This is an annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think seriously about issues that affect our communities and our nation. Students are asked to create a short (5-8 minute) video documentary on a topic related to a specific theme. The competition is open to all students in grades 6 through 12.
National History Day is not just a day, but every day! The National History Day program is a year-long education program that culminates in a national contest every June. For more than twenty-five years the National History Day program has promoted systemic educational reform related to the teaching and learning of history in America's schools. The combination of creativity and scholarship built into the NHD program anticipated current educational reforms, making National History Day a leading model of performance-based learning.
The mission of the International Spy Museum is to educate the public about espionage in an engaging manner and to provide a dynamic context that fosters understanding of its important role in and impact on current and historic events. The Museum focuses on human intelligence and reveals the role spies have played in world events throughout history.
The Natural History Museum's web site allows those interested biodiversity, minerology, paleontology, entomology, zoology and more to take a peak at the museum's collections. Read about current research or view live online lectures by professionals in the field.
Since 1997, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program (APAP) has provided vision, leadership and support for all Asian Pacific American (APA) activities at the Smithsonian, while also serving as the Smithsonian's liaison to APA communities.
The Atlanta History Center in Atlanta, Georgia offers programs & education as well as tours of the museums, houses, and gardens located at the center. Learn all about the rich history of Atlanta.
This 160,000 square foot museum, the only natural history museum in the world located in a natural environment, opened in 1992. In 2001 Fernbank became the first museum in the world to display the world's largest dinosaur, Argentinosaurus. This gargantuan sauropod is now a permanent feature in the Museum's 86-foot tall atrium along with the world's largest carnivorous dinosaur, Giganotosaurus, a flock of pterosaurs and a variety of other contemporaneous species in the Museum's newest permanent exhibition, Giants of the Mesozoic.
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education and exhibition. The Museum is renowned for its exhibitions and scientific collections, which serve as a field guide to the entire planet and present a panorama of the world's cultures.
Beautiful Feet Books is a publisher of Rea Berg's History Through Literature, study guides, and a variety of children's literature.
This was the site of the largest Civil War battle ever waged in the Western Hemisphere. The Battle of Gettysburg opened on July 1, 1863 and closed two days later with the climactic "Pickett's charge". Historians have referred to the Battle of Gettysburg as the "High Water Mark of the Confederacy".
The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is part of the Presidential Library system administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, a Federal government agency. The Museum of the Jimmy Carter Library includes photographs and historical memorabilia from the Carter presidency (1976 - 1981).
Where else in the world do history and the future, nature and technology, young and old meet for an unforgettable and inspirational journey through space and time? The Kennedy Space Center has hosted millions of guests from around the world for more than 30 years -- telling the story of how the United States built a space program that launched men to the moon, orbited satellites that have improved our lives, and sent probes into distant space to solve the mysteries of the cosmos.
The National Council for History Education is a non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting the importance of history in schools and in society. The Council is supported by the contributions of individuals and organizations. NCHE links history in the schools with many activities sponsored by state and local organizations. We provide a communications network for all advocates of history education, whether in schools, colleges, museums, historical councils, or community groups.
The Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site includes a number of facilities that are operated in partnership with the National Park Service, Ebenezer Baptist Church and The King Center. Within these facilities the visitor can learn about Dr. King's life and and his influence on others.
This website offers: information about Smithsonian museums; explore and learn options in art & design, history & culture, and science & technology; exhibitions; research; events; outreach; and links for kids and teachers.
The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center's mission is to initiate and conduct archaeological research and public education programs in partnership with Native Americans and institutions with common interests. The Center is dedicated to understanding, teaching, and preserving the rich history of the ancient Pueblo Indians who inhabited the American Southwest. Our campus-based programs incorporate current research findings from field excavations and allow you to participate in the actual research process.
The Delaware Museum of Natural History opened its doors in 1972 to excite and inform people about the natural world through exploration and discovery. Encounter life-sized dinosaurs, look beneath the seas, experience an African watering hole, come face-to-face with a jaguar, marvel at the diversity of birds and shells from around the world.
This book is about pi and how the part we know of pi was discovered. This involves some records from different regions of the world, such as Babylonians, Chinese and more. There is more information about mathematics in this book, such as calculating prodigies and trigonometry.
