Maya Links for Fun

Practice your Mayan math
http://www.mayaskies.org/mayamath.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/glyp_wave.html

Mayan Gods

http://www.theancientweb.com/features/mexico/gods/
http://mythicjourneys.org/bigmyth/myths/english/2_maya_full.htm

The Ball Game

http://www.ballgame.org/

Cenotes

http://www.archaeology.org/interactive/cenotes/cenotes.html

General

http://www.mayankids.com/

Mayan Quiz

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/08/maya-rise-fall/maya-quiz-interactive

Folktales

http://presentations.pppst.com/herotwins.ppt

Ancient Greece: colonization

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/sea_and_ships/

West African links

Salt 

http://42explore.com/salt.htm

Geography
http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/teachers/curriculum/m17/activity2.php

West Africa was rich in its cultural heritage. Oral, musical, and artistic traditions abound through its history. Visit the links below to learn more.

Kente /Mud Cloth

http://art-smart.ci.manchester.ct.us/fiber-kente/kente.html

http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/mudcloth/index_flash.html

Folk Tales

http://www.africanculturalcenter.org/5_4_3folktales.html

http://www.phillipmartin.info/liberia/text_folktales_intro.htm

http://africa.mrdonn.org/anansi.html

http://africa.mrdonn.org/fables.html

Proverbs

http://cogweb.ucla.edu/Discourse/Proverbs/African.html

Masks

http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~bcr/African_Mask_Portraits.html

Music

http://africa.mrdonn.org/sounds.html

http://www.coraconnection.com/pages/WhatisKora.html

http://www.coraconnection.com/pages/ngoni.html

http://www.coraconnection.com/pages/balaphone.html

 Griots

http://www.pbs.org/wonders/fr_e5.htm

Ancient China Links

Confucius - http://www.philosophyslam.org/confucius05.html

Calligraphy - http://library.thinkquest.org/3614/Default.htm

Practice here - http://mathtoybox.com/calligraphy/calligraphy.html

Inventions and Discoveries - http://library.thinkquest.org/23062/frameset.html

http://www.yourdiscovery.com/ancient_china/inventions/silk/index.shtml 

http://www.yourdiscovery.com/ancient_china/inventions/compass/index.shtml

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

Emperor Qin - http://china.mrdonn.org/qin.html 

Terra Cotta Soldiers  http://china.mrdonn.org/terracotta.html 

Silk Road  -http://www.mrdowling.com/613-silkroad.html 
 http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/silkroad/trivia.php 

JUST EXPLORE
Ancient China- http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html
tanagrams - http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/area/tangram.html
virtual tour of the Great wall of china http://www.thebeijingguide.com/great_wall_of_china/index.html
test your knowledge to build the Great Wall http://edsitement.neh.gov/GreatWall_flash_page.asp

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Explore Mohenjodaro

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/indusvalley/

7th grade Medeival Europe webquest

Informational Sites
Medieval Towns http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Townlife.htm
Black Death: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/black_01.shtml 
Magna Carta http://www.bl.uk/treasures/magnacarta/index.html
Guilds http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gbetcher/373/guilds.htm
Crusades http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/crusades.html
Medieval vs Modern http://www.imaginon.org/fun/whippingboy/medmod.asp?themeid=2&activityid=11
Life in the Middle Ages: http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/mahome.htm
Plague -first hand account http://boisestate.edu/courses/westciv/plague/07.shtml
Parts of a castle http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/castle/view.html
stained glass : http://www.newyorkcarver.com/stainedglass.htm


GAMES

Apprentice game: http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Permanent/medieval/Games/Apprentice.htm
Build a medieval town http://www.citycreator.com/build.city?city=3
Create your own coat of arms http://www.makeyourcoatofarms.com/ 
 http://www.imaginon.org/fun/whippingboy/createacoatofarms.asp?themeid=2&activityid=8
 http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/british_galleries/designa/coat_of_arms/coat_of_arms.html
Heraldry game http://www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldrygame/index.html
Vikings Attack http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/launch_gms_viking_quest.shtml 
cathedral http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_gms_church_int.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_gms_church_int.shtml
Domesday Book http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/domesday-game/ Also check out the truth behind the game!
Create your own bayeux tapestry  http://www.adgame-wonderland.de/type/bayeux.php
 

Judaism

Here is some more information on the religion of Judaism

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/judaism/

Ancient Egypt

Gods and goddesses http://www.neferchichi.com/re.html
pyramid challenge http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/launch_gms_pyramid_builder.shtml
mummy maker-http://kids.discovery.com/fansites/tutenstein/mummymaker/mummymaker.html
hieroglyphics -http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/explore/main.html

Magna Carta

http://www.bl.uk/treasures/magnacarta/index.html

Blabberize http://blabberize.com/view/id/35089

Cathedrals

Did you know we have a Gothic style cathedal in our own back yard?  The National Cathedral in DC has many of the architectural features of medieval Cathedrals! Visit this site to learn more.
http://www.nationalcathedral.org/visit/onlineTours.shtml

Also, St. Patrick's in New York is a great place to stop and see the architectral wonders that were common place in Medieval Europe.

Test your knowledge on the interior of a medieval cathedral
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_gms_church_int.shtml

visit a virtual abby http://www.newyorkcarver.com/Abbey.htm
learn more about stained glass http://www.newyorkcarver.com/stainedglass.htm
and gargoyles http://www.newyorkcarver.com/photogal.htm,

Test your skills at being a viking?

Play this interactive game to see if you could have been a successful Viking?

Are you smarter than a caveman?

Test yourself with this game from the BBC.

Virtual Tour of the Hagia Sophia

check out the Hagia Sophia through this great virtual tour
http://www.360tr.com/34_istanbul/ayasofya/english/

Welcome Back

Current events are an important part of the Social Studies curriculum. We will highlight some events based on how they relate to the curriculum and the importance of the event. Below is a link for two well known magazines that also have kids magazine online to help students follow the news.

Time for Kids

National Geographic for kids

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

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

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

Gladiators

Being a gladiator may sound cool, but life wasn't all about performing in front of a big crowd. Check out this site to learn more about Gladiators.

http://www.salariya.com/web_books/gladiator/

Medieval World History Online interactive sites

Latin America:
www.ballgame.org
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/5230/preview/
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/5230/preview/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/glyp_wave.html

China
http://www.mylearning.org/interactive.asp?journeyid=517&resourceid=1452
http://pbskids.org/sagwa/games/picturesaswords/index.html
http://www.history.com/warriors-game



Middle East:
http://mathtoybox.com/calligraphy/calligraphy.html


Europe:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/domesday-game/
http://www.tudorbritain.org/joust/
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/warriorchallenge/php/warrior.php?op=start
http://www.imaginon.org/fun/whippingboy/createacoatofarms.asp?themeid=2&activityid=8
http://www.history.com/marquee.do?content_type=Marquee_Generic&content_type_id=53129&display_order=5&marquee_id=53127
http://www.adgame-wonderland.de/type/bayeux.php

Geography
http://www.freepoverty.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/


Rome:
http://www.salariya.com/web_books/gladiator/

Inca Ice Maiden

Here is some information on the sacrificial Inca Mummies
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/peru/mummies/high1.html