Mr. Nussbaum
United Kingdom
An interactive practice tests scholars' reading comprehension skills. Learners read an informative text, then answer 10 questions.
Core Knowledge Foundation
The United Kingdom
Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, and England are four countries united by more than a monarchy. Academics explore the geography of the nations that make up the United Kingdom. The resource is broken into six lessons focusing on...
Curated OER
Time and Timetables
In this recognizing time and timetables worksheet, students compare Julian and Gregorian calendars, determine leap years, and apply the formula for finding the day of week and Easter day for any year. Students solve 20 problems.
Curated OER
Test Your Research Skills- More Interesting Place Names in England, Scotland, and Wales
For this research skills worksheet, students examine a list of names of 20 towns and villages in England, Scotland, and Wales. They use an atlas of Great Britain to find any fake names and place a mark in the box next to it.
Curated OER
Activity 10: Scottish History
In this Scottish history worksheet, pupils utilize primary sources to list, fill in the blank, and write short answers from given questions. Students answer twenty five questions.
Curated OER
Cinderella Stories
Students listen to the Scottish tale, The Princess and the Golden Shoes, creating a character chart. They develop a newspaper containing news stories, personality profiles, and editorials regarding The Princess and the Golden Shoes.
Curated OER
Cream Coloured Carrots Make a Comeback
Ninth graders examine the impact of the green carrot in the UK. In this Current Events lesson plan, 9th graders read an article on the green carrot. Students complete guided questions on the reading.
Curated OER
Glasgow-- Scotland's Largest City
In this geography of Glasgow worksheet, students examine a detailed bird's eye view of the city in Scotland. Students discover the location of the city center in relation to the ocean by studying the unlabeled map. There are no questions.
Curated OER
Words In The News: SNP Advocates Independent Scotland
Students research and study the independence of Scotland. They read articles about Scottish independence. Students explore key vocabulary words found in the news article. After reading about the Independence of Scotland, they...
Curated OER
Destination UK: Scotland
Students explore the country of Scotland. They brainstorm what they know about Scotland and draw a mind map of their ideas. They explore the Gaelic language and read about living in Scotland. They discuss a reality television show and...
Curated OER
Plaid to the Bone
Students study Lady Anges Randolph and other heroic woman using multimedia. They create class presentations with their findings. They write a diary about living in a medieval castle after researching what life was like in them.
BBC
Bbc: History: Industrial Revolution
Learn how the Industrial Revolution affected Scotland and the roles that Scots like Joseph Black and James Watt, among others, played. Subtopics include the chemical revolution, commercial revolution, and New Lanark and the factory system.
BBC
Bbc Scotland: Mary Queen of Scots
Explore key events from the life of Mary Queen of Scots. There are many easy to use interactive exercises to help test your knowledge of the information you have just read. Great biographical overview, a timeline, and links to...
Other
Project Britain: British Life and Culture
Thanks to teachers and students at Woodlands Junior School for this excellent website that clues us in on everything British. This is an excellent source of information for customs and traditions, daily life, etiquette, government, food...
Other
Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
The official homepage of the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh, Scotland.
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland: Digital Archive: Scotland's Pages
Timeline of Scottish history over the one thousand years from AD 1000 to AD 2000 includes citations to events happening elsewhere in the world and embedded documents and manuscripts related to particular events and particular times.
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland: Digital Archive: Scottish Science Hall of Fame
Biographical and scientific information about discoveries and technological advances credited to ten Scots, Lord Kelvin (Kelvin scale), Alexander Graham Bell (telephone), James Watt (steam engine), and Alexander Fleming (penicillin),...
Other
Deep Sea World and Blue Planet Aquarium, United Kingdom
This is the combined homepage for Deep Sea World and Blue Planet Aquarium. There is some information about each facility. The buttons for more information on all topics are located at the bottom of the page. Blue Planet Aquarium is...
Lonely Planet
Map of Scotland
This is a map of Scotland. It is in full color and has all major cities located on it. You can click on the map for information on Scotland.
University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow: The Hunterian
The Hunterian Museum is Scotland's oldest public museum and has collections that have been nationally recognized. The museum's website provides descriptions and pictures of some of the famous pieces in the museum's collections and...
W. W. Norton
Norton Anthology: Restoration/british Literature
The period between 1660 and 1785 was a time of amazing expansion, when Britain became an empire and its society and literature had to adapt to circumstances for which there was no precedent. The topics in this Restoration and Eighteenth...
Other
Historic Scotland: Home Page
Official site for Historic Scotland offers information on Scotland's background, heritage, and education.
BBC
Bbc: Mary, Queen of Scots
Poor Mary, Queen of Scots. Read about her life as Queen of a religiously divided country and find out how that affected her reign and death. Archived.
BBC
Bbc: Landscapes of Scotland
Let your friendly guide, Goggs, take you on a tour of the Highlands and the Islands of Scotland. This is a fun introduction to learning map skills. Archived.