Amherst Middle School Projects

Wecome to the Amherst Middle School Project Page! Listed below are subjects that correlate with what you are studying in school, click on a subject and be taken to a list of helpful websites all about that subject. Remember, the library also subscribes to databases that could really help with a paper or project.

Check out our reference page for more help.

Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
The Earliest People
Earth, Moon, and Sun
Ecosystems
Explorers
Inventions
Mesopotamia
Native Americans
Simple Machines

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt Kids' Connection

Do you want to know how to make a mummy, learn about King Tut or Queen Nefertiti? Or do you just want a basic history of Ancient Egypt? Then this is your site! It's full of interesting articles, pictures, stories and myths about Egypt, the pyramids, pharaohs, mummies,and everything else Egyptian.

At the Tomb of Tutankhamen

It is 1923, and the long-sought tomb of Tutankhamen is about to yield its secrets. Join National Geographic correspondent Maynard Owen Williams in Egypt.

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

Do you know what the ancient Egyptians believed would cure a toothache? Find out here! Read Egyptian Tall Tales, and an original story about Ancient Egyptian Daily Life. Enter the "Tombs" where you can watch a short movie about mummies, learn to draw like an Egyptian, share Rosetta Stone's Pharaoh Adventure, and more!

Pyramids: The Inside Story

Have you ever dreamed of exploring the pyramids of Egypt? If so, enter here, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid, and learn about the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built.

Ancient Greece

Alexander the Great

Biography of this general's life including his boyhood years, conquests, and death.

The Ancient City of Athens

Photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens in Greece.

Athens

Information on the society and culture of one of the two major city-states in Ancient Greece.

Daily Life in Ancient Greece

How would you have behaved if you had lived in ancient Sparta? (Lie, cheat, steal, because that's the Sparta way!) Or in ancient Athens? Or in Corinth, Argos, or Megara? Meet the Greeks!

Greek Mythology

Basic, clear introduction to Greek Mythology. Includes information about the Gods and heroes, creatures, and main stories.

Sparta

Information on the society and culture of one of the two major city-states in Ancient Greece.

Ancient Rome

Ancient Romans

This excellent site by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is especially for 7 to 11 year-old students and covers all aspects of Ancient Roman life. Activities, a glossary, and timeline are included.

History of the Roman Empire

Detailed page about the empire's founding, kings, emperors, army, and more. Includes interactive maps.

Odyssey: Rome

Topics include people, mythology, daily life, death and burial, writing, and archeology. There are also links to other sites about the Romans.

The Earliest People

Cro-Magnon

Short page of facts about this early human.

The First Humans: Neanderthals

Essential facts about these early humans.

Homo erectus

Learn about this primitive species of man that lived from approximately 2 million to around 400,000 years ago.

Homo habilis

Read about the first known human species that existed from around 2.2 to 1.6 million years BCE.

Human Prehistory

Find out about the first humans, human creations, villages, and more. Includes bios on Lyell, Huxley, and Darwin.

Land Bridge to the New World

Learn how scientists think the first Americans walked to the North America across a land bridge in the Bering Strait that joined Asia.

Earth, Moon, and Sun

The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System

The Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information.

Solar Eclipse

Learn about solar eclipses: what causes them and how to view one safely.

Star Journey

Cast your eye over the Hubble Space Telescope as it orbits 390 miles (575 kilometers) above our world. View the universe as Hubble sees it or scan the night sky with the Society's popular star chart.

StarChild: A Learning Center For Young Astronomers

This site is a great place to learn all about the sun and other stars, the solar system, and the universe. Learn about black holes and find out what astronauts wear when they travel into space. Look up words in the StarChild glossary if you're not sure what they mean.

The Sun

Journey to the sun and learn about our nearest star and its relationship to Earth. A slide tour offers factual information and lots of graphics.

Windows on the Universe

Doing a report about a planet, or just interested in astronomy? This is the place for you. Lots of information, and fun stuff like coloring pages too. Plus, the information is available at three different levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) so you can pick the one that's right for you.

Ecosystems

Biomes and Habitats

This site describes many of the earth's habitats and the organisms that inhabit them.

Geography Action! Habitats

Photo galleries, games, and activities for six major habitats.

The Virtual Zoo: Habitats and Biomes

Photos, descriptions, and maps showing the location of the world's major biomes. This is part of the ThinkQuest library

The World's Biomes

Learn about the 5 major types of biomes and the subcategories within each.

Explorers

European Explorers of the "New World"

Lots of links to individual explorers as well as general links.

Go West With Lewis and Clark

Wild rivers. Rugged mountains. An unknown continent to explore. This legendary American expedition faced them all, and you can be a member of their team.

