Curated OER
Images of Secession
Analyze political cartoons and historical events. Middle schoolers utilize primary resources to increase their comprehension of the topic of secession. They utilize graphic organizers to take notes, compare, and analyze political...
Curated OER
“Home on the Range”
Fourth graders analyze the song "Home on the Range" and identify its meaning and setting. For this timeline and retelling lesson, 4th graders use dictionaries to find definitions of unfamiliar words, create a timeline and retell the...
Curated OER
The Civil Rights Movement
Students learn about the civil rights movement and create a timeline to understand events in chronological order. In this history instructional activity, students work in groups to choose one activist from the Civil Right era to...
Curated OER
The Fog of War
Students view the film Fog of War and discuss the most striking elements of the film. They focus on chosen lessons from robert McNamara's life such as: empathy, rationality and proportionality.
Curated OER
Ida Tarbell: Hysterical Woman vs. Historical Facts
Students examine journalism and its different styles. In this effective communication instructional activity students create an editorial message and articulate an article.
Curated OER
Chairs, Rooms, and Time Travel
Students compare and contrast two chairs that were made in different time periods. In this compare and contrast lesson students will compare two chairs They will then create a collage that takes place in a historic scene inspired by...
Curated OER
A Journey Through Time
In this science worksheet, students research a specific time frame to discover major scientific developments and historical events. Then they identify at least 50 events and write a brief description of each. Students also create a time...
Curated OER
Pioneers Heading West
Students brainstorm, analyze, compare and contrast,
and illustrate accomplishments of pioneers of the west. Students identify and interpret the Pacific Northwest pioneers. Students present their final projects to the class , including...
Curated OER
Reading A Historical Photograph
Students examine a historical photograph to gather information and draw conclusions.
Curated OER
Telling the Stories the Past Tells Us
Students create historical stories based on factual evidence. For this Telling the Stories the Past Tells Us lesson, students write historical stories using strategies such as characters, plot, setting, and voice. Students analyze...
Curated OER
History of American Child Labor
Students study the historical and social issue of child labor. They examine the photographs of Lewis Hine to see evidence of child labor and decide how the photographs depict the historical impact of the practice. They write a letter to...
Curated OER
Shaping Ideas: Symbolism in Sculpture
Pupils consider the ways that sculptors have represented concepts and ideals as symbolic forms in three dimensions. They compare historical examples to those in contemporary culture, and begin sketching designs for their own symbolic...
Library of Congress
Loc: Stephen Crane
This Library of Congress site provides a brief description of Crane's life as a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War and then provides some excerpts from some of his war correspondences. A bibliography of related works of...
Other
National Museum of Australia: Flemington on Cup Day
In this interactive virtual exhibit, explore Flemington, Australia's largest racecourse, on Melbourne Cup day. Learn about the fashions, horses, and people who have impacted this event in history.
University of Texas at Austin
France
Excellent series of maps from University of Texas at Austin - Provides political and shaded relief maps of France and a multitude of historical maps and maps of overseas territories overseas. Also includes maps of several large cities.
US National Archives
National Archives Experience: Digital Vaults
Unlock the digital vault in the U.S. National Archives' collections. Once inside this portal, use visual resources to make archival connections, view related teacher resources, or simply follow the interconnected pathways of historical...
University of Texas at Austin
Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection: Venezuela Maps
This site provides several country and city maps as they relate to Venezuela.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: The Blue Hotel
This University of Virginia Library site provides the text of Stephen Crane's "The Blue Hotel".
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: World History Connected
An online journal dedicated to the teaching and study of world history. Contains scholarly articles, lesson plans for the world history teacher, book reviews and much more.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Let's Make History by Recording It
What if Anne Frank hadn't kept a diary? What if no one could listen to Martin Luther King's Mountaintop speech? What if the camera hadn't been rolling during the first moon landing? Actively listening to the voices of the past and the...
Other
Student's Friend: A Guide to Teaching World History and Geography
This site discusses the nature and practice of history: what is it, how can it be useful for students and more.
Other
National Museum of Australia: Exploring the World at Port Macquarie
In this virtual museum exhibit, explore three different places in the town of Port Macquarie, Australia. Learn how the people investigated, recorded, and responded to the landscape there.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: An Epidemic for Reading
This lesson plan explores the facts and the history behind historical fiction. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
Other
8 Capitulos Para Entender La Historia De Venezuela
Main page for the history of Venezuela from Venezuelatuya.com. Gives a history of Venezuela from the Pre-Colombian period to the present. The links are brief but informative. There are many illustrations, making the site visually...