World History Links
Here are some helpful links for the interested history student.
Mayan Ball Game Site: it is really interesting. It goes into the
early Pre-Mayan origins of the Game
http://www.ballgame.org/main.asp?section=5
National Geographic for Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
Rebirth African Art Gallery
http://www.rebirth.co.za/kwelemask/history.htm
B. Escalante's MicroGrade Website
http://www.eClassInfo.com/home.asp?ID=Profbjescalante
Hale Middle School Website
http://www.halemiddleschool.com/
California State Standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov
Ask Jeeves for Kids - Ask Jeeves for Kids is a fast, easy and kid-
friendly way for kids to find answers to their questions online.
Designed to be a fun destination site focused on learning
and "edutainment,"
Ask Jeeves for Kids
uses natural-language technology that allows kids to ask
questions, such
as "Why is the sky blue?" or "What's it like to
live in space?" in the same
way they would ask a parent, friend or teacher.
http://www.ajkids.com/
Dozens of African Websites
http://library.stanford.edu/africa/africaneducation/teaching-africa-K12.html
The Visual Thesaurus - A fun tool to explore, study, and analyze
the structure of language. It allows you to see the
interrelationship of words.
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/online/index.html
Online Atlas
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm
Hale PTSA Website
http://haleptsa.com/
African Mask Information
http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLIO/nieuwenhuysen/african-art/african-art-collection-masks.htm
Greatest Mistakes article
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/Columns/?Article=accidentalinventions
Ask for Kids is a fast, easy and kid-friendly way for kids to
search online. Designed to be fun and focused on learning, Ask
for Kids uses natural-language technology that allows kids to ask
questions and perform web searches.
Ask For Kids
OWL -Online Writing Lab at Purdue University - Need help with
your writing?
Click for immediate help and great tips.
OWL -Online Writing Lab
How to Write a Bibliography
How to Write a Bibliography
McDougall-Littell Class Zone - Learn more about history,
geography, and test yourself. Standardized test practice. A
great resource for all class subjects!
Class Zone
10 Commandments of Good Historical Writng
10 Commandments of Good Historical Writng
Pick the correct meaning of each word and donate 10 grains of
rice to the World Foods Progam to help end world hunger.
Free Rice- vocabulary game
This is a free Adobe Acrobat Reader that will allow you to read
PDF files. Just click on the link and download the files and then
follow the installation instructions.
Free Adobe Acrobat Reader
100 Poems by 100 Poets
Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Artcyclopedia
African Proverbs 1
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