Curated OER
Cultural Patrimony: What Belongs to Whom?
Cultural patrimony is a fascinating topic for your students to explore.
Curated OER
Vocabulary Set 9: English 3
The roots nom, pater/patr, and lega, are the focus of a 16-slide, vocabulary-building presentation. Each root is defined, a word built on the root is presented, along with its definition. Next, as an example, the word is used in a...
Curated OER
The Wrecks of Urca de Lima and San Pedro
Students complete a variety of activities that go along with the study of and possible fieldtrip to Urca de Lima and San Pedro wreck sites in St. Lucie and Monroe Counties in Florida. They discuss the importance of preserving such wrech...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Better Patrimony Then Gold
A scanned copy of the 1872 publication of Better Patrimony then Gold by Charles Martel, a fiction book for children.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: The Prodigal Son Wasting His Patrimony
An image of "The Prodigal Son Wasting His Patrimony", created by Hans Sebald Beham in 1540 (Engraving, 51 x 92 mm).
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cultural Heritage at Risk: Mali
The devastating impact of conflict and civil strife on internal heritage is clear in Mali. Read about the internal efforts Mali has taken to protect its cultural patrimony.
Other
Oeuvre Notre Dame
Illustrated with drawings and photos, this multi-lingual site includes sections on history, discussion of architecture, repairs, a news bulletin, a glossary and a document database.
Other
Casteland: Medieval French Castles
This website provides pictures, background information, and visual tours of many famous castles.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Where I Come From
This lesson plan directs children to learn about their family histories by visiting sites that connect them to the homelands of their ancestors.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Italy, 1815 1871
A map of Italy between 1815 and 1870 subtitled "The Struggle for Unity." The map is color-coded to show lands acquired & ceded during this period, with an inset map showing dates of annexation to the Kingdom of Sardinia (Kingdom of...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Italy, 1600
Map of Italy at the end of the 16th Century showing the territorial boundaries and claims on the peninsula, islands, and northern regions, important cities of the time, rivers, and coastal features. This map is color-coded to show the...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Demosthenes
In the oratory of more thn two thousand years Demosthenes stands in the front rank, and will always hold first place among the orators of the ancient world. He was born in 384 B.C. When he was only seven years of age, his father, a...