The Lost Ark of the Covenant

Indiana Jones tried to protect it, but what is "IT?"  Check out this link to learn more about the Lost Ark of the Covenant.  The ARK is a chest built by the Israelites while in the desert after being given the 10 Commandments.  The COVENANT is the reaffirmed agreement via the 10 Commandments.  So, the Lost Ark of the Covenant is believed to hold the original 10 Commandments given to Moses on Mount Sinai.

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/ark.html

National Geographic's Online Egypt Source

Check it out!  How cool:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/pyramids.html

Help Hannah Get Home! Global Address Practice

Use this online interactive GAME to practice your latitude and longitude (global address) skills we worked on in class today!

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php

Iceland's Volcanic Explosion

This is a fantastic example of Human-Environment Interaction in geography.  The photos truly tell us a story.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html

Ancient Greece

The most famous image of Ancient Greece is arguably the Acropolis.  Still standing today and inviting thousands of tourists each year, when visiting Athens, it is a must see!

How many tourists do YOU think have been to the Acropolis?

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Read Across America

This is great and very timely!  A literacy group rewrote the words to Black Eye Peas "I Got A Feeling" so that it is "Gotta Keep Reading."  Check it out at:  http://www.schooltube.com/video/e9bd79d29b4d0e6a2345/Gotta-Keep-Reading--Ocoee-Middle-School

They perform it live with the entire student body outside choreographed.  Can you stop singing it?

Gotta Keep Reading
Cause this books gonna be a good book
Cause this books gonna be a good book
Cause this books gonna be a good good book to read.

Pick up that book
and turn that page
you'll never know
Just what you'll find
information
or fantasy
drama and art
all make you smart!

China and Japan PowerPoint Project Resources

Mrs. Vandenbos shared a number of great resources with us in class.  Here are more links to finalize your research:

The British Museum (go to EXPLORE)
http://www.britishmuseum.org/

Pete's PowerPoint Station
http://pppst.com/