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PBS Learning: Know Your Dynasties | The Story of China - PBS Learning: Know Your Dynasties | The Story of China
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): china (81)
In the Classroom
Students can take the quiz that is provided. Next, have students research the questions they missed. Students can write facts that were shared via the quiz from each of the dynasties. Finally, students can share the new information they learned from the quiz.Mesopotamia - Twinkl
Grades
6 to 10tag(s): asia (124), cultures (209), mesopotamia (32)
In the Classroom
In the classroom, students can complete the activities posted on the website. Additionally, students can develop any of those activities into a book using Book Creator, reviewed here, or a podcast using RedCircle, reviewed here. Finally, students can compare and contrast other ancient civilizations using a Venn Diagram tool such as ReadWriteThink Venn Diagram Interactive reviewed here.Mesopotamia Smartboard Review - Not provided
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): asia (124), cultures (209), mesopotamia (32), slides (43)
In the Classroom
Use the information in the slides to create a game using Quizizz, reviewed here or Gimkit, reviewed here that can be used to help review. Have students work in collaborative groups to work through the links on the slides. Have students compare and contrast Mesopotamia with another ancient culture.Writing - History.com
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): asia (124), mesopotamia (32), writing (326)
In the Classroom
Provide students with a simple "cuneiform-like" chart of symbols. Ask them to decode a short message or create their own using the symbols, introducing the idea of early writing systems. After watching, divide students into small groups to research and compare ancient writing systems like cuneiform, hieroglyphics, or early alphabets. They can record their findings in Google Slides, reviewed here or Canva, reviewed here. Challenge students to create a timeline that traces the evolution of writing, starting with cuneiform and moving through significant innovations like the printing press, typewriters, and digital communication using Class Tools,reviewed here or Time Graphics Timeline Maker, reviewed here.Mesopotamia - History.com
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): asia (124), cultures (209), mesopotamia (32)
In the Classroom
Have students construct a model ziggurat using building blocks, sugar cubes, or cardboard and discuss their purpose in Mesopotamian society. Provide students with clay or playdough and wooden sticks to practice creating cuneiform symbols. Use examples from the article to guide students, encouraging them to write simple messages or their names in "Mesopotamian writing." Ask students to compare Mesopotamia with another ancient civilization (e.g., Egypt or Indus Valley).Ancient Mesopotamia 101 - National Geographic
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): asia (124), cultures (209), mesopotamia (32)
In the Classroom
Have students create a timeline of major events mentioned in the video, such as the rise of Cyrus the Great, the construction of the Royal Road, and the fall of the empire, using Time Graphics Timeline Maker, reviewed here or Timelinely, reviewed here. Have students compare the Persian Empire with other ancient empires, such as the Roman or Mauryan Empires. They can create a Venn diagram or write a short essay on similarities and differences.Mesopotamia - Crash Course
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): asia (124), mesopotamia (32)
In the Classroom
Have students work in groups to research specific Mesopotamian innovations (the wheel, cuneiform writing, irrigation systems). Each group could create a mini-presentation or poster to share how these innovations impacted society. Students could locate and label key Mesopotamian cities, rivers, and regions using a blank map. Students can use Google My Maps, reviewed here to complete this activity. Afterward, they can discuss how geography influenced Mesopotamian society and its development. Provide clay or clay-like materials and have students create their own cuneiform tablets, using resources to guide them on Mesopotamian symbols and techniques. Assign students to create an illustrated timeline using a resource such as Time Graphics Timeline Maker, reviewed here of Mesopotamian history, highlighting major events, figures, and achievements.Storyboard That Mesopotamia - Storyboard That
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3 to 12tag(s): asia (124), digital storytelling (155), mesopotamia (32)
In the Classroom
Students can design a map of the Fertile Crescent, labeling key rivers, cities, and regions. Students can use the storyboard format from Canva's Storyboard Templates, reviewed here to visually represent the social hierarchy of Mesopotamia, from kings to enslaved people. Have students create a timeline using Timeline Infographics Templates, reviewed here to highlight major achievements, such as the invention of the wheel, writing (cuneiform), and irrigation systems. Challenge students to create a storyboard that depicts the daily life of a Mesopotamian family, focusing on religion, economy, and culture. Have students create storyboards that illustrate different laws from Hammurabi's Code, showing how laws were applied in Mesopotamian society.Short History Of... - Paul McGann and John Hopkins
