Tuesday, March 24, 2009

A List of Online Resources

Online Textbook:

Go to the textbook online! Our access code is B4F5E38503. (Copy this code, so you can paste it onto the student log in screen.) or Textbook Stuff online To get to "Study Central and Take Notes/study for Quizzes, click here.


Go to Webquest

Flow Chart Resources:

  1. Movie ~ Mesopotamia: From Nomad to Farmers (United Streaming)
  2. River Video (textbook), Yangtze, United Streaming assignment (code: TB55E-E3D9), Article: River as Lifeline, 25 longest rivers in the world ..
  3. Climate Change - Code: T974B-C11F
  4. Climate change website
  5. Civilizations - the end of the beginning and the beginning of the end (United Streaming Videos - GREAT reviews) - Code:  T4136-BA6A , Ancient World Cultures
  6. Trade with others (United Streaming - Code: T9755-4659), The Importance of Trade
  7. Isolation (United Streaming - Code: T9736-175A)

Places to find Current Events: Time's Current Events Update

Online Databases:

CultureGrams (jacksonbronc / hole) Temporary Password: tetoncsd / cgrams

BrainPop! Videos (teton / tcsd) (After 5:00 pm - teton_teacher / tcsd)

1. Talks about migration of animals and connects it to nomadic lifestyle of humans. Why were humans nomads in ancient history?
How to get to it: BrainPOP, Science, ecology and behavior, migration

2. Talks about Hunter/Gatherers and Agriculture (the domestication of plants and animals). It talks about the placeFertile Crescent and permanent homes. It talks about surplus and specialization, as well as government. Follows the flow chart on broad terms.
How to get to it: BrainPOP, Social Studies, World History, Agricultural Revolution

3. Talks about nomads, agriculture, and permanent homes using American Indians to share this info. How to get to it: BrainPOP, Social Studies, US History, American Indians

4. Talks about, irrigation, agriculture, surplus, specialization (division of labor), urbanization, government and civilization….and WRITING. Uses the Sumerians to share this info.
How to get to it: BrainPOP, Social Studies, World History, Sumerians

5. This movie explains Communism.
How to get to it: BrainPOP, Social Studies, Economics, Communism

6. This movie explains Democracy.
How to get to it: BrainPOP, Social Studies, World History, Democracy

7. This is a great movie to introduce the major religions: Sikism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islamic, Shintoh, Judaism, Vodhuism, Rastafarianism, Scientology, and Buddhism, etc. (Explains the 5 major religions' main characteristics, with the exception of Buddhism, which is only mentioned once.)
How to get to it: BrainPOP, Social Studies, Culture, Religion

8. A good overview of different types of maps, as well as generic tools used in maps such as legends, compass rose, latitude and longitude, symbols, colors, borders, etc.
How to get to it: BrainPOP, Social Studies, Geography, Map skills

9. This is a good video for an intro to latitude and longitude lines. It talks about how to chart out longitudes and latitudes. It also talks about minutes and seconds briefly.
How to get to it: BrainPOP, Social Studies, Geography, Latitude and Longitude

Information for Flags:
FLAGS
The Study of Flags
Flag Site #2

Information about various historical topics!

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Create a Country - Africa:

All of Africa:

Current Event: Phoebe Coburn's blog about traveling through Africa with the Traveling School

History for Kids,

NetTrekker (jhms/student)

Ancient Crossroads of Africa site


Mozambique (Mrs. Carr):


DRC (Ms. Rooks):

Learning

BBC Fact Page

WorldBook online (search CONGO) teton1/schools,

PBS Africa


wikipedia - at the bottom you'll find many links,

Issues in DCR

Child soldiers,

Natural Disaster in DRC

Sudan/Kenya:

www.hrw.org/photos/2005/darfur/drawings/

http://stopgenocide.wikispaces.com/

http://www.ushmm.org/maps/projects/darfur/


Sierra Leone (Mrs. Lovett):

PBS Africa,

Egypt (All Classes):

HistoryLinks101 - Egypt

Ancient Egypt site

History for Kids

Yahoo Kids Directory

Create a Country - Middle East:

Poetry from the Middle East:
Series from PBS ...compelling! In particular, check out the link that says "podcasts"....some excellent resources for teachers.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/entertainment/poetry/middleeastpoetry/

Afghanistan:

India:
Photos of India from Historylinks101
Hindu Kids

The Green Revolution in India - more food...faster and cheaper... Is this a good thing?
The Green Revolution - part 2 - current events about issues with food supply
The Cancer Train - issues with food production and the Green Revolution

Pakistan:
Yahoo Kids Directory - lots of sites

Iraq:
Mesopotamia Pictures and facts - Historylinks101
Yahoo Kids Directory

Israel / Palestine:

Create a Country - Asia:

Asia:

China (Ms. Rooks):
Lots of pictures and web resources for China (Historylinks101).
Yahoo Kids Directory,
Natural Disasters - Mad worms turn on farmers!

Japan (Mr. Griffin):

Korea (Mrs. Carr):

Vietnam (Mrs. Lovett):

ISSUES in Vietnam: