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Vikings, The
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There is no classroom activity for this program. The following resources from the companion Web site accompany this program:
Explore a Viking Village
"Walk" down the main street and "boat" through the harbor of Birka, a medieval Viking village in Sweden, in these QuickTime movies drawn from film footage shot within a scale model of Birka.
(Requires QuickTime or RealPlayer plug-in.)
(Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Who Were the Vikings?
In this interview, Dr. William Fitzhugh, curator of a new Viking exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution, expands on new theories about the Norsemen, including the idea that they played a central role in transforming Europe from a feudal society to today's community of modern nation-states. (Grades 9-12)
Secrets of Norse Ships
Read about the ships that helped the Vikings change the face of European society. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
The Viking Diaspora
This clickable map illustrates the extraordinary breadth of the Norse diaspora, which stretched from modern-day Kiev, Russia, capital of the Rus dynasty beginning about A.D. 900, to L'Anse aux Meadows, a long-abandoned Viking settlement in Newfoundland. (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Write Your Name in Runes
See your name spelled in runes, learn the meaning of each of the letters in the Viking alphabet, and delve into the history of the Norse writing system. (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Build a Tree-Ring Timeline (Hot Science)
Learn about dendrochronology, the study of tree rings, which scientists have used to date the remains of Viking ships, and try your hand at building your own tree-ring timeline.
(Shockwave plug-in required.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
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Program Transcript
Complete narration for the TV program.
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