World Geography: List of countries by arable land
List of countries: Arable land http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/geo_lan_use_ara_lan-geography-land-use-arable The Arab countries have the least arable land. Share
U.S. History: Map of slavery
Visualize slavery: Map of slave states http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/12/10/opinion/20101210_Disunion_SlaveryMap.html It shows the concentrations of slavery in the South. President Abraham Lincoln used this map.
U.S. History: Videos created by the U.S. government
U.S. government videos: FedFlix http://www.archive.org/details/FedFlix I watched the one from the Defense Department: “Defeated People” about Germany, 1946.
Current events: Read the front page of newspapers around the world
Front page of newspapers around the world From the Newseum: http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/
World Geography: Cartograms!
Cartograms: Population (and much more) http://hetv.org/resources/cartograms.htm Cartograms for the world: Population, GDP, child mortality, HIV/AIDS, spending on health care, energy consumption, Greenhouse gas emissions
The Middle East: Cartograms
Cartograms: Countries in the Middle East http://www.flickr.com/photos/mideaststrategy/page2
World Geography: Create a population pyramid
Your students can create their own population pyramids. http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/informationGateway.php
#WHTOC -World History Tournament of Champions (Semester 1)
Wondering what is the World History Tournament of Champions? This post will help explain it. I say help because to truly understand it – YOU MUST EXPERIENCE IT!
Teaching About Elections: The Two Party System
Democrats and Republicans. Blue and Red. Donkeys and Elephants. Left and Right. These represent our two-party system. Why two parties, and not three? Can I start my own political party? What do the donkeys and elephants represent?
The Progressive Era . . . What an Era
Our country very rapidly progressed to becoming a world power, but struggled with the harshness of working in sweatshops and poor living conditions, learning to live and work with immigrants from other countries, the rise of industrial cities, and all of the political corruption that threatened the vision of our forefathers. How did we manage?
Filed under … really cool current event application.
What’s happening in the world at a glance. TimeSpace is an interactive map that allows you to navigate articles, photos, video and commentary from around the globe. Discover news hot-spots where coverage is clustered. Use the timeline to illustrate peaks in coverage, and customize your news searches to a particular day or specific hour. (Many [...]
Tournament Thoughts Halfway Through Round II
Round II Voting is halfway through – a few thoughts: Moses vs. Hammurabi – Moses as expected is knocking this one out of the park. Kinda tough to see Hammurabi go out so early, but when you meet a powerhouse like Moses, its kinda inevitable. Socrates vs. Homer – Homer is asking lots of questions [...]
World History Tournament of Champions
While the traditional mid-March arguments arise over UNC vs. Duke or why UCLA will win it all this year, we hope that some debates of a more scholarly nature will occur. We want students, teachers and the general public to vote on the most influential people in world history. Q How does it work? A [...]
The Second Annual World History Tournament of Champions
Thanks so much to all of you who have sent us emails telling us how great an experience this was for your class last year. If you weren’t able to take part in this last year – trust us, you don’t want to miss out this year. Printable Brackets Will be Available on Monday, March [...]
Making memories . . .
As a Social Studies teacher, you are in the business of making memories. Whatever you are teaching today, you want students to remember in May. But have you ever thought of your long-range impact? Using our lessons, your students will remember you for the rest of their lives. We don’t memorize, but we do make [...]
Why Study History?
Theoretically, this lesson should be taught at the beginning of the school year. In practice, it is perfect for November. By now, students are deep into history. And can appreciate both the question and the answers. Why not try this lesson the week of Thanksgiving! It’s a short week – and this makes a great [...]
World War I – Armistice Day
Yesterday was the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. On November 11, 1918, World War I came to an end. Both sides declared a ceasefire. Armistice means “ceasefire.” (Months later, a peace treaty was drawn up.) From then on, the U.S. celebrated a national holiday on November 11th. At first, it was [...]
World War I – Oh What a Lovely War
In 1963, it began as a musical in London. In 1969, Sir Richard Attenborough turned it into a film. Starring Maggie Smith and Lawrence Olivier. It features World War I songs: “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary “Pack up Your Troubles” “Keep the Home Fires Burning.” When World War I begins, the songs are happy. [...]
The Causes of the Civil War -Three Compromises
Using maps, games, political cartoons, and YouTube videos, we teach: The Missouri Compromise of 1820 The Compromise of 1850 The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. On the upside, these delayed the Civil War for 40 years. On the downside, they spread slavery to the West! This is an update of our workbook, Growth & Conflict (BZ-4129). [...]
World History – 50 photos that changed the world.
Have your students already run out of gas? Here’s a fun lesson for homework! 1. Photos: Events that changed the world. 2. Videos: Events that changed the world. 3. Time Magazine’s Top 100: Which people and events would YOU choose? Take a look at these FREE lessons!
Teaching Child Labour (Part 2)
So in our previous post and lesson, we saw the horrors of child labor in England, now we must focus on our own sins of the past . . . From our Workbook on the U.S. Industrial Age comes videos to teach the history of child labor in the United States. You don’t have four [...]
Teaching Child Labour (Part 1)
What was life like in the mines, mills, and factories? How bad was it for children? Students watch 5 videos on YouTube. Working in groups, they come up with: The Top Ten Reasons why child labor was dreadful. p.s. If the videos don’t make you cry, you ain’t human. Get this free lesson plans for [...]
American Revolution Political Cartoons
The American Revolution Political cartoons Do you have five hours to search the internet to find political cartoons to explain the causes of the American Revolution? We do! And here they are . . . The Stamp Act, 1765 The Boston Massacre, 1770 The Boston Tea Party, 1773 The Intolerable Acts, 1774 Concord & Lexington, [...]
Hamilton & Jefferson: The rise of the two-party system
Take a look at these free lessons! Lecture: What was the Early Republic? Political cartoons: Hamilton vs Jefferson. Chart: Compare and contrast Hamilton and Jefferson. Internet: The top 10 things you should remember about each man. Games: “Ham vs Jeff.” Groups: What do YOU think about the two-party system?
So we started a trend . . .
You may remember a few months back we had the Tourney of Champions. Well it seems it caught on . . . The British chose Winston Churchill; the Americans chose Ronald Reagan; and the South Africans chose Nelson Mandela. Now Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and Tsar Nicholas II, the country’s last monarch, are running neck [...]
A Dialect Map of American English
A friend of mine was asking how to correctly pronounce “Pecan Pie”. Of course it’s pee-can. Right? Or is it puh-kahn? Or even p’cahn? Well, as it often goes, this conversation led me down a long road of internet searching seeking answers. I came across a website breaking down the different dialects of the USA [...]
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