WHAT IS HUMANITIES?

EGYPT

Geography

Social Classes of Ancient Egypt

Artisans and Skilled Workers by ecohn-rozansky on GoAnimate

Artisans of Ancient Egypt by ecohn-rozansky on GoAnimate

Gods & Goddesses

Images for Flashcards

Information for Flashcards

Hieroglyphs

Writing with Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyphic Typewriter



Tombs of Ancient Egypt Video

Pyramids

Internal Ramp Theory (full video)

Pyramid Theory Update (2011)

Interview with Jean-Pierre Houdin
Criticism of Theory

Mummies

Mummification Made Easy
Who is the Screaming Mummy?
Our Mummy Hero, Bob Brier
Tomb Game

King Tut

World of Mysteries--Tutankhamun
King Tut Lyrics
Song

Famous Egyptians

BBC Website
Tour Egypt Website
Discovering Egypt Website

THE GIVER

Dystopian Literature

Dystopian Lit Independent Reading List


Dystopian Lit Library Resource
Dystopian Lit link

Compare/Contrast Essay

Memory

Endless Memory, part 1
Endless Memory, part 2
Memories Weaken Without Reinforcement
Memory and Chocolate
Sounds During Sleep Aid Memory
Turning Off Memories

Color

Make Your Own Color Poem
Color Poem Template
Magnetic Poetry

What color is the dress?
Article on Blue

Lois Lowry

The Children's Author Who Actually Listens to Children
Lois Lowry's Blog

Freedom Images

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

History Channel
History.net
Infoplease
On-This-Day
HistoryOrb

BOOK COMMERCIAL EXAMPLES

Movie by PJA Graduate Ben M.


Movie by PJA 8th Grader Sam E.


Movie by PJA 7th Grade Olivia J.



Powerpoint by Ms. C-R

BOOK TALK EXAMPLE

Powerpoint


Script

SCHOOL MEMORY

Open pdf to view;
the name of the "artist" should read Ms. C-R (there was a mistake when the comic strip was originally made).

GLOBAL LITERACY

Maps and Globes

How Globes are Made
List of Map Projections
Winkel Tripel Projection
Southern Ocean
Color Map of Continents
Topographic Maps

Wegener's Continental Drift Theory


Why Pangea Broke Apart?

Antarctica

Video from Amundsen's South Pole Adventure
(note that there may be a 15 second commercial at the start of the video)
Photographs from Amundsen's South Pole Adventure
South Pole Expedition: Then & Now
South Pole Remembered 100 Years Later
Teen to Walk to South Pole
Amundsen facts
Scott facts
Comparison of Expeditions
More about the Expeditions
Photos from Scott's Expedition
The Man Who Took the Prize
Blog from modern Scott Expedition
Antarctic Quiz
Scott's Diaries
Amundsen-South South Pole Station
The Polar Program (NSF)



Reaching Lake Vostok

Latitude and Longitude

Introductory Video
Matching Game
Timed Practice
Test Your Knowledge
Drag and Drop Game
Who Wants to Be A Millionaire Game

HUMAN ORIGINS

Genographic Project

What is it?
Recent News
Fox News Interview

Early Human Species

Smithsonian Exhibit



Example of Early Human Species Poster

Africa

Map
Names & Locations of Countries of Africa
More Practice
Even More Practice

Scopes "Monkey" Trial

Introductory Video

Cave Paintings

Chauvet Cave
Lascaux Cave Tour
Lascaux Cave
Visiting the Chauvet Cave by John Robinson
Female Cave Artists

Stone Age Toolkit

Tools and Their Uses

Human Traits

Top 10 Things That Make Humans Special
Hominid or Hominin
Faces of Our Ancestors

ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

Weslandia

River Research

Google Custom Search

Some sites that other students found helpful...
Social Studies for Kids
Enchanted Learning
FactMonster (be sure to check out all the links at the bottom of each page)
Aloe River Systems of the World (chart has some decent info; links do not work)

MESOPOTAMIA

Jeopardy link

Introductory Video

Physical Geography

Matching Game (has only some of the physical features)
List Bodies of Water
Bodies of Water Quiz

Political Geography

Review Games
Review Game #1
Review Game #2
Review Game #3

Hammurabi's Code

Code of Laws

Cuneiform

Write Like a Babylonian

About Cuneiform Writing
More about Sumerian Cuneiform
About Cylinder Seals

Ziggurats

More Ziggurat info from the British Museums

Epic of Gilgamesh

Vocabulary

Quizlet
Log in: pjahumanities6
password: humanities

LIBRARY

ORCA Book Award Nominees

Read! Read! Read!

Letters About Literature

Contest Rules & Guidelines

MORNING RITUALS

Weekend Update

Really Old Goldfish
Bowling Backwards?
Teeny Tiny Poison Dart Frog
Chewing Gum Sales
Chewing Gum Statistics
World Record for One Hand Clapping
Video of World Record Two Hand Clapping
Marathon Knitter
A Really Tall Cow
Portland Breaks Tree Hugging Record
Portland Fails to Break Tree Hugging Record
Rats Hired as Detectives
More about Police Force Animals
Really Old Cheese
A Brief History of Cheese
Oregon Population Changes
Portland Population Changes
Mimes Directing Traffic #1
Inflatable Animals
Basketball Playing Sea Otter
Dude, where's my house?
Daylight Saving Time
Bizarre Laws
Elphie
Roo

Send in the Clowns!

Troubleshooting on Tuesday (TOT)

Outstanding Writing on Wednesday (O-WOW!)

Why I Hate Moles
College Essay

Everything I Ever Learned...
H. L. Mencken on The Scopes "Monkey" Trial

Staying Current on Thursday (SCOT)

Arctic Shipwreck Found
Face Recognition
Boy Donates Arrowhead
Oldest Cave Paintings?
But, wait...what about the shell?
Who owns the North Pole?
Fish Face
Fins-to-Hands Evolution
Zebras
Caving News
Human Use of Fire
Destruction of Archeological Sites
Daily Life for Jews in Babylonia
Apologies in the News
Power of Apologies
Health Benefits of Forgiveness
Homo Species Older Than We Thought

SUMMER READING

FRONT PAGE PROJECT

Template--Pages


Template--Word


Crossword Puzzle Maker
Note that once you generate your puzzle, you can print it out and then we can enlarge or reduce it on the school copying machine to fit the space on your front page.
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ANCIENT EGYPT

Famous Egyptians

CONVERSATION SANDWICHES

2015

2014

2013

Jeopardy Links


Mummies

Pyramids

Social Classes of Egypt

Geography


Hieroglyphs

Gods and Goddesses

THE GIVER

Endless Memory

Poetry

Dystopian Literature

MESOPOTAMIA

Cuneiform


Physical Geography

Political Geography

Hammurabi's Code

Life in Mesopotamia

Artifacts of Mesopotamia

Epic of Gilgamesh


CONVERSATION SANDWICHES

2013


2014


GENERAL HUMANITIES

Newbery Club

Library Info

What is Humanities?


Summer Reading List


Banned Books Week


Thank You in many languages

BOOK COMMERCIALS

MORNING RITUALS

Weekend Update


Troubleshooting on Tuesday (TOT)


Information









Mimes Directing Traffic 2

Rat Detectives #1 (British journal)

Rat Detectives #2 (photos)

Snails the Size of Rats

Polite Animals

Marathon Knitter

Q & A with Marathon Knitter

Unusual Campaign Slogan

Moose Eating Shark

Basketball Playing Sea Otter

Reindeer's Changing Eye Color

Fox News Interview