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Adventure Learning Foundation

Photographs and travel journals from Southern Africa, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Baja California, Alaska and Yukon. Interested teachers may register their class to track the travelers on their next trip. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: QuestConnect.org

Africa Access Review

Annotations, critiques, and teaching ideas about children's literature from Africa. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Africa Access

Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent

A searchable collection of African sounds including greetings and songs as well as images of cities, buildings, artisans, and other cultural and natural subjects. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: University of Wisconsin - Madison Libraries

Africa for Kids

An interactive website that uses images, audio, and fun activities where kids can listen to songs, make masks, and more to learn about African culture. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS Kids

African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection

This exhibit includes fabulous examples of African art which Paul and Ruth Tishman collected over a period of 20 years. Works include masks, ceremonial pieces, sculptures and more. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Smithsonina Institution - National Museum of African Art

African Voices

An online exhibit of historical and modern materials from Africa, as well as selections from contemporary interviews, literature, proverbs, prayers, folk tales, songs, and oral epics that reflect the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples... (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Smithsonian Institution

African Wildlife Foundation

Detailed information about Africa's wildlife, geographical regions, and the African Wildlife Foundation's conservation projects (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: AWF

Afro-Americ@: Kids Zone

The Afro-Am News Kids Zone provides games, brain teasers, myths and fables and more for kids to learn about Africa. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: African America News

The American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition

An online collection of photographs, field notes, anthropological objects, and many other multi-media resources that document and provide context to James Chapin and Herbert Lang's Congo expedition. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: American Museum of Natural History

Ancient Egypt

An interactive website that explores a variety of aspects of ancient Egyptian life from the typical mummification and pyramids to the less often addressed timekeeping in an Egyptian temple and ancient workshops. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: British Museum

Ancient Egypt: Science and Technology

Interactive website about the science and technology of ancient Egypt. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Museum of Science, Boston

Art and Life in Africa Project

Provides information and images related to art and life throughout Africa. The site includes maps of Africa navigating even the most novice user to information regarding specific countries and peoples, complete with demographics and settlement histories. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: The School of Art and Art History at the University of Iowa

Atlapedia Online

Provides factual information as well as physical and political maps for countries around the world. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Latimer Clarke

Beyond the Fire: Teen Experiences of War

This site provides great resources for learning about the experiences of teenagers who have been affected by warfare in their home countries. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Independent Television Service

The British Museum

A collection of exhibits and information that explore the past and present of cultures throughout the world through artifacts, art, and science. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: British Library

Children's BBC Newsround

Images, stories and activities based on current events with news stories written to match the interests of students. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: BBC News

Cities and Buildings Database

Over 5000 images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: University of Washington Libraries

Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to the Ancient World

Object-based art and history presented in images, video, and audio. Ancient Grecian, Ancient Roman and Ancient Egyptian artifacts are featured. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Art Institute of Chicago

Collapse: Why do Civilizations Fall?

An online adventure that takes kids to visit the Maya, Mespotamia, Chaco Canyon, and Songhai to find out more about these civilizations and areas and discover why they fell. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Annenberg Media

Cool Planet for Teachers

This site from OxFam helps teachers bring global issues into the classroom. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: OxFam