This 11-volume overview of American History goes into much greater depth than the typical history book. Joy Hakim does an excellent job of telling both sides of issues and placing people in the context of their times. The text itself is very readable, aimed at middle school levels, with interesting sidebars. Each book has a comprehensive bibliography of other readings, both fiction and non-fiction, that reinforces the material.
Allosaurus connects the past to the present through history, science & reading comprehension. Allosaurus provides books in science, history, writing and social science.
This book is an excellent guide to the basics of American history. I would not recommend it as a stand-alone textbook, but as a supplementary resource or prep for AP exams or SAT IIs.
For ages 9-12, this entry in the America's Horrible Histories series uses humor to make facts about prehistoric animal life more memorable, and to some degree, the tactic works. This is the American counterpart to the Horrible History series published in England.
You'll find everything you forgot from school--as well as plenty you never even learned--in this all-purpose reference book. The updated version takes a whirlwind tour through 12 different disciplines, from American studies to philosophy to world history. It's not a shortcut to cultural literacy, but it's an excellent "way in" to the building blocks of Western civilization: the "books, music, art, philosophy, and discoveries that have managed to endure."
This book sheds light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely to portray the scorners of intellect in American life, but to say something about what the intellectual is, and can be, as a force in a democratic society.
In this collection of essays and interviews journalist Dick Russell examines the role of African Americans through two centuries of American history. He focuses primarily on the role of blacks in the cultural life of the United States. Black Genius and the American Experience, with an introduction by Alvin F. Poussaint, takes a thoughtful and fascinating look at the contributions to U.S. history made by Americans of African decent.
During the 25 years he spent building the monument that defines the city of Florence, Filippo Brunelleschi lost his bed in a freak flood and accidentally sank 100 tons of fine, white marble in a riverboat of his own design. Author Ross King deftly lays a score of these high Renaissance adventures into the brickwork of the rising dome.
This book is a fictionalized biography of the great American navigator Nathaniel Bowditch, whose 1802 book, The American Practical Navigator, became known as the "Sailor's Bible."
This book by Laurie Carlson contains simple information about aspects of Ancient Greek and Roman life, with numerous hands-on projects for costumes, shoes, food, Greek/Roman crafts, art projects, Greek letters, clay tablets, Greek/Roman math and science projects.
This textbook is for general students and lay readers and is about vertebrate paleontology. The book provides an account of the evolution of backboned animals as based on the fossil record. It offers no discussion of the principles or mechanisms of evolution, but primarily surveys the fossil record over the past 500 million years or so.
This book focuses on encrypting and deciphering texts and includes several methods of cryptography, such as transcription, substitution, transposition, and lots more. Historical events are included for these purposes along with codes that were really used.
All the great gods and goddesses of Greek mythology from ancient Greece are depicted in this big, beautiful classic, lovingly illustrated and skillfully told. Young readers will be dazzled by mighty Zeus, lord of the universe; stirred by elegant Athena, goddess of wisdom; intimidated by powerful Hera, queen of Olympus; and chilled by moody Poseidon, ruler of the sea. These often impetuous immortals flounce and frolic, get indiscreet and get even. From petty squabbles to heroic deeds, their actions cover the range of godly--and mortal--personalities.
A visual chronology of world history, spanning more than 20,000 years-from the first humans to the dawn of the new millenium.
Written by Anne Zeman and Kate Kelly, this book series includes titles such as Everything You Need To Know about American History; about World History; about Geography; about Math Homework; about English; and many more.
In the pages of this fine collective biography, readers meet more than 50 children and adolescents who made a mark on the world while very young. Historically, figures such as Genghis Khan, Joan of Arc, John Stuart Mill, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are profiled. Chronologically, the panorama of youthful heroes moves forward to examine the accomplishments of Rachel Carson, Pele, and Maria Tallchief. More recent people such as Tiger Woods, Midori, Nawrose Nur, and Ryan White are also profiled. Coverage is brief but informative and lively.
In this book, author Lee Cullum explores the 20th century with its spirit of relentless innovation. She discovered that the 20th century, even with its power to appall, has been animated by creative wonder. Freud, Franklin Rossevelt, Picasso, Virginia Woolf, Gershwin, and Charlie Chaplin all brought forth new worlds and shaped them by the light of their own genius.
