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Activity
CBS

Cbs News: Terrorist Organizations

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive presentation provides excellent information about al Qaeda, Hamas and other Islamic terror groups. Aired in 2008.
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Activity
PBS

Wide Angle: Suicide Bombers

For Students 9th - 10th
Interviews, essays, and timelines deaing with suicide bombers. Features an interactive map that provides information on terrorist attacks around the world between 1994 and 2004. Click on a country and it will give information about what...
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Attacks in Central London

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides interactive maps, video, audio, and images of the attack on London's transit system. Presents the location, casualties, and different scenes from the attack on 7/7/2005.
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Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Bombers in Istanbul Attack Are Russian, Uzbek, Kyrgyz

For Students 9th - 10th
The three suicide bombers who carried out Tuesday's deadly attack on an international airport in Istanbul were Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz, a senior Turkish official says, according to a report by the Dogan News Agency.
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Website
BBC

Bbc News: London Attacks

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News in-depth coverage of the London Attacks on 7/7/2005. You will find eyewitness accounts, reaction from around the world, and video accounts.
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Lesson Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: Responding to Terrorism (Spring 2004)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this two-part lesson, students explore four divergent policy options on the question of how should the United States respond to terrorism.
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Lesson Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: 9.11 Two Years Later: Teaching About Terrorism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan explores the issue of U.S. policy towards international terrorism.
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Primary
Other

American Conservative: The Logic of Suicide Terrorism

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview in which Robert Pape describes his research on suicide terrorism. A very interesting read on the basic reasons for this phenomenon.
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Website
US Department of State

U.s. Dept. Of State: Bureau of Counterterrorism

For Students 9th - 10th
The Bureau of Counterterrorism's mission is to promote U.S. national security by taking a leading role in developing coordinated strategies and approaches to defeat terrorism abroad and securing the counterterrorism cooperation of...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Avoiding Armageddon: Nation Building

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An in-depth analysis of nation building and the differences between the Marshall Plan and the plan to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan. Students will also have the opportunity to pick a country and decide what they would do to rebuild it.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Martyrdom

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video from Wide Angle, 18-year-old Mohanned Abu Tayyoun discusses the reasons behind his decision to conduct a martyr operation.
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Interactive
Council of Foreign Relations

Council on Foreign Relations: The Isi and Terrorism: Behind the Accusations

For Students 9th - 10th
While Pakiston requests US militant aid, is it actually supporting terrorism? Read about Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), who controls it, who it is accountable to and what it really stands for. Report is dated 4 May 2011.
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Website
NBC

Msnbc: Al Qaida Timeline: Plots and Attacks

For Students 9th - 10th
Chronological timeline of terror plots and attacks associated with Al-Qaida beginning in 1992 through 2005 features detailed facts and public statements.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Teaching Social Responsibility: Teachable Moment: Terrorism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will discuss the underlying causes of terrorism and try to discover the best ways to combat it. Articles and discussion activities are given in this lesson plan for use by the teacher.
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Website
CNN

Cnn: Bombs Kill Scores in Egyptian Resort Town

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describes the aftermath of yet more terrorist bombings. This time in the Red Sea resort of Taba. 7/25/2005
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Handout
US Department of State

U.s. Dept of State: Diplomacy in Action: Patterns of Global Terrorism

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives a summary of the number of terrorist attacks that occurred and where they are happening, along with charts and tables.
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Terrorism in Southeast Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
A map that shows the different incidents of terrorism that have occurred in Southeast Asia. Click on the different countries to get information about the attack that occurred there. (20 November 2002)
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Handout
Other

Fatf: Terrorist Financing [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This 2008 article describes the steps taken to end terrorist funding from countries and organizations. Gives examples of what the FATF has already done to stop the financing of terrorism.