Fall of Rome Video

Welcome Back

Well its that time again. Start warming up those brain cells and sharpening those pencils.  I look forward to another great year at WMS in history.   Its always an adjustment getting back but I feel renewed and I'm excited to teach more inspired minds.  Welcome back lions!

Summer Means History and Fun!

Check out the History Channel's website for lots on history.

http://www.history.com/


For those of you going in to 8th grade brush up on your American History with these games

http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/

http://www.freecol.org/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/sfeature/game.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/data/flames.shtml

http://muzzylane.com/ad/index.html

Inca Extension

http://www.amnh.org/ology/features/inca/?TB_iframe=true&height=540&width=750

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/04/inca-empire/pringle-text

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/brainteaserinca/

Maya Webquest

Click this to access the webquest


http://weblist.me/maya-webquest





Here are some games for early finishers



http://www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/mayans.html




http://www.amnh.org/ology/features/inca/?TB_iframe=true&height=540&width=750

Maya Extension

http://www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/copan/index.php     For this interactive you will look at clues to find the clues to the collapse of the Maya city of Copan

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/maya-masterpiece-revealed.html   Explore a 2000 year old mural

Watch Cracking the Maya Code on PBS. See more from NOVA.

Samurai Links

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/way-of-the-samurai-warrior.html


http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0312/feature5/index.html


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