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Web Toolboxes for Educators: 
Links for a Unit on Japan 

Title 

URL Address

Notations

Japanese Clip Art
http://www.media.ne.jp/web/
kaleido/index-e2.html
Outstanding links for backgrounds, borders, icons, and images of Japan.
Kids Web
http://jin.jcic.or.jp/kidsweb/index.html
Japanese International Network provides much information on Japan includes culture, food, language, school.
Kids Window
 http://www.jwindow.net/
KIDS/kids_home.html
Kids Window to Japan Project at Stanford University. includes language lab and restaurant.
Japan Window
http://www.jwindow.net/OLD/
HOME/about_jw/about_jw.html
Japan Window project from Stanford University.
Japan Unit
http://157.182.12.132/omdp/
diana/htm/index.htm
Ten day unit for grades K-3 includes lessons on Kimonos, Origami, Banraku, and kites.
The Garden of 
Origami
http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~vbeatty/
origami/gate2.html
History of origami, directions, learning activities, links to other resources on origami.
Zoom School:
Japan
http://www.ZoomSchool.com/
school/Japan/
Enchanted Learning links to culture, schools and other sites.
Japan
http://multimedia2.freac.fsu.edu/
fga/academy/k1japan.htm
FGA: Geographic Education and Technology Program: 26 activities to learn about Japan
Webquest:  Japan
http://www.ume.maine.edu/~cofed/
journeys/japan/index.html
This webquest provides opportunities for students to explore the art, culture, and food of Japan. 
Sadako and the
1000 Paper Cranes
http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech
/webquest/sadako.htm
Webquest for grades 3-5 to learn about Japan and Sadako's quest.
Cranes for Peace 
http://www.he.net/~sparker/
cranes.html
Environmental and world peace issues related to Hiroshima and Origami Paper Cranes
Daniel Elementary 
School's Links 
for Japan
http://www.kent.wednet.edu/
KSD/DE/research/japan/japan.html
Nine Links for information on  Japan
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Last updated: Spring, 1999