The Anasazi Heritage Center (Home Page)
http://www.co.blm.gov/ahc/anasazi.htm
This museum’s website offers information about the Anasazi.  There is a list of questions with answers regarding what they wore, how they prepared food, to what archaeologists believed happened to them. 

Sipapu – The Anasazi Emergence into the Cyber World
http://sipapu.gsu.edu
Details information regarding Anasazi architecture, pre-history, and frequently asked questions.  The architecture section has an interactive 3-D model of a “Great Kiva” (focus of the ceremonial life of the community) and a “Great House” (including views of the floor plans).  The pre-history section has a timeline of information regarding the Anasazi, their ancestors, and facts about their life, where they lived, and what archaeological remains have been found including photographs.   

Desert USA (People & Cultures of the Southwest)
http://www.desertusa.com/ind1/du_peo_past.html
Information about the Ancient Peoples (Anasazi, Mongollon, Hohokam, among others).  It tells of the regions where they lived, their culture, and includes ruins’ photographs.  Also, provides information regarding Native Americans today,

Hohokam Irrigation
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/stc-link/hohokam/Hohokam.htm
A computer model of an ancient Hohokam village allows one to click onto a section and learn more about their farming, irrigation, housing, religion, crafts, and recreation.

Carnegie Museum of Natural History American Indians and the Natural World
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/north-south-east-west
The Native Visions of the Natural World describes four views (Tlingit of the Northwest Coast, Hopi of the Southwest, Iroquois of the Northwest, and Lakota of the Plains) of “living in and with the natural world”. 

History 127 Anasazi Webquest
http://www.grossmont.edu/history/newpage110.htm
The students’ task is to write a four-page paper describing the Anasazi including their culture, major sites, and theories of their disappearance.  Internet links are provided to assist them with this process.

Culture
http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/culture.html
This third grade project depicts the cultural differences between North American Indian groups (regionally).  It has a regional map of the North American Indian groups that allows one to click on a region and obtain information about the groups.  A chart has information regarding their homes, food, clothing, and interesting facts; clicking on any of these words links one to more information (e.g. longhouses, saplings, wigwams, etc.).  There are numerous photographs, illustrations, and artifacts.

National Museum of the American Indian
http://www.si.edu/nmai

First Nations Histories
http://www.dickshovel.com/Compacts.html
Learn about 48 different tribes including their history, location, population, names, language, and culture.

The Ancient Southwest
http://scholar.libarary.csi.cuny.edu/westweb/ancient/main.html
(Still Under Construction)
Information provided into three sections:  chronology, geography, and readings.  The chronology section has a time line (in chart form) comparing and contrasting the Anasazi, Mogollon, Hohokam, and Hakataya peoples. 

Desert Farmers at the River’s Edge:  The Hohokam and Pueblo Grande
http://www.ci.phoenix.as.us/PUEBLO/dfindex.html
Highlights a book regarding the Hohokam.  The table of contents links one to chapter excerpts with information and illustrations of buildings, warfare items, petroglyphs, etc.  The book is also available for purchase.

USDA Forest Service Coronado National Forest
Santa Catalina Ranger District
Tucson, Arizona, USA
http://www.fs.ded.us/r3/coronado/scrd/nathist/heritage/hohokam.htm
One page of general information (where and when they existed, agriculture, and daily life) including illustrations and photographs of archeological evidence regarding the Hohokam people. 

Southwest Indian Relief Council
http://www.swirc.org/history/earlyhistory.html
General information regarding Indians (present day and early history).  Maps assist one in identifying where tribes were/are located.  Links are provided to biographies of famous Native Americans.

Council of Indian Nations (CIN)
http://www.cinprograms.org/index.html
Learn more about the Indian people of the Southwest (past and present).  Photographs and maps are included.  Also, there is information regarding the Southwest Indians situation today including housing, education, economics, and health.

Primitive Civilizations Of The Southwest
http://www.utep.edu/region19/modules/natast05/html/natast10.htm
Features information about the differences and similarities among the ancient cultures of the Anasazi, Hohokam, and Mogollon.  It highlights the environmental differences between the groups.

The Ancient Ones:  A WebQuest for 3rd Grade Social Studies
http://schoolweb.missouri.edu/milan.k12.mo.us/chapman/anasazi/index.html
Sections include an introduction, task, process, and evaluation (a scoring rubric for individuals and group grades). 

The Anasazi Illustrater
http://www.anasaziillustrated.com
Highlights an easy to read illustrated booklet about the Anasazi culture.  It includes over 50 full color maps and illustrations that cover their culture including artwork, architecture, astronomy, religion, among others.  The booklet is available for $10.00.

The Archaeology Channel
http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/videoguide.asp
Provides a variety of clips regarding the mound builders.  These clips show

The Archaeology Channel
http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/TeacherResources.asp
Easy, interesting lesson plans to engage students.  These plans are from a variety of sites and the links are included.  They include ones regarding artifacts, archaeological methods, archaeology, and Native Americans.

Annenberg/CPB Learner.org
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/chacocanyon.html
Explains about life in Pueblo Bonito (one of the Chaco Canyon – center of the Anasazi civilization – pueblos).  Explores drought as the reason for the abandonment of the pueblos.  There are also links to information including:  Dating the Evidence (how archaeologist determine when things happen) and Garbage-ology (what one can learn from trash). 

Dig:  The Archaeology Magazine for Kids
http://www.digonsite.com/index.html
Magazine subscriptions are also available.
Dig is a kids’ magazine on line that provide a variety of activities and information for children, parents, and teachers.  There are up to 17 quizzes about archaeology and history that students can take (answers provided).  Dr. Dig provides answers to previously asked common archaeological questions and one can also send a question to her (on-line).  The Fantastic Factoids section has past articles from the magazine.  A glossary provides hundreds of archeological terms.  Teacher guides are also available (to correlate with articles in the magazines).  There iaer links to information in Delaware regarding archaeology including  links to Delaware state museums, DELDOT, Iron Hill Museum, among others.  In addition, there are many other links such as:  Anasazi Heritage Center, The Archaeology Channel, Archaeology Magazine, Archaeological parks in the U.S., Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, SunWatch village Game, among others.

United Streaming
http://unitedstreaming.com
(Does require a subscription – RCCSD has one)
Provides hundreds of video clips (of various lengths of time).  Video clips are divided into sections to be able to show one section or the entire clip.  One can search for videos by grade level as well.  In addition, there are teachers’ guides and blackline masters for many of the clips.  

Marco Polo
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/index.aspx
A monthly calendar highlighting a daily historical event provides links to lesson plans at different grade levels as well as maps and biographies.  The search engine allows one to find information/lessons/film clips for many subjects including the Anasazi.