Thursday, May 20, 2010

Maya Links

here are some neat interactive links from the Maya

Take the Maya math challenge
http://www.mayaskies.org/mayamath.html

Maya information for kids
http://www.mayankids.com/mmkpeople/mkwrite.htm

The ball game

Friday, May 14, 2010

Chinese Links

Here are couple of links that cover information we've talked about in class:

Samurai Sword
http://www.samurai-sword-site.com/Japanese-Sword-Making.php

General Information on the Samurai
http://victorian.fortunecity.com/duchamp/410/samurai2.html

Virtual Japan
This site has lots of cool virtual activities on Japanese culture
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/index.html

Samurai Kids
This site is for a book series called Samurai Kids but it also has great information on it.
http://www.samuraikids.com.au/index.html

China Geography
http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/challenge/cha_set.html

Chinese Games

http://www.china.mrdonn.org/games.html


Modern China
http://www.pbs.org/kqed/chinainside/soundmap/index.html

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Zen Garden

Need help meditating and relaxing. Try this Virtual Zen Garden. Do you think the Samurai had the right idea when it came to trying to clear their mind?

http://www.japangarden.co.uk/Zen-Garden-p-16.html