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This New Technology in World War I interactive also includes:
- Student Activity
- Document Analysis With Students
- Abandoned German Front Line Trench on the Flanders Field
- Americans Receiving Machine Gun Instruction
- Barbed Wire Gate to Trench
- British Scout Plane and Remains of a German Gotha Plane
- Recruits Prepare for a Gas Mask Drill
- French soldiers making a gas and flame attack on German trenches in Flanders, Belgium
- Front View of the Two-Man Tank Manufactured by the Ford Motor Company
- Italian Submarine Leaving Venice on an Expedition
- Letter from Wayne to His Folks
- WWI Experience of Cpl. Eugene S. McLain
- Interior of a Submarine
- Tank Crossing Trench
- Tractor Hauling Bombing Plane into Position
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A fast-paced activity focuses on the development of technology during World War I. Young historians match images of new technologies and complete a worksheet. Scholars also read an account of the war from the perspective of an American soldier and participate in group discussion.
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Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Compare technology used during World War I to modern day warfare
- Guide a group discussion on how new technology changed people's everyday lives
Classroom Considerations
- Internet access is required to complete the activity
Pros
- Resource includes extension activities if time allows
- The activity works as an individual assignment or in pairs
Cons
- None