World Cultures (Subscribe)
Categories
- Africa (15)
- Asia (13)
- Caribbean (4)
- Central America (5)
- Europe (23)
- Middle East (26)
- North America (5)
Links
Adventure Learning Foundation
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Online expeditions take students on virtual journeys around the world.
Bridges
[ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Connects children worldwide through digital storytelling. Take a mentors workshop a cross-cultural collaboration in digital storytelling in India, Peru, Kenya and Seattle, WA.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/
[ Kids/Teens ] - Scholastic site explores Spanish roots in America and contains student interviews with great Latinos, biographies of history makers, and interactive map.
Chasing the Dream
[ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Photographs and stories show the hopes, ambitions, and difficult lives of eight young people from Brazil, Cambodia, India, Jamaica, Morocco, Uganda, and the Ukraine.
Children's Games from Around the World
http://www.topics-mag.com/edition11/games-section.htm
[ Kids/Teens ] - Around the world, children have one thing in common. They love to play games. Discover how kids from Venezuela, Mexico, Korea, China, Germany, and many other countries play different versions of the same traditional games.
CIA - The World Factbook -- World
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
Country at a Glance
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_glance.htm
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Find out basic information about countries all over the world. This United Nations site allows users to click on the name of the country and get basic facts about its geography, language, economy, and so forth.
Country Studies: Area Handbook Series
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Find in-depth information about everything from geography to weather, from government to religion, for more than 100 countries. Prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.
Cultural Profiles Project
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Features overviews of life and culture in many countries. Developed to assist Canadians in understanding immigrants.
Cultures
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Devoted to cultures, living and ancient, and the promotion of world communication. Includes photos, drawings, animations, sounds, links to encyclopedias.
CultureScape
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002981/
[ Kids ] - Travel through all the seven continents and view beautiful sights. Learn about common greetings. and even experience the foods by trying recipes.
Deaf Culture and Sign Languages of the Global Village
http://library.thinkquest.org/11942/
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Explores the extremely tightly-knit deaf communities that exist to preserve friendships and facilitate interaction. Also examines how sign language can allow people from different regions of the world to communicate.
EarthCam for Kids
http://www.earthcamforkids.com/
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Webcam search engine helps kids find live feed from people and places around the world. Visit Moscow through your computer screen, or journey into outer space at the touch of a button.
Folk Tales Project
http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/folk/folkhome.html
[ Kids/Teens ] - School project presents folktales of many different countries written and illustrated by children.
Food Fest
http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC030327/
[ Kids/Teens ] - A report about traditional foods and drinks of various countries, with some recipes.
Global Gang
[ Kids/Teens ] - Join the Global Gang to learn more about kids from other countries through stories and e-mail.
Global Kids
[ Kids ] - Features fairy tales, geography tidbits, and games.
IPL Culture Quest World Tour
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/cquest/
[ Kids/Teens ] - Links from the Internet Public Library introduce the customs, beliefs, arts and institutions from different groups of people.
Kidland
[ Kids/Teens ] - Kids from around the world work in teams to create web pages each month.
Kulture Kids
[ Kids/Teens ] - Features multicultural recipes, crafts, and activities. Non-profit organization behind the site also promotes cultural appreciation through arts education, workshops, and theater.
Legends of Forever
http://library.thinkquest.org/12865/
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Explores many world cultures. Click on any part of a world map to be transported to information about that region. Then explore the gods, legends, and culture of that area.
Library of Congress: Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Overview of life, history, and culture of various countries by the US Library of Congress.
Macdonald Drive Elementary Multicultural Website
http://www.mde.k12.nf.ca/kmcw/index.html
[ Kids/Teens ] - Contributions from students include profiles of world countries, cultural and traditional beliefs, folktales from around the world and basic phrases in different languages. School located in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Mountain Voices
http://www.mountainvoices.org/
[ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Presents interviews with over 300 people who live in mountain and highland regions round the world. Their testimonies offer a personal perspective on change and development.
Multicultural Education through Miniatures
http://www.coedu.usf.edu/culture/
[ Kids/Teens ] - Has pictures and stories of dolls, puppets, and small figures from many countries. Use photos, stories, acitivities, and games in school projects.