Map showing the changing demographics of immigrants!
Friday, August 31, 2012
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Archaeology and Anthropology and more
Great site by the American Museum of Natural History! Many connections to the flow chart!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Constitution Day Resources
1. Constitution Resources -- Resources for teaching and learning about the U.S. Constitution. View high-resolution images of the Constitution from the National Archives, read the biographies of the founding fathers and much more.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Create a Country - Part 8 - Trade with Others
1. Activity to activate prior knowledge and thinking: Global Interdependence
2. Activity showing the positive views of trade.
3. Trade with other might mean being open to immigration - check out this map of American immigration over time.
2. Activity showing the positive views of trade.
3. Trade with other might mean being open to immigration - check out this map of American immigration over time.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Create a Country - Part 9 - NonProfits to explore
1. Give micro-loans: www.kiva.org
http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/video/
http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/video/
Egypt Sites
Ancient Egypt - pictures and web resources. GREAT site (scroll to the bottom):
http://www.historylink101.com/
Ancient Egypt
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/soc_studies/Egypt/egypt.html
Information about the pre dynastic & archaic periods, the Old Kingdom, the
Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom from a school district in the state of
Washington.
Ancient Egypt
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
Egyptian life, geography, gods & goddesses, mummification, pharaoh,
pyramids, temples, time, trades, and writing from the British Museum.
Ancient Egypt
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/egypt.htm
Huge list of annotated links including plans with instructions on how to
make your own mummy.
The Ancient Egypt Site
http://www.geocities.com/amenhotep.geo/
Three thousand years of civilization and information on gods and pharaohs.
Includes a keyword index and a huge links page.
Ancient Egypt Webquest
http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm
Learn about Ancient Egyptian daily life, Egyptian mummies, Egyptian
hieroglyphics, King Tut (Tutankhamen), Egyptian games, and archeology.
The Ancient Egyptian Culture Exhibit
http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/egypt/index.shtml
An exhibit in the MSU EMuseum which has information on the culture of
ancient Egypt, including architecture, art, hieroglyphs, military, maps,
and daily life.
At the Tomb of Tutankhamen
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/
From the pages of National Geographic in 1923.
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Egyptlife.html
Information of all sorts from a teacher and his students.
Digital Pharoahs
http://www.desk.nl:80/~pdenijs/faraos.html
Several virtual mummies online.
Egypt Antiquities (Ancient Egypt) from Tour Egypt
http://touregypt.net/egyptantiquities/
Information about ancient Egypt from the current government. See their
Color Me Egypt, (http://touregypt.net/kids/) too.
Egyptians
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/
From the BBC, deciphering hieroglyphs, the story of the Nile, Ancient
Egyptian Magic, women in Ancient Egypt and more.
Explore Ancient Egypt
http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/index.html
A beautiful site from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/main.html
From the University of Memphis, an exhibit, a virtual tour, and links to
other ancient Egypt sites. See particularly the clickable map of ancient
sites (http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/map.htm).
King Tut: The Boy Pharaoh
http://www.kingtutone.com/tutankhamun/
"Come learn about the boy king and find out for yourself why his whole
discovery was one of the greatest finds of the world."
Life in Ancient Egypt
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/
From the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, funery customs,
natural world, gods and religion, and a chronology.
Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt
http://www.eyelid.co.uk/
This site by an amateur Egyptologist has information on many aspects of
Egyptian culture and links to other informative sites.
Mysteries of Egypt
http://www.civilization.ca/civil/egypt/egypt_e.html
Here are numerous images and well-organized introductory information on
Egyptian civilization. Topics covered include geography, government,
religion, architecture, writing, and a chronology.
National Geographic: The Mummy Road Show
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/channel/mummy/
Click through the virtual mummy to find clues to its mystery.
A New Look @ An Ancient Culture: Egypt
http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Exhibits/egyptintro.html
From the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology.
Pyramids: The Inside Story
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
"Have you ever dreamed of exploring the pyramids of Egypt? If so, enter
here, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid,
and learn about the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built."
Rosetta Stone
http://www.rosetta.com/RosettaStone.html
From the Cleveland Museum of Art, a kid's tour of ancient Egypt that
includes "Ask the Mummy" and "Build a Pharaoh" sections.
The Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/arth/zoser/zoser.html
A clickable tour of the pyramid.
Theban Mapping Project
http://www.kv5.com/
An overview of Egyptian history and archaeology as well as tours of major
monuments and tombs.
The Tomb of King Tutankhamun
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/DarleneBishop/egypt/tut.html
Photographs and descriptions of the famous tomb.
