Website of the Week: Yong’s China Quest Adventure (Gr. 1-7)

Yong’s China Quest Adventure – An interactive learning game Yong’s China Quest provides an interactive approach to learning about China and Chinese culture. While the site is more game than academic, students will be exposed to bits and pieces of information on clothing, figurines, and weaponry as they try to solve puzzles. Where the real [...]

Google Apps Tip – Historical Imagery

Historical Imagery – Using Google Earth to see change over time Historical Imagery is a fantastic, yet often overlooked tool found in the free application Google Earth. This tool allows the user to view a location on the planet at different points in time thanks to Google periodically updating its maps with newer satellite images. [...]

Website(s) of the Week: Two Earths

Another Earth – Compare two Earths over time GE Teach – Look beyond your borders Both of these sites use the Google Earth plugin to give viewers a unique perspective of our planet and the wealth of information we’ve collected about it over time. Each site allows you to put TWO Google Earths side-by-side in [...]

Website of the Week: Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade – An informational database (Gr. 4-12) This site is chalk full of information, maps, lesson plans, timelines and multiple databases including slaves names, ship names, voyages and more. A definite asset to any student doing serious research but with enough diversity in materials and oversight to be helpful to those looking for [...]

Website of the Week: Mission US

Mission US – A Revolutionary Way to Learn History (Gr. 4-8) Mission US is an interactive online experience for students to learn about US history. Students start with Mission #1, “For Crown or Colony?” about the steps leading up to the Revolutionary War. More missions are forthcoming, so check out the ABOUT section for updates [...]

Exploring The Far East

Exploring The Far East: Myers & Dalton Teams Each year 7th grade students at MSK immerse themselves in the diverse cultures, people and customs that exist in countries and how they compare to life here in Kennebunk, Maine. So please join us as we journey to China, Japan and other countries to learn about what [...]

Website of the Week: THIS DAY

THIS DAY – Images from this day in history (Gr. K-12) From Nikon, THIS DAY is an interactive website that provides images and a brief description of  past events that took place on the same day as today. In fact, the site will display past events that happened during the same week. Use the timeline [...]

Website of the Week: Historvius

Historvius – Discover historic sites (Gr. 3-12) Part search engine, part map, and part reference guide, Historvirus helps you find historically important and sometimes forgotten sites. Search by destination and choose from over 200 possibilities or search by time period and enter a date (4000BC to present day), enter a historic period (70+ to choose [...]

Website of the Week: Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright

Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright (Gr. 3-12) Produced by the Library of Congress, follow detective Cop E. Wright as she investigates what is copyright, a timeline of how copyright laws developed, and how to register your own copyright electronically! Click the link just above the interactive window to see which academic standards this activity [...]

Her-Stories in History

Her-Stories in History – A quilt of influential women (Gr. 5-12) This virtual quilt contains 31 influential women throughout history. Click on any portrait to view a biographical breakdown of the person. Each entry includes an audio option so that students can have the text read to them. At the bottom of the page are [...]