Dean Keith Simonton examines uncommon people: those creators and leaders whose impact on their own and later times has been so great that they deserve the label "genius." A simultaneous look at creativity and leadership is itself uncommon, and the comparison shows that when creators and leaders act at genius levels they have many similarities. What it is that causes them to stand out above others? Simonton believes that if we subject the lives of the eminent to scientific analysis we may be able to discover general laws of history and social behavior. To do this he defines a discipline called historiometry.
This collection of books represents a large portion of the Western canon: Homer, the Athenian playwrights, the early Greek philosophers, Rome, early Christianity, Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment, early American political philosophy, and Victorian literature up until the end of the 20th century. This series provides extensive original documents on science, mathematics, government, philosophy, literature, and much more.
In this book, Dean Keith Simonton examines a range of important personalities and events that have influenced the course of history. He discusses how people who go down in history might be different from the rest of us, and explores which personality traits predispose certain people to become world leaders, movie stars, scientific geniuses, and star athletes. In exploring the psychology of greatness, this fascinating work also sheds light on the characteristics that any of us may share with history-making people.
This is a 1,000 page book dedicated to art history. Art is depicted from the Stone Age to the 20th century in 865 color reproductions. Included in the book is a timeline that charts landmarks in art alongside scientific accomplishments. Additionally, each historical period has its own world map and excerpts from original sources.
As part of the Horrible History series, this is about the British Royals throughout time. It provides an easy and fun way to remember who was who and who did what, and to whom.
History with the nasty bits left! This series makes history come alive through satire, parody and comics! Includes: The Awesome Egyptians,The Groovy Greeks, The Cut-throat Celts,The Rotten Romans, The Vicious Vikings, The Measly Middle Ages, The Angry Aztecs, The Terrible Tudors, The Slimy Stuarts, The Gorgeous Georgians, The Vile Victorians, and The Blitzed Brits. Note: some of the above may not be available readily in the U.S.A. Amazon.co.uk offers quick, reliable delivery.
Books in the series include: If You Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln; If You Grew Up with George Washington; If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King; If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War; If You Lived in Colonial Times; If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620; and If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad. The books are written in question and answer format, and provide information about what life was like at that time in history.
Jackdaws are a series of curriculum guides for eras in American and world history, accompanied by primary source historical documents. For students (and homeschooling families) who prefer to work from primary sources, like the accurate "look" of history, and find a curriculum guide helpful, the Jackdaws will lend a "you are there" perspective to the study of history.
This book critiques the common American history textbooks, "corrects" common fallacies and offers a revised chronicle of U.S. history providing additional, ignored and suppressed information. Winner of 1996 American Book Award.
From Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill to Winston Churchill, a distinguished historian tells the life stories, delving deeply into the psychological background as well as the accomplishments, of eight men and one woman whose ideas and actions epitomize the essential development of British political and social life for the past 150 years.
This book is about the history and survey of mathematics. It covers systems of numeration to differential equations and lots more in between.
This book provides a classic introduction to the history of mathematics and lives of great mathematicians from Zeno to Cantor.
For ages 9-12, this book by Gary Arms is about four friends who travel to the land of mythology for a variety of adventures and learning experiences.
Author Gene Landrum looks at the common characteristics linking the diverse careers of highly creative women and concludes that "female creative genius is synonymous with a strong self-esteem and self-confidence coupled with a right-brain-driven intuitive spirit and a manic energy to succeed." The lives and careers profiled in this book include Mary Kay Ash, Jane Fonda, and Oprah Winfrey.
Author Gene Landrum wrote this book about 13 iconoclastic individuals who have demonstrated a unique ability to deal with change in the world and redefine it for their own purposes. Landrum calls these individuals the “change masters,” entrepreneurial geniuses whose innovations have had a profound influence on modern society. Each of these giants was motivated by what Landrum describes as an “inno-visionary personality,” which drove them to follow a unique inner vision of success and gave them an inviolable belief in themselves.
In this National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) publication, editors Frances Karnes and Stephanie Nugent, provide a retrospective review of events and milestones that have shaped the field of gifted education. Through individual profiles, more than 50 influential people in the gifted education field share their insights of where gifted education has been and where it is going.