The Mariners' Museum: Age of Exploration

Learn about maritime discovery from ancient times to Captain Cook's 1768 voyage to the South Pacific. You'll find information about Columbus, Magellan, Cabot, Drake, and Hudson, and Portuguese and French explorers. There is also a timeline of events from 3200 B.C. to 1779.

Inventions

Invent Now

This site includes the National Inventors' Hall of Fame, which can be searched by inventor, invention, induction date, or decade. There are exhibits and presentations which allow visitors to experience the excitement of discovery, creativity, and imagination. There is also information about Camp Invention.

Zoom Inventors and Inventions

An Enchanted Learning site where you can search for inventors and inventions by name, time period, or subject of interest.

Mesopotamia

Ancient Art - Mesopotamia

See photos and get descriptions of ancient art from Mesopotamia. From the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Ancient Civilizations: Mesopotamia

This site was developed for students by The British Museum. It is divided into ten ‘chapters' which address themes or topics relevant to the civilizations of Mesopotamia: Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian.

Collapse: Why Do Civilizations Fall? - Mesopotamia

Why did this great civilization fall? The history of humankind has been marked by patterns of growth and decline. Some declines have been gradual, occurring over centuries. Others have been rapid, occurring over the course of a few years.

Native Americans

Native American Technology and Art

A resource focusing on the arts and technology of Eastern Woodland Indian Peoples, providing historical and contemporary background with instructional how-to's and references. Topics include beads and beadwork, clay and pottery, metalwork, and stonework and tools. There is also a virtual woodlands tour circa 1550.

First Nations Histories

This site is a work in progress and currently has information for northeastern and a few southeastern tribes. There is a short description of each tribe with a link to a longer, essay with more detailed information. This site has received two educational awards.

The Wild West: Native American Page

Learn about the Apache, Blackfoot, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Lakota, and Pueblo tribes. Read about native legends, heroes, leaders (like Geronimo), and great battles (like Custer's Army's last stand). And understand the religions of the Blackfoot Indians and the Cheyenne, who Kachinas are, and the background of The People (Navajo history). Enjoy the wisdom and peace that American Indian culture has with nature.

Simple Machines

The Elements of Machines: Simple Machines

From the Inventor's Toolbox section of the Leonardo's Workshop website: "These devices were all in common use for centuries before Leonardo's time. Each one makes work easier to do by providing some trade-off between the force applied and the distance over which the force is applied."

Simple Machines

Learn about pulleys, levers, wedges, screws, inclined planes, and the wheel and axle.

