Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Fall of the Roman Empire in the West
From Edward Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," this is a comprehensive discussion of the reasons for the collapse of the western Roman Empire.
TryEngineering
Try Engineering: Critical Load
This lesson looks at critical load, the amount of weight a structure can hold beyond which it would collapse. Student teams will design and test a structure using playing cards that has to meet specific criteria. Afterwards, they...
The History Cat
The History Cat: Reconstruction Era
Describes what the South was like after the Civil War ended. Many places were in ruins and people were desperately poor with many being homeless. Social structures had collapsed now that slaves had been freed. The Reconstruction era...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Is Biodiversity So Important?
Our planet's diverse, thriving ecosystems may seem like permanent fixtures, but they're actually vulnerable to collapse. Jungles can become deserts, and reefs can become lifeless rocks. What makes one ecosystem strong and another weak in...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: The Great Depression
This is a collection of 12 Grade-Leveled texts (3-11) on the topic The Great Depression. On October 29, 1929, the Roaring Twenties ended with the crash of the American stock market, initiating The Great Depression. The world struggled to...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Sinking Deeper and Deeper
Read about the creeping descent into depression in the United States upon the crash of the stock market. Find out how the economy collapsed, and how that affected employment and the lives of millions.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Pacaderms, Pennies, and Pasta
After learning of a historical event in which elephants were used to test out the Brooklyn Bridge, students construct their own bridge using very basic materials. Students weigh different items to determine the weight their bridge can...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: I'm So Crushed
In this activity, students will have an opportunity to solve a mystery. They will discover why a soda can collapses during a demonstration due to the effects of changes in temperature and atmospheric pressure. Students will gain further...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Easter Island Mystery
In this activity, you'll look at a single event-the collapse of the population on an island-from different points of view. You're going to try to make sense of what happened there, and you'll do this using an interdisciplinary approach....
ABCya
Ab Cya: Cute Puzzle Witch
Wands ready kids? Magical mayhem & enchanting action guaranteed! Can you handle the challenge? Click on groups of 3 or more of the same color to magically collapse the blocks. Careful, do not let them reach the top! Happy clicking!
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Center of the World: Teacher's Guide
Students will have an opportunity to create memorials at the World Trade Center site to commemorate the September 11th attacks. Come and check it out.
Other
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: The S&l Crisis: A Chrono Bibliography
A print bibliography pertaining to various aspects of the savings and loan crisis. Scroll down to bottom for chronology with links to the bibliography.
Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: Table of Contents
The complete text of a 1901 textbook on Roman history by William C. Morey. However, the work is still useful today as if covers all the basic information about Rome from its earliest beginnings through the Republic and later the Empire.
Digital History
Digital History: Era of Good Feelings: Growth of American Nationalism
Part of an on-line textbook, this essay deals with the rise of nationalism in James Monroe's Era of Good Feelings and Monroe's attempts to solidify that idea.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Regulators Watchdog Agencies
Overview of the many government "watchdog" agencies and regulatory commissions created to regulate or oversee business activity in order to protect public interest.
Digital History
Digital History: The Kansas Nebraska Act
An explanation of how the Kansa-Nebraska Act in effect voided the Missouri Compromise, which had been the law that dictated the territories that could allow slavery. Read about the act proposed by Stephen A. Douglas, and see how a...
Digital History
Digital History: The Human Toll
The Great Depression took a terrible toll on individuals and families. Read about the massive unemployment, ways people tried to survive, and the subtle change in people's attitudes toward the role of government in helping its citizens.
Social Studies Help Center
The Social Studies Help Center: Banking Crisis & Reform
An explananation of the Reagan Deregulation Program and the effect of deregulation on the savings and loan industry.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: The Black Hole
This site examines the black hole as an object in astrophysics. Delve into this comprehensive resource that covers this concept from its history, to qualitative physics, the reality of black holes, mathematical physics and more.
Other
Greenville History Site: Germany 1919 33 Revision
An outline sheet that covers the history of the Weimar Republic in Germany from 1919 to 1933. The problems facing the republic are discussed along with reasons why the Weimar Republic eventually failed and was replaced by Hitler's...
Other
Santa Fe Institute: Social Strife May Have Exiled Ancient Indians
This resource offers another explanation for the disappearance of the Anasazi - a bloody interclan war as opposed to the theory of drought and climactic changes.
US Department of Justice
Introduction to Federal Voting Rights Laws
From the U.S. Justice Department, this is a history of voting rights laws in the United States, including a discussion of the Fifteenth Amendment.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Sinkholes in a Cup
Learners simulate a sinkhole, and discover the geological catalysts that happen beofore sinkholes occur.
Read Works
Read Works: The Middle Ages Introduction to the Middle Ages
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text introducing the Middle Ages. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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