Flying the Sankofa Bird

A webquest designed for high school students to learn about pre-colonial Africa. Through this project, students work in teams to determine how life and society has changed for the descendants of Africa.

http://webinstituteforteachers.org/~bdavis/webquest.html

Learn About the Abacus

A 600 year old counting device, the abacus is still used today in some Asian countries.

http://qi-journal.com/culture.asp?-token.SearchID=Abacus

Chinese and Japanese Abacus

http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/concepts/asia/activity1.shtm