Social Studies

Explorers Early Civilization Native Americans Mythology

Explorers

Gander Academy School - Site contains students' reports, pictures, lesson plans, student activities, and links to other explorer sites.  Great site
Explorers of the Millennium - Site has a student reports, timeline, explorer quiz, links and bibliography
ABC of explorers - alphabetical listing of explorers - Part of the Discoverers Web
Discovers Web - information found on the web about voyages of discovery and exploration
Yahoo Search - listing of sites
Enchanted Learning - nice site for elementary students.  Many images 

Early Civilization

MAYAN

smm.org/ Maya Adventure contains photos of Mayan sites, information about Mayan weaving, and an experiment concerning architecture     Science Museum of Minnesota
learner.org/ - Archeological evidence including monuments, houses, people, bones, and botany that will help you determine why the Mayan Civilization collapsed and whether this collapse was rapid or gradual.   Annenberg/CPB Project
kstrom.net/isk/maya/maya.html - go to the bottom of the page for numerous links

AZTEC

Aztec Calendar - shows today's date
archaeology.la.asu.edu- Teotihuacan, Aztec City - An exploration of the architecture and stone carvings     Arizona State University

INCA

 

Native Americans

www.germantown.k12 - Gr. 3 Native American project - lots of information and illustrations
http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/swest.htm - good web site for students to check out for a study of Southwest Native American Nations.

ANASAZI

learner.org/ - Anasazi and the Pueblos of Chaco Canyon "Why do Civilizations Collapse Annenberg/CPB Project
swcolo.org/Tourism/ArchaeologyHome - information and links
desertusa.com/ind1/du_peo_ana. - good information and some pictures
WOODLAND www.germantown.k12.il.us/indians/woodland2.html - good information and pictures of Woodland Culture
www.nativetech.org - Gr. 6 The site offers articles and features on themes from clothing to housing to food of the Eastern Woodlands Peoples

Mythology

Encyclopedia Mythica - comprehensive site. Has a search feature
Windows to the Universe - awesome site. Great feature-select reading level

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