History for all ~ Book: 12,000 Years of World History
Pages 170-171
Website 1
Watch a video clip about Mahmud of Ghazni and the Muslim invaders of northern India and Afghanistan.
Watch a video clip about Mahmud of Ghazni and the Muslim invaders of northern India and Afghanistan.
Website 3
Explore a timeline of India in the Middle Ages with videos and articles. (Click on topics such as "The Rise of the Cholan Empire", then continue to "1000C-1700C" to read more about the Delhi sultanate or watch a video of Qutub Minar, Sultan Aibak's victory tower.
Explore a timeline of India in the Middle Ages with videos and articles. (Click on topics such as "The Rise of the Cholan Empire", then continue to "1000C-1700C" to read more about the Delhi sultanate or watch a video of Qutub Minar, Sultan Aibak's victory tower.
Website 7
Browse images of monuments at Hampi, a temple town in the last great Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar.
Browse images of monuments at Hampi, a temple town in the last great Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar.
Pages 172-173
Website 1
Amazing scenes and video reconstructions of everyday life and temples in the Khmer city of Angkor in medieval times. (Scroll down for scenes and clips.)
Amazing scenes and video reconstructions of everyday life and temples in the Khmer city of Angkor in medieval times. (Scroll down for scenes and clips.)
Website 4
Find out more about the kingdom of Sukhotai in Thailand with pictures and videos. (Click on thumbnails below the main image or click on "Videos" and choose a clip.)
Find out more about the kingdom of Sukhotai in Thailand with pictures and videos. (Click on thumbnails below the main image or click on "Videos" and choose a clip.)
Website 6
Visit Borobudur, a Buddhist Temple in Java, Indonesia, built during the Sailendra dynasty.
Visit Borobudur, a Buddhist Temple in Java, Indonesia, built during the Sailendra dynasty.
Pages 182-183
Website 3
More about the about the cliff dwellngs of the Pueblo people. (After the clip, click on the "x" to see more images of pueblos.)
More about the about the cliff dwellngs of the Pueblo people. (After the clip, click on the "x" to see more images of pueblos.)
Website 4
Read more about the Pueblo people. (Then scroll down and click on the timeline to find out about the different periods.)
Read more about the Pueblo people. (Then scroll down and click on the timeline to find out about the different periods.)
Website 6
Learn about the many different ways of life and traditions among the groups, or tribes, of First Nations and Inuit peoples of Canada.
Learn about the many different ways of life and traditions among the groups, or tribes, of First Nations and Inuit peoples of Canada.
Pages 204-205
Website 5
See Suleiman the Magnificent's official signature and find out why writing is so Important in Islamic art. (Scroll down and click on the video play button.)
See Suleiman the Magnificent's official signature and find out why writing is so Important in Islamic art. (Scroll down and click on the video play button.)
Website 7
Follow the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire. (Click on the dates next to Map A. This activity uses Flash and may not work on all browsers.)
Follow the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire. (Click on the dates next to Map A. This activity uses Flash and may not work on all browsers.)
Science ~ 6th grade, Book: The Usborne Encyclopedia of Planet Earth
Pages 8-9
Short animated movie about the Solar System, with a quiz
Click on "Solar System". (NB Pluto is now recognized as a "dwarf planet".)
Click on "Solar System". (NB Pluto is now recognized as a "dwarf planet".)
Watch a video clip and explore the Solar System
Click on "The Solar System" then "Take a Planetary Tour".
Click on "The Solar System" then "Take a Planetary Tour".
Pages 10-11
Maps versus globes
Investigate how different kinds of maps affect our perception of the world. (Click on a lesson.)
Investigate how different kinds of maps affect our perception of the world. (Click on a lesson.)
Pages 12-13
Pictures to download
Pages 14-15
View day and night regions on the Earth and Moon
Click on the underlined words "map of the Earth" in the first paragraph.
Click on the underlined words "map of the Earth" in the first paragraph.
Pictures to download
Pages 16-17
How geologists study what's inside the Earth
Click on "Multimedia Version" then Choose "Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes", click on "The Unreachable Frontier" and navigate using the black menu bar at the bottom (includes "Earth's Magnetic Field".)
Click on "Multimedia Version" then Choose "Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes", click on "The Unreachable Frontier" and navigate using the black menu bar at the bottom (includes "Earth's Magnetic Field".)
Pictures to download
Pages 18-19
How mountains formed
Watch an animation that shows how the Himalayas were formed and find out more about how mountains are created.
Watch an animation that shows how the Himalayas were formed and find out more about how mountains are created.
Earth's crust animations
More about the Earth's crust and short animations that show what happens when they move. (To see the animations, scroll down and click on the underlined topics.)
More about the Earth's crust and short animations that show what happens when they move. (To see the animations, scroll down and click on the underlined topics.)
Pictures to download
Science ~ 3rd grade
We actually don't have any links from our exact book because it is so old, but the book has been revamped and these links go along with the topics we studied in week 30. Enjoy!
Topic from our book: Centripetal Force
Website 2
Review the forces that act on a skydiver or on any falling object at different stages of its fall.
Review the forces that act on a skydiver or on any falling object at different stages of its fall.
Website 3
Which would land first - a chicken or an egg? Understand the effect of mass, acceleration and air resistance on a falling object.
Which would land first - a chicken or an egg? Understand the effect of mass, acceleration and air resistance on a falling object.
Website 4
Experiment with the mass and angle of a comet, then see the effect of Planet Jupiter's gravity on the comet's path. (Click on "planet Impact!")
Experiment with the mass and angle of a comet, then see the effect of Planet Jupiter's gravity on the comet's path. (Click on "planet Impact!")
Pictures to download
Topic from our book: Air Pressure
Pictures to download
Happy Exploring!
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