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Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Sea Anemone Clone Wars

For Students 9th - 10th
Sea anemones look like such peaceful creatures, but find out how aggressive they can be!
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Peace Manoeuvres" by Richard Harding Davis

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Peace Manoeuvres" by Richard Harding Davis, an American author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Voices of Hope and Seeds of Peace (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan that draws on the work of the Seeds of Peace, an international organization of teenagers from troubled regions of the world (with a focus on the Middle East) that fosters meaningful dialogue among people with opposing...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Toys of Peace

For Students 9th - 10th
In "The Toys of Peace" by H.H. Munro a woman gives her brother an article about the dangers of war toys for young boys. Read the full text of this short story to find out how her kids respond to the civilian gifts their uncle brings on...
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Article
Other

World Socialist Web Site: Canada and Nato War on Serbia

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article which details Canada's transformation from a "Peacekeeper" to a "War hawk," due to its participation in a NATO war with Serbia. The article explains how Canada not only had few objections to NATO's bombing campaign on...
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eBook
Other

True Peace: The War of Attrition

For Students 9th - 10th
An Israeli-slanted discussion of the events following the Six-Day War.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Christmas Truce

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Christmas Truce of World War I when soldiers from both sides of the western front peacefully met in No Man's Land between the trenches and celebrated Christmas during the war.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Fourteen Points

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points during World War. These were his war aims and goals to establish world peace in the future.
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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Aristide Briand Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent biography from The Nobel Foundation on the 1926 co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Website
Other

The Progressive Magazine

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage of the national magazine for peace and social justice, THE PROGRESSIVE. Read recent news regarding social justice here.
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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.
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Website
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Modern Balkan History: The Legacies of 1917 and 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay describing the impact of the War and the post war on the Balkan people. Discusses social and economic impacts. Also, goes into detail about post war events.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Ww I Ended, Treaty of Versailles

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site describes how the Treaty of Versailles ended World War I. Includes photos.
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PPT
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: 1920's Politics, Taxes, and Foreign Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out a comprehensive slideshow that dives into the key components of the American government which the people disagreed with following World War I.
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Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Line of June 4, 1967

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the history of the demarcation lines between Israel and Syria--lines which in part caused the June War.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Liberia's Uneasy Peace

For Students 9th - 10th
A June 2007 examination of current conditions in Liberia. Provides a look at Charles Taylor's war crimes trial, peace keeping efforts, a brief profile of Liberia's president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a timeline and access to an archive of...
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Website
CNN

Cnn: Gadhafi: Iraq War May Have Influenced Wmd Decision

For Students 9th - 10th
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi acknowledged that the war in Iraq may have played a role in his decision to dismantle his country's weapons of mass destruction programs. The article includes additional comments by Gadhafi, and his hope...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Newshour Extra: Indian and Pakistani Tennis Partners Call for Peace

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is an inspiring story about two tennis players who have transcended the boundaries of hate and war. Read about Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and their efforts to bring India and Pakistan together in spite of political and...
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: An Uneasy Peace

For Students 5th - 8th
See what turmoil resulted from the acquisition of new territory after the Mexican-American War. There was great disagreement between those who wanted to abolish slavery and those who wanted to be able to carry slavery into the new lands....
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Article
Other

Newsela

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Newsela offers new current events articles daily in areas ranging from the arts to war and peace. Each article is available at five different reading levels; grade level and word count are displayed for...
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: English 4; Order and Chaos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module asking students to analyze different types of texts, use literary terms, write a persuasive essay, and practice grammar and vocabulary skills all within themes related to order and chaos or war and peace.
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: English 4; Order and Chaos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module asking students to analyze different types of texts, use literary terms, write a persuasive essay, and practice grammar and vocabulary skills all within themes related to order and chaos or war and peace.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Image From the Ending of World War One, and the Legacy of Peace

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth look at World War I. Includes summaries of the war years; sound clips of eye-witness accounts; virtual tours of trenches on the Western Front; maps; articles and overviews; and similar resources.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Bernard Baruch:advisor to Presidents in Both War & Peace

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical information on Bernard Baruch: financial adviser to President Wilson prior to and during World War I and financial adviser to Franklin Roosevelt prior to and during World War II.

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