Curated OER
Ancient Greece: The Olympics and the Gods
Research Ancient Greece, the Olympic games, and Greek mythology. Young historians will research Ancient Greece and complete multiple activities about the history and culture. This is a unit of lessons.
Curated OER
Sparta and Athens
Sixth graders study Ancient Greece. In this Ancient Greece instructional activity, 6th graders complete 16 lessons to learn about Ancient Greece. Students complete a quiz for assessment.
Curated OER
Words in the News Philippine Sedition Charges - 15 June 2005
Middle schoolers study vocabulary in order to read an online article. They participate in word work before they read and discuss the article. They take an online quiz and a role play activity.
Curated OER
Arab-Israeli conflict
Students script an encounter between Iris, Ahmad and Elad. They imagine they meet on a train. Students discuss what argument might Ahmad and Iris have, and how would Elad and Mark try to resolve these? Students then act out the meeting.
Curated OER
Breaking News English: Rice Faces Questions over CIA Prisons
In this English learning exercise, students read " Rice Faces Questions over CIA Prisons," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Curated OER
Naval Warfare in the American Revolution
Students listen to and identify styles of music popular during the American Revolution. They recognize songs identified with the Royal Navy and analyze how music was used on board ship.
Curated OER
History Matters: Get the Rope! Anti German Violence in World War I Era Wisconsin
Read this harrowing account of a German-American farmer whose nativist neighbors suspected his alliegiance to the United States after the country entered the war against Germany in World War I.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: World War I
World War I, or the Great War, embroiled the globe in bloody fighting from 1914 to 1918. Learn about the complex alliances that led dozens of countries to go to war, how the war was won, and what life was like for soldiers and civilians....
Brigham Young University
The World War I Document Archive
Conventions, treaties, and official papers, organized by title, country and year. The site also includes sections on memorials and reminiscences, a biographical dictionary, an image archive, the maritime war, the medical front, as well...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: World War I
This site from the Encyclopedia Wikipedia provides an in-depth encyclopedia article on World War I, giving information about the origins of the war, the initial outbreak, new technology introduced during the war, the Russian Revolution,...
Emory University
Beck Center: The Great War
An interesting site that looks at World War I from a very personal level by looking at the post cards of the countries involved in the war as well as a site for World War I poetry. Hyperlinks help you navigate the extensive information.
University of Arizona
International Studies Association: Mobilizing Public Support for War
A scholarly look at the use of propaganda to influence American support for World War I once the country entered the fray. Read about the Committee on Public Information, examples of harassment of those not deemed sufficiently patriotic,...
Digital History
Digital History: World War I on the Home Front
Read about the extent of anti-German and anti-Italian sentiment in the United States, sentiment against American citizens, in World War I. See how German culture was suppressed throughout the country.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Woodrow Wilson and Foreign Policy
A thorough review of Woodrow Wilson's foreign policies in these four lessons offered by EDSITEment. Learn the origins of "Wilsonianism," Wilson's views on relations with countries in Latin America, Wilson's decision to enter World War I,...
Digital History
Digital History: America at War: The Guns of August
Read about the course of World War I on both the eastern and western fronts. See how the upheaval in the world brought about attempts at revolution in several countries.
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Posters From the Great War
Original posters from the leading countries involved in World War I.
Made From Media
Made From History: Who Declared War? Major Power Declarations of War, 1914
With the use of country flags and benchmark years, this clever illustration shows the declarations of war during the course of World War I.
First World War
First World War: The Causes of World War One
The causes of World War One and the countries involved are included in this extensive summary.
Oregon Secretary of State
Oregon & World War One: On the Home Front the Red Cross at the Center
Communities across the country rallied to help the troops once the United States entered World War I. Although this site focuses on the activities of the Red Cross in Oregon, these activities were replicated throughout hundreds of towns.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Central Powers
Kids learn about the Central Powers of World War I including the countries, leaders, military commanders, and facts - the alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: War and Neutral Rights
This resource presents a brief discussion of U.S. neutrality early in World War I and of the events which brought the country closer to war.
Other
Charles Sturt Univ.: Military Plans & the 1st World War
The plans of most WWI involved countries are examined, including the German Schlieffen Plan and the French Plan XVII.
Oregon Secretary of State
Oregon at War: On the Home Front: Conservation Becomes Second Nature
Although this site focuses on the impact of World War I on Oregon, the information about food rationing and limitations pertains to the entire country. Find out about the Food Administration and its efforts to encourage the conservation...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: World War 1
Thirty interesting facts about World War 1 include the causes of the Great War, the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), the countries of the Allies and Central Powers, the American troops, WW1 weapons and the different types of warfare...