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GENERAL HISTORY WEBSITESAll ErasVARIOUS TIME PERIODSHistory Mystery lets kids solve a mystery with a few clues. You choose your topic/time period! Choose between 6 different games with a variety of historical themes by the McCord Museum. Guess which Monarch or Leader when you see their rooms. Spans the ages, but since this game is from BBC, most are European. FOR TEACHERS Print out these fabulous Notebook Covers to decorate the front of your binder! Four different time periods, based on Susan Wise Bauer's The Story of the World series. History on the Net contains a wealth of resources and activities. Many history topics and good ideas from Mr. Donn's Pages. WORLD HISTORY WEBSITESANCIENT HISTORYARCHEOLOGYExplore the ancient city of Petra. You are the archeologist, and can practice with the interactive artifact module or the buildings module at the Jamestowne dig. For Upper Elementary and older. Visit this archeological dig based on Catalhoyuk and participate in the fun! Try several games on archeology from the Museum of Natural History. PREHISTORY See the world's best-preserved prehistoric cave drawings at the Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc. This cave is only open to scientists, so the virtual tour is the way the general public can get a glimpse. ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA Explore Assyria, Babylonia, and Sumer at this site by the British Museum. The University of Chicago offers several fabulous activities on ancient Mesopotamia. ANCIENT EGYPT The Birmingham Museum has an "explore an Egyptian tomb" activity, as well as some great activities to print out! There is a myriad of websites on ancient Egypt, but this one by the British Museum is one of the best! Each section has a story, explore, and challenge section for interactive fun. National Geographic also offers a fabulous site, At the Tomb of Tutankhamen, as well as one called Treasures of Egypt. The University of Chicago offers several fabulous Egyptian activities. Their interactive "Prepare a mummy for burial" page is not to be missed! Another great all-around Egypt site is called Eternal Egypt and offers a wealth of pages to explore. Send a hieroglyph e-card here! This site offers 16 great interactive activities, including maps and hieroglyphs! One of our personal favorites is exploring the Egyptian numbering system on an interactive calculator. Watch a slide show and play interactive games on NOVA's site, Pharaoh's Obelisk, or explore everything about pyramids at their site Pyramids: The Inside Story. Their Secrets of the Pharaohs is also amazing, and covers many Egyptian topics. Could you oversee a pyramid under construction? Try it with this game from BBC! Another fun activity is to compare the size of the pyramids with the Statue of Liberty and other famous structures (Also at this link, go to their homepage to see the 24-hour PyramidCam!). Try your hand at making a mummy, interactively, of course! Download some great Egyptian Screen Savers from the fabulous artwork at this site. Also offers a few free downloadables to print (bookmark, note paper, etc.). This game is all about fun! Explore The Pharaoh's Tomb and collect gold without getting caught in traps! ANCIENT GREECE Take a virual tour of the palace at Knossos or scroll down this page to see more pictures. The Birmingham Museum lets you design a Greek pot online, as well as some other great activities to print out! This site offers 12 interactive games, quizzes, and puzzles on topics such as Greek gods, the Olympics, and the Parthenon. The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization is an amazing, interactive resource for the older child. ANCIENT ROME The Birmingham Museum has a "dress the Roman soldier" interactive activity, as well as some other great things to print out! This site from BBC was made with kids in mind, with interactive quizzes and activities. Good ideas for teachers here, too. Find games, puzzles, and other interactive activities on Rome made especially for the upper elementary school child. This site for kids explores the eruption of Vesuvius,gives Pliny's account, and shows pictures of Pompey and Herculaneum. NOVA offers another super site...this one on the Roman baths. Explore the Colosseum and the world of the gladiator. Be sure to click on the video tours at the bottom of the page! Compare the Romans, knights, Vikings, and gladiators in the Warrior Challenge, and then choose your own challenge to participate interactively! Be an investigator in Ancient Rome and solve this murder mystery! Be a Gladiator in this game. In this game, called Gladiator: Dressed to Kill, your choice of the armor and weapons for your gladiator determines how successful he is. The Roman Empire in the First Century is an amazing site for the older child, complete with a game called "Emperor of Rome." Tour an ancient Roman villa in Germany. ANCIENT CHINA Take an interactive tour of the Great Wall of China. Explore NOVA's atempt to build an ancient Chinese bridge at this interactive site. Play interactive games of Chinese tangrams. ANCIENT JAPAN Kids will have a new appreciation for origami when they get to make these paper airplanes using origami techniques! Try a variety of interactive fun on themes from sumo to ukiyo-e at this Virtual Japanese Culture page. INCAN & AZTEC EMPIRES Most of us will never get the chance to hike to the ancient Incan ruins of Machu Picchu, but this photo gallery lets us experience the sights! Or visit the ruins via a virtual tour. VARIED CULTURES Watch this YouTube movie about the raising of Stonehenge. Take a quiz on ancient history and archeology. Each correct answer adds a piece to the jigsaw puzzle. Explore Easter Island at this NOVA site. MIDDLE AGESCompare the Romans, knights, Vikings, and gladiators in the Warrior Challenge, and then choose your own challenge to participate interactively!Learn the story of St. George and the dragon by exploring artwork from