Tutankhamun
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/tut1.htm
Information about his life and photographs of the treasures from his tomb.
A Webquest: Was It Murder? The Death of King Tutankhamun: The Boy King
http://www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest/
Discover the truth about the early death of King Tut.
Ancient Egypt
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/DarleneBishop/egypt/egypt.html
Information about the pre dynastic and archaic periods, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom from a school district in the state off Washington.
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
Egyptian life, geography, gods and goddessses, mummification, pharaoh, pyramids, temples, time, trades, and writing from the British Museum.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/egypt.htm
Huge list of annotated links including plans with instructions on how to make your own mummy.
http://www.geocities.com/amenhotep.geo
Three thousand years of civilization a nd information on gods and pharaohs.
Ancient Egypt Webquest
http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm
Learn about Ancient Egyptian daily life, Egyptian mummies, Egyptian hieroglyphics, king Tut (Tutankhamen), Egyptian games, and archeology.
The Ancient Egyptian Culture Exhibit
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/index.shtml
An exhibit in the MSU EMuseum which has information on the culture of ancient Egypt, including architecture, art, hieroglyphs, military, maps, and daily life.
At the Tomb of Tutankhamen
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/
From the pages of National Geographic in 1923.
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Egyptlife.html
Information of all sorts from a teacher and his students.
Digital Pharoahs
http://www.desk.nl:80/~pdenijs/faraos.html
Several virtual mummies online.
Egypt Antiquities (Ancient Egypt) from Tour Egypt
http://touregypt.net/egyptantiquities/
Information about ancient Egypt from the current governement. See their Color Me Egypt too (http://touregypt.net/kids/).
Egyptians
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/
From the BBC, deciphering hieroglyphs, the story of the Nile, Ancient Egyptian Magic, women in Ancient Egypt and more.
Explore Ancient Egypt
http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/index.html
A beautiful site from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/main.html
From the University of Memphis, an exhibit, a virtual tour, and links to other Egypt sites. See particularly the clickable map of ancient sites (http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/map.htm)
King Tut: The Boy Pharaoh
http://www.kingtutone.com/tutankhamun/
"Come learn about the boy king and find out for yourself why his whole discovery was one of the greatest finds of the world."
Live in Ancient Egypt
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/
From the Carnegie Museum of Natural history, Pittsburgh, funery customs, natural world, gods and religion, and a chronology.
Mark Millnore's Ancient Egypt
http://www.eyelid.co.uk/
This stie by an amateur Egyptologist has information on many aspects of Egyptian culture and links to other informative sties.
Mysteries of Egypt
http://www.civilization.ca/civil/egypt/egypt_e.html
Here are numerous images and well-organized introductory information on Egyptian civilization. Topics covered include geography, governement, religion, architecture, writing, and a chronology.
National Geographic: The Mummy Road Show
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/channel/mummy
Click through the virtual mummy to find clues to its mystery.
A New Look @ an Ancient Culture: Egypt
http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Exhibits/egyptintro.html
From the University of Pennsylvania Museum of ARcheology and Anthropology.
Pyramids: The Inside Story
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid
"Have you ever dreamed of exploring the pyramids of Egypt? If so, enter here, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid, and learn ab out the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built."
Rosetta Stone
http://www.rosetta.com/RosettaStone.html
From the Cleveland Museum of ARt, a kid's tour of ancient Egypt that includes "Ask the Mummy" and 'Build a Pharaoh" sectioins.
The Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/arth/zoser/zoser.html
A clickable tour of the pyramid.
Theban Mapping Project
http://www.kv5.com/
An overview of Egyptian history and archaeology as well as tours of major monuments and tombs.
The Tomb of King Tutankhamun
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/DarleneBishop/egypt/tut.html
Photographs and descriptions of the famous tomb.
Tutankhamun
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/tut1.htm
Information about his life and photographs of the treasures of his tomb.
A Webquest: Was it Murder? The Death of King Tutankhamun: The Boy King
http://www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest/
Discover the truth about the early death of King Tut.
Egyptian Hieroglyphic Fonts
http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/fonts/egyptian.html
Download hieroglyphic fonts for Mac and Windows platforms, courtesy of the Yamada Language Center at the University of Oregon.
Color Tour of Egypt
http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/egypt.html
A collection of artifacts and photographs courtesy of the University of Memphis' Institues of Egyptian Art and Archaeology.
Ancient Egypt
ftp://newton.newton.cam.ac.uk/pub/ancient/egypt/
Among other things, this gopher site includes shareward based on ancient Egyptian games and a recording of Tutankhamun's silver trumpet.
