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Worksheet
Curated OER

Conditional Exercise 1: If/When

For Students 4th - 6th
In this conditional if/when activity, students fill in blanks with the best conditional, if or when to show relationships between statements/events. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Diary of Anne Frank

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read and discuss the book, The Diary of A Young Girl, by Anne Frank, analyzing the autobiographical writing style of journal writing. They write their personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences of their own daily...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mormon Era

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students learn the history of the Mormons and are able to explore items made during the Mormon era by creating their own by hand. In this Mormon Era lesson, students create covered wagons, can lanterns, candles and sourdough bread as...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Turn off the TV: Vocabulary Skills

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 fill in the blank questions regarding television-related words. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The French Expedition to Egypt

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the effect of the French Expedition to Egypt. In this world history lesson, students research the military, scientific, cultural, and industrial impacts of the expedition. Students create multimedia projects that feature...
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Interactive
Curated OER

January Civics and History Activity

For Students 5th - 10th
In this civics and history worksheet, students click on the links in the questions about civics and history to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 9 questions total.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mars rovers' Next Stop: IMAX

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars read an article and discuss it.  In this Mars rover lesson students complete an activity that allows them to see things through a different viewpoint. 
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Website
American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Documentary Films

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about documentary films.
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Website
IMDb

Internet Movie Database: Black October (2000) (Tv)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Internet Movie Database entry for the Canadian documentary film "Black October". Accessible is a movie trailer for the film, a plot summary, and full credits. "Black October" is a film about the 1970 October Crisis.
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Website
South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Bell South Digital Storyteller: Generations of Heroes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Information and advice for participating in a digital storytelling project that documents the experiences and memories of those who have served the United States in war or other military conflicts. Step-by-step instructions, useful...
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Website
Other

California Newsreel: Videos on African American Life

For Students 9th - 10th
This company claims to be the "oldest and most notable non-profit documentary production and distribution center in the nation." It offers a rich collection of videos on all aspects of African American life and history: e.g., Academy...
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Website
PBS

Ipt: The Haywood Trial: Class Warfare in an Idaho Courtroom

For Students 9th - 10th
A television documentary from Idaho Public Television that recreates the trial of Big Bill Haywood, leader of the Western Federation of Miners, charged with hiring a hit man to kill an Idaho ex-governor. Read about how he was captured,...
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Handout
Other

The Open Video Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The Open Video Project offers a repository of videos and video clips that are easy to search for and download. The videos and video clips are from a wide range of sources, including U.S. government agencies, commercial entities, and...
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Handout
Other

Ancestors in the Americas

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion site to a television documentary on Asian immigrants. Watch movie clips and read quotes from actual immigrants.