the past. BRITAIN Watch a movie and play a game to learn more about Anglo-Saxon coins, compliments of BBC. Re-enact the Battle of Hastings with this BBC game. CASTLES AND CATHEDRALS HOw much do you know about cathedral achitecture? Play this game and find out! MEDIEVAL WARFARE Explore the medieval arms race at this NOVA site. Watch (via slideshow) a trebuchet as it is built. Then you can build your own, and interactively destroy a castle at this NOVA site! This game begins at 1066, and explores how weapons have changed over time. 800-1000 VIKINGS This Smithsonian Viking site is thorough, with plenty of video clips to watch, artifacts to see, and lots of audio. Play Viking Quest and experience the challenge of "the full Viking experience." Another great site, The Vikings, allows you to explore a village, longships, and runes, and includes a clickable map to see the breadth of their influence. 1066 WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR Although not interactive, this site on The Bayeux Tapestry is worth a visit! Includes the entire tapestry, section by section, with an explanation of each part. 1346-1350 THE BLACK PLAGUE The Discovery Channel's site on the Black Death takes you on a journey of its spread over Europe with pictures, short text, and audio. AGE OF DISCOVERY: 1400 - 1699RENAISSANCEAllentown Art Museum has an interactive website packed with fun activities called The Renaissance Connection. HENRY VIII & ELIZABETH Learn about the Tudors & Henry VIII with this interactive site! Play the Elizabethan Syping Game and crack the code! Explore the Mary Rose, a warship of Henry VIII's, that shipwrecked and was rediscovered in 1971. VICTORIAN ERA The Birmingham Museum let you explore a Victorian painting online, as well as some other great activities to print out! See if you know your Victorian etiquette with this game! This game explores thecultural changes for women in the Victorian age. What about the Gunpowder Plot? Play this game and found out! Can you make it as a factory owner in the Industrial Revolution? Another related game, Muck and Brass, puts you in charge of a city during this same time. You have to look out for your citizens, while still encouraging the positive impact of factories. Are you up for the challenge? PRESENT ERA: 1700 - today1800's
NAPOLEON
Explore the world of Napoleon by touring his famous portait painted by Jean-Louis David. WORLD WARS The Birmingham Museum lets you explore a World War II bomb damage report online, as well as some other great activities to print out! Watch a multimedia presentation and read survivors tales about Pearl Harbor at this National Geographic site. During World War II, The Atlantic Ocean was a battlefield. Try to outwit the German U-Boats in this game from BBC. Look at pictures, read its history, and tour the U-505 submarine, currently on exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. What was it like for a child during World War II in Europe? Find out from this interactive site from BBC. AMERICAN HISTORY WEBSITESAMERICAN HISTORY--Varied TopicsGENERAL AMERICAN HISTORYThe Library of Congress offers interactive activities on Amazing Americans, Jump Back in Time, Explore the States, Join America at Play, and See, Hear and Sing. U.S. PRESIDENTS Play Who Is That? and guess the correct president. Another game at a different site, Name That President, has you identify the presidents by their picture. Watch videos and play games at the White House site for kids! This site lists fun secrets about each president. Just click on their picture! Just for fun! Watch the Presidents dance and learn from the song's lyrics! STATES & CAPITALSTake this online quiz on state abbreviations, capitals, and locations. Or click here for a game where you identify the highlighted state. AMERICAN HISTORY--1600sNATIVE AMERICANS
You are the Historian, and you can investigate the first Thanksgiving at this award-winning website.
AMERICAN HISTORY--1700sFOUNDING FATHERSThis site has no games or activities, but is included here because it is unique! Here you can find a list and accompanying biographies of all the signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. It also includes biographies of their wives. Ben Franklin -- Choose from a variety of games at this marvelous site, The Electric Franklin.REVOLUTIONARY WAR Check your local PBS station for Liberty's Kids, a cartoon-style program geared for kids on the events surrounding the War for Independence. The website has corresponding fun and games. For a preview, you can watch 5 sample episodes here! Choose to be either the British or the Colonials and try to take over the 13 colonies in this Revolutionary War game, The Flames of Rebellion. EARLY GOVERNMENT George Washington influenced the building of several frigates, including the U.S.S. Constitution. This resulted in the founding of the American Navy. This website is geared for teachers, and is full of activities for all grade levels, and also includes a video to watch. COLONIAL AMERICA Lots of fun activites wait for you at this site done by Colonial Williamsburg. Watch films on the lives of founding fathers and other early American themes! Explore colonial life with a cast of kids at this site, called Colonial Days. You can Be The Historian and investigate what life was like for a family living in Delaware c. 1780-1800 based on artifacts they left behind. Learn about early American life, from clothes to tools to manuscripts and more! Explore a New York village in 1845 and see a Harvest of History explaining how food was produced then vs. now.AMERICAN HISTORY--1800sWAR OF 1812 LEWIS AND CLARK
Quilts were hung at stops on the Underground Railroad to communicate to escaping slaves. Interpret the secret code on this quilt and learn more! AMERICAN HISTORY--1900sSPACE EXPLORATIONIn 1969, America put the first man on the moon. See video and a slideshow of Apollo 11. NASAKIDS has plenty of games and activities! |
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