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Welcome to Ms. Cunningham’s site.

ncunningham at mvyps.org

BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES-

• Notebook (preferably with a vinyl cover)
• Jumbo book sock or paper bag to make a book cover
• Pencils, pencils, erasers
• Folder (if your notebook doesn’t have one)

“History cannot give us a program for the future, but it can give us a fuller understanding of ourselves, and our common humanity,  so that we can better face the future”

– Robert Penn Warren

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8th Grade Civics Books

• Online Book

Ancient Egypt

• Build a Pyramid
  Journey back four and a half thousand years to Egypt’s Old Kingdom, to the Pyramid Age. As the vizier, or head of state, you are about to undertake the most important project of your career – the building of the king’s pyramid.
• Geography of Egypt
• Daily Life
  Scroll down for more links!
• Death in Sakkara- An Egyptian Adventure
  Egypt, 1929. Journalist Charles Fox plunges into a darkly sinister world of intrigue, murder and mysticism in the hunt for a missing archaeologist.
• Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
  Research what the gods were responsible for in Ancient Egypt.
• Egyptian Gods and Godesses 2
• Egyptian Society
• Egyptian Pharaohs 2
• Egyptian Pharaohs 1
  Scroll down to “People” to find a list of pharaohs
• Egyptian Pharaohs 3
• How to Make a Mummy movie clip
• National Geographic: King Tut
• Mummy Maker
  Make an error and the pharaoh can’t move on to the afterlife. Complete the process perfectly and he will live forever in paradise.
• Senet
  Place this game that was popular in Ancient Egypt.
• Tomb 10A at the Museum of Fine Art
• Tomb Adventure
  There are other activities listed on this site too…read the note about the game before playing,
• Tomb of the Unkown Mummy Game
• Valley of the Kings video tours
  Click on “Atlas of the Valley of the Kings” and watch mini movies about various tombs.

Ancient Greece

• BrainPop- Homer
  Learn about Homer, the man who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey (don’t forget to sign in!).
• Ancient Greek City-States
• Ancient Greece-BBC Site
  Site that includes activities and information about the Ancient Greeks.
• Ancient Olympics- BBC Site
  Includes activities that help you learn more about the games.
• Ancient Olympics- British Museum Site
• Alexander the Great
• Greek Art
• Greek Gods
  Learn about Greek gods, goddesses, and myths.
• Greek Myths
• Greek Myths for Kids
• Iliad
• Odyssey
• Movie- Alexander the Great
• Meet the Greek Gods
• Trojan Horse Cartoon
• Trojan War

Archaeology Sites

• Collection of Activities/Games
• Curator Collection Activity
• Dig it up!
  Click of the “Dig it Up” link on the right and put your archeology skills to the test!
• Hunt the Ancestor
• Layers of Time
• Reconstruct the Clay Pot Challenge
• What Do You Know About Archaeology?

Geography & History Games

• Ayiti: Cost of Life
  What is it like to live in poverty, struggling every day to stay healthy, keep out of debt, and get educated? Find out now in this challenging role playing game created by the High School students in Global Kids with the game developers at Gamelab, in which you take responsibility for a family of five in rural Haiti.
• GeoGuessr
  Embark on a journey that takes you all over the world. From the most desolate roads in Australia to the busy, bustling streets of New York City.
• Geography Games
  A variety of geography games (like Geo Spy), brought to you by National Geographic
• Geography Games 2
• Geography Games 3
  Even more geography games!!!
• Free Rice: Geography
• History Games I
• Ice Cream Truck
• Oregon Trail
  As a covered wagon party of pioneers, you head out west from Independence, Missouri to the Willamette River and valley in Oregon. You first must stock up on provisions, and then, while traveling, make decisions such as when to rest, how much food to eat, etc. The Oregon Trail incorporates simulation elements and planning ahead, along with discovery and adventure, as well as mini-game-like activities (hunting and floating down the Dalles River).
• Nat Geo
  Quiz to prep you for the Geo Bee!
• Place the States
• World Geography Games
• The Ultimate U.S. Road Trip
  It’s summer, and that means it’s time to take the ultimate road trip across the country! Travel through the United States, answering trivia questions and uncovering fun surprises along the way!
• US States
• United States Geography Game

Greek Architecture

• Acropolis
  Explore the Acropolis and build your own temple.
• Acropolis Exprience
  Take a 3D tour of the Parthenon
• Greek Columns
• Parthenon
• Temple of Apollo
• Video about the Acropolis
• Virtual Tour of the Acropolis

Mesopotamia

• Animated maps and such
• Games about Mesopotamia
• Mesopotamia
  Learn about the Fertile Crescent and the civilizations that lived there. A great resource for the Empire questions and tasks!!!

Presentations

• Comic Strip Creator
• Cartoon Creator 1
  An easy way to create one, three or six-panel cartoons.
• Animoto
  Use code provided to create an account.
• Add a Sound
  Find sounds/sound effects to jazz up a presentation
• GoAnimate Edgartown Login
• Glogster
  Use Glogster to make digital, interactive posters.
• Fotor
  Free photo editor and collage maker.
• FlipSnack
  Make a digital flip book. All your info must be in PDF format before loading it into the book.
• How to Make a Flip Book
  YouTube video to help you understand how to make a FlipSnack book.
• Music
  Need music for a presentation? Must download song first. This is free music.
• PowToon
• Poster My Wall
• Pixlr Express
• Pixlr-o-matic
• Prezi
  Zooming presentation editor.
• Prezi- create account here!
• Word Cloud Creator
• Wordle
  Create a “cloud” of words. You can save it as a PDF image from the “print” button. Words become larger when they are entered multiple times.
• Weebly
  Sign in to create and update your website.

Types of Government

• Communism
• BBC Government Guide
• Britannica School
  Use this link to research the different types of government.
• Going Global- Forms of Gov’t video
• Democracy
• Socialism
• Socialism #1
• Socialism #2
• Quick definitions
• Types & Forms of Gov’t Video