For ages 4-8, this book is about Jean-Francois Champollion, whose dream was to sail up the Nile in Egypt and uncover the secrets of the past. In 1802, when Champollion was 11 years old, he vowed to be the first person to read Egypt's ancient hieroglyphs. He faced great challenges during the next 20 years as he searched for the elusive key to the mysterious writing -- and the fulfillment of his dreams.
No one has demonstrated sprezzatura, or the art of effortless mastery, quite like the Italians. From the rise of the Roman calendar and the birth of the first university to the development of modern political science by Niccolo Machiavelli and the creation of the modern orchestra by Claudio Monteverdi, Sprezzatura chronicles fifty great Italian cultural achievements in a series of witty, erudite, and information-packed essays.
This is a paperback book in the Horrible History series that highlights Egyptian History in a lighthearted way. It is a supplementary resource, not a main text.
Nicholas Lemann's The Big Test starts off as a look at how the SAT became an integral part of the college application process. But about a third of the way through the book, Lemann shifts gears and writes about several college students from the late '60s and early '70s. The reasons for the change-up only become clear in the final third, when those same college students, now in their 40s, lead the fight against California's Proposition 209, a 1996 ballot initiative aimed at eliminating affirmative action programs.
The Cartoon Guide to the Universe is one of many books in the Cartoon History series that spans various subjects. Whether you are a fan of history, comics, or both, The Cartoon History of the Universe is a great place to start.
This book offers a compelling insight into cryptography and codes, from ancient texts through computer encryption. The engaging history reveals the role codes have played in warfare, politics, and royal intrigue. It is particularly relevant for today's world where corporations use encryption to keep their secrets from their competitors and regulators, and ordinary people need encryption to protect their privacy.
This book describes and has many photos of most civil aircraft built in the world from the 1920's to the present day.
According to the publisher, thousands of years--way before Christopher Columbus set sail--wandering tribes of hunters made their way from Asia across the Bering land bridge to North America. They didn't know it, but they had discovered a New World. The First Americans is a fascinating re-creation of pre-Columbian Native American life, and it's an adventure of a lifetime! Hunt seals with the Inuit; harvest corn on a cliff-top mesa; hunt the mighty buffalo; and set sail with Leif Erickson, Columbus, and all the early great explorers--Cabot, Balboa, Ponce de Leon, Cortes, Henry the Navigator, and more--in this brilliantly told story of America before it was America.
Written by Jane Nitzsche, this book is about Genius, a puzzling allegorical figure, who appears in several major Latin and vernacular works of the later Middle Ages. Originally a spirit or god who survived in Roman religion for at least seven centuries, its history and significance has not previously been examined in detail.
It could be argued that the 20th century was the century of theoretical physics. The Genius of Science is a portrait gallery of 16 of the most interesting international physicists who helped change our view of the world--from Niels Bohr to Eugene Wigner. Author Abraham Pais, an eminent American theoretical physicist and professor at Rockefeller University, has written acclaimed biographies of Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr, two of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. Pais was acquainted with many of the people he writes about.
This lavishly illustrated book summarizes global history in 109 pages. Covers major themes e.g. The Age of Ideas, The Rise of Fascism, The Power of the Hapsburgs in a concise, accessible way. This is not a textbook, but an inviting publication that children and adults will enjoy for light reading.
The Moravian monk and naturalist Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) labored quietly over the years in his abbey's garden, becoming known locally as a reliable meteorologist with an unusually green thumb. He was much more than that, of course, but his transforming experiments in what a later acolyte would call "genetics" were less well known.
This book mines the rich ore of English. It covers the history of English, origins of rules of grammar, and vagaries of the language. There are chapters on spelling and Americanisms, wordplay, pronunciation, word origins, names, usage and dialects.
This 11-volume survey of world history begins with "Our Oriental Heritage" and continues through "The Age of Napoleon." The serious historian can pursue individual topics in more depth, but for a basic adult-level survey of world history, Durant's work is a classic.
This book covers 2,500 years of Western philosophy, from the ancient Greeks to the present day. This book is appropriate as either an introduction or for more advanced students.
The book is an elementary world history book that talks about what history is, what achaeology is, the return of Assyria, Alexander the Great, the beginning of Christianity, and more. It has a nice narrative with a study/activity guide that can be purchased to supplement it.