The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/default.html
A sampling from 30,000 artifacts housed at the Oriental Institute. Entries include, in most cases, a photograph and detailed description of the artifact.
Two Student Recommended Sites:
http://www.digonsite.com/drdig/egypt/
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
http://academic.memphis.edu/egypt//
Mummy Tombs
http://www.mummytombs.com
The Michael C. Carlos Museum Odyssey (excellent!)
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/homepg.html
http://www.historylink101.com/
Ancient Egypt
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/soc_studies/Egypt/egypt.html
Information about the pre dynastic & archaic periods, the Old Kingdom, the
Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom from a school district in the state of
Washington.
Ancient Egypt
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
Egyptian life, geography, gods & goddesses, mummification, pharaoh,
pyramids, temples, time, trades, and writing from the British Museum.
Ancient Egypt
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/egypt.htm
Huge list of annotated links including plans with instructions on how to
make your own mummy.
The Ancient Egypt Site
http://www.geocities.com/amenhotep.geo/
Three thousand years of civilization and information on gods and pharaohs.
Includes a keyword index and a huge links page.
Ancient Egypt Webquest
http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm
Learn about Ancient Egyptian daily life, Egyptian mummies, Egyptian
hieroglyphics, King Tut (Tutankhamen), Egyptian games, and archeology.
The Ancient Egyptian Culture Exhibit
http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/egypt/index.shtml
An exhibit in the MSU EMuseum which has information on the culture of
ancient Egypt, including architecture, art, hieroglyphs, military, maps,
and daily life.
At the Tomb of Tutankhamen
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/
From the pages of National Geographic in 1923.
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Egyptlife.html
Information of all sorts from a teacher and his students.
Digital Pharoahs
http://www.desk.nl:80/~pdenijs/faraos.html
Several virtual mummies online.
Egypt Antiquities (Ancient Egypt) from Tour Egypt
http://touregypt.net/egyptantiquities/
Information about ancient Egypt from the current government. See their
Color Me Egypt, (http://touregypt.net/kids/) too.
Egyptians
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/
From the BBC, deciphering hieroglyphs, the story of the Nile, Ancient
Egyptian Magic, women in Ancient Egypt and more.
Explore Ancient Egypt
http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/index.html
A beautiful site from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/main.html
From the University of Memphis, an exhibit, a virtual tour, and links to
other ancient Egypt sites. See particularly the clickable map of ancient
sites (http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/map.htm).
King Tut: The Boy Pharaoh
http://www.kingtutone.com/tutankhamun/
"Come learn about the boy king and find out for yourself why his whole
discovery was one of the greatest finds of the world."
Life in Ancient Egypt
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/
From the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, funery customs,
natural world, gods and religion, and a chronology.
Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt
http://www.eyelid.co.uk/
This site by an amateur Egyptologist has information on many aspects of
Egyptian culture and links to other informative sites.
Mysteries of Egypt
http://www.civilization.ca/civil/egypt/egypt_e.html
Here are numerous images and well-organized introductory information on
Egyptian civilization. Topics covered include geography, government,
religion, architecture, writing, and a chronology.
National Geographic: The Mummy Road Show
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/channel/mummy/
Click through the virtual mummy to find clues to its mystery.
A New Look @ An Ancient Culture: Egypt
http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Exhibits/egyptintro.html
From the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology.
Pyramids: The Inside Story
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
"Have you ever dreamed of exploring the pyramids of Egypt? If so, enter
here, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid,
and learn about the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built."
Rosetta Stone
http://www.rosetta.com/RosettaStone.html
From the Cleveland Museum of Art, a kid's tour of ancient Egypt that
includes "Ask the Mummy" and "Build a Pharaoh" sections.
The Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/arth/zoser/zoser.html
A clickable tour of the pyramid.
Theban Mapping Project
http://www.kv5.com/
An overview of Egyptian history and archaeology as well as tours of major
monuments and tombs.
The Tomb of King Tutankhamun
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/DarleneBishop/egypt/tut.html
Photographs and descriptions of the famous tomb.
Tutankhamun
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/tut1.htm
Information about his life and photographs of the treasures from his tomb.
A Webquest: Was It Murder? The Death of King Tutankhamun: The Boy King
http://www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest/
Discover the truth about the early death of King Tut.
Ancient Egypt
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/DarleneBishop/egypt/egypt.html
Information about the pre dynastic and archaic periods, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom from a school district in the state off Washington.
