The Maya

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

Samurai Project Links

Here are some websites about Samurais to help you with your project.

http://www.samurai-archives.com/

http://www.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/~jleek/Tokugawa/index.html

West Africa Webquest

Use the links below to answer the questions for your webquest.

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

Games for when you finish

http://www.pbs.org/wonders/Kids/kids.htm

http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/pagegen/wok/index_f4.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Africa/Africa_travel_G0_double2.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Africa-georegion-click.html

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/africa-map-game.php

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/serengeti/game.html

http://pbskids.org/africa/index.html

Your Name in Arabic

You can type your name into this engine and see it in Arabic

http://www.firdaous.com/en/

Learn how to write in Arabic

http://www.transaralingo.com/learn_arabic.html

Magna Carta

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

Life in Towns

Explore these sites to learn more about the life in Medeival Towns!

Games

http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Permanent/medieval/Games/Apprentice.htm

http://www.citycreator.com/build.city?city=3

Learning

http://www.regia.org/law.htm

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gbetcher/373/guilds.htm

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Townlife.htm

http://www.smithlifescience.com/26-4RiseofGuilds.htm

The Church in the Middle Ages

http://www.3dphoto.net/world/topics/churches/europe.html Explore some of Europe's Cathedrals

http://www.stonecarver.com/ Meet a man who makes gargoyles for a living

http://www.nationalcathedral.org/visit/onlineTours.shtmlreate.html See video clips of the Natinonal Cathedral in Washington DC

Coat of Arms

Explore these sites to really make your coat of arms great!

http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm All of the charges

http://www.fleurdelis.com/lions.htm Every lion you could ever want!

http://www.fleurdelis.com/mantlings.htm Mantlings to make a full crest

http://www.houseofnames.com/ Find your family coat of arms

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/megamaps/heraldry_shield.html Design one online

http://www.makeyourcoatofarms.com/ Design one online here too!

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldrygame/index.html Play a game about heraldry

Vikings Attack

Play this game to simulate a Viking attack on a monastery!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/launch_gms_viking_quest.shtml

Byzantines

We are currently in our first unit about The Byzantine Empire, here are some links to things you might be interested in about them.

http://www.360tr.com/34_istanbul/ayasofya/english/

http://www.arkeo3d.com/byzantium1200/contents.html

Stop the Summer Slide!!!!

Here is your ticket to staying sharp this summer, check out the links below and explore the sites to build prior knowldge that will be usefull when you get back to school.

Make sure to use the links for the grade you will be entering.

General geography skills for any grade

http://geography.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&zTi=1&sdn=geography&cdn=education&tm=49&gps=83_737_1003_592&f=00&tt=14&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.eduplace.com/geonet/index.html

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/index.html

6th Grade

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html

http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/

http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/

http://www.roman-empire.net/children/index.html

7th Grade

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/castles/enter.html

http://worldhistory.mrdonn.org/middleages.html

http://mayas.mrdonn.org/index.html

http://incas.mrdonn.org/index.html

http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/index.html

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

8th Grade

http://www.kids.gov/6_8/6_8_social_studies_us_history.shtml

Rome Webquest

Use the websites below to create your web on Rome, when you finish play the games below.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/day.html (Roman Baths)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/daily_life_gallery.shtml (Pompeii)

http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/DarleneBishop/rome/Colosseum.html (Colosseum)

http://www.rome.mrdonn.org/ (Pick 3 more topics of your choosing to learn about from this site)

Games For When You Finish

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/launch_gms_deathrome.shtml

http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/special/emperor_game.html

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/rome/game/chariot.html

www.freepoverty.com

http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/htmlContent/game.htm

Visit to the Walters

The 6th Grade is heading to the Walters Art Museum on May 27th and June 3rd. You might ask what is there to see. Well explore these links and play some games to find out!

http://walteesquest.com/

http://steve.thewalters.org:8081/pachyderm_2_1/presentations/IntegratingtheArtsChina65/

http://thewalters.org/pachydermpubs/00-64-881120031647100113-9310870-6-106-1129824/

Greece Webquest

Use the websites below to answer the questions on your paper.

Question 1 http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Art/

Question 2 http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/knowledge/explore/exp_set.html

Question 3 http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/athens/explore/exp_set.html

Question 4 http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/festivals/story/sto_set.html

Question 5 http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/festivals/explore/exp_set.html

Question 6 http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/gods/explore/exp_set.html

GAMES!!!!!!!

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/war/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/time/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/sparta/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/knowledge/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/athens/challenge/cha_set.html

Greece Extension Project

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/

http://mythman.com/

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/6009/preview/

http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/home.html

http://www.history.com/shows/clash-of-the-gods/videos#battle-of-beowulf-and-grendel

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/

http://www.abc.net.au/arts/wingedsandals/

http://www.yourdiscovery.com/greece/index.shtml?cc=US

China Computer Lab Activity

Use this website for Question 1/ Turn your volume off for this site or use the headphones

http://www.amnh.org/ology/anthropology#features/silkroadfables?TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=770

Use this website for Questions 2 and 3

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

Use this website for Question 4

http://library.thinkquest.org/23062/frameset.html

Use this website for Questions 5 and 6

http://www.spaceandmotion.com/Philosophy-Confucius-Confucianism.htm

Use this website for Questions 7 and 8

http://www.spaceandmotion.com/Philosophy-Taoism-Tao.htm

Play These Games When You Finish

http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/tombs/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/writing/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/china/game.html

India Webquest

Use the websites below to answer the questions on your webquest, when you finish you may play any of the games below.