Another book from the Horrible History series, this time on the Tudors. This book explains: why Henry VIII thought he had married a horse; all about terrible Tudor torture; and, which shocking swear words the Tudors used.
A fascinating record of human achievement, this collection is a one-stop source of detailed information on the men and women who earned the Nobel Prize during the 20th century.
This book offers a view of the predominant religions of the world including: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Confucianism, Christianity, and Judaism, among others. The book conveys the important components and teachings found within each religion.
In this book the reader travels back in time to visit a castle in the days of the Crusades, visits a band of Viking raiders in Norway, explores Rome at the height of the Roman Empire, and takes a trip down the Nile during the time when the pharaohs ruled Egypt. The reader follows a fictional character over a few days, and each section is follwed by a brief synopsis of the 'real' history of that time.
Pletsch offers the reader the fruits of his long and creative journey into Nietzshe's world of ideas and humanity, which have broad implications for intellectual history, human development and creativity.
Geared toward readers ages nine to 14, CALLIOPE is a passport to world history. Each issue centers on an exciting and colorful theme which will enhance your students' understanding of their world. Maps, time lines, meaningful illustrations, and art from major museums enrich each issue.
DIG is a magazine on archaeology, published with the Archaeological Institute of America, for grades 4 - 9 which lets young people share in the thrill of archaeological discovery while learning about the cultural, scientific, and architectural traits and beliefs of different societies. Recent archaeological developments form the magazine's core subject matter. Each issue focuses on one theme, providing a broad understanding of the topic. Colorful graphics, photos, puzzles, games, and hands-on projects enhance cognitive and critical thinking skills.
Each Kid's Discover Magazine is focused on a specific topic like major historical time periods, science topics, and interest areas for children. The resources section points kids to more information about specific subjects.
MUSE is a nonfiction magazine for children age eight to 14, sponsored by Smithsonian magazine and featuring much of the Smithsonian's research and vast collections. MUSE has exciting articles on topics ranging from art to zoology. Written and designed to get children to ask questions and think for themselves, MUSE poses problems that don't always have clear answers: Can you "fix" nature?; Do animals think?; What is art?; and, What really happened to the dinosaurs?
This magazine is published by the Smithsonian Institution. Its subject matter is eclectic, though mostly centered around history of cultures, art, language, geography, and sciences. Though targeted at adults, many articles are suitable for intelligent children as well.
The Concord Review recognizes and publishes exemplary history essays by high school students in the English-speaking world. The Concord Review remains the only quarterly journal in the world to publish the academic work of secondary students.
Athena's Advanced Academy offers fast-paced and exciting online humanities classes for gifted students, including literature and vocabulary, writing and grammar, and history classes for those ready for fourth, fifth, and sixth grade classes.
Online G3 offers accelerated online humanities classes for gifted students. As parents of gifted children, the instructors and moderators at G3 understand that younger children may be ready for the challenges of junior high and high school content, but still desire age-appropriate activities and accommodations for varied learning styles. G3 provides online peer interaction through monitored discussion boards and live webinars. Available classes include junior high and high school literature, Michael Clay Thompson grammar and vocabulary, U.S. History, mythology, and music history and appreciation. There are no age requirements for registration.
Students attend G·tec once a week for approximately 1 1/2 hours after school. The curriculum has been carefully developed by the director, in consultation with a team of dedicated and respected leaders affiliated with higher learning institutions such as Columbia University, Wayne State University, Pace University, Pratt University, Whitney Museum, New York Botanical Garden, Mystic Life Aquarium, Eastchester High School, and more! Students are exposed to a balanced program of visual arts, history, science, and computer literacy.
Instructors will use archaeology sites, surviving period structures, historic landscapes, battlefields, and a series of museums to guide students in a search for the American past. "From the Founding of Jamestown through the American Revolution" begins where the old world societies of Europe and Africa collided with the new world society of Native Americans on the banks of the nearby James River early in the seventeenth century and follows the American saga for nearly two hundred years through the Revolutionary Era at the end of the eighteenth century.
The Governor's School for Tennessee Heritage is a five-week summer program for rising juniors and seniors from Tennessee high schools. The program is held at the East Tennessee State University and participants have the opportunity to explore field experiences in paleontology, historic preservation, and forensic anthropology.
