of the global economy
in these regions. |
| Africa |
Here there is something for all levels of students.
For younger children, go to Africa for Kids. Learn about the daily
life of students in four African nations, play a virtual thumb piano,
or figure out how the hero of a Swahili folktale can accomplish his
mission. Teacher tools has four wonderful units on Africa. Photography
teachers can use the Photoscope area to get students talking about
the impact of photographs. For those who think they already know it
all, take the Africa Challenge. |
| HyperHistory
Online |
Covers 3,000 years of world history with a combination
of colorful graphics, lifelines, timelines, and maps. Click on the
Events button on the left side of the opening page, then focus on
the historical time period displayed on the right. Extremely handy
for research topics build upon decades approach used by many history
teachers. |
| History
Through Deaf Eyes |
Learn about the development of a deaf community, American
Sign Language, and the effect of technology has upon the lives of
deaf people. Bring an awareness to students of the oral nature of
not just education, but of our society as a hole. |
| Written
in Stone: Inscriptions from the National Museum of Saudi Arabia |
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has inscriptions etched,
engraved, and carved in bas-relief on stones throughout the countryside.
Learn the ins-and-outs of petrogyphs and different Arabic scripts.
A possible activity to accompany this website would be for students
to create monumental clay or mud inscriptions of their own. |
