This collection of thirty-nine facts includes a bibliography, making it a great place to begin a school report.
The kid section at Great Wall of China includes two fact pages and a map, but the rest of the site is completely kid-friendly and also worth a visit.
Although the grammar isn't perfect, there is a lot of detail here about the history of the Wall, and the many battles it survived.
This interactive, seven-question map game is part of the National Endowment for the Humanities' EDSITEment site. If you answer any question incorrectly, it will point you to a Library of Congress resource for the answer.
This Activity Village page starts with craft (Great Wall of Friendship) and then tells the story of the Wall with answers to frequently asked questions such as: "How tall is the Great Wall of China?" and "When was the Great Wall of China built?"
Surfnetkids.com recommends five websites about the Great Wall of China.
American geography games that are both fun and educational.
This particular page is a time line of Antarctic exploration, with links to pages about explorers such as Roald Amundsen and Robert F. Scott.
Although Robert F. Scott did not lead a successful round trip expedition to the South Pole (bummer), he did make Science Discovery's top ten list of doomed expeditions and was celebrated as hero in England.
This PBS bio of Roald Amundsen is part of their Alone on the Ice website. Alone on the Ice is a television movie about Commander Richard E. Byrd's exploration of the Antarctica, but also includes coverage of other famous Arctic and Antarctic explorers.
Paul Ward, a British teacher, worked for two years as a zoologist in Antarctica, fulfilling a dream that started when he was a teenager.
Although this AMNH site is written for teachers, students will find much here to help with homework and research reports. The bulk of the educational content is contained in PDFs that open in small (annoying) pop-up windows, but can be easily printed.
RSS Feed for This Page