Nations Online Project
Nations Online: Norway
Provides a complete destination guide to Norway, a country profile, background overview, and numerous links to comprehensive information on the country's culture, history, geography, economy, government, and more.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubble Site: Hubble Monitors Weather
This site is from Hubblesite which is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "What's the weather for Mars and Venus? The Hubble telescope has given astronomers a peak." Site provides images, video as well as...
Read Works
Read Works: Native Americans Who Discovered America?
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the discovery of America. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
NASA
Nasa: Welcome to the Planets the Explorers
View photographs of space craft and read about their assembly, launching, and where they went.
Children's Museum
Field Guide to the Universe: Space Craft
Pictures and descriptions of the robot spacecraft that have explored the planets and outer space since the 1960s.
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize: The Norman Conquest: What Happened in 1066?
Find out what led to the end of the Anglo-Saxon era in England.
abcteach
Abcteach: Social Studies: History
[Free Registration/Login Required] A directory of history resources (games, activities, puzzles, graphics) to be used as part of elementary study of Ancient Egypt and Greece, the Middle Ages, the Revolutionary War, and other topics....
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas Mc Donald Observatory: Mars
Discover interesting facts about Mars, the furthest planet from the sun.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Ireland History and Timeline Overview
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Ireland including early kings, Celtics, Viking invasions, British rule, North and South, the IRA, and current events.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Sweden History and Timeline Overview
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Sweden including early kings, Vikings, the Kalmar Union, Great Northern War, and recent events.
A&E Television
History.com: Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian-born merchant and explorer who took part in early voyages to the New World on behalf of Spain around the late 15th century. By that time, the Vikings had established settlements in present-day North...
Curated OER
Image of Alcuin of York
A look at the life of Alcuin who worked for Charlemagne but was very concerned about the Viking attacks on England, especially the Lindesfarne assault.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Canute the Great
History for Kids provides an overview for elementary students on Canute the Great, who was king of Denmark, Norway and England in the 11th Century AD. Links to teacher resources include worksheets, quizzes and activities.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Ancient and Medieval Europe
Created for the high school student who is taking classes in European history.
The History Place
The History Place: Early Colonial Era
This site from The History Place provides a timeline of significant events between (1000-1700) win the discovery and colonization of the New World.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: The Beginnings of German Christianity 500 1000.
While conventionally the period after the fall of the Roman Empire in the West is thought of as an age of darkness, in fact it was the formative period of a new culture. Christian missionaries brought a form of Christianity to the...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Erik the Red
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia explores what is known about the life of Erik the Red, the founder of the first Nordic settlement in Greenland.
Other
Si Spain: Visogothic Kingdom
This resource provides information on the reign of the Visigoths in the Iberian Peninsula, beginning of the 5th century to 711.
Other
Si Spain: Muslim Spain
This article provides a brief description of Spain during the Moorish presence in the country, 711-1492.
Channel 4 Learning
4 Learning: Geography Essentials, Village Settlers
Information about how village settlers first came to settle on foreign lands and what they needed to survive.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Leif Ericson Facts
Covers information about the life of Leif Ericson and his involvement in the exploration and the discovery of the New World leading to the colonization of America.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: England, Ad 878
A map of England at the time of the Treaty of Wedmore in AD 878. This map shows the Kingdom of Alfred of Wessex, the territory of the Danelaw (lands under Viking expansion over the Anglo-Saxons), and the route of Rolf the Ganger (Rollo,...
Curated OER
Etc: Scene of Defeat, Wanderings, and Victory of Alfred the Great, Ad 871 899
A map of the area in Somerset and Wiltshire, England, at the time of Alfred the Great (AD 847-899), showing the place of his retreat from the Danes (Isle of Atheleny), the battlefield where he defeated the Vikings under Guthrum in AD 878...
Curated OER
Uk History
This site from the Great Britain guide provides the history of the Anglo-Saxons in England between the mid-5th century and the Norman Conquest (410-1066). Shows the transition from their being invaders to being invaded, first by Vikings...
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