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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

¡del Corazón! Latino Voices in American Art

Find primary source materials featuring Latin American artists and their works at the Smithsonian Institution's American Art Museum. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Smithsonian American Art Museum

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

Cloth & Clay: Communicating Culture

Study ceramic and textile objects and discover the great Mesoamerican and Andean civilizations of the ancient Americas. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Virtual Museum of Canada

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

Coverdell World Wise Schools

Designed to integrate the experience of Peace Corps volunteers with the study world regions, history, and current events. There are also elements designed to promote service learning. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Peace Corps

Crucible of the Empire: The Spanish-American War

Take your students on an exploration into the Spanish American War and the related issues of Yellow Journalism, Cuba, the Treaty of Paris, and the assassination of President McKinley with information, timelines, sheet music, newspaper articles and headlines... (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: PBS

Cultural Profiles Project

Learn about the lifestyles, culture, and customs of people in many different countries in the world. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Citizenship and Immigration Canada

CultureQuest

This program helps students to understand and appreciate other cultures of the world. It provides the resources that will make the culminating web project a success. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Center for School Development of the School of Education, The City College of the City University of New York.

The Cultures and History of the Americas

View and explore the artifacts of the indigenous people of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean of pre-Columbian times through the years of European exploration. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Library of Congress

EDSITEment - Lesson Plan: The Aztecs — Mighty Warriors of Mexico

A lesson plan that bridges the anthropological, archaeological, and architectural elements of The Aztecs and their role in Mexican history. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Edowment for the Humanities

ePals Classroom Exchange

Offers safe, innovative ways for students to make contact with students of other cultures through school-safe email. (Learn more)

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EspanOle

This site has it all. There are links to arts resources, recipes by country, and Spanish proverbs. This site was created by and is maintained by Susan Seraphine-Kimel, Florida's Spanish Teacher of the Year during the 2001-2002 academic year.Lesson... (Learn more)

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Focus on Forests

Learn about why forests matter and what we can do to protect our forests. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: World Land Trust

Food in Latin America

Features a list of links to recipes for Hispanic, Central American and South American dishes from the following countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Uruguay, Suriname,... (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Latin American Network Information Center

Frontline World: Stories from a Small Planet

A glimpse into the lives of people across the globe through video and additional image and audio resources. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS

Geographia

Plan a vacation or travel virtual to far off and exotic lands. In addition to travel information, you can find out about the history, major sites, culture, and natural features of many countries such as Iceland, the Bahamas, and Russia through expository text,... (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: InterKnowledge Corp.

Global Gateway - World Cultures & Resources

Find information on the history and culture of countries throughout the world. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center

Focusing on the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and South America, this website is a portal to links on the web that cover a multitude of topics from information on the countries, their economies, education, government, religion, and culture. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Univerity of Texas at Austin

The Living Edens

Explore Anamalai: India's Elephant Mountain; Borneo, Island in the Clouds; Tasmania, Land of the Devils; and many more amazing places! (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS