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Stories from a Small Planet - PBS Frontline
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): civics (129), cross cultural understanding (178), cultures (290), politics (124)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans and readings to help connect students to the content being taught in your social studies class. Be sure to save this site as a favorite for easy retrieval later.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Lost Liners - PBS
Grades
7 to 12In the Classroom
Click on the section entitled "teacher resources" and take advantage of the free lesson plans and activities offered. Most require a basic knowledge of the 5 major liners that sank, so the day before activities have students explore the site on the interactive whiteboard or individual computers. To assess what students are learning, put them in groups and have groups select a liner that they will be researching. Groups will go through the information offered by the site and possibly other sites in an effort to attain images and information about their lost ship. Have groups create an online graphic telling the story of their liner and its immediate impact. Have students use a tool such as Zeemaps, reviewed here. Zeemaps allows students to create audio recordings AND choose a location (on a map) where the story takes place.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mysterious Mummmies of China - PBS Nova
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station during a unit on Ancient China in a World History classroom. Because there's a lot of content on this site, try creating a guide to help students understand what's the most significant. For help creating graphic organizers easily, try Graphic Organizer Maker.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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eHistory - Ohio State University
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): battles (19), black history (131), civics (129), civil war (145), inventors and inventions (88), maps (224), primary sources (133), timelines (60), world war 2 (169)
In the Classroom
The great resources offered by this site include the primary sources collection and the vast array of multimedia presentations. Search this site for resources you can use in your own classroom - the video collection would be invaluable to supplement information from the previous and current centuries.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Portrait Gallery
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): 20th century (168), britain (25), england (51), painting (49)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free images on this site! Search the site for images or portraits of individuals being studies to supplement a lecture. This site would be particularly useful in studying Early American history - giving students a face to connect with the names they have heard about so much.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Games We Play - Cornell University
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): civil war (145), women (189), womens suffrage (64)
In the Classroom
Have students try out this site on individual computers, or as a learning center. Students can use the site to learn about the evolution of leisure time in America and the inferences historians can make from games. To assess students learning, print out the crossword puzzle at the end and have them complete it after they tour the site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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New York Public Library's Digital Library Collection - New York Public Library
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): images (267), primary sources (133)
In the Classroom
Use this site to search for images that can be used in your classroom for a visual discovery activity. Select 3-5 of the more powerful images, placing them on separate slides of a PowerPoint show. Show each slide to the class for 1-2 minutes each, allowing students time to jot down what they observe, predict and infer about each image. After the class has finished with the slides, have a class discussion based on the notes that students took accompanying a replaying of the slide show. This is a great way to introduce or review a topic in a non-lecture format.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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American Rhetoric
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): debate (39), politics (124), speech (66), speeches (22)
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Shakespeare for Kids - Folger Shakespeare Library
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): elizabethan (12), england (51), plays (31), shakespeare (98)
In the Classroom
Share some Shakespearean insults and vocabulary by way of introduction to students on a projector or interactive whiteboard before allowing students to use it individually or with a partner. Access the sections entitled "games, challenges and puzzles," and save them as a favorite on classroom computers for use as a learning center or station. Have students complete some of the puzzles or crosswords as a way to review a unit on the Playwright or courtship, courtly love and of course - Queen Elizabeth. Challenge students explore the site and create a quick presentation of what they learned. Students can create brief online posters using a tool such as Padlet, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Brown v. Board of Education - University of Michigan
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): 1950s (33), civil rights (219), segregation (20), supreme court (32)
In the Classroom
Recommend this site to students working on a research project or paper about the monumental case. There is a wealth of information here - teachers can also take advantage of the court case information, the primary sources and the images.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lewis and Clark National Bicentennial Exhibition - Missouri Historical Society
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): lewis and clark (15), louisiana (6), louisiana purchase (6)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans and classroom activities hosted on this site! This would be a great resource for a US history site, regardless of the grade level. Save this site as a favorite on your classroom computer to allow for easy retrieval when necessary.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Diving Under the Antarctic Ice - Scripps Oceanographic Institution
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): antarctica (28), arctic (33), oceans (142)
In the Classroom
These images are very original, and could be used to show students examples of various types of life forms. For example, a teacher working on lessons about the different kingdoms or species, might find some really interesting photographs here they can use within instruction. Also useful for earth science teachers studying the ocean and the types of life living in it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Jean-Antoine Houdan:Sculptor of the Enlightenment - J. Paul Getty Museum
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): sculpture (17)
In the Classroom
Share the site on the interactive whiteboard or projector to illustrate to students the more finite details of Houdan's work. Students can explore the site on their own if more help is necessary. This site would be useful not only for exploring Houdan, but for providing a 3D image students can attempt to analyze or model their own work after.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Medici - Godfathers of the Renaissance - PBS
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): italy (29), renaissance (38)
In the Classroom
Use the interactive timeline in your classroom on your interactive whiteboard or projector to give students more context about the Renaissance. The site provides some valuable information about the Medici family, who were an important influence on the Renaissance.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Drawing from Life - Smithsonian
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): comics and cartoons (61)
In the Classroom
Art and History teachers will love this online collection of comic drawings houses by the Smithsonian. In a class discussion of validity of sources select a few images that were created to reflect on society or satire it. (We recommend Hogarth's engravings if your class is mature enough) Share the images on the interactive whiteboard or projector with the class. Start a discussion as to what students think the meaning and purpose of the image is. Do a few as a class and have students complete the rest of the images on their own. Have students write up a few quick sentences on the remaining images. Teachers can either finish the activity there or have students share their answers later in a discussion.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art - University of Virginia
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): art history (104), artists (99)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students explore this site independently or in small groups. To show what they have learned from this site, challenge students to create an online graphic to share using Genial.ly. This is a very interesting site for an art history classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Slates, Slide Rules, and Software: Teaching Math in America - Smithsonian
Grades
7 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station at the beginning of the year in an algebra class to get students thinking about the materials they use and how they can aid learning. This could be a fun accompaniment to syllabus-day or later on in the first week.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Adventures of Cyberbee
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): resources (80)
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America in Caricature: 1765 - 1865 - University of Indiana
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): comics and cartoons (61), politics (124)
In the Classroom
Select the images that correspond to the unit being covered in your classroom. Print out the caricatures, laminate and bring to class. Seperate students into groups and have them all work on at least one of the images obtained from the class. Have students analyze and dissect the images to gauge the meaning, purpose and intent. This is an activity that does require some substance of background knowledge, so do this more towards the end of a unit as review.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Election 2004: Hot-button Campaign Issues - NPR
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