Fun Stuff

ROME, ITALY LIVE!!! 2

Click the image to see what’s happening in Rome RIGHT NOW!!!

ROME, ITALY LIVE!!!

Click the image to see what’s happening in Rome RIGHT NOW!!! Don't forget to click the sides of the image to move the camera!

ANCIENT ROME GAMES AND OTHER STUFF

Click the Roman soldier to check out some neat Ancient Rome interactives!

WINGED SANDALS: A TOUR OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY

Take the tour with Hermes the messenger god, through a magical place filled with awesome gods, daring heroes and fabulous monsters. Click the image and go! For PC's and laptops, choose "Flash Version"; for tablets and iPods, choose "HTML Version"

GREECE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Click here: http://greece.mrdonn.org/games.html for a bunch of neat educational interactives on Greece.

Click here: http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/menu.html to explore the British Museum's virtual exhibit on Ancient Greece.

TAKE AN INTERACTIVE TOUR OF THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA!

Directions:
Look for red hot spots in the panorama and click them to travel to the next panorama. Press and hold your mouse on the panorama and move left, right, up or down.

Click here to go to the Great Wall of China

More about Hinduism

Check out this link from the BBC to learn more about Hinduism

MUMMY INTERACTIVE

Follow the step-by-step directions to mummify a pharaoh!

MUMMY MAKER CHALLENGE

How much do you remember from the "Mummy Interactive?" Try this version to see if you would be fit for embalming Pharaoh.

DEATH IN SAKKARA (INTERACTIVE MYSTERY GAME!)

To open RIGHT-CLICK the image and select OPEN IN NEW TAB! Death in Sakkara tells the story of a journalist drawn into intrigue and danger as he searches for a missing friend. Presented in the style of a comic-book of the era it is steeped in a dark ‘Indiana Jones’ tone. http://deathinsakkara.wedonicethings.com/

PYRAMID BUILDER

Journey back four and a half thousand years to Egypt's Old Kingdom, to the Pyramid Age. Have you got what it takes to be a pyramid builder? Click the picture to find out!

ANCIENT EGYPT AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM

Be sure to check out the "story," "explore," and the "challenge" for each topic.

EGYPT EDUCATIONAL INTERACTIVES

Click here: http://egypt.mrdonn.org/games.html for a bunch of neat educational interactives on Egypt.

FARMING CHALLENGE

Right-click on the picture, select "open in new window" and explore the site. Do you have what it takes to be a good farmer?

TO PLAY THE FARMING CHALLENGE...

This program requires "Shockwave" which is a product of Adobe Systems. You may be asked to install it if you don't already have it.http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/

If you receive an error message, please follow these steps:
1. Right-click on the empty box
2. Select "Properties"
3. Only check the box "Automatic update service (recommended)" see example

3RD WORLD FARMER

3rd World Farmer simulates some of the real-world mechanisms that cause and sustain poverty in today’s 3rd World countries. In the game, the player gets to manage an African farm and is soon confronted with the difficult choices that poverty and conflict can cause. While this simulation has many “Modern World” experiences, try to make connections to “Ancient World” farming as you play.

WRITE LIKE A BABYLONIAN!

See your name in cuneiform (click the image), the way an ancient Babylonian might have written it.

Africam... by Popular Demand

OK... not really Social Studies related but since you asked for it, enjoy several live feeds from the African wildlife reserves. To open, RIGHT-CLICK ON IMAGE AND "OPEN IN NEW WINDOW"

Test Your Memory!

Right-click on the picture, select "open in new window" and explore the site, "Neuroscience For Kids." How well can you perform these different memory games!

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