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Classic 164 Currency Converter - When is a dollar not a dollar? Wait a minute. Where did you get that dollar? Is that a U.S. dollar, or an Australian dollar, or a Namibian dollar? If it's a Namibian dollar, then it is likely worth less than half the U.S. dollar. The Australian dollar is worth more than the Namibian dollar but is still not worth as much as the U.S. dollar. Confused yet? What about the German mark, the Japanese yen, or the Slovenian tolar? Whoa! This stuff can get confusing. Luckily, at this site, with just a couple of clicks, you can compare 164 currencies all over the world, from their values in 1990 through today. Try it!
Department of State Digital Diplomacy for Students - The Department of State is responsible for carrying out our diplomatic policies and relationships with other nations of the world. They oversee U.S. embassies abroad--there is an official list of links and addresses at this site--and our ambassadors to those countries. They also need to know the addresses of foreign embassies in the U.S., and there is a list of them here as well. The Department of State is also the custodian of the Great Seal of the United States, which is used on treaties and very important official documents. At this site you can also learn what the secretary of state does, as you "tag along" on a recent trip. This site provides information on several different grade levels, but if you decide you have picked one that is too young or too old, you can easily change to another level at any point.
E&P Online Media Directory - has been around for a long time, providing information for the news industry. Now they've got this great online media directory for you to use! You will find associations, city guides, magazines, newspapers, news services and syndicates, and radio and television Web sites listed both geographically and by media type. Check it out and find the newspaper in your community, the community where you used to live, or the community you're moving to. If you've got a homework assignment about current events in, say, Bermuda, you can read the daily news from local newspapers there.
Excite Travel: Destinations: Countries & Territories - World geography homework never had it so good! Enjoy touring the world, looking for interesting places for that class project. Inside each country page are links sorted by categories, such as country information, culture and language, maps, and travel. At the bottom of each country page is an additional choice that lists links to all the countries in the same region or continent. Happy trails.
Geo-Globe: Interactive Geography! - This ThinkQuest contest finalist site, built by kids, will rock your world! How much do you know about geography? In Geo-Find, you can play at the beginner, intermediate, or advanced levels. Is Santiago the capital of Chile? What countries contain part of the Sahara Desert? Is Egypt south or north of the equator? Right or wrong, you'll get more links for you to explore on that topic. Geo-Quest involves ten questions: try to guess the right animal or bird, based on the answers to the questions you pose. Don't stop there--you'll find several more games that will test your knowledge of the seas, lands, and skies of Planet Earth.
Governments on the WWW - And now for the political side of the Web: here is a collection of government sites for all the countries of the world. Links are included on parliaments, ministries, agencies, law courts, embassies, consulates, political parties, parliamentary groups, and youth organizations of political parties. All the government sites are grouped by continent, but you can also browse other categories such as multinational organizations and institutional sites on broadcasting, elections, statistics, tourism, and more.
Holidays Around the World - From Christmas and Hanukkah to Our Lady of Guadelupe Day in Mexico, Guy Fawkes Day in the United Kingdom, and New Year's Eve, November and December are full of revelry, celebration, and solemn religious occasions.
Kidlink Small Flag Icons - Here you will find more than 116 tiny flag icons representing countries participating in the KIDCAFE and KIDLINK discussion list projects. This page loads rapidly, since the GIFs are so small. You can use these to dress up your school reports or home pages.
Kidproj's Multi-Cultural Calendar - Around the world, every day is a holiday somewhere, and kids just like you are celebrating something. Now kids have a place to tell the rest of the world about their holiday foods, decorations, parades, songs, and other ways they make this day special from all the others. You can look at the holidays by month, by country, or by name. Do you have a special holiday you want to talk about? Add it here!
Kip and Co. - Fun and games with Kip the Koala and Company. Join kip on his adventure track, visit exciting places in Australia, shop for Kip clothes, read stories and play games, sing songs and color in pictures!
Library of Congress - Country Studies - Country Studies is part of a continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program. This series presently contains studies of 90 countries. You will find accurate and detailed historical information. Learn about the people who make up each country's society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, and their common interests, as well as the issues on which they are divided.
Rainforest Alliance - Keep up with current news about the rain forest and those who are trying to save it at the "Rainforest Alliance" level of this site. Below is the URL for the kids' section, where you can learn about all kinds of frogs, make rain forest crafts, print out coloring pages, and find out where to get more information on everything from leaf cutter ants to medicinal plants.
Royal Families of the World - This resource has collected official (and not so official) home pages of royalty in Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, and even--Canada (it's OK, it's all about Queen Elizabeth II). By the way, if you ever meet the queen and her husband the duke, here's what to do: "The Queen is called `Your Majesty' initially and `Ma'am' (rhymes with `jam') as the conversation continues. The Duke of Edinburgh is called `Your Royal Highness' initially and `Sir' as the conversation continues."
The Web of Culture [Gestures] - How well can you speak "body language"? If your mom were to cross her arms, frown, and start tapping her foot, you'd be able to read her body language well enough to tell she was mad! In other cultures, various body motions or gestures may mean something completely different from what they mean to you. This site focuses on proper body languages of the Asia-Pacific region. Find out how to cross your legs in Singapore, how to accept a gift in Korea, and when to applaud in China.
The Worldwide Holiday & Festival Site - The United States celebrates its birthday on July 4. There are parades, picnics, and at night--fireworks. Most countries celebrate national holidays that are their equivalents of the American Independence Day. You'll find a searchable list of many national and religious holidays here.
Travel South Africa - Travel to South Africa, the World in One Country. Experience, explore, get to know and plan your trip to South Africa. South Africa is famous for its wide range of wildlife parks and nature reserves, treating visitors to some of the best game viewing on the African continent.
United Nations CyberSchoolBus - It won't take you 80 days to go around the world at this site, but you'd find plenty here to keep you busy if you wanted to take that long! Besides learning all about the United Nations and how and why it began, you could check Resource Source and learn about special celebration activities for days that are relevant to the entire world, such as World Environment Day. The City Profile section includes descriptions of cities around the world and an urban fact game. The Country At a Glance section contains information about all member countries of the United Nations. Quiz Quad offers several games. Test your knowledge of flags with the Flag Tag game or take quizzes from Doctor Data. The Professor's global quizzes on UNESCO's World Heritage site are lots of fun, too. Periodically, the Professor goes on a seven-week tour of historically and culturally significant sites around the world. Based on the hints from the postcards, you have to figure out where the professor has been. If you uncover all seven destinations, you'll win a prize and get your name listed on the Photo Quiz site. You'll also find lots of information on Model U.N. activities here.
Washington State Tourism - Discover the state of Washington--you can travel from magnificent coastal beaches to dense rain forests, and from spectacular alpine peaks to high desert canyons carved by prehistoric floods. Along the way, you can sample crisp Washington apples, award winning wines, and famous Northwest cuisine.
World Heritage Center - What do the Grand Canyon, the Galapagos Islands, Moenjodaro, Volklingen Ironworks, the Island of Gore, and the Citadel of Haiti all have in common? Though each of these sites is located in a different part of the world, they share a common heritage as unique treasures. If environmental or political situations cause them to disappear, it would be a loss for each and every one of us. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) believes that preservation of this common heritage concerns us all. They have established a list of these sites, recognized as exhibiting "outstanding universal value." At press time, the World Heritage List included 582 cultural and natural sites. Find out if your country has any special sites on this list. Maybe your school can become part of the World Heritage Youth Project. Check the Just for Kids section, where you'll find out What Makes a Site and what a World Heritage site manager does, and take some Virtual Tours in the Let's Visit section.
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