4Kids.org - Week of October 26, 2008

Week of October 26, 2008

Visit the Featured Web sites to find the answers.

Who authored A Christmas Carol?

Curtis Mayes
Charles Dickens
Carl Evans

In what year was “Manifest Destiny” coined?

1845
1850
1855

What people were considered the “first denizens” of the New World?

Clovis
Denzel
Fennell

A Rare Look

Turn back the pages of time to take a real adventure into children's literature at the Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room, www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/
digitalcoll/digitalcoll-children.html. Do a virtual checkout of a book of your choice. There are many children's classics such as “Mother Goose Finger Plays”and “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” for your online enjoyment. This site allows you to thumb through many selections and their beautiful illustrations without ever leaving your home!

Nominate a cool Web site at
4Kids.org/nominations

Ansel's Art

Embark on an awesome experience in American Art with Ansel Adams at www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/
ansel. Browse through A Documentary Film to discover what inspired Adams to pick up his camera. Next, scroll through the Timeline to review important moments in photography that allowed Adams to become the artist that he was. Pass through the Gallery to feast your eyes on some of Adams' most famous pictures, such as “Moonrise” and “Lakes and Cliffs.” (Disclaimer: This site now contains advertisements.)

Archaeology in Action

Uncover some of Earth’s ancient treasures at Gee-Whiz Geophysics: Archaeologist's Best Friend?, http://whyfiles.org/281new_archeo. Technology has played a major role in the discovery of archaeological remnants. New instruments include radars that can penetrate the ground to find hidden treasures from the past and underground sonar that can detect objects buried deep in the soil with sound waves. Scroll through this site to see great charts and photos demonstrating how these tools are used. Dig deep for more knowledge about these remarkable tools!

Do you think reading is important?
Why or why not?

Speak Out Here!

Dear Amy: I'm learning HTML to build Web pages, but I want to know if there is a way to easily embed videos and music. Also, is there a good place that hosts Web sites and offers domain names for free? — Mike, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Dear Mike: You can add multimedia to your Web site using the HTML <EMBED> tag. Depending on what type of file you add, a different media player plug-in will be used to play the file. For example, a mov file requires the QuickTime plug-in. Using the different attributes of the <EMBED> tag, your code will tell the browser where to find the media file, whether the file will automatically play and more. To learn how to use the <EMBED> tag, check out www.html-reference.com/EMBED.asp. If you need help setting up your code, try using the embedded media HTML generator at http://cit.ucsf.edu/embedmedia/step1.php.

Your second question is a tough one! If you want your own domain name, you'll need to purchase one. However, a lot of free Web hosts will let you have your own subdomain. For a list of recommended free Web hosts, try visiting www.free-webhosts.com/best-free-webhosts.php.

—Amy

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