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6 to 12tag(s): africa (170), american revolution (83), artists (87), authors (107), churchill (8), colonial america (95), colonization (21), d day (11), dickens (10), dinosaurs (43), disasters (37), diseases (66), england (50), explorers (64), great depression (30), greece (47), india (32), industrial revolution (22), korea (21), lincoln (67), listening (93), martin luther king (46), native americans (117), olympics (45), pearl harbor (14), podcasts (112), presidents (136), pyramids (24), renaissance (38), rome (37), roosevelt (15), rosa parks (9), russia (36), shakespeare (99), st patricks day (12), underground railroad (15), vietnam (38), westward expansion (39), womens suffrage (52), world war 2 (161), wright brothers (16)
In the Classroom
Add this podcast to supplement your current list of history resources. Organize and share resources with students using Wakelet, reviewed here or Padlet, reviewed here. Wakelet and Padlet offer tools that make it easy for students to collaborate and share information. Enhance learning by sharing a podcast as an introduction to a new unit and asking students to discuss what they learn. Consider using Project Zero's Thinking Routine Toolbox, Padlet, reviewed here to encourage student understanding and develop critical thinking skills. For example, the Step-in, Step-out, And step-back routine can help students view people and events from different perspectives. Extend student learning by asking them to develop a script and share a podcast as a final assessment of your unit using a free tool such as Buzzsprout, reviewed here or Spotify for Podcastors, reviewed here.The Pyramids- 3D Virtual Tour - 3DmeKenlar
Grades
3 to 12This site includes advertising.
In the Classroom
After learning about the construction of the pyramids, challenge students to design their own pyramids using simple materials like sugar cubes, clay, or LEGO bricks. Introduce students to ancient Egyptian writing by having them design hieroglyphs in clay or create paper versions. Have students compare the Pyramids of Giza with other famous ancient structures, like the Mayan pyramids or the Great Wall of China.Live Cams in Maldives - Skyline Webcams
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3 to 12This site includes advertising.
In the Classroom
Discuss the geography of the Maldives, its location, and its unique ecosystem. Use a globe or map to pinpoint its place in the world. Use Canva Venn Diagram Creator, reviewed here and have students to create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the climate in the Maldives with their own region. Have students write a blog post using Blogger, reviewed here to complete a descriptive writing exercise where they detail what they see, hear, feel, and do on their "day" in the Maldives.Fly Through a Colossal Cave: Son Doong - National Geographic
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): asia (124), biodiversity (36), caves (7), ecosystems (83), vietnam (38)
In the Classroom
Have your students research cave formations (stalactites, stalagmites) found in Son Doong, then create models using clay or other materials. Students can also design a tourism brochure for Son Doong, promoting conservation awareness while highlighting the cave's natural beauty using a free resource such as Canva, reviewed here. While exploring, students can keep a journal noting fascinating features and questions about the cave's geology and biology.World History 2 - Crash Course
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): africa (170), world war 1 (79), world war 2 (161)
In the Classroom
After watching the video series, students can pick a historical period that they would like to time-travel to and explain why. They can debate which period of world history had the most impact. Use an online debate tool such as Kialo Edu reviewed here.World History - Crash Course
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6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): agriculture (52), renaissance (38), world war 1 (79)
In the Classroom
After watching the video series, the students can pick a historical period they would like to time-travel to and explain why. Students can debate which period of world history was the most impactful. Create a virtual bulletin board for an online debate using Padlet, reviewed here. Turn on the commenting features so students can comment on other students' posts.Theater & Drama - Crash Course
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4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): acting (19), plays (32), shakespeare (99)
In the Classroom
Share the Shakespeare videos during a unit on The Bard - or even to recognize his birthday! These videos would be ideal to use for flipped or blended learning. Have students view the videos at home and then use a tool such as Magic School, reviewed here to create instant questions to review the video and use for a quick entrance ticket at the start of the next class.History Maps - Nono Umasy
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7 to 12tag(s): american revolution (83), china (81), civil war (140), explorers (64), japan (60), maps (225), medieval (33), religions (111), russia (36), south america (77), timelines (58), vietnam (38), world war 1 (79), world war 2 (161)
