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