Useful+Websites

= **__ Useful Websites __**  =

**Technology we use.**
This site is a very easy site to use. It has been put together by the American Federal Communications Commission. It shows the history of Technology. Click on the picture links to find information about the history of the answering machine, cable tv, mobile phones, television, internet, pagers, radio, satellite tv and telephone. []
 * Kidzone History **

What people did and how people lived in the past.
This site looks at things that are no longer here or we no longer do. It includes fads such as ironing your hair, swallowing goldfish or even squashing 15 people into a phone booth. In the Technology and Education section, you can find out about how children's books have changed over the years and what slide rules were used for. There is a mystery quiz section where you try and guess what the mystery object is and what it was used for. The site also has a large picture gallery of games and toys, household items, technology, services and miscellaneous items. []
 * Going, going gone -The way things use to be **

**Games Children play**
This site shows us games from the past and present that children play from all aound the world. You play many of these games in the school playground today such as jump rope (skipping), hopscotch, tag, marbles and ball games. Some countries play the same games as us but have different rules. For example, in China skipping games are played with a rope made out of rubber bands. Click on your favourite games and explore some of these and try them in the playground with your friends. []
 * Games we played as children. **

People we Communicate with
Explore the history of telecommunications, the telegraph and telephone, radio, television, and computers. Also, if you ever wanted to know how a television station works this site is interactive and looks at the work people do to run a tv station. You can even try three jobs for yourself. []
 * Kids Work! **

**Food we Eat** ** History of food Around the World. **
"Yahoo kids" is a search engine for kids. On the site there is a directory link to around the world food and eating as well as the history of food. From this directory you can find a range of links to sites relating to the history of foods and how the processing of food has changed over the years. Links include the history of cheese, icecream, chocolate, fortune cookies, tea, spice and bread. It also provides links to food journeys through China, with Christopher Columbus, the middle ages, Italy and America. You can also find out about pickling pickles, chillies, rice and the meaning of food. []

This is a thinkquest made by children for children. Press the enter key to access the information. This site is multilingual, the information can be read in English, Dutch and Spanish with the click of a mouse. The site provides information about food in Prehistoric, Ancient, Middle ages, Renaissance, Industrial, Modern and Future times. Under the Interactives tab you can click on recipes from around the world and from different times, play games, learn food words in different languages and do a crosswords. You can also join the discussion board and upload your own recipes. []
 * A Taste of History: food through the ages **.



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