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Curated OER

Trench Warfare: Disaster and Diseases

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Examine the horrors of war with this age appropriate slide-show. Covered are the concepts, dangers, diseases, and uses for trench warfare as they were seen in WWI. Also included are several wartime poems relating to the effects of trench...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Life in the Trenches: World War I

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Live the sights, routines, and daily life suffered by World War I trench soldiers. Through images and rich descriptive text, learners will gain an understanding of life during WWI. Slides describe the perils of war, such as insect and...
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Curated OER

Trench Warfare in WWI

For Teachers 7th - 9th
A very short presentation on the reality of trench warfare. Provided is a brief look into the who, what, when, and why of trench warfare. Three different follow-up activities are suggested.
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National History Day

“The Art of War”: Trench Art of World War I

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Teach pupils how veterans used art to deal with PTSD and shell-shock from trench warfare during World War I. Scholars use graphic organizers, a cartoon analysis sheet, and their own inferences to analyze primary source art work by veterans.
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Carolina K-12

Trench Warfare in World War I

For Teachers 8th Standards
Class members engage in an experiential activity and research topics related to the exercise to gain a deeper understanding of the conditions in the trenches during World War I. A potent and thought-provoking activity.
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Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! The Ocean Floor

For Students 4th - 9th
Under the sea, the geography is as varied as it is on land! Young oceanographers find out about continental shelves, abyssal plains, seamounts, trenches, and mid-ocean ridges by viewing and reading the eight high-quality slides. Then...
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National History Day

Poetry from the Trenches of World War I

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Often, the real-life experiences of soldiers gets lost back home when the war seems so far away. Scholars investigate the personal side of World War I in the trenches of Europe to complete a collaborative social studies activity. When...
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Captain Planet Foundation

P is for Poppies

For Teachers 5th
Explore the way local farming and rationing helped the war effort in World War I with a lesson plan on gardening. After learning about trench warfare, reading "In Flanders' Field" by John McCrae, and studying poppies, kids discuss the...
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Curated OER

First World War Assessment

For Students 8th - 9th
Here is a really neat assessment, perfect for middle schoolers who have just learned about WWI. The assessment covers the causes and effects of WWI, causes of WWII, the Treaty of Versailles, trench warfare, and key players of the war in...
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Curated OER

History: Causes of World War I

For Teachers 5th
Exploring WWI in an interesting discussion of the key events, this resource could be as a great supplement to a classroom unit on this topic. The pictures and information make this period in history come alive. Students would also...
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Curated OER

Over the Top: Trench Warfare in the First World War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to give three reasons men joined up to fight in World War I. They are able to place in order the event leading to the outbreak of war and describe the soldiers arrival in the trenches. Students are able to describe...
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Curated OER

Life in the Trenches

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine changing military practices. In this World War I lesson, students explore the conditions, health, routine, spare time, and communications associated with trench warfare. Students also analyze the Defense of the Realm Act...
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Curated OER

Underwater Mountains & Trenches

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students determine Earth's deepest trench, outline continents, major ocean mountains, and trenches on color-key map using Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils, identify oceans' geographic features, locate significant oceanic features around...
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Curated OER

1914-1918: The World at War

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Thorough and engaging, this presentation details the causes and contexts of World War I on all fronts. It covers "the spark" that began it all, as well as the effect of technology on weaponry and the role of women on the home front and...
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Activity
Mountain View High School

World War I Research Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Here is a fantastic World War I research project that includes clear guidelines for topic choice, guiding questions, and suggested presentation products. Research subjects range from battles of the war, trench warfare, and weaponry, to...
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Curated OER

The Trenches

For Students 7th - 10th
For this World War I study guide worksheet, learners investigate trench warfare. Students read sections of information and examine trench diagrams. Learners respond to 9 short answer question regarding the information presented.
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Curated OER

Trenches Word Search

For Students 5th - 6th
In this word search about trenches activity, students read the words in the word bank and find them in the word search. Students discover 20 words.
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Syracuse University

World War I

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
World War I was known for its gruesome battlefields and horrific injuries. Using photographs from a battlefield surgeon's scrapbook, scholars see first-hand what life was like in the trenches. After creating a timeline of the war using...
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Curated OER

Christmas in the Trenches, 1914

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate the role of Trench Warfare in World War I. In this World War I activity, students read Christmas in the Trenches, 1914 and then discuss the conditions of war in trenches and how Christmas 1914 interrupted the war....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Trench Warfare Crossword Puzzle

For Students 7th - 12th
In this trench warfare crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 12 clues to identify the correct words and names that will solve the crossword puzzle.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Trench Diagram A

For Students 7th - 11th
In this World War I study guide worksheet, students uncover details about trench warfare. Students examine a trench diagram in order to understand its functions.
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Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Battle of the Somme

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The Battle of the Somme was a conflict that raged on for months. Academics view a presentation and read text excerpts from newspaper articles to understand the events that turned the battle into a long conflict. The presentation also...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Trench Diagram B

For Students 7th - 12th
For this World War I study guide worksheet, students discover details regarding trench warfare. Students examine a trench diagram in order to understand its functions.
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Curated OER

Lesson: Allison Smith: What Are You Fighting For?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Trench art is a nontraditional art form created by soldiers in trenches during wartime. Artist Allison Smith connects her art to the American Revolution and the question: "What are you fighting for?" Kids examine her art, how it connects...

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