Explore Earth's features, creatures, and cultures in a one week long day camp program offered in the summer at the Natural History Museum (ages 3-13) or the at the Page Museum at the Tar Pits (ages 7-13). Hands-on experiences and behind the scenes tours and fun activities for children. Full day or half day option.
The Summer Humanities Institute is an intensive academic residential program for rising juniors and seniors ages 15 to 17 interested in history and humanities. This three-week program is led by distinguished Stanford faculty, and provides a tightly integrated academic and social program. Applications are due in March.
All Through the Ages by Christine Miller is a guide for teaching and learning history using literature rather than textbooks.
Cobblestone Publishing, publishes several magazine titles for children; "Calliope"(world history), "Odyssey" (science), "Faces" (world cultures), "Appleseeds" (different themed issues, for younger students), "Cobblestone" (American history), "Footsteps" (African-American heritage) and "California Chronicles". Cobblestone also publishes teaching materials on various subjects, mostly historical.
This is a wonderful source for books to use for History, Literature, Art, Music, and Nature Study. It is a great resource for anyone using a Classic Curriculum, but those who are not will also find materials here. Full of historical non-fiction and fiction, study guides, activity books, reference books, biographies, etc.
Interactive toys that teach children basic skills, this mixed media line of learning tools uses printed books and electronic gadgetry to help early readers. They have a read aloud feature for children who are still developing reading vocabulary.
This site offers the most complete source for Terry Deary's books. It contains fiction, non-fiction, science books, ghost stories, thrillers and funny books in addition to Horrible Histories.
This online teaching tool uses material from the United States National Archives. The website allows users to find and create interactive learning activities with primary-source documents that promote historical thinking skills. The website also endeavors to teach students about working with primary sources.
This website is amazing! It offers AP quizzes and a lot of different history options. This website fits into many different categories. For educators, parents, students, for fun, etc.
Smithsonian’s History Explorer provides hundreds of free online resources for teaching and learning American history. The site is designed for use by K-12 teachers and students, afterschool program providers and families. The website focuses on using historical artifacts and items to teach American history.
Age of Empires is an epic real-time strategy game spanning 10,000 years, in which players are the guiding spirit in the evolution of small stone age tribes. Starting with minimal resources, players are challenged to build their tribes into great civilizations.
This game is a race to get the most states by answering trivia questions. Categories include Symbols of Freedom, The Best and The Brightest, Birth of a Nation, America the Beautiful, and States of the Union.
This website is home to Castles Unlimited -- an organization formed in recognition of the necessity to preserve these relics of history. We are dedicated to the promotion and study of British Castles. Our goals are educating and stimulating people to explore the castles for themselves. We hope you will become involved in the preservation of these wonderful structures. We offer several services and information which may be of interest to you.
Embark on a thrilling adventure in Egypt! The ClueFinders, led by an eccentric but lovable professor, are on an archaeological dig in Egypt. There they uncover a wicked archaeologist's evil plot to unleash chaos upon the world.
This DVD accompanies the Scholastic books showing history from the perspective of fictional girls living at different time periods
Bring home the excitement of a Dino Dig.
Use a hammer, chisel, pick, brush and sponge to carefully chip away and remove excess plaster “earth,” gradually revealing a mini dinosaur skeleton model. Museum-quality kit provides an experience similar to that of real paleontologists searching for fossils on an excavation site!
The Science and History Museum is closed for repairs, and the user's job is to fix problems with the exhibits in the 25 different galleries, such as the solar system, rockets and computers, Ellis Island, machines, etc. This combines science and history.
This is an open-ended city-building game that blends Egyptian history, architecture and culture. As you progress, your city will blossom and grow! Early levels will start you with simple mining. As you progress, your games will include pyramid building.
This is a game where you use reasoning and logic to build a thriving empire. You deal with conflict between countries, unhappiness, and other things. But get it right and you might have the best empire of all!
Colonization is a computer game that simulates the challenges that the colonists faced in North America. The game begins with the discovery of the New World by the Europeans and continues until the approximate time of the American Revolution. The user can assume the role of one of four European powers (Spanish, English, French or Dutch) that each have unique attributes that give the player specific advantages and disadvantages when playing the game. The object of the game is to create and expand colonies while managing various resources and competing with the other European powers and Native Americans in order to declare independence from the mother country.
