Curated OER
Goal-O Bingo
While playing a long-term game of Goal-O Bingo, your class will practice replacing unkind words with kind ones. First, read Casey and Amazing Giant Green Shirt by Margaret Ross. Then have your class write down 25 goals they would...
Curated OER
Can Do
Pupils make a list of several of their goals or dreams using markers. They set goals for achievements and build self-images by visualizing themselves achieving their goals. They then create original artwork to portray themselves in their...
Curated OER
Aim for Your Goal
Learners write a story about their achievements in a sport, or their dreams for success in other areas. They create original works of art depicting their goals or anticipated achievements. They then display their stories and art.
Curated OER
Culture of the Minoan
In this history worksheet, students identify and name various aspects of the Minoan culture. They complete ten different blank shapes that explain their religion, transportation, entertainment, education, government, money, and how they...
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Golden Age of Islam
Learning module considers the language, literature, material culture, and architectural monuments of classical Islamic civilization (AD 610-1258).
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Writing: Before Islam
Learning module considers the writing systems and literature of ancient Mesopotamia before the arrival of Christianity or Islam.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Writing: Islamic Period
Learning module considers the literature of the Middle East after the arrival of Islam. Discusses the development of the Koran and a variety of poetic forms.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Salvage of Hieroglyphic Stairway in Dos Pilas (2002)
Comprehensive discussion of what the discovery of stairway steps adds to history of the site and the culture. Writings on steps give new insights to Myan politics, trade, war, and the collapse of the civilization.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Architectural Restoration Criteria in the Mayan Area
Restoration of Mayan sites is a controversial subject. Document offers guidelines for the restoration of excavated areas for the purpose of tourism. The author reports problems in the rebuilding and restoration of famous sites such as...
Smart History
Smarthistory: The Neolithic Revolution
Website with photos and informational text on the Neolithic Revolution and the changes brought about by the way people lived. With links to additional resources.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Building Pharaoh's Ship
In 1954, an Egyptian archeologist discovered an immense, beautifully crafted ship buried in pieces right beside the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Now fully reassembled, this extraordinary royal craft, one of the oldest planked vessels in the...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: George Eastman: The Wizard of Photography
American Experience offers a comprehensive look at George Eastman and his development of photography. Included are a timeline, biographies of important people in Eastman's personal and professional life, discussions in the history of...
Other
Amigos De La Egiptologia: Geografia Y Planos
A Spanish language website evaluating principal monuments of the Egyptian civilization. Enriched with maps and reconstructions.
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Greek Medicine
Much like a great deal of western culture, modern medicine also finds its roots in ancient Greek civilization. Travel to the time of the Olympians and ancient healers to discover just how much we have learned and gained from those who...
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Fad to Fundamental: Airmail in America
A comprehensive site of the history of airmail in America.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Abu Simbel
Encyclopedia entry detailing the temple complex, Abu Simbel, and discussing the achievements, gods and sacred sites of ancient Egypt.
Other
Revolutionary Players
Welcome to the website of Revolutionary Players, focusing on the history of the Industrial Revolution in the West Midlands in Britain between the years 1700 and 1830. This website features text --and images from museums, archives end...
BBC
Bbc: What Can We Learn From Indus Valley Artefacts?
The Indus River Valley civilization left no pyramids, statues, or temples, so how can we learn about their day to day life? Smaller artifacts such as toys, writing on clay, jewelry, and burial sites help archeologists tell the story of...
Curated OER
Cbc: Fifteen Canadian Sites to Treasure and Protect
Fifteen Canadian sites received the UNESCO World Heritage designation, bringing world attention to historical and natural preservation of the selected areas. This article (2008) details these sites.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Ropemaking
Common as it may be, rope played a huge part in Egyptian life. Read this article and you will have a greater appreciation of the importance of rope. Hyperlinks to other articles on this site.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: History of Chemistry
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn about the history of chemistry through instructional videos, grade-level texts, and quick assessments.
Other
Harappa.com: Ancient Indus Valley Civilization Slideshows
Twenty slideshows of the ancient Indus civilization demonstrate the archeological discoveries at Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.
Columbia University
The Great Bronze Age of China
In depth description of the great bronze age of China. Also includes chronology.
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: America at the Centennial
A lesson plan requiring student to analyze primary documents from the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876. Students interpret what these historical artifacts say "about the lives and values of Americans in 1876" among other things.