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- The
Topic:
- Millennium
2000
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- In the process of putting together our
first Millennium
segment, we realized that this topic was definitely
too big for just one 42eXplore installment.
Therefore, we add this second group of websites and
activities for you to explore.
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- As the end of 1999 rapidly approaches, the
world is looking to celebrate this calendar
milestone. Regardless of the 'true' millennium
date, January 1st, 2000 will doubtless be a
landmark World-Wide event. But it also becomes a
point to pause, reflect, and evaluate where we as a
human race have been and where we might be going in
the next millennium.
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- For an official countdown to year 2000, visit
Time
Service Department (U.S. Naval Observatory,
Washington, DC), the official time source for the
Department of Defense and the standard of time for
the United States.
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- Y2K:
Bug or Bomb
- http://tqjunior.advanced.org/5127/
- This is a site by kids for kids that helps to
explain the Y2K problem.
- Other Similar Links:
- 2) Y2K for Kids http://www.fema.gov/kids/y2k.htm
- 3) CNN Site http://www.cnn.com/TECH/specials/y2k/
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- Millennium
(CNN Documentary Series)
- http://cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/millennium/
- This website was designed as a companion to
their TV series of the same same. You can enter
from the current week's feature, and you'll need
the Shockwave/Flash plug-ins, but once you're into
the site, the presentations and content really are
superb. In addition, there is an extensive teaching
guide which provides thematic coverage and
additional resources for teachers.
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- The
New Millennium (US Today)
- http://www.usatoday.com/2000/2000.htm
- Here you can connect to the 'Millennium Moment'
plus access the archives for the entire year. Site
also features a countdown calendar and lots of
other articles on the approaching millennium.
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- Yaklennium
2000 at Yak's Corner
- http://www.yakscorner.com/yaklennium/index2.htm
- That's what the Yak is calling this next
thousand years, as this site for kids focuses on
the problems facing future generations and finding
solutions.
- A Similar Site for Older Learners:
- 2) Explore the Next Millennium (Part of
Celebrate 2000)
- http://celebrate2000.amarillonet.com/kids/tms/html/3.htm
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- After visiting some of the sites
below, complete one or more of these
millennium projects:
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- Complete a Millennium WebQuest.
Go to What
Is the Invention of the Millennium?
and adapt or follow the guidelines for
this WebQuest activity. Originally
designed for 5th graders, this WebQuest
has learners exploring, researching, and
reporting on their top choice. You will
want to visit Inventions
of the Millennium and look at the
inventions that have changed our
lives.
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- Make a Time Capsule. A time
capsule doesn't have to be just for
schools and businesses anymore, anyone can
make one and this New Year Eve is a great
time to get started. Get started by
visiting Tips
on Making A Millennium Time
Capsule.
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- Celebrate, Observe One Day In
Peace. Learn about the 'One
Day in Peace' observance. Then decide
what you can do on the local level every
day. Join in your own celebration. Go to
story on online called "One
Day In Peace". Read story and make
into a play.
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- Complete a Millennium Quiz.
Take a Quiz
Decade by Decade History. Visit
Millennium
Quiz and take a fun quiz on the
millennium.(Prove your answers with
others). Or visit Millennium
Quiz
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- Create a Top Ten Millennium
List! Pick one or more of the
following categories and create your own
top ten list. You can find information and
sometimes comparisons at the websites
listed.
- 1) Predictions for the future.
Beyond
2000
- 2) Inventions - Velcro, duct tape,
the computer? Inventors
and Inventions
- 3) Persons of the last 2,000 years.
Biography
of the Millennium
- 4) Events of the past. 'Millennium
Moment' at The
New Millennium.
- 5) Problems, challenges of the next
millennium. Yaklennium
2000 and Next
Millennium.
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- Design a House for the Future.
Consider what is needed for a house of the
future. Be mindful of the need to preserve
some of our dwindling natural resources.
Then design a house for the next
millennium. You may find some ideas and
assistance at Architecture.
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- Third
Millennium Activies for the Family
- http://www.y2kfam.com/millennium3activities.htm
- Ideas for 3d Millennium activities.
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- Beyond
2000
- http://www.nationalgeographic.com/world/9901/beyond-2000/beyond-2000-icons.html
- Here you can look at predictions for the
future, and submit your own.
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- The
Last Millennium? by Ivor Noel Hume (Web of
Time, Fall 1998)
- http://theweboftime.com/Issue-2/Millennium.htm
- Here you can read an article that summarizes
World events in AD 1000.
- Related Website:
- Millennium Madness (Links page)
- http://paranormal.about.com/culture/beliefs/paranormal/msub22.htm?pid=2733&cob=home
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- Biography
of the Millennium
- http://biography.com/features/millennium/
- Look at their list of the 100 most influential
persons of the millennium.
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- The
Next Millennium
- http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/future/
- What is the future for humanity
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- Explorers
of the Millennium
- http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4034/timeline2.html?tqskip=1
- Who were the greatest adventurers of the past
thousand years. Listed in a timeline.
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- Classrooms
of the Millennium
- http://www.att.virtualclassroom.org/vc99/vc_100/
- Learn about how students live and go to school
in three different countries.
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- Science
for the Millennium (NCSA, University of
Illinois)
- http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Cyberia/Expo/
- This virtual museum focuses chiefly on
astronomy and astrophysics, advanced computation,
and virtual environments.
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- Viking
Millennium (The Smithsonian
Institution)
- http://www.nmnh.si.edu/arctic/features/viking
- At this website, learn why the Smithsonian is
commemorating a Viking millennium. For lots more
information and ideas about Vikings, be sure to
visit http://eduscapes.com/42explore/viking.htm.
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- Sites for Teachers
- Millennium
Mathmatics Project
- http://mmp.maths.org/
- Bringing mathmatics to life.
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- New
Centuries and Millennia Introduction (Sample
lesson)
- http://www.angelfire.com/biz/tchpr/sample.html
- This lesson plan introduces calendars as a
curriculum unit.
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year 2000
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year 1000
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21st century
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future
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clock
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January 1, 2001
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Gregorian calendar
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'new age'
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leap year
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bimillenneum
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chilliasm
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millennium bug
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time
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countdown
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Christian calendar
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International Date Line
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Caroline Island
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prophecy
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Julian calendar
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Egyptian calendar
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popular opinion
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- Created by
Annette
Lamb and
Larry
Johnson, 1/99.
Updated, 11/99. Update by Nancy
Smith
7/02
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