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Greek Resources 

Odyssey Online – Ancient Greece – Nice overview, easy to read , good pictures.
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/homepg.html 

Daily Life in Ancient Greece   http://members.aol.com/bkdonnclass/Greeklife.html 

Voyage Back in Time to Ancient Greece –written for elementary school students , but it is a good source of information http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/greecerome/civ.html

Ancient Greece E-Museum http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/ 

The Greeks Interactive http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/igreeks/index.html 

Western Civilization- Greece http://history.evansville.net/greece.html#Resources 

 Ancient Greece from Teacher Oz- http://www.teacheroz.com/greeks.html 

Major Collection of Internet Links about Ancient Greeks – From PBS – “The Greeks” companion site.http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/htmlver/index.html 

The Real Story of The Ancient Olympic Games http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/research/Exp_Rese_Disc/Mediterranean/Olympics/olympicintro.shtml

 Lesson Plan/Webquests

Ancient Greek Webquest-   good plan, but some of the links need updating http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Subway/6560/index.html 

Lesson Plans on ancient Greece:  based on PBS show “The Greeks”, but can be used with other information sources. http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/htmlver/index.html 

Unit/Project Plan from Leestown Middle – Fayette County   http://teach.fcps.net/PET/Units/leestown2.htm

 Ancient Greek Olympics in the Classroom  http://members.aol.com/MrDonnUnits/GreekOlympics.html#TOP
 

Egypt
NGA The Quest for Immortality Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt- from The British Museum. So good you feel like you are there... interactive stories and challenge activities.
Ancient Egypt Discovery Case from Royal Ontario Museum
Ancient Egypt Webquest - Do you accept the mission? Excellent activities and research resources
Ancient Egyptian Webquest 2 - explore an ancient civilization with this great project and resource list

Rome
Ancient Rome Daily Life
Ancient Rome Images and Pictures
Mrs. Wahl's Ancient Rome Links

EyeWitness To The Ancient World

United States History
America's Cultural History-explore each decade from 1900 until today.  
Mississippian Moundbuilders and Artifacts
Frontier House
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could you survive on an 1880's homestead? 


Research Sources

ClassroomClipart - Historical Clipart and Pictures
Animated Atlas

How Far Between Cities?

Surface distance between points of Latitude and Longitude
America's Library

THE BRITISH MUSEUM World of Money, Money and Society

Central Intelligence Agency

Flags Of The World

History Channel

Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers
- a comprehensive resource compiled by a university education professor.

WebQuests, Activities

Test Your Geography Knowledge
Look Who's Footing the Bill!, a WebQuest
Welcome To Decisions, Decisions Online
Stock Market Game Worldwide
Lewis and Clark @ nationalgeographic.com
The Underground Railroad @ nationalgeographic.com

A Slave Rescue Quest

Yankee Blue or Rebel Grey? A Civil War Webques
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"Keep The Fire Burning"  Web quest exploring the 20th Century with Billy Joel's Song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Cultural Debates online - a free resource from Tom Snyder focusing on different viewpoints on topical issues.
The Heifer Project International
- help enrich others with small amounts of money that can literally change lives in developing countries

Explorers
Discoverers Web Alphabetical list

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