Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: A Global History of Architecture Writing Seminar

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of six videos on global architecture by Mark Jarzombek, presented as a writing seminar with the final project a 1-hour lecture given by the student.
Lesson Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Global Popular Culture

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit embraces the development of popular culture, more widespread than ever, due to globalization.
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Early Global Commodities

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit examines globalization from its true origins rooted in China's desire for silver and in Spain's conquest of mines in America.
Article
Story Behind the Science

Story Behind the Science: Realization of Global Warming [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing the history of how scientists developed their current understanding of global warming. It discusses why it is difficult for some people to accept that human beings have caused the Earth to warm, without controlled...
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: War, Globalization, and Terror

For Students 9th - 10th
Consisting of twenty-six video lectures, this resource provides a history of the U.S. role in the world, with a particular emphasis on commercial expansion and warfare, and their domestic consequences, in the 20th century.
Primary
Other

Global Progress Report 2007 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A Global Progress Report giving the current state of the world 2006-2007.
Interactive
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: African Voices

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is the web presence of "African Voices," a permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History. It explores the "diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples and cultures." Includes art, texts, and...
Website
Other

International Committee for Egyptology: The Global Egyptian Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Global Egyptian Museum is an ambitious, long-term project that intends to eventually gather digitized versions of artifacts from Egyptian history that are housed in museums around the world. This amounts to 850 collections and 69...
Handout
NOAA

Noaa: National Ocean Service Education: Global Positioning Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated tutorial explains the history and science of geodesy. Animations help students visualize how scientists measure and monitor the size and shape of the Earth and the location of points on its surface.
Website
University of North Carolina

Unc Global: Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhaustive collection of resources and information on Eastern European, Slavic, and Eurasian cultures and histories.
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Global Connections, the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
View a timeline of Middle Eastern history, explore events through themes, and make connections through the use of big-picture questions such as "What's the appeal of religious militancy?"
Graphic
Princeton University

Princeton University: Qed: Mapping Globalization: Map Category Queries

For Students 9th - 10th
A large database of historical maps that can be searched by map type, time period (prehistory to 21st century), theme, and world location. Themes cover economics, war, disease, trade, migration, and much more.
Activity
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What's the Big Idea? Climate Change

For Students 3rd - 8th
What do people around the world need to do in order to slow the process of climate change? This resource dives into the dangers of change and proposes solutions.
Graphic
BBC

Bbc News: An Animated Journey Through the Earth's Climate History

For Students 9th - 10th
A narrated journey through the last 800,000 years of the Earth's climate, accompanied by images and graphs. A text-only version is also available. (Published 3 Dec. 2009)
Website
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete guide to the planet's climate change, including evidence, causes, effects, and conservation efforts.
Unit Plan
East of England Broadband Network

E2 Bn: History's Heroes: Great Campaigners

For Teachers 9th - 10th
It is important that students be good citizens and play and understand the people who campaign various issues in their environment. This particular unit identifies some fine campaigners who used their religion to influence their lives....
Interactive
Other

Global Polio Eradication Initiative: History of Polio

For Students 9th - 10th
This timeline from Global Polio Eradication Initiative of pictures, descriptions, and events -- all of which describe the history of polio and its vaccine -- is organized into three large sections: "Endemic Polio 1580BC-1953," "Vaccine...
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Global Grocery

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Did you ever wonder where tapioca pudding comes from? Did you know that cacao beans were once used as money? Learn about the human uses of plants (to make common foods and medicines) at the Global Grocery.
Handout
Rutgers University

Rutgers University: History of the English Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a brief description of the history of the English language.
Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap World History

For Students 9th - 10th
A landing page for the AP World History course. Most appears to match what is in World History course but the latter has. This course has been retired by Khan Academy.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Silk Road: Connecting the Ancient World Through Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
With modern technology, a global exchange of goods and ideas can happen at the click of a button. But what about 2,000 years ago? Shannon Harris Castelo unfolds the history of the 5,000-mile Silk Road, a network of multiple routes that...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: A Brief History of Religion in Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Before we began putting art into museums, art mostly served as the visual counterpart to religious stories. Are these theological paintings, sculptures, textiles and illuminations from centuries ago still relevant to us? Jeremiah Dickey...
eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: Period 9: 1980 Present: September 11th

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that resulted in the United States' declaration of a Global War on Terror.
Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Global Volcanism Program

For Students 9th - 10th
The Global Volcanism Program website provides documentation, understanding and general information about global volcanic activity.

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