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Wecome to the Amherst Middle School Project Page! Listed below are subjects that correlate with what you are studying in school, click on a subject and be taken to a list of helpful websites all about that subject. Remember, the library also subscribes to databases that could really help with a paper or project. Check out our reference page for more help. Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Ancient Rome The Earliest People Earth, Moon, and Sun Ecosystems Explorers Inventions Mesopotamia Native Americans Simple Machines Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Kids' Connection Do you want to know how to make a mummy, learn about King Tut or Queen Nefertiti? Or do you just want a basic history of Ancient Egypt? Then this is your site! It's full of interesting articles, pictures, stories and myths about Egypt, the pyramids, pharaohs, mummies,and everything else Egyptian. At the Tomb of Tutankhamen It is 1923, and the long-sought tomb of Tutankhamen is about to yield its secrets. Join National Geographic correspondent Maynard Owen Williams in Egypt. Daily Life in Ancient Egypt Do you know what the ancient Egyptians believed would cure a toothache? Find out here! Read Egyptian Tall Tales, and an original story about Ancient Egyptian Daily Life. Enter the "Tombs" where you can watch a short movie about mummies, learn to draw like an Egyptian, share Rosetta Stone's Pharaoh Adventure, and more! Pyramids: The Inside Story Have you ever dreamed of exploring the pyramids of Egypt? If so, enter here, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid, and learn about the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built. Ancient Greece Alexander the Great Biography of this general's life including his boyhood years, conquests, and death. The Ancient City of Athens Photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens in Greece. Athens Information on the society and culture of one of the two major city-states in Ancient Greece. Daily Life in Ancient Greece How would you have behaved if you had lived in ancient Sparta? (Lie, cheat, steal, because that's the Sparta way!) Or in ancient Athens? Or in Corinth, Argos, or Megara? Meet the Greeks! Greek Mythology Basic, clear introduction to Greek Mythology. Includes information about the Gods and heroes, creatures, and main stories. Sparta Information on the society and culture of one of the two major city-states in Ancient Greece. Ancient Rome Ancient Romans This excellent site by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is especially for 7 to 11 year-old students and covers all aspects of Ancient Roman life. Activities, a glossary, and timeline are included. History of the Roman Empire Detailed page about the empire's founding, kings, emperors, army, and more. Includes interactive maps. Odyssey: Rome Topics include people, mythology, daily life, death and burial, writing, and archeology. There are also links to other sites about the Romans. The Earliest People Cro-Magnon Short page of facts about this early human. The First Humans: Neanderthals Essential facts about these early humans. Homo erectus Learn about this primitive species of man that lived from approximately 2 million to around 400,000 years ago. Homo habilis Read about the first known human species that existed from around 2.2 to 1.6 million years BCE. Human Prehistory Find out about the first humans, human creations, villages, and more. Includes bios on Lyell, Huxley, and Darwin. Land Bridge to the New World Learn how scientists think the first Americans walked to the North America across a land bridge in the Bering Strait that joined Asia. Earth, Moon, and Sun The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System The Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information. Solar Eclipse Learn about solar eclipses: what causes them and how to view one safely. Star Journey Cast your eye over the Hubble Space Telescope as it orbits 390 miles (575 kilometers) above our world. View the universe as Hubble sees it or scan the night sky with the Society's popular star chart. StarChild: A Learning Center For Young Astronomers This site is a great place to learn all about the sun and other stars, the solar system, and the universe. Learn about black holes and find out what astronauts wear when they travel into space. Look up words in the StarChild glossary if you're not sure what they mean. The Sun Journey to the sun and learn about our nearest star and its relationship to Earth. A slide tour offers factual information and lots of graphics. Windows on the Universe Doing a report about a planet, or just interested in astronomy? This is the place for you. Lots of information, and fun stuff like coloring pages too. Plus, the information is available at three different levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) so you can pick the one that's right for you. Ecosystems Biomes and Habitats This site describes many of the earth's habitats and the organisms that inhabit them. Geography Action! Habitats Photo galleries, games, and activities for six major habitats. The Virtual Zoo: Habitats and Biomes Photos, descriptions, and maps showing the location of the world's major biomes. This is part of the ThinkQuest library The World's Biomes Learn about the 5 major types of biomes and the subcategories within each. Explorers European Explorers of the "New World" Lots of links to individual explorers as well as general links. Go West With Lewis and Clark Wild rivers. Rugged mountains. An unknown continent to explore. This legendary American expedition faced them all, and you can be a member of their team. The Mariners' Museum: Age of Exploration Learn about maritime discovery from ancient times to Captain Cook's 1768 voyage to the South Pacific. You'll find information about Columbus, Magellan, Cabot, Drake, and Hudson, and Portuguese and French explorers. There is also a timeline of events from 3200 B.C. to 1779. Inventions Invent Now This site includes the National Inventors' Hall of Fame, which can be searched by inventor, invention, induction date, or decade. There are exhibits and presentations which allow visitors to experience the excitement of discovery, creativity, and imagination. There is also information about Camp Invention. Zoom Inventors and Inventions An Enchanted Learning site where you can search for inventors and inventions by name, time period, or subject of interest. Mesopotamia Ancient Art - Mesopotamia See photos and get descriptions of ancient art from Mesopotamia. From the Detroit Institute of Arts. Ancient Civilizations: Mesopotamia This site was developed for students by The British Museum. It is divided into ten ‘chapters' which address themes or topics relevant to the civilizations of Mesopotamia: Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian. Collapse: Why Do Civilizations Fall? - Mesopotamia Why did this great civilization fall? The history of humankind has been marked by patterns of growth and decline. Some declines have been gradual, occurring over centuries. Others have been rapid, occurring over the course of a few years. Native Americans Native American Technology and Art A resource focusing on the arts and technology of Eastern Woodland Indian Peoples, providing historical and contemporary background with instructional how-to's and references. Topics include beads and beadwork, clay and pottery, metalwork, and stonework and tools. There is also a virtual woodlands tour circa 1550. First Nations Histories This site is a work in progress and currently has information for northeastern and a few southeastern tribes. There is a short description of each tribe with a link to a longer, essay with more detailed information. This site has received two educational awards. The Wild West: Native American Page Learn about the Apache, Blackfoot, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Lakota, and Pueblo tribes. Read about native legends, heroes, leaders (like Geronimo), and great battles (like Custer's Army's last stand). And understand the religions of the Blackfoot Indians and the Cheyenne, who Kachinas are, and the background of The People (Navajo history). Enjoy the wisdom and peace that American Indian culture has with nature. Simple Machines The Elements of Machines: Simple Machines From the Inventor's Toolbox section of the Leonardo's Workshop website: "These devices were all in common use for centuries before Leonardo's time. Each one makes work easier to do by providing some trade-off between the force applied and the distance over which the force is applied." Simple Machines Learn about pulleys, levers, wedges, screws, inclined planes, and the wheel and axle.