Congrats to Nicole D. who beat my score on http://www.freepoverty.com/ with a new high score of 438!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
MEDIEVAL ASIA WEB QUEST
CHINA
GEOGRAPHY
http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/home_set.html
SOUNDS OF CHINA
http://www.pbs.org/kqed/chinainside/soundmap/index.html
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF IMPERIAL CHINA
http://library.thinkquest.org/12255/library/dynasty/dynasty.htm
ANCIENT CHINA IN PICTURES
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/china/ss/082208china.htm
CHINESE DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS
http://www.vhinkle.com/china/inventions.html
JAPAN
SAMURAI
http://people.howstuffworks.com/samurai1.htm
GAMES
http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/challenge/cha_set.html
http://pbskids.org/sagwa/games/picturesaswords/index.html
http://pbskids.org/sagwa/games/countdown/index.html
http://www.history.com/interactives/warriors-game
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Africa Webquest
Use the links below to answer the questions for your webquest.
Mansa Musa http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/musa/# Gold and Salt Trade http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/photogalleries/salt/index.html 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
Friday, April 1, 2011
Africa Extension Activity
So you want to learn more about African Geography? Follow the links below to learn more if you answer the questions you can get some extra credit. Who doesn't need that!
1. What is unusual about the rainfall and size of the Sahara ?
2. What makes the Sahara a desert?
3. Describe the types of winds and their effect on the Sahara.
4. Describe the physical makeup of the Sahara.
5. Describe the Tuareg people.
6. Why is salt so important?
7. Describe the process of obtaining it.
Test your African Geography Knowledge Here
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