Curated OER
Salmon Run
Students examine the life cycle of the Pacific salmon and the impact of humans on salmon migration. They watch a Powerpoint presentation, trace migration routes on satellite imagery, and complete mock calculations of salmon energy...
Curated OER
Time Line Of Chinese And Japanese Art
Students create individual time lines placing various works of Asian art into chronological order. The information gathered is used to create one class time line for display.
Curated OER
Multimedia Scavenger Hunt
Students design scavenger hunt questions to be answered using a multimedia encyclopedia after working on teacher made examples.
Curated OER
Assessing Women's Past Through Art -- An Interpretation Activity
Students examine art from a certain period. They write a story recreating the life of a woman. They examine pictures and answer questions related to each one.
Curated OER
Lesson Overview for Confucian Ideals: "The Analects" and "Miss Li"
Students read and analyze various sayings by Confucius. They view a Powerpoint Presentation, answer discussion questions, complete a translation activity, and write an essay.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Acropolis Museum
Take a virtual tour of the Acropolis Museum in Greece, which documents the history of Athens back to prehistoric times. The first and third floors can be explored, as well as a collection of high-quality photographs of sculptures and...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Jews of the Middle East
Prior to 1948, Jewish communties were found discontinuously in an area stretching from southwest Asia across North Africa, from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in the north to Yemen in the south, and from Afghanistan in the east to Morocco in...
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: A New Look at an Ancient Culture: Egypt
Students can take a virtual tour of a collection of Egyptian artifacts, visit the sites of numerous archaeological expeditions, and learn a tremendous amount about the complex gods and goddesses of the Egyptian religion.
University of Washington
A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization [Pdf]
The goal of this "visual sourcebook" is to add to the material teachers can use to help theirstudents understand Chinese history, culture, and society. It was not designed to standalone; we assume that teachers who use it will also...
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Obsidian Craft Production at Cacaxtia Xochitecatl (200)
Archaeological excavation at Xochitecatl indicate that it was an area of production for obsidian goods. Site can be viewed in English and Spanish.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Early/middle Formative Kanocha Phase at Blackman Eddy
Archaeological investigation at Blackman Eddy in Belize demonstrates architecture related to Olmec style resulting in implications of long distance trade networks. Site can be viewed in English and in Spanish.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Agriculture
A learning module on agriculture that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include factors that led to the development of...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Indus Valley Civilisation
At this Wikipedia site you can read about chronology, geography and history of the Harappan civilisation in the Indus River Basin.