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Wikipedia’s “Underground Railroad” - This is
a link to an online encyclopedia article. It includes a depth of
information on the traveling routes, conditions, and terminology that
travelers on the railroad created. This also offers links to similar
topics and timelines.
Intended Audience: Anyone
Rating (out of
10): 5
9/17/05 -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Railroad
Underground
Railroad Chronology - This website offers a chronology of major
dates in the formation and abolition of slavery while also providing
important dates in the history of the Underground Railroad.
Intended Audience: Teachers
or Students grades 5+
Rating (out of
10): 5
9/17/05 - http://www.africanamericans.com/UndergroundRailroad.htm
National
Geographic’s Underground Railroad Journey - Hot Site
- This is a virtual trip
on the Underground Railroad. It takes the student to relevant
geographic locations and also brings up issues travelers on the
railroad faced, such as the meaning of lanterns, “safe houses”, and
slave catchers. This is a great activity for students; it is
educational and entertaining, and also provides students an
opportunity to solidify their skills in exploring the Internet.
Sarah's Tip: This site
contains sounds throughout the game, such as singing and talking.
Intended
Audience: Students
grades 5+
Rating (out of
10): 9
9/17/05 - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/j1.html
The Underground
Railroad Travel Itinerary - This is a registry for acknowledged
stops on the Underground Railroad. It also offers an itinerary for
anyone interested in traveling to trace the major sites of the
Underground Railroad. It would be a great activity to use for an AP
History class to put everything in perspective for major research
projects, and it would also be good for teachers in grades 7+ looking
for supplements to their plans.
Intended Audience: Teachers or Students
grades 9+
Rating (out of
10):
6
9/17/05 -
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/
Maryland and the
Underground Railroad - Hot Site
- This is a great site. It would be a wonderful activity for teachers
to use with their students. This site has many activities, including:
The American Civil War
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Encarta's
"The American Civil War" - This is
a link to an online encyclopedia article. It includes a wide variety of
information on the American Civil War, including the causes, major
events and in depth analyis of each year of the war. This would be a
great resource to supplement research.
Intended Audience:
Teachers or Students grades 3+
Rating
(out of 10): 6
9/17/05 -
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761567354/Civil_War.html
The Boyer Letters
- This site contains fifteen letters written by a Union soldier to his
wife and his father. A great resource for students to read first hand
what life was like as a soldier and as a citizen at the time.
Intended
Audience: Teachers or Students grades 7+
Rating
(out of 10): 8
9/19/05 - http://www.gettysburgguide.com/boyer.html
Remember the
Ladies - Hot Site
- This site contains a handful of links that illustrate the role of
women in the Civil War. It contains short biographies of over ten women
involved in the war in a variety of ways, including spying, nursing and
fighting. This would be a great starting point for a research project.
Intended Audience: Teachers
or Students grades 7+
Rating (out of
10): 8
9/19/05 - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/4678/kate.html
The American Civil
War - Hot Site - This site
really covers it all-- major military figures, the secession of the
South, battles, and timelines. A great resource for teachers or
students, this site encompasses all major points of the Civil War in a
student friendly manner.
Sarah's Tip: The years
in the left frame are links to very informative timelines. The
timelines themselves contain links to biographies of army figures,
pictures of battles, and more!
Sarah's Tip:
Unfortunately some of the links in this site are broken, but the
website is still a really valuable resource. Under "Experiences", click
directly on "In the Experience" to enter the sites; the links below do
not work.
Intended Audience: Teachers or
Students grades 7+
Rating (out of
10): 9
9/19/05 -
http://library.thinkquest.org/3055/netscape/
The Civil War
Quiz Site - This has a handful of online quizzes on major themes
and events before, during, and after the war, from the Compromise of
1850 to the Reconstruction. This site offers many opportunities for
assessment, and also has links for reading and further activities on
all of the topics.