From ancient myths and legends to folk tales to the wisdom stories of all ages, you'll find the perfect storytelling recordings for your family from Greathall Productions read by master storyteller Jim Weiss.
Winged Sandals is a website about Greek Mythology that seeks to inform, educate, and entertain. The site has animated stories and interactive games and an online version of the Delphic Oracle all presented with a focus on entertaining and engaging a young audience.
We have included activities to encourage our website visitors to step away from their computer and have some fun. Kids can use what they have learned as a source of inspiration to create their own artworks.
This site features a bibliography of textbooks in all subjects from the 1800s and digitized versions of three 19th century readers. This will be useful for homeschoolers interested in researching early curriculum materials, either for their own use or for historical research projects.
For centuries, nations around the world have operated Black Chambers, secret rooms where they attempted to decode the messages being sent by their rivals. This is Simon Singh's virtual Black Chamber, where you can learn about codes and codebreaking, encrypt your own messages, crack those of your enemies, and play with interactive enciphering programmes.
This website offers a lesson plan for a castle-building project. The purpose of this lesson is to enable students to gain insight into the daily life of Medieval Welsh society. Students will also gain a deep understanding of how the Medieval castle played an integral part in the daily lives of the various classes of Medieval people. This lesson will help the students gain a superficial understanding of Monarchy, Feudalism and serfdom.
This website is an homage to those times, both medieval and contemporary, when a youngster, lying on a bed with book in hand, was captivated by the heraldry, chivalry, and the romance of another place in mind...
This site contains classic examples of art from various eras of Western civilization, with links to other art history sites.
This website is the online presence of the Discovery Channel featuring popular TV programs.
This a fun, interactive site for kids by the Discovery Channel. It has links to their tv shows and interactive games and show clips from the tv shows. It also has a Discovery Channel store that sells educational games and materials.
This free curriculum website provides educators with lesson plans and web links for the humanities, including: arts and culture; literature and language arts; foreign languages; and, history and social studies. This site is a valuable resource for educators looking for creative ways to better teach the humanities. This educational partnership brings online humanities resources from some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities directly to the classroom.
eTAP is a non-profit education corp., whose purpose is to provide K-12 curriculum for the core subjects of Mathematics, English, Science, and History on the world wide Internet. The instructional material is designed to assist students, teachers and parents. The Lessons can be used for students’ instruction and for parents and teachers as an aid to help their children and students.
Encyclopedia.com, the Internet's premiere free encyclopedia, provides users with more than 57,000 frequently updated articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Each article is enhanced with links to newspaper and magazine articles as well as pictures and maps - all provided by HighBeam Research.
This is the online site of the radio show "The Engines of Our Ingenuity," which looks at the history of technology that makes our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created it. It uses the record of history to reveal the way art, technology and ideas have shaped us. Episode topics range from cable cars to Civil War submarines, from the connection between Romantic poets and Victorian science to the invention of the bar code.
This website provides visitors with a chance to revisit great speeches delivered by famous people throughout history. It contains both audio clips and transcripts for most speeches.
This online curriculum is provided for California teachers by the California Department of Education. It contains model lesson plans for History-Social Science grades K-12 with six sections: Focus Questions, Beginning the Topic Activities, Developing the Topic Activities, Culminating the Topic Activities, Assessment of the Topic Activities and Extended and Correlated Activities.
This site contains more than 2,000 files covering 3,000 years of world history. It is always expanding and anyone can update.
This online curriculum resource includes links to standards in all 50 states as well as lots of other helpful information. Dr. Marty Levine, Professor Emeritus of Secondary Education, California State University, Northridge (CSUN), has gathered lesson plans and resources from the Internet which social studies teachers will find useful.
This is a collection of more than 40,000 hours of spoken word recordings, dating back to 1888. The collection includes the voices of more than 100,000 persons from all walks of life.
This online curriculum offers links to hundreds of units, lesson plans, simulations, primary sources and other materials for teaching world and U. S. History.
The Perseus Digital Library Project explores what happens when libraries move online - it showcases collections and services developed as a part of its research efforts. Its flagship collection, under development since 1987, covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world.
This online curriculum resource offers professionals the opportunity to improve their skills. Through a variety of professional development programs and resources, educators can learn how to effectively use Library of Congress resources in the classroom. Programs include teleconferencing workshops, online and downloadable materials, live workshops and a fellowship program.
