• Clark-Wilkins Elementary School Library Digital Catalog

• Amherst Town Library Digital Catalog

• Daland Memorial Library - Mont Vernon, NH Digital Catalog

Remember to keep your project scenario in mind while researching: You are given the opportunity to participate in a contest where you can win a trip to visit another country and be immersed in their culture. All you have to do to be entered to win the contest is to research another country around the world, write up a short report on that country and present the report with an artifact that represents that country and its culture.

Use the helpful key below to navigate through the pathfinder, each type of resource is color-coded:

White: Introduction & Additional Resources

Green: Helpful Websites & Articles

Blue: Library Resources

Purple: Helpful Media (Photos, Videos, etc.)

Yellow: Search Aids

Red: Citation Information

• National Geographic World Atlas for Young Explorers [912 Nat.]

• National Geographic Kids World Atlas [912 Nat.]

• Atlas of Far East and South East Asia by Felicia Law [915 Law]

• Atlas of Africa by Karen Foster [916 Fos.]

• Atlas of Australia by Karen Foster [919.94 Fos.]

• Atlas of Europe by Karen Foster [914 Fos.]

• Atlas of South America by Karen Foster [918 Fos.]

• Atlas of Southwest and Central Asia by Felicia Law [915 Law]

• Atlas of Poles and Oceans by Karen Foster [919.98 Fos.]

• Enchantment of the World series by various authors [914-932]

• The Lands, Peoples, and Cultures series by Bobbie Kalman [915-917 Kal.]

• Vamos A series by Mary Virginia Fox, Alta Schreier, and Leila Merrell Foster [468]

• Let's Learn Spanish Picture Dictionary [468.8 Let.]

• Just Look N' Learn French Picture Dictionary [443.21 Jus.]

• Just Look N' Learn German Picture Dictionary [433.21 Jus.]

• 1,000 German Words [433 One]

• Just Look N' Learn Spanish Picture Dictionary [463.21 Jus.]

• 1,000 Spanish Words [463.21 One]

• 1,000 Italian Words [453.21 One]

• Hieroglyphs from A to Z by Peter Der Manuelian [493.1 Der]

• The First Thousand Words in Russian by Heather Amery [491.73 Ame.]

• The First Thousand Words in Hebrew by Heather Amery [492.23 Ame.]

& more!

• Cultures of the World | A fun overview of of the world cultures for kids by Learn Bright: Learn a bit about what culture means and how people in different parts of the world dress, eat and behave.

• Kids Share Their Cultural Tradition | Show & Tell by HiHo Kids: Watch kids from different cultures show each other something from their culture!

• Kids Share Their Languages | Show & Tell by HiHo Kids: Learn how to say a few words in different languages from kids like you!

• Breakfasts | American Kids Try Food From Around the World - Ep 1 | Kids Try by Cut: Learn about what people eat for breakfast in different parts of the world!

• What is Culture, According to Kids? - Milton Hershey School: Hear about what kids like you think culture is and what is means to them!

• EUROPE - FUN FACTS FOR KIDS | Happy Learning by Happy Learning English: Learn some fun facts about the European continent!

• FACTS ABOUT AFRICA YOU DIDN'T KNOW | Happy Learning Africa by Happy Learning English: Learn about the geography, animal life and more fun facts about the African continent!

• All about China for Kids | Learn interesting facts about China and Chinese Culture by Learn Bright: Learn about the geography and culture of China!

• Destination World series by Nat Geo Kids: Learn about the culture, geography and wildlife from all world continents! (Link is to a playlist of all 7 videos, watch all the way through or find your continent!)

Helpful Videos:

• Citing Sources: Why & How to Do It by OSLIS Elementary Videos on YouTube

• Citation for Beginners by Imagine Easy Solutions on YouTube

  
  

For Example: If you are wondering what the culture is like in France, you would type "French Culture" or "France Culture" into the search bar for best results! Check out more helpful tips below:

Helpful Videos:

• Using Keywords by OSLIS Elementary Videos

• Searching Effectively Boolean Operators by OSLIS Elementary Videos

• Evaluating Websites (for Elementary Students) by

  OSLIS Elementary

Helpful Search Engines:

• Kiddle: Kid-friendly, visual version of Google. Locate articles and information with helpful pictures while you search.

• Google: The search engine everyone knows about!

• Currier Museum of Art: enjoy exhibitions of art from around the globe. Learn more about different cultures by viewing art pieces and artifacts.

• Worcester Art Museum: This museum "connects people, communities, and cultures through the experience of art. Our wide-ranging exhibitions tell global stories."

• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: explore more than 100 galleries full of art from around the world.

Your Social Studies Teacher(s): More often than not, our Social Studies teachers have a ton of knowledge about countries all around the world. Our class periods and school years are not long enough for them to go into great detail about each and every place they know about, but you could certainly ask them if they could share any information on your country that you haven't learned about in class yet!

Your Classmates: Look around the classroom, do all of your classmates celebrate the same holidays as you? Do all of your classmates look the same as you? If the answer to either of those questions is no, that's okay! It just means that you come from different cultural backgrounds. That is awesome because that means you can learn about a new culture just by asking a friend! If a classmate or their family come from the country you are researching, and they are comfortable with it, ask them if they will share some of their cultural traditions with you!

Your Family: Are you researching the country your family comes from? That's great! You can ask older members of your family to share different cultural traditions with you that you might not know about. For example, a traditional food dish you've never tried before, or pieces of traditional clothing.