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What really happened the first Thanksgiving?
Different is good! Learn about children in other cultures around the world.
Weekly Reader! So much information, current events, field trips and more at this great site. Write a letter to the new president, play games and so much more!
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studies| Anne Frank the Writer: An Unfinished Story http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/af/htmlsite/ | |
| You may of heard of the Diary of Anne Frank, but this site lets you investigate her other writings, such as fairy tales, stories, and essays. You can also listen to interviews with her cousin and museum curators and much more in this exhibit from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. | |
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studies| WHTour http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/ | |
| The World Heritage Tour is creating a directory of panoramic pictures and virtual reality movies of World Heritage sites from around the globe. Check out the sites they've got so far, including ones from Indonesia, Thailand, China, Egypt, and many others. | |
| How Everyday Things Are Made http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/ | |
| The world of manufacturing no longer has to remain a mystery to you. This site, from the Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing at Stanford, shows how over 40 different products are made! Consider this your own private online tour of a factory. | |
| Discovery Channel: Nefertiti http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/nefertiti/nefertiti.html | |
| Explore the myth of Nefertiti, a powerful and beautiful Egyptian queen whose name was erased from history. Has her mummy been found? You can watch videos about the evidence supporting this conclusion, read articles about the queen, and lots more! | |