Knowledge: world cultures
See Also:
- kids and teens → people and society
- kids and teens → school time → english → literature
- kids and teens → school time → foreign languages
Links
- Global Gang
http://www.globalgang.org.uk/ - Join the Global Gang to learn more about kids from other countries through stories and e-mail.
- Odyssey
http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/ - Join more than 1,400 classes as they journey around the world via the Internet exploring lands, people, and cultures.
- Pulse of the Planet
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/pulseplanet/ - Two-minute glimpses, complete with sound clips, into the cultures of the worlds. See and hear how people live, work, and play. From National Geographic.
- Multiculturalpedia
http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~tokyo3/e/ - Is a Canadian sneeze different from a Japanese sneeze? Learn about everyday habits and customs from various cultures around the world.
- Cultures
http://www.cultures.com/ - Devoted to cultures, living and ancient, and the promotion of world communication. Includes photos, drawings, animations, sounds, links to encyclopedias.
- Adventure Learning Foundation
http://www.questconnect.org/ - Online expeditions take students on virtual journeys around the world.
- Country at a Glance
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_glance.htm - Find out basic information about countries all over the world. This United Nations site allows users to click on the name of the country and get basic facts about its geography, language, economy, and so forth.
- EarthCam for Kids
http://www.earthcamforkids.com/ - Webcam search engine helps kids find live feed from people and places around the world. Visit Moscow through your computer screen, or journey into outer space at the touch of a button.
- Kulture Kids
http://www.kulturekids.org/ - Features multicultural recipes, crafts, and activities. Non-profit organization behind the site also promotes cultural appreciation through arts education, workshops, and theater.
- Mountain Voices
http://www.mountainvoices.org/ - Presents interviews with over 300 people who live in mountain and highland regions round the world. Their testimonies offer a personal perspective on change and development.
- Kidland
http://www.kidland.org/ - Kids from around the world work in teams to create web pages each month.
- Peace Corps Kids World: Explore the World
http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/world/ - Fun introductions to all the countries where Peace Corps volunteers are currently serving. Learn everything from what people eat to what they do for fun.
- Country Studies: Area Handbook Series
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ - Find in-depth information about everything from geography to weather, from government to religion, for more than 100 countries. Prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.
- Folk Tales Project
http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/folk/folkhome.html - School project presents folktales of many different countries written and illustrated by children.
- The Say Hello to the World Project
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/hello/ - Learn to say "hello" in over 30 different languages, plus find links to resources about the languages, the cultures, and language learning on the Web. From the Internet Public Library.
- IPL Culture Quest World Tour
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/cquest/ - Links from the Internet Public Library introduce the customs, beliefs, arts and institutions from different groups of people.
- Macdonald Drive Elementary Multicultural Website
http://www.mde.k12.nf.ca/kmcw/index.html - Contributions from students include profiles of world countries, cultural and traditional beliefs, folktales from around the world and basic phrases in different languages. School located in St. John's, Newfoundland.
- Children's Games from Around the World
http://www.topics-mag.com/edition11/games-section.htm - Around the world, children have one thing in common. They love to play games. Discover how kids from Venezuela, Mexico, Korea, China, Germany, and many other countries play different versions of the same traditional games.
- The Odyssey Institute
http://www.odyssey-institute.org - A Colorado-based nonprofit corporation that provides intercultural leadership training to high school youth through its Global Youth Ambassadors Workshop.
- Odyssey Online
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/ - A journey to explore Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and sub-Saharan African cultures. Make your own discoveries through cool puzzles, games, and worksheets.
- Global Kids
http://www.globalkids.info/ - Features fairy tales, geography tidbits, and games.
- Legends of Forever
http://library.thinkquest.org/12865/ - Explores many world cultures. Click on any part of a world map to be transported to information about that region. Then explore the gods, legends, and culture of that area.
- Deaf Culture and Sign Languages of the Global Village
http://library.thinkquest.org/11942/ - Explores the extremely tightly-knit deaf communities that exist to preserve friendships and facilitate interaction. Also examines how sign language can allow people from different regions of the world to communicate.
- CultureScape
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002981/ - Travel through all the seven continents and view beautiful sights. Learn about common greetings. and even experience the foods by trying recipes.
- On the Line
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/ - Visit this site to learn about the cultures of eight meridian line countries at the turn of the millennium.
- Food Fest
http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC030327/ - A report about traditional foods and drinks of various countries, with some recipes.
- Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/ - Scholastic site explores Spanish roots in America and contains student interviews with great Latinos, biographies of history makers, and interactive map.
- We the World
http://tiki.oneworld.net/penguin/features/survival/survival_home.html - Travel with Tiki the Penguin to meet kids from tribal groups.
- Chasing the Dream
http://www.chasingdream.org/ - Photographs and stories show the hopes, ambitions, and difficult lives of eight young people from Brazil, Cambodia, India, Jamaica, Morocco, Uganda, and the Ukraine.
- The Anthropology Collections of The Field Museum
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/anthropology/anthro_sites/anthro3/ - Photographs help describe the different cultures around the World.
- Sounds from the Vault
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibits/exhibit_sites/sounds/ - Includes sounds from virtual instruments made by different cultures.
- Cultural Profiles Project
http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/ - Features overviews of life and culture in many countries. Developed to assist Canadians in understanding immigrants.
- National Peace Essay Contest: U.S. Institute of Peace
http://www.usip.org/ed/npec/ - Students write essays and compete to learn more about international conflict and resolution.
- Online Exhibits
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/ - Includes previews of history records, thoughts, and events.
- Bridges
http://www.bridgesweb.org/ - Connects children worldwide through digital storytelling. Take a mentors workshop a cross-cultural collaboration in digital storytelling in India, Peru, Kenya and Seattle, WA.
- Multicultural Education through Miniatures
http://www.coedu.usf.edu/culture/ - Has pictures and stories of dolls, puppets, and small figures from many countries. Use photos, stories, acitivities, and games in school projects.
- Library of Congress: Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html - Overview of life, history, and culture of various countries by the US Library of Congress.
- CIA - The World Factbook -- World
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
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