Secondary Education - Social Studies: Countries/Multicultural Studies Resources
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General Resources
Child Labor Issues
Cirque de Soleil
Country Resources
Cultural Resources
Flags Of All Countries
Global SchoolNet
Govspot--gateway to the best local, state, federal and international government resources
Haddon: The Online Catalog of Archival Ethnographic Film Footage - Research conducted at Oxford University, England, UK, including over 1500 ethnographic films shot from 1895 to 1945
Hamline University's Center for Global Environmental Education --Rivers of Life on-line classroom
Help Get Rid of Land Mines
inequality.org--created by journalists, writers, and researchers, inequality.org is a non-profit organization that questions conventional measures of progress and
prosperity, and looks instead at the new economy's have-nots often ignored
Jewish Culture and History
Latino Links--Whether you're looking for some new amigos or useful links to online Hispanic resources, drop by Latino.com. Feature stories and news reports highlight everything from culture to politics to entertainment.
Medecins Sans Frontieres--Social activism in the medical sciences
Moral Sense Test--The Moral Sense Test is a Web-based study by Harvard University into the nature of moral intuitions. How do humans, throughout the world, decide what is right and wrong? To answer this question, we have designed a series of moral dilemmas designed to probe the psychological mechanisms underlying our ethical judgments. By putting these questions on the Web, we hope to gain insight into the similarities and differences between the moral intuitions of people of different ages, from different cultures, with different educational backgrounds and religious beliefs, involved in different occupations and exposed to very different circumstances.
Olympic Games Virtual Museum
The Sixties: A virtual exhibit on the youth movement of the 1960s - from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History
United Nations Cyberschoolbus
The Web Of Culture
Yahoo! Government and Countries
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African Countries
African--Distance Learning Programs
Egypt--Learn all about Egypt through slides, trivia, timelines, and more
Ghandi, Mohandas K.--Comprehensive resource on this important figure
K-12 Guide for Internet Resources on Africa
Yoruba Links--from the University of Wisconsin at Madison
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Asia
Afghanistan Links--This site is in response to the current events in Afghanistan and the terrorist attack on September 11th, the Asian Educational Media Service has put together a guide for teachers who want to teach (or learn) more about Afghanistan.
Arab-American Educators Network
Asian Educational Media Service--an extensive searchable database of a/v materials focusing on Asia, a list of recommended K-12 media, an online guide to using film in the classroom, teacher's guides, a quarterly newsletter, and links to web resources focusing on Afghanistan
China the Beautiful
Ghandi, Mohandas K.--Comprehensive resource on this important figure
Great Wall of China--this site explores the "Secrets of the Great Wall"
Greeting India--covers the history, government, culture, art, economy, and music of India. I think this site could be a great homework resource for kids aged 9 to 13.
Help Get Rid of Land Mines
Visit the Land of Gion Matsuri -Japan
Windows on China--general information, news, lesson plans, teaching resources, maps, language resources, recipies, sports, & photos
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Charles Sturt University's Guide to Australia
Journals of James Cook's First Pacific Voyage, 1768-1771
Official website of the Australian Government--with links to all you could ever want to know about Australia!
South Seas--Voyaging and Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Pacific
Tourism and Travel Guide to Australia
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Currency
Collecting Paper Currency for Fun
Foreign Currency
Online Conversion--Convert just
about anything to anything else
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European Countries
Latino Links--Whether you're looking for some new amigos or useful links to online Hispanic resources, drop by Latino.com. Feature stories and news reports highlight everything from culture to politics to entertainment.
Normandy--web site set up to commemorate D-Day
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Facts and Figures
Key Facts and Statistics on Countries Around the World
Population Studies - Research reports, news bulletins, and statistical data
Statistical Information on Countries of the United Nations
World Encyclopedia and Simulation
World Factbook
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Far Eastern Countries
China--This site adds to the material teachers can use to help their students understand Chinese history, culture, and society.
China the Beautiful
Ghandi, Mohandas K.--Comprehensive resource on this important figure
Visit the Land of Gion Matsuri -Japan
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Languages
The Gift of the Gab
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Latin American Countries
African--Distance Learning Programs
The Azteca Web page--information accumulated especially for Mexicans, Chicanos, and/or Mexican-Americans
Latino Links--Whether you're looking for some new amigos or useful links to online Hispanic resources, drop by Latino.com. Feature stories and news reports highlight everything from culture to politics to entertainment.
Mayan Hieroglyphic Syllabary
The indigenous people of Mexico and Central and South America--with links to other sites on the environment and biodiversity
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Middle Eastern Countries
Arab-American Educators Network
ArabNet
Ghandi, Mohandas K.--Comprehensive resource on this important figure
Jewish Culture and History
Ramadan-- This site from the Council on Islamic Education offers a good introduction to Ramadan for teachers, along with explanations, discussion questions, and vocabulary words for students.
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North and South America
Arab-American Educators Network
Cradleboard: Native American Culture and Education
Latino Links--Whether you're looking for some new amigos or useful links to online Hispanic resources, drop by Latino.com. Feature stories and news reports highlight everything from culture to politics to entertainment.
The Thora Institute--The Thora
Institute disseminates facts and analyses about black Americans for the purpose
of improving the socioeconomic standing of black Americans.
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© Bernie Poole, Yvonne Singer, 1996-2006, All rights reserved / poole@pitt.edu, ysinger@worldnet.att.net
/ (814) 269-2923 / Revised
04/14/2006