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
Egyptian life, geography, gods and goddessses, mummification, pharaoh, pyramids, temples, time, trades, and writing from the British Museum.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/egypt.htm
Huge list of annotated links including plans with instructions on how to make your own mummy.
http://www.geocities.com/amenhotep.geo
Three thousand years of civilization a nd information on gods and pharaohs.
Ancient Egypt Webquest
http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm
Learn about Ancient Egyptian daily life, Egyptian mummies, Egyptian hieroglyphics, king Tut (Tutankhamen), Egyptian games, and archeology.
The Ancient Egyptian Culture Exhibit
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/index.shtml
An exhibit in the MSU EMuseum which has information on the culture of ancient Egypt, including architecture, art, hieroglyphs, military, maps, and daily life.
At the Tomb of Tutankhamen
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/
From the pages of National Geographic in 1923.
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Egyptlife.html
Information of all sorts from a teacher and his students.
Digital Pharoahs
http://www.desk.nl:80/~pdenijs/faraos.html
Several virtual mummies online.
Egypt Antiquities (Ancient Egypt) from Tour Egypt
http://touregypt.net/egyptantiquities/
Information about ancient Egypt from the current governement. See their Color Me Egypt too (http://touregypt.net/kids/).
Egyptians
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/
From the BBC, deciphering hieroglyphs, the story of the Nile, Ancient Egyptian Magic, women in Ancient Egypt and more.
Explore Ancient Egypt
http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/index.html
A beautiful site from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/main.html
From the University of Memphis, an exhibit, a virtual tour, and links to other Egypt sites. See particularly the clickable map of ancient sites (http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/map.htm)
King Tut: The Boy Pharaoh
http://www.kingtutone.com/tutankhamun/
"Come learn about the boy king and find out for yourself why his whole discovery was one of the greatest finds of the world."
Live in Ancient Egypt
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/
From the Carnegie Museum of Natural history, Pittsburgh, funery customs, natural world, gods and religion, and a chronology.
Mark Millnore's Ancient Egypt
http://www.eyelid.co.uk/
This stie by an amateur Egyptologist has information on many aspects of Egyptian culture and links to other informative sties.
Mysteries of Egypt
http://www.civilization.ca/civil/egypt/egypt_e.html
Here are numerous images and well-organized introductory information on Egyptian civilization. Topics covered include geography, governement, religion, architecture, writing, and a chronology.
National Geographic: The Mummy Road Show
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/channel/mummy
Click through the virtual mummy to find clues to its mystery.
A New Look @ an Ancient Culture: Egypt
http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Exhibits/egyptintro.html
From the University of Pennsylvania Museum of ARcheology and Anthropology.
Pyramids: The Inside Story
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid
"Have you ever dreamed of exploring the pyramids of Egypt? If so, enter here, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid, and learn ab out the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built."
Rosetta Stone
http://www.rosetta.com/RosettaStone.html
From the Cleveland Museum of ARt, a kid's tour of ancient Egypt that includes "Ask the Mummy" and 'Build a Pharaoh" sectioins.
The Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/arth/zoser/zoser.html
A clickable tour of the pyramid.
Theban Mapping Project
http://www.kv5.com/
An overview of Egyptian history and archaeology as well as tours of major monuments and tombs.
The Tomb of King Tutankhamun
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/DarleneBishop/egypt/tut.html
Photographs and descriptions of the famous tomb.
Tutankhamun
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/tut1.htm
Information about his life and photographs of the treasures of his tomb.
A Webquest: Was it Murder? The Death of King Tutankhamun: The Boy King
http://www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest/
Discover the truth about the early death of King Tut.
Egyptian Hieroglyphic Fonts
http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/fonts/egyptian.html
Download hieroglyphic fonts for Mac and Windows platforms, courtesy of the Yamada Language Center at the University of Oregon.
Color Tour of Egypt
http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/egypt.html
A collection of artifacts and photographs courtesy of the University of Memphis' Institues of Egyptian Art and Archaeology.
Ancient Egypt
ftp://newton.newton.cam.ac.uk/pub/ancient/egypt/
Among other things, this gopher site includes shareward based on ancient Egyptian games and a recording of Tutankhamun's silver trumpet.
The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/default.html
A sampling from 30,000 artifacts housed at the Oriental Institute. Entries include, in most cases, a photograph and detailed description of the artifact.
Two Student Recommended Sites:
http://www.digonsite.com/drdig/egypt/
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
http://academic.memphis.edu/egypt//
Mummy Tombs
http://www.mummytombs.com
The Michael C. Carlos Museum Odyssey (excellent!)
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/homepg.html
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