The web sites listed here are a resource to support instruction and, in some cases, student learning and skill development. Students can compare the Mayan calendar to their own to understand how people organize time. This site provides links to museums and cultural resources on all seven continents and virtual museums existing in cyberspace. Select museums in North America, South America, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, Australia, Europe, Antarctica, and in New Zealand and Oceania. Information varies from town to town, but it provides easy access to the variety of cultures, economies, forms of government, and economic development in the United States.
Teachers can find out about the languages, religions, and food around the world.
The site also includes links to embassies, consulates, and information on currencies.