Curated OER
Westward With the Vikings!
Students identify Norse explorers, considered by many historians to be the earliest Europeans to sail to Newfoundland. Then they recognize the superior craftsmanship of a Viking sailing ship that would have been needed to withstand the...
BBC
Walk Through History
First the Vikings raided Great Britain, and then they set up camp and moved in. Learners explore Viking times and discuss reasons why groups choose to settle. They construct a class timeline, engage in several online activities, and then...
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Viking Mission to Mars
This resource provides thorough background information on the Viking Missions and links to detailed data and images.
Sacred Text Archive
The Norse Discovery of America
Collections of bits and pieces of lore and fact relating to the exploration of Nova Scotia and North America. Author promises "Bone-chilling stories," of Vikings!
Other
Mars today.com: Home Page
MarsToday.com provides a collection of sites related to the planet Mars. Not your dad's "Whole Earth Catalog" since it's missing all of the advertising and humor. Latest news, basic planetary facts, and historic missions to Mars.
Other
Great Britain Guide: Anglo Saxon Britain Viking Raids
This site from the Great Britain guide provides the history of the Anglo-Saxons in England between the mid-5th century and the Norman Conquest (410-1066). Shows the transition from their being invaders to being invaded, first by Vikings...
Other
Hurstwic: Vikings
An essay about what happened to the Norsemen and the vikings from the late 700's-1000's.
NASA
Nasa: Bibliography on Martian Exploration
This site from NASA provides a selected Annotated Bibliography on Martian Exploration presents classical Mars reading material from Percival Lowell and Alfred Russel Wallace from the turn of the last century, Werner von Braun and Willy...
Read Works
Read Works: Vikings & European Explorers Shipbuilding and Warfare
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Viking ships and warfare. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Vikings and European Explorers the Vikings
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Vikings. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Vikings & European Explorers Vasco Da Gama
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about explorer Vasco da Gama. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: The Secrets of Viking Ships
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Viking ships, how they were built, and why they were so important. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Vikings and European Explorers Viking Religion
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Vikings and the god's they worship. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Children's Museum
Field Guide to the Universe: Space Craft
Pictures and descriptions of the robot spacecraft that have explored the planets and outer space since the 1960s.
Other
Arild Hauge's Runes: About the Runes
This site from Arild Hauge's Runes provides an easy-to-read text about the runes and their meaning. Illustrations of rune artifacts. Although the author is from Denmark, home of the Vikings, please be aware that we could not ascertain...
Other
Hurstwic
Created by a living history organization, site depicts Norse life during the Viking Age. Find information on daily living, society, ship building, language, literature, and more after visiting this site.
Other
Viking Network: England: When Half of England Was Viking
There is a region in England known as The Danelaw which is quite different from the rest of the country. Find out what the Scandinavian history is in this area.
NASA
Nasa: The Face on Mars
Detailed images and information compare the Viking and Mars Global Surveyor evidence. Determine for yourself if this is a natural or artificial feature on the surface of Mars.
NASA
Nasa: Welcome to the Planets Viking 1 & 2
Images and a description of the Viking mission to Mars can be found here. The descriptions are also available in audio format.
Curated OER
Great Britain Guide: Anglo Saxon Britain Viking Raids
This site from the Great Britain guide provides the history of the Anglo-Saxons in England between the mid-5th century and the Norman Conquest (410-1066). Shows the transition from their being invaders to being invaded, first by Vikings...
Curated OER
Post Roman Britain
This site from the Great Britain guide provides the history of the Anglo-Saxons in England between the mid-5th century and the Norman Conquest (410-1066). Shows the transition from their being invaders to being invaded, first by Vikings...
Curated OER
Viking Invasion of England
This site from the Great Britain guide provides the history of the Anglo-Saxons in England between the mid-5th century and the Norman Conquest (410-1066). Shows the transition from their being invaders to being invaded, first by Vikings...
Curated OER
Great Britain Guide: Anglo Saxon Britain Viking Raids
This site from the Great Britain guide provides the history of the Anglo-Saxons in England between the mid-5th century and the Norman Conquest (410-1066). Shows the transition from their being invaders to being invaded, first by Vikings...
Curated OER
Great Britain Guide: Anglo Saxon Britain Viking Raids
This site from the Great Britain guide provides the history of the Anglo-Saxons in England between the mid-5th century and the Norman Conquest (410-1066). Shows the transition from their being invaders to being invaded, first by Vikings...