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Weird History

The Real Beauty And The Beast

12th - Higher Ed
It’s a tale as old as time – or, at least as old as the 1500s. But the real couple that inspired Beauty and the Beast lived a tragic life. The real life Beauty and the Beast were Catherine and Petrus Gonsalvus, and they were treated like...
Instructional Video1:37
Curated Video

How to Wrap a Present

9th - Higher Ed
Learn how to wrap a gift so that it has a neat, professional look.
Instructional Video1:54
Visual Learning Systems

Geologic Resources: Mining and Extraction

9th - 12th
In this video, we learn about geologic resources, which are naturally occurring chemical substances found in the Earth's crust. These resources, such as metals, minerals, and fossil fuels, are mined from the earth and used by people....
Instructional Video43:31
The Guardian

Real time reality check: clients and agencies debate the rise of real time marketing

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Real time reality check: clients and agencies debate the rise of real time marketing Subscribe to the Guardian HEREref='http://bitly.com/UvkFpD' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>HERE This session at the Guardian's Changing Advertising...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Examining Secondary Sources: The American Revolution

9th - 11th
Learners who have a grasp on the events of the Revolutionary war view clips from five different films as secondary sources. They take notes on each clip thinking about historic inaccuracies. They then view parts of the film The Patriot...
Instructional Video18:28
Khan Academy

US History Overview 1: Jamestown to the Civil War

8th - 11th
Complete with territory maps, photos, and interesting anecdotes, this video covers the major events of American History, roughly from 1754 to 1865. Plymouth and Jamestown are mentioned at the beginning of the video, but the speaker...
Worksheet
Curated OER

All Quiet on the Western Front Summary

9th - Higher Ed
Why should high schoolers bother to read All Quiet on the Western Front? Give them this short synopsis to introduce them to the story. There's also a short section encouraging readers to ponder why they're being asked to read...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Under the Sea

4th - 5th
In this ship wreck activity, students read the information beneath each famous wrecked ship. Students then draw a line from the picture of the ship to the point on the map where it currently rests under the sea..
Instructional Video2:18
PBS

Why We Fight

9th - 12th Standards
How does propaganda change history? Scholars research the use of WWII movies to launch America into the postwar boom in the United States. They view a short video clip and discuss the impact American patriotism has on society, Supreme...
Worksheet
Curated OER

"Paul Revere's Ride" Questions

7th - 11th
In this "Paul Revere's Ride" worksheet, students discuss the patriotic and historical aspects of Longfellow's famous poem.  Students answer three questions about the facts and the theme of the poem.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Sentence Completion 20: High-Intermediate Level

11th - 12th
Here's an exercise that will help learners develop their vocabulary. The eight sentence completion problems are followed by an answer key that explains why one answer is correct and why the other possibilities are not. Richly detailed,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

VIPs: Very Important Pups

4th - 5th
For this matching worksheet, students match nine presidents to a brief description of each's dog. The descriptions contain other clues to help make the correct match.
Interactive
Curated OER

January Civics and History Activity

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.
Instructional Video
Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: Revolutionary War Soldier

9th - 10th
Farmers and shopkeepers were transformed into soldiers as the shot heard 'round the world thrust them into the revolutionary war. [1:00]

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