Military and war museums Teacher Resources

Although designed for the Canadian War Museum, the concept here is a solid one. Class members select an artifact from the First World War, examine it, research it, and craft an explanative label that they attach to their picture and post...

Have you ever been accused of something without cause? The sixth installment of an eight-part series asks scholars to create a museum exhibit on the anti-communist activities in the United States at the start of the Cold War. To make...

Fourth graders summarize the participation of Indiana citizens in the Civil War. They research an assigned topic and build a museum exhibit that displays at least five points of information relating to the topic. Students write a...

Young scholars explore the lives of spies. In this secret government agencies lesson, students visit the Imperial War Museum and the Essex Secret Bunker online or in person to discover details about Britain's spies and secret bunker.

Pupils remember the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson students visit the websites for the Queen's Film Theatre, the Imperial War Museum, and the Jewish Museum to view information about the Holocaust and concentration camps.

Students simulate the role of a presidential analysis group to research a location for a Revolutionary War museum. They conduct research, and write a summary of their findings to present to the President.

Tenth graders examine the First World War.  In this Global History lesson, 10th graders analyze various maps of this time.  Students construct maps of each front of the war by answering various questions. 

In this ESL editing worksheet, students will focus on error correction and editing. Students will read a short passage correcting any spelling mistakes or omissions from the article.

Students explore the controversy surrounding the ban of Nazi memorabilia and other hate-related artifacts from online auction sites.

The California State Military Museum has captured the history of the Indian Wars. This is a synopsis of the Mariposa Indian War which occurred between 1850-1851, the best known battle during the Gold Rush years.

Selections from the Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive which has been interviewing British and Commonwealth Korean War veterans.

The Cold War Museum offers many resources on the Cold War, including this particular article on the "Fall of the Soviet Union."

Canada's role in the Second World War is demonstrated in this exhibit through articles which appeared in newspapers throughout the country. Included are sections on Canada and the War, operations, and the Holocaust. It provides a...

Online exhibition for teachers and students of citizenship, history and media studies, which examines the use of propaganda during the main conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries.

As part of a series of podcasts featuring the remembrances of veterans of World War I, this podcast tells the inspirational story of the Christmas Truce in December 1914, when the soldiers from both sides met in No Man's Land to...

The complete story of the Battle of the Somme, one of the major Canadian-led battles of World War I. Researchers have a wealth of information to search through including the preparations made for the battle, the battle itself, and...

This site offers 16 primary source photos from the Battle of Britain including brief descriptions.

This article focuses on 13 primary source photos of Duxford and Fowlmere with information about each.

This site provides primary source photos of seven pilots who flew in the Battle of Britain including who they flew for, what planes they flew, and short biographies of each.

This article focuses on ten stories of bravery during the Battle of Britain with accompanying primary source photos. These stories include putting a fire out with bare hands, saving a village, and more.

Extensive website on the Battle of Britain with many historically significant documents and interviews with British subjects.

Tells of the campaign in Burma that was fought by troops from Great Britain, India and West Africa through interviews with veterans of that campaign.

Educational resource that focuses on British women's experiences of war in the twentieth century.

This site provides information and primary source photos of nine aircraft used in the Battle of Britain.