The Sainsbury Virtual Museum entertains and informs children why they explore the various rooms and floors of the museum. Children may submit their own work to be included in one of the rooms.
This online professional development curriculum was created and is used by the Library of Congress. These lessons are available online for use in local professional development activities. Topics covered include Classroom Applications; Search Skills; Technology; and Working with Primary Sources.
This website offers articles and editorials about various topics, such as literature, music and math. The website also provides subscription-based test preparatory services and practice examinations.
This website has information for educators, families and students on a large variety of topics. The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies provides leadership in education at the Smithsonian and produces a variety of programs, services, and resources for the education and museum communities. The Center studies education at the Institution and builds consensus on standards for strengthening its educational programs, publications, and websites.
An online encyclopedia primarily covering the history of England and the United States. Also includes information about Russia, Germany, and France; timelines for World Wars I and II and the Spanish Civil War; and the weekly Teaching History Online newsletter. Searchable, and browsable by topic. Produced by Spartacus, a publishing company formed by a group of teachers.
This web site came about after both Eichling and Kolfinna were asked to teach about women fighters in the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). This web site portrays their feelings, knowledge and insight into this subject. They have enlisted the opinions, comments and stories of other people in the SCA to help expand their understanding of women in this field.
This curriculum supplement offers learning guides to dozens of popular movies. Lessons cover: major events of history; great achievements of civilization; extraordinary men and women who have shaped our world; works of music, dance, drama, literature and the visual arts; and ethical, social, and cultural issues facing children as they mature.
"American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning."
This site is the home of the North American Sundial Society, with information about sundials and their use in modern times.
This website is designed to provide information for students, educators, institutions, and any others interested in National History Day in Washington State. It includes pages and links which will provide the necessary information for getting involved in the History Day program in Washington state and all that it has to offer Washington students and teachers. National History Day is a nationwide competition for students in grades 6-12 who are interested in improving their historical knowledge in a fun and challenging environment. Any student in this grade range who resides in Washington state is eligible to participate in National History Day in Washington State.
In the Middle Ages, there were two ways anyone could be a knight: by holding land under a knight's fee, or by being made a knight or inducted into an order of knighthood. In this article, there are examples of both cases for women.
If you're after knowledge and know-how, this website offers pioneer aviation history, hands-on aviation adventures, virtual expeditions and timely information. There are six operational Wright aircraft in the virtual hangar. Check out the complete engineering drawing of the 1902 Wright Glider and links to other informational sites related to aviation and the Wright Brothers.
This website provides a lesson on the United States justice system through a fictional murder case. The lesson covers topics such as grand juries, indictments, and plea bargains. The website also provides information on several notable Supreme Court cases, as well as a glossary of legal terms.
Math, Geography, and History facts in song form. Available in CD or cassette tape format, these catchy tunes make rote memorization fun (even for profoundly gifted kids!).
BOOMERANG! is a monthly 70-minute audiocassette in the format of a "magazine." Designed for ages 6-12, BOOMERANG! introduces kids to the world of big ideas -- science, current events, economics, history, poetry, geography. Jokes, mysteries, music, and interviews combine to make this monthly cassette a child's own personal window to the world at large.
This is a 5-day program that teaches about the French explorers and traders. They present oral history by play actors, play games and make period crafts.
HippoCampus is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge. HippoCampus content has been developed by some of the finest colleges and universities in the world and contributed to the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC), another MITE project.
History At Our House, otherwise known as HistoryAtOurHouse.Com, is the site for the world's first Full Integration history curriculum for students from 2nd to 12th grade. Since 2007, the HistoryAtOurHouse curriculum has been providing homeschooling parents with an opportunity to give their children a professionally designed, flexible and affordable history program.
This website includes many different topics in the study of history as well as interactive activities for young students.
This Irish History website contains a comprehensive timeline up to the present day, thousands of links to other websites, historical documents and images, and more.
This chart covers 600 years of world history at a glance and 25 feet of history with more than 400 illustrations. Based on specially reproduced material from the very rare Victorian wallchart, published in 1890 and currently in the British Library. This chart has been "extended" up to present day. It is a truly amazing timeline, unbelievably detailed, and very colorful.