Intended Audience: Teachers &
Students grades 4+
Rating (out of
10): 7
9/18/05 -
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/civil_war/civil_war.htm
The Egyptian Experience
- Hot Site
- This site is a PBS site, that contains links to Educational Resources
and an interactive "The Egyptian Experience". The experience itself is
an interactive activity with maps, a hieroglyph translator, and a guide
to life as an Egyptian (in all walks of life, from worker to pharoah).
The Egyptian Experience would be great for students, and the
Educational Resources would be very helpful for teachers.
Sarah's Tip: You'll need
a flash plug-in to view the Experience.
Intended Audience: Teachers
or Students grades
7+(links to both-- the "Experience" can only be accessed through this
page)
Rating (out of 10):
The Egyptian Experience: 9
The
Educational Resources: 5
Intended Audience: Students
grades 11+
Rating (out of 10):
6
Egyptian
Challenge - This site is similar to jeopardy, but on the web. It
does not automatically keep scores, though. However, the questions are
geared towards students. It would be a great activity for students,
individually or in groups.
Intended Audience: Students
grades 8+
Rating (out of
10): 7
9/22/05 - http://library.thinkquest.org/4368/GameIndex.html
History Link
101's Ancient Egypt - This site really is a "101" on Egypt--
pictures, biographies, timelines, art, and games. The real gem in this
site is its guide to daily life-- where it maps out the class system in
Egypt , explains fashions, and discusses Egyptian advances in medicine.
Intended
Audience: Students grades 8+
Rating (out of
10): 8
9/22/05 -
http://www.historylink101.com/ancient_egypt.htm
Ancient
Greece
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Ancient
Greece Webquest - Hot Site - This site
is a multidisciplinary webquest created
by teachers at a school in Wisconsin. Offers a wide variety of links
based in a group activity. This site would be a great activity to use
for a class or for anyone needing a large amount of web resources
related to Ancient Greece.
Intended Audience: Teachers or
Students grades 7+
Rating (out of
10): 9
9/17/05 -
http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/teares/it/webquests/AncientGreece/
9/17/05 -
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/j1.html
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Maryland and the
Underground Railroad - This
is a great site. It would be a wonderful activity for teachers
to use with their students. This site has many activities, including:
Remember the
Ladies -
This site contains a handful of links that illustrate the role of
women in the Civil War. It contains short biographies of over ten women
involved in the war in a variety of ways, including spying, nursing and
fighting. This would be a great starting point
for a research project.
Why is this a hot site? It
gives a great spin on what students typically study about the war.
Students are given the opportunity to learn more about the large role
that women played in this war as well.
Intended Audience: Teachers or
Students grades 7+
Rating (out of
10): 8
The American Civil
War - This site really covers
it all-- major military figures, the
secession of the South, battles, and timelines. A great resource for
teachers or students, this site encompasses all major points of the
Civil War in a student friendly manner.
Sarah's Tip: The years
in the left frame are links to very informative timelines. The
timelines themselves contain links to biographies of army figures,
pictures of battles, and more!
Sarah's Tip: Unfortunately
some of the links in this site are broken, but the website is still a
really valuable resource. Under "Experiences", click directly on "In
the Experience" to enter the sites; the links below do not work.
Why is this a hot site? It is basically an index of
all-things-Civil-War.
The Egyptian Experience
- This
site is a PBS site, that contains links to Educational Resources
and an interactive "The Egyptian Experience". The experience itself is
an interactive activity with maps, a hieroglyph translator, and a guide
to life as an Egyptian (in all walks of life, from worker to pharoah).
The Egyptian Experience would be great for students, and the
Educational Resources would be
very helpful for teachers.
Why is this a hot site? This
site does a great job at illustrating what life was like for ancient
Egyptians. The interactive maps allow students to put all of Egypt's
major cities in perspective, and allow the student to zoom in on the
city's temples. They even contain 360' pictures of the temples today!
Sarah's Tip: You'll need
a flash plug-in to view the Experience.
Intended
Audience: Teachers or Students grades
7+(links to both-- the "Experience" can only be accessed through this
page)
Rating (out of 10):
The Egyptian Experience: 9
The
Educational Resources: 5
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