ccdsjr.gif (3090 bytes)Charlotte Country Day School         

Sharing Our Planet GlobeLeaf.jpg (25023 bytes) An International Collaboration

Students submit artwork to the Echo Foundation

 

Hugh Morton's Visit to CCDS

Joel Sartore's Visit to CCDS

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Click here for your environmental reading pleasure!

submitted by Karen Oldham and Chris Gawle

Find the current population of the world here

 

 

   Useful Tools

earth1.gif (1094 bytes)    Map Resources

earth1.gif (1094 bytes)    Language Translators

earth1.gif (1094 bytes)    Measurement Converters

earth1.gif (1094 bytes)    Time Zone Converters

earth1.gif (1094 bytes)    Postal Codes/Zip Codes

Map Resources
compass.gif (1343 bytes) Maps that Teach
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/geography.htm
Learn United States and World geography with Maps that Teach
icon_maps_large.gif (1707 bytes) MapQuest
http://www.mapquest.com/
Use MapQuest's Interactive Atlas to locate almost any city or region in the world!
world20.gif (1318 bytes) Graphic Maps
http://www.graphicmaps.com/graphic_maps.html
This site provides a very large selection of maps, globes, and flags and also provides a world atlas. For a fee, you can even order a custom map of your choice!
MapsOnUsCorner.gif (1931 bytes) Maps On Us
http://www.mapsonus.com/
This site provides advanced maps and also driving directions for the United States.

 
Language Translators
fishleft.gif (132 bytes) AltaVista Translations
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
Use this tool to translate Web sites into different languages.
Language Help for Travelers
http://www.travlang.com/languages/
This site allows you to select the language that you speak, and then select the language that you want to learn!

 
Measurement Converters
mks_icon.gif (1022 bytes) Conversion Tables
http://n93.cs.fiu.edu/measures/fulltable.asp
This site allows you to convert units of angle, area, distance and length, electric charge, energy, illumination, luminous intensity, mass and weight, money (currencies and inflation), percentage, power, pressure, speed, time, and volume.
02ip_button_HC.gif (1205 bytes) Metric and U.S. Equivalents
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001661.html
This site allows you to convert units of length, area, and volume.
Time Zone Converters
White Pages Directory
http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/search/time.html
This site provides international time and dialing codes.
World Time Zones
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/tzones.html
This site includes a map and also time zone explanations.

 
Postal Codes/Zip Codes
badge.jpg (1962 bytes) United States Postal Codes
http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/
This site provides zip code and address information for US cities.
Canadian Postal Codes
http://www.mailposte.ca/
This site provides postal codes for Canada in both English and French.
Yahoo! World Postal Codes
http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/postal_information/
This site provides international postal codes.