EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Resources For Teachers

• BBC - Education
• The Council for Islamic Education -- includes resources for K-12 teachers about Islam and the Muslim World
• EdHelper -- Lesson Plans and more on a variety of subjects
• Edsitement -- Resources from the National Endowment for the Humanities
• Geography Resources
• History and Social Studies Resources
• Middle East Outreach Council -- Affiliated with the Middle East Studies Association, MEOC is a nationwide network of information and resources on the Middle East. There are links to many outreach programs around the country.
• National Geographic Society
• National Geographic Map Machine
• PBS Teacher Source
• The Smithsonian Institution
• TENET - Texas Education Network - A rich source of links to professional organizations, Internet projects and curriculum infusion guides.
• Women In World History

Interactive Sites for K-12 Students

Modern Middle East

• Beyond The Veil -- Online guide to PBS documentary on contemporary Iran, including teacher's guide and resources
• Detours Along The Silk Road -- A 9 Part Series of Documentary Notes and Multimedia Images
• Early Islam
• Gaza -- from National Geographic online
• Islam: WebQuest
• The Khaffiya's Colorful History
• Life on the Nile -- depicts life in a modern Nubian village. A project co-sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at UT - Austin and the Texas Council for the Humanities.
• Little Horus,the first Egyptian web site for kids
• Smoke on the Water -- an article about the Hookah, from Britannica.com
• Street Signs in Israel (English language version) or Hebrew language version This unit was originally prepared for conversation practice in spoken Hebrew. These images illustrate Hebrew script, and provide a colorful view of the Israeli city, the growing Westernization of the society, and its burgeoning consumer culture. An outreach project of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UT - Austin
• Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets - with educational resources and activities
• Trike Trek Virtual Adventure

Ancient Middle East: General
Older students and teachers may also wish to try links from the Ancient History Page.

• The Ancient World
• Ancient Worlds -- Resources for teachers and students
• From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
• In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great
• The Lost City of Arabia - A Nova Online Program
• The Not-so-Lost City of Ubar
• Odyssey Online -- A virtual journey to The Near East, Egypt and other ancient Mediterranean cultures and civilizations.
• Women in Ancient Christianity -- from PBS Online

Ancient Anatolia

• 9000 Years of Anatolian Women
• The Mysteries of Çatalhöyük

Ancient Egypt

• Ancient Egypt (for older students)
• The Ancient Egypt Site
• Ancient Egypt: Pyramids and Temples
• Ancient Egypt WebQuest
• Ancient Egyptian Puzzle
• At the Tomb of Tutankhamun -- from National Geographic online
• Construction of the Pyramids
• Egypt and the Ancient Near East Youth Resources
• Egyptian Mummies -- from the Smithsonian online
• Egyptian Pyramids -- from the Smithsonian online
• EgyptWorld
• The Great Pyramid of Giza (for older students)
• Guardian's Egypt
• Hieroglyphs - Say What? - A Nova Online Program
• Mysteries of Egypt -- the Canadian Museum of Civilization
• Mysteries of the Nile -- from PBS Online
• Papyrus: Gift of the Nile -- an outreach project of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UT - Austin
• Pyramids: The Inside Story - A Nova Online program
• Rosetta Stone
• The Step Pyramid of Saqqara
• Tomb of the Chihuahua Pharaohs -- resources and fun stuff for kids, teachers, and amateur Egyptologists
• Treasures of the Sunken City -- from PBS Online
• Women in Ancient Egypt
• Women and Gender in Ancient Egypt

Ancient Israel

• Echoes From the Ancients -- from PBS Online

Ancient Mespotamia

• Hammurabi's Code of Law
• Women in Ancient Mesopotamia

Organizations with Catalogues of Educational Resources:
Teachers may find the Middle East Outreach Council's list of Resources Available for Teaching About the Middle East useful (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or higher, which may be downloaded free here).

• ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Service)
• Americans for Middle East Understanding
• AMIDEAST
• Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee
• AWAIR - Arab World and Islamic Resources and School Services
• Council on Islamic Education
• Intercultural Press
• Middle East Outreach Council
• Middle East Research and Information Project
• National Geographic Society
• National Peace Corps Association Global TeachNet
• World Eagle