Ms. Miley's Website - For when you wake up in the middle of the night screaming, "Holy #$%@, I forgot my math/science homework!!"
Sheppard Software - a great geography website to sharpen to your map skills.
Newsela - a news website that uses real news articles and allows you to choose the appropriate reading level. You get high-quality news at a reading level you can understand. Sign up for free to get unlimited reading.
CNN Student News - middle/high school version of CNN news site for students.
BBC News - News from the British Broadcasting Corporation. It covers many international stories the US news outlets often overlook.
National Geographic Society - Since 1888, this society is among the most important groups in scientific, geographic and historical research. Great articles, pictures, and links to the NatGeo channels.
Archaeology Magazine - published by the Archaeological Institute of America. Contains interesting articles on regions we will study this year, including interactive archaeological digs so you can see the latest discoveries.
BigFuture from the College Board - Want to research colleges to get a head start? This is a great place to begin. It's from the College Board, the group that makes the SAT - a VERY important test to get into college.
Mr Donn's Ancient History - okay kid-friendly site on ancient history NOTE: not all the information on this site is accurate or up-to-date. Check with me before you use it!
Analyzing Primary Sources from the Library of Congress - Great informational site to help find, cite and analyze primary sources. The Library of Congress is full of artifacts that you can download for free.
The Human Evolution Site by the Smithsonian Institution's Human Origins Project - The development of early humans is an extremely controversial subject, even today. This site by the Smithsonian Institution presents the latest archaeological research on human origins - discoveries that are changing our theories of human development as we speak.
National Geographic's Human Origins Project - a joint project of NatGeo and the Turkana Basin Institute, this project focuses on the latest research on the Turkana Basin in Kenya, which has yielded thousands of fossils, and hundreds of hominid species.
Mesopotamia Website from the British Museum - interactive website provided by the British Museum in London.
Mesopotamia Website from the University of Chicago - interactive website provided by the University of Chicago.
Ancient Egypt Website from the British Museum - interactive website on Egypt - has a huge collection of artifacts.
BBC History Ancient Egypt - Great site on ancient Egypt provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation. A few of our readings will come from here.
BBC History Ancient Greece - British site on ancient Greece. Great articles and activities.
BBC History Ancient Rome - Just like the other BBC sites. Great resource to use.
PBS' Egypt's Golden Empire - Extensive information and resources about the PBS documentary about Egypt during the New Kingdom (1550 BCE - 1077 BCE).
PBS' The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization - Information, games and streaming video on the PBS documentary series about ancient Greece (actually mostly Athens).
PBS' The Roman Empire in the First Century - Solid site based on the PBS documentary series about the Roman Empire from 27 BCE - 81 CE
Sheppard Software - a great geography website to sharpen to your map skills.
Newsela - a news website that uses real news articles and allows you to choose the appropriate reading level. You get high-quality news at a reading level you can understand. Sign up for free to get unlimited reading.
CNN Student News - middle/high school version of CNN news site for students.
BBC News - News from the British Broadcasting Corporation. It covers many international stories the US news outlets often overlook.
National Geographic Society - Since 1888, this society is among the most important groups in scientific, geographic and historical research. Great articles, pictures, and links to the NatGeo channels.
Archaeology Magazine - published by the Archaeological Institute of America. Contains interesting articles on regions we will study this year, including interactive archaeological digs so you can see the latest discoveries.
BigFuture from the College Board - Want to research colleges to get a head start? This is a great place to begin. It's from the College Board, the group that makes the SAT - a VERY important test to get into college.
Mr Donn's Ancient History - okay kid-friendly site on ancient history NOTE: not all the information on this site is accurate or up-to-date. Check with me before you use it!
Analyzing Primary Sources from the Library of Congress - Great informational site to help find, cite and analyze primary sources. The Library of Congress is full of artifacts that you can download for free.
The Human Evolution Site by the Smithsonian Institution's Human Origins Project - The development of early humans is an extremely controversial subject, even today. This site by the Smithsonian Institution presents the latest archaeological research on human origins - discoveries that are changing our theories of human development as we speak.
National Geographic's Human Origins Project - a joint project of NatGeo and the Turkana Basin Institute, this project focuses on the latest research on the Turkana Basin in Kenya, which has yielded thousands of fossils, and hundreds of hominid species.
Mesopotamia Website from the British Museum - interactive website provided by the British Museum in London.
Mesopotamia Website from the University of Chicago - interactive website provided by the University of Chicago.
Ancient Egypt Website from the British Museum - interactive website on Egypt - has a huge collection of artifacts.
BBC History Ancient Egypt - Great site on ancient Egypt provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation. A few of our readings will come from here.
BBC History Ancient Greece - British site on ancient Greece. Great articles and activities.
BBC History Ancient Rome - Just like the other BBC sites. Great resource to use.
PBS' Egypt's Golden Empire - Extensive information and resources about the PBS documentary about Egypt during the New Kingdom (1550 BCE - 1077 BCE).
PBS' The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization - Information, games and streaming video on the PBS documentary series about ancient Greece (actually mostly Athens).
PBS' The Roman Empire in the First Century - Solid site based on the PBS documentary series about the Roman Empire from 27 BCE - 81 CE