Engineering from Above Ep 1 WWII Sea Forts & Cartagena Worksheet + Google Forms

A one-period fill-in-the-blank worksheet for Engineering from Above (History Channel, 2026) - Episode 1: Fortresses, plus answer key. Designed to be completed during the 47-minute episode runtime. Print, hand out, and you're set. Ready as a no-prep sub plan, emergency sub plan, or movie-day lesson.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• Worksheet (1 page, 15 fill-in-the-blank questions in transcript order)
• Answer key (1 page, simple numbered list)
• PDF format
• A self-grading Google Forms quiz - auto-graded the moment students submit
• Multiple choice, built from the same questions as the printable worksheet
• Assign paperless through Google Classroom, or by link - works on any device
• One-click access: the last page of the PDF carries a "make a copy" link that copies the quiz straight into your own Google Drive
• Use the printable worksheet, the digital quiz, or both

PERFECT FOR

• World History classrooms (grades 6-12) studying Spanish colonial America, the treasure fleets and the fortification of Cartagena de Indias
• WWII and modern history classes covering the Blitz, Britain's air defence and the V-1 flying-bomb campaign
• Engineering, STEM and physics-of-structures classes teaching anchoring, reinforced concrete, bastion geometry, cofferdams, barrel vaults and ventilation
• Substitute teacher lesson plans, movie-day packets and homeschool families running a world-history or engineering block

ALSO WORKS FOR

• Emergency sub plans - leave the episode and this worksheet; a sub needs no prep and no subject knowledge.
• First week of school - a low-stakes, self-contained assignment while routines are still settling.
• Movie day with accountability - students have something to complete while the documentary runs.
• No-prep days - print and go, or assign the PDF digitally.

WHERE TO WATCH

Episode 1 "Fortresses" airs on HISTORY and streams on history.com with a TV-provider sign-in; it is also carried on Hulu and Philo. There is no free streaming route as of August 2026, so check your own access before you plan the lesson.

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