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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap World History: The World in Crisis, 1914 Present

For Students 9th - 10th
AP World History learning module with interactive lessons and assignments on 20th Century events from 1914 to present.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Frontline: Examine the Global Land Mine Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
Land mines can be found in a few pockets around the world. Use this lesson plan to find out why these places have the mines, the dangers that come with land mines and how nations are attempting to clear them.
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Website
United Nations

United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Schools Demining Schools

For Students 9th - 10th
Landmines kills thousands every year in countries around the world. Some of the topics on this site include the history of landmines, the threat they present in over sixty countries worldwide, the damage they do,risk reduction education,...
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Lesson Plan
United Nations

United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Peace Education

For Teachers 9th - 10th
There are five teaching units on peace education on this site, ranging for ages 8 to 14+. Topics cover ecological awareness, tolerance, social justice, global citizenship, etc. There are many links in the resource area for United Nations...
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Conflict and Cooperation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Countries often work together to solve problems and fall into conflict when problems cannot be resolved. After learning about motivations and conditions that lead to action (or inaction), students analyze examples of international...
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Handout
Other

Us Army War College: Where Oil and Water Do Mix

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the environmental scarcity linked to domestic political unrest and the crisis of domestic political legitimacy that could result in conflict. Also find out how these crises of domestic political legitimacy may result in both...
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Article
Other

Mother Jones: The Dissident: An Interview With Natan Sharansky

For Students 9th - 10th
Known for his advancement of democracy and human rights, Natan Sharansky, a Ukranian-born Jew and later Prime Minister of Israel, speaks here regarding Arab dissidents, Israel's human rights record, and the prospects for a democratic...
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Website
Other

World Security Network

For Students 9th - 10th
Official website of the World Security Network which seeks to prevent wars and promote peace on many fronts. The left-hand menu provides information on current hot topics, ideas, and countries.