Wednesday
Jan052011

Geography Quiz Websites

Monday
Nov292010

Ancient Maya Websites

Please go to one of the websites in each catagory below and write down 5 facts about the Maya from the site. 

Mayan Ball Game Sites
This site gives a brief overview of the game:
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/mayanballgame.htm
Interactive website that shows the elements of the game:
http://www.ballgame.org/
More detailed look at the game - with good pictures:
http://www.authenticmaya.com/ball_game.htm

Mayan Geography Website
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mayacode/map-nf.html

Maya Calendar Website
http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-mayan.html

Maya Religion Websites
Basic Overview with nice pictures:
http://www.religionfacts.com/mayan_religion/index.htm
Comprehensive look at Maya Religion with a few pictures:
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmc03eng.shtml

Friday
Sep102010

Hinduism 

Tuesday
Mar232010

Maya Research Paper Links

Directions: Please use the following links to create your parenthetical and works cited page citations for your resources and quotes.

Ball Game Quote:

http://www.authenticmaya.com/ball_game.htm

Religion Quote

http://www.religionfacts.com/mayan_religion/index.htm

Maya Article that you summarized:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/08/maya-rise-fall/gugliotta-text

Tuesday
Mar312009

Maya Video to Watch

Due Friday Video Notes

To watch the video follow these steps:

1. Go to www.ed1stop.net

2. Enter the username: astoneman01_stu and password: SPSV

3. Click login and then click 'ok' in the pop-up box that appears

4. Click on the tab that says 'School Help'

5. Click on the image that says Discovery Education Streaming - which will open a new window for the Discovery Education website

6. In the Search box at the top, enter the title of the video -- Maya: Messages in Stone
the punctuation, spacing and spelling must be exact for it to find the video

7. Click on the video title and it will give you a player to watch the video on.

Don't forget to take notes!!!