CULTURES OF THE WORLD
Amazon Interactive.
http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html
Explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home. Discover the ways in which the Quichua live off the land. Then try your hand at running a community-based ecotourism project along the Río Napo.
Brooklyn Expedition: Latin America.
http://www.brooklynexpedition.org/latin/gateway2.html
A collaborative project of the Brooklyn Public Library, the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Children's Museum, this site is a springboard to discussions to ancient and modern Latin American cultures, history and animals.
Countries.Canton, MI Public Library.
http://www.cantonpl.org/youth/country/index.html
A list of links to resources and information about countries throughout the world and other materials for children from birth through 12 years old.
Country Reports.
http://www.countryreports.org
This emulated site pulls information about countries from sources such as the CIA Factbook and presents them in a concise, easily readable format.
Destinations.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/
A travel guide publisher offers photos and information about most world nations.
http://www.health.org/
Girls Incorporated.
http://www.girlsinc.org/
Girls Incorporated is a national youth organization dedicated to helping every girl become strong, smart, and bold.
Hungarian Music Links
http://www.tamburaweb.com/hunglink.htm
Exhaustive site devoted to Magyar music, mainly gypsy and folk. Detailed sections on recordings, current practitioners, musical instruments, and Hungary's broader culture and politics.
InfoNation.
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
Choose two countries and the site will compare them statistically, economically, and more.
International Library of African Music - NEED NEW LINK
http://archive.ilam.ru.ac.za/home.asp
Over 40 years, ILAM has been recording and archiving the traditional music of sub-Saharan Africa. Its site allows you to locate even the most obscure music by title, country of origin, language. Much of the music is very hard to track down elsewhere.
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Explore & Learn
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/index.asp
Loads of useful resources for key stage 3 and 4 students. Explore the art history timeline and discover past and present cultures. The 'Daily Artwork Archive' is recommended to get a taste of their collection.
Multi Cultural Calendar.
http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/
If you want to know about scattering beans in Japan in January this is the site to visit. The entries might contain recipes for holiday foods, historical background, significance of the holidays, and the special ways in which these days are observed. The entries are contributed by children, so they are rich in local customs that perhaps could not be found as easily in books.
NationalGeographic.com Kids!
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
National Geographic’s site for young readers is one of the best resources for information on the Net about the world, its people, and its wildlife.
POPClock Projection.
http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html
A daily update of the U.S. population by the U.S. Census Bureau! For more information go to the U.S. Census Home Page at http://http://www.census.gov/.
Real World
http://realworld.on.net/
Peter Gabriel's much-loved label can be said to have put world music fairly and squarely on the map. It boasts a panoply of top artists and a complimentary state-of-the-art website with a wide array of sounds and cultures. Includes a site for the WOMAD festival.
Researching Consumer Cultures
http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/slater/consumer/
Written by a university sociology lecturer, this site examines consumer culture and incorporates issues such as gender, ethnicity and the relationship between public and private spheres. There's an extensive bibliography to facilitate private research.
Sounds of the World’s Animals.
http://www.georgetown.edu/cball/animals/animals.html
It’s bow-wow in English, but wanwan in Japanese. Learn how people describe the sounds animals make in thirteen languages.
Institute of Ismaili Studies, The
Resources relating to the faith, history and cultures of Muslim peoples with particular reference to the Ismaili Muslim Community and The Aga Khan.
TradePort
http://www.tradeport.org/
Great site on International Trade. TradePort is an online resource for comprehensive information and links to global trade assistance centers throughout California. Provides a gateway for California's businesses to connect with importers, exporters and trading partners throughout the world. TradePort also provides additional resources for online learning, collaboration and Web conferencing to assist California businesses and their partners with their global trade initiatives.
United Nations Cyberschoolbus.
http://www.un.org/pubs/cyberschoolbus/
View information about member nations, take a virtual tour, explore issues of human rights relating to children or take quizzes and play games to help you learn about the countries of the world. Interactive and well designed for school-age children.
Visit Europe
http://www.visiteurope.com/
Although designed for tourists there's much information here useful to AS students about the cultures and top attractions of EU countries. Each country’s entry gives concise information, tips advice and ideas. See how different countries are marketing themselves.
Voices of Youth.
http://www.unicef.org/voy/
Children across the world have their say on current events on this site sponsored by UNICEF with a fine section on Children and Work.
World Civilizations Washington State University
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/WORLD.HTM
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