In the Classroom
Share these maps and information on your whiteboard during classroom discussions as a visual tool for students to understand the geographic location of events and use it to provide context for relationships between different events. As students study history, ask them to create interactive timelines using Timeline JS, reviewed here, which includes images, videos, and documents to detail events. Extend learning by asking groups of students to create presentations using different multimedia tools to provide an overall understanding of the content. For example, ask one group to create a timeline and another to create an interactive map using Zeemaps, reviewed here, and have another group use Adobe Express Free Video Maker, reviewed here, to create a video presentation.Felt - Interactive Map Creator - felt.com
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K to 12tag(s): map skills (64), maps (225)
In the Classroom
Visualizing data and creating maps just became easier for teachers and students. Help your students understand current events worldwide by creating a map and embedding it on your classroom website or learning management system. For example, use maps in science to track migration patterns, explore climates, or map weather events. Teachers of students aged 13+ years can have students create and edit maps in real-time from anywhere. Build upon your student's knowledge by adding layers to your maps to show new information. Teachers of younger students can create maps for student viewing to map a story or show animal habitats.Georgia Virtual Learning Shared Resources - Georgia Virtual Learning
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5 to 12tag(s): art history (106), body systems (40), business (53), chinese (45), drawing (62), environment (252), financial literacy (95), french (74), geology (62), japanese (52), latin (23), literature (221), music theory (48), myths and legends (41), narrative (16), novels (34), nutrition (139), oceans (149), OER (43), photography (132), plagiarism (34), poetry (196), psychology (65), robotics (26), romeo & juliet (7), short stories (18), sociology (23), space (220), spanish (112), STEM (304), writers workshop (31)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site as a supplemental resource for your current lessons, as a resource for students to learn about subjects not covered in their current courses, and to differentiate learning for students. For example, provide remediation to high school students by sharing the 9th or 10th-grade literature and composition courses as a review activity or enhance your British Literature unit by assigning a module that focuses specifically on 17th, 18th, or 19th-century British literature. Consider assigning different activities to groups of students to present to their peers. Ask them to use an infographic creator such as the Canva Infographic Creator, reviewed here, as a tool for sharing important information. As a final learning extension, create a digital class book using Ourboox, reviewed here, to share understanding of the content learned. Include text, images, maps, and more in the student-created books.Open-Ended Social Studies - Thomas Kenning
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6 to 12tag(s): 1600s (20), 1700s (36), 1800s (75), 20th century (62), american revolution (83), civil war (140), colonial america (95), colonization (21), gettysburg (15), gettysburg address (12), native americans (117), OER (43), washington (28), westward expansion (39)
In the Classroom
This site is an excellent addition to any middle or high school social studies curriculum. Bookmark this site to include with your other lesson resources. Use individual lessons to supplement your lessons through a new viewpoint since many of the tasks encourage students to think of history through the eyes of a traveler. Each lesson begins with a series of focus questions to keep in mind throughout the article. Engage students in learning and provide support for focusing on important information using Read Ahead, reviewed here. This handy tool lets you transform any text into a guided reading activity that highlights critical components of the text. As students collaborate on learning activities, enhance learning by using Notejoy, reviewed here, as a collaborative note-taking tool. Ask students to add the preview questions listed before the lesson and any other focus points, then share ideas and responses in Notejoy throughout the reading and discussions of the content. As a final learning extension, ask students to use Open-Ended Social Studies as a model for telling history through the eyes of a storyteller or from the perspective of one location. Use Vizzio, reviewed here, to create interactive timelines using animated maps. Include text descriptions, images, and videos as part of your interactive timelines.World History Encyclopedia - World History Foundation
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6 to 12tag(s): china (81), climate change (100), colonial america (95), egypt (59), explorers (64), greeks (46), japan (60), maps (225), medieval (33), primary sources (120), religions (111), romans (52), slavery (79), vikings (10), women (152)