Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Dinosaur 'Feathers' Are No Such Thing
From ABC News in Science, this article explores the validity behind current findings and research on the dinosaur to bird theory. The research is conducted on the Sinosauropteryx, which is a turkey-sized dinosaur with "proto-feathers."
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Chanak Crisis
Looks at the Chanak Crisis of 1922, which was an event that almost triggered an outbreak of war between Britain and Turkey. It was prevented due to opposition from Allied countries and the British public.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Baghdad Pact
Wikipedia provides a description of the alliance between Turkey, Great Britain, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, and the United States named the Baghdad Pact, and made during the Cold War. Links are provided for additional information.
abcteach
Abcteach: Coloring Pages
[Free Registration/Login Required] Generate 3 blackline pages of a bear, a butterfly and a turkey to color with the instructions and color key in Spanish. These can be used to teach Spanish, or with your ELL students.
Other
The Stoa Consortium: The Acropolis
Several important sanctuaries and monuments were located on the South Slope of the Acropolis. The best known among them are the sanctuary of Dionysos, Asklepios and Hygieia. Other sacred places included the shrine of the Nymphe, and...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Thanksgiving Day
Kids learn about Thanksgiving Day. The history and facts about this holiday where we eat turkey and give thanks.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Lentils
Lentils are featured in this entry. Find their nutritional values, varieties, and a recipe for a lentil and turkey casserole.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Roman Roads
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students recognize that Roman roads were built around 312 BC to allow ease of movement for troops and communication. Several pictures of Roman roads in the UK, Spain, Tunisia, Egypt,...
Other
Disaster Pages: The Tsunami Page
FAQs about tsunamis address the reasons they occur and the destruction they cause. Also, learn about systems in place that provide Tsunami warnings as well as the data collected by scientists studying violent earthquakes and seismic sea...
Earth Life
Earth Life Web: Bird Orders of the World
At this site from Earth-Life Web, you can find a list of 23 bird orders and additional facts on each species. Taxonomy and photos are included.
Other
Barnyard Palace : Poultry
Six and a half billion in the United States each year! Chickens, that is. Find out more by looking at this site. Click on the pictures to enlarge them.
Other
Kiddy House: All About Chickens for Kids and Teachers
This comprehensive resource features everything you want to know about chickens. Students and teachers will "cluck" when they explore this site.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Byzantine Studies: Constantinople, Queen of Cities
Click here for a list of maps & photos depicting the Theodosian walls, the Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia, and modern Istanbul. Site by Fordham University.
University of Pittsburgh
Nasreddin Hodja Tales of the Turkish Trickster
Known throughout the Islamic world, Nasreddin tales feature a wise man with a biting wit and more than one trick or lesson up his sleeve. Learn about him on this site and read a selection of short tales, anecdotes, and jokes.
Other
The Topkapi Palace Museum: Topkapi Sarayi
Topkapi Palace was home to all the Ottoman sultans until the reign of Abdulmecid I (1839-1860), a period of nearly four centuries. The order for the construction of the Topkapi Palace on the Seraglio Point overlooking both Marmara and...
Swiss Educ
Swiss Educ: Kate Chopin
From here at SwissEduc, access general information on Kate Chopin, as well as full texts of various short stories.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Bartleby the Scrivener
Read about Bartleby the Scrivener one of Herman Melville's most studied works. Read about the major characters and their endeavors.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Soviet Reaction to Pact
This site from the Fordham University provides a great alternative perspective of the Baghdad Pact and the Central Treaty Organization. This is a statement given by the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Security in the Near and Middle...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Lionfish
Kids learn about the Lionfish, beautiful but poisonous reef fish with stripes.
Curated OER
Theodosius the Great
A brief history of the founding of the Eastern Roman Empire, now known as the Byzantine Empire.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Egypt, Abyssinia, Et Cetera, 1904
"Egypt is another of those countries whose prehistoric ages are wrapped in mystery as impenetrable as the sources of her Nile, whose exact location ling baffled the most enterprising of explorers. Great interest attaches to the country's...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Map of Europe, 1858
A map of Europe in 1858 showing country borders of the time, including Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony and European Turkey, and regions including Poland in Russia, Galicia, Hungary, Croatia, Dalmatia, Slavonia, and Transylvania in Austria, and...
Curated OER
Blue Mosque
This site offers pictures and descriptions of the famous mosques located in Turkey.
Curated OER
The Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent
This site offers pictures and descriptions of the famous mosques located in Turkey.
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