Use this site for question 1

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/buddhism.htm#buddha

Use this site for questions 2-4

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/hinduism.htm

Use this site for question 5

http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/hinduism/story/sto_set.html

Use this site for question 6

http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/hinduism/explore/exp_set.

Use this site for question 7

http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/menu.html

Games for when you finish

http://www.pbs.org/thebuddha/game/

http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/buddha/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/writing/challenge/cha_set.html

6th Grade Eypt Webquest

Click the links below to answer the questions
http://www.kingtutone.com/flash/pyramid/

http://www.kingtutone.com/mummies/virtual/

http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/interactive_fs.asp?swfpath=history/egypt/egyptiangod.swf

http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/history/egypt/egyptiannumbersystem.asp

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/dailylife/dailylife.html

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

Games For When You Finish

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/InteractiveAdventures/Tomb-unknown-mummy

http://www.yourdiscovery.com/egypt/assassination_of_tutankhamen/

http://www.yourdiscovery.com/egypt/enigma/

http://www.clevelandart.org/kids/egypt/senet.html

Egypt Extension Project Links

Use these links to help you research your projects, if you find a site that is good make a post telling us what you found.

Pharaohs

http://www.touregypt.net/kings.htm

http://www.egyptologyonline.com/pharaohs.htm

http://www.kingtutone.com/tutankhamun/

http://www.yourdiscovery.com/egypt/pharoahs/cleopatra/index.shtml?cc=US

Hieroglyphics

http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/interactive_fs.asp?swfpath=history/egypt/hieroglyphs.swf

http://www.greatscott.com/hiero/

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/egyptian.htm

Daily Life

http://www.egyptologyonline.com/life_in_egypt.htm

http://egypt.mrdonn.org/dailylife.html

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/home.html

Pyramids

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids/home.html

http://www.egyptologyonline.com/pyramids.htm

Mummies

http://www.yourdiscovery.com/egypt/mummy/?cc=US

http://guardians.net/egypt/

Religion

http://www.neferchichi.com/godsinfo.html

http://www.egyptologyonline.com/religion.htm

6th Grade Computer Lab Links

Use these links to answer your questions during the activity. When you finish use the links to play some games.

Writing-

Use this for question 1,2,3, and 4

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/writing/home_set.html

Religion- Use this for question 5

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/gods/home_set.html

Hammurabi's Code- http://mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/interactives/hammurabi.html

Interactive Dig- http://mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/interactives/DigIntoHistory.html

Games for when you finish

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/geography/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/writing/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/time/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/gods/challenge/cha_set.html

Caveman Challenge

The life of a hominid was a real challenege, could you survive in a world where most lived only into their teens? Try your hand by playing the caveman challenge game by clicking the link below.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/games/cavemen/

Deep in the Caves

Although most people will never visit the caves of Lascaux because they limit the # to 1000 every year by special permission. You can visit virtually on this website and explore what ancient man created.

http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/#/fr/00.xml

Incas

If you are interested in learning more about the Inca civilization check out some of these links.

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/5230/preview/ Fight off the spanish

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/inca/ See mummies and a short video clip

Aztec Links

http://www.azteccalendar.com/azteccalendar.html

http://www.theancientweb.com/explore/content.aspx?content_id=19

http://history.missouristate.edu/jchuchiak/HST%20350--Theme%203--Aztec_music.htm

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/index.php?one=azt&two=aaa

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/aztec_culture.html

http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/AA/aaflashfront.htm

6th Grade Review

REVIEW OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS USING INTERACTIVE WEBSITES

Directions: Open a new word document.
1. Write your name on the upper right corner.
2. Title it with the same title as above.
3. On the left side, write the subtitle: “Early Humans”.
4. Open the first website and follow the directions.
5. Go to your word document and write about some things that this interactive game helped you remember from this unit when we studied it in class.
6 Do the same thing with the second website under Early Humans---the one about the caves at Lascaux: explore it and then write about some things that it helped you remember from our class study of the same topic.
7. Proceed the same way with each unit on this direction page; in other words, visit each website, and then right after you do, write something about it that we studied in class. Use proper sentences when you respond.

8. Save your document in the Wetzel folder under your name in the student drive.
EARLY HUMANS

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/games/cavemen/

http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/#/en/00.xml


ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/geography/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/palaces/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/warfare/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/astronomer/challenge/cha_set.html

ANCIENT EGYPT
The following webpage has a list of many interactive sites on ancient Egypt.
Scroll all the way down the page past the words “Ancient Egyptian Fun” to see them. Do Not use the advertisement web sites at the top of the screen. Go under “Ancient Egyptian Fun” to find the list that you will use. The first site you may use says “The Egyptians”.
Select any 4 sites to respond to, but you may also go to any of the others on this page.
http://egypt.mrdonn.org/games.html


ANCIENT CHINA
Like the page on ancient Egypt, this page is a collection of interactive web sites; therefore, you may select any four to visit and respond to. Scroll down the page to see the first web site-- “Tangrams” ---that you may use, and then select from this list.
http://china.mrdonn.org/games.html


ANCIENT GREECE
Scoll down the page to find the list of web sites to use. DO NOT open any thing on the
line that starts with “Ads by Google”, or anything at the top of the page. Go down the page until you come to the words “Ancient Greece (fun from BBC)”. THIS is where the list begins that you may use. Select any 4 to respond to.
http://greece.mrdonn.org/games.html

ANCIENT ROME
Scroll down the page past the words “Free Roman Games and Activities” until you come to the list that begins with “Londinium”. This is the first one on the list that you may use.
Skip everything on the “Ads by Google” line above it.
Select any 4 to respond to.
http://rome.mrdonn.org/games.html