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Lebensborn Webquest
$3.00This webquest will teach students about the Nazi Lebensborn program during World War 2 (WW2, WWII). They will visit 3 websites and answer 17 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. The answers are included where appropriate. Sample questions...$3.00 -
1972 Munich Olympics Webquest
$3.00Students will learn about when members of the Israeli team were taken hostage by Palestinian members of Black September and ultimately killed during the 1972 Olympics. They will visit a selection of websites and answer 17 questions. The answers are...$3.00 -
The Ides of March Webquest
$3.00Students will visit 3 websites to learn about the assassination of Julius Caesar, how the Ides of March has carried through to the modern day, and answer 12 questions. The questions cover Caesar's rise to power, interpreting quotes, Rome's reaction to...$3.00 -
Veterans Day Webquest and Activities
$3.50These Veterans Day activities (6 question webquest, 4 reflection questions, 2 creative tasks, presidential proclamation analysis) will give students a basic understanding of the history of Veterans Day and has them explore their thoughts on it. The...$3.50 -
September 11 in Music Webquest
$2.00Students will study the events of 9/11 through 8 songs in this webquest. They will read the song lyrics and answer 11 questions about the events, experiences, perspectives, and more of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. An answer key is not...$2.00 -
Boatlift Analysis and Reflection for September 11
$3.25Students watch Boatlift from 9/11 (September 11, 2001) and answer 16 questions. There are 12 other questions for students to answer and 2 tasks to complete (a commemoration and a word cloud). Many of the questions are designed for class discussion or...$3.25 -
President Bush September 11 Speech Analysis
$3.25Students read and analyze the speech President Bush gave after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11) by answering 12 questions and completing 2 extension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a...$3.25 -
September 11 Webquest
$3.00Students learn about the events of 9/11 by answering 8 questions from one website. They then answer 5 large discussion questions including but not limited to comparing and contrasting 9/11 to other events, looking at specific items from multiple...$3.00 -
The Nuremberg Trials Webquest
$3.50Students will visit 3 websites and answer 25 questions to learn about the Nuremberg Trials from the end of World War 2 (WW2). Four questions are connected to an embedded 4 minute video from an American soldier who was a guard during the Trials. There are...$3.50 -
King Tutankhamun Webquest
$3.50Students will learn about the discovery and excavation of King Tut's tomb by completing a 27 question webquest. They will visit a second website to answer one question and complete a creative task to work with King Tut's historical context. They will...$3.50 -
Christopher Columbus Webquest
$3.50Students visit 3 websites and complete 2 creative tasks to learn about Columbus' journey of exploration, the hero vs villain debates regarding his legacy, Columbus Day celebrations, and having statues memorializing him. There are 18 questions of varying...$3.50 -
Tiananmen Square Webquest
$3.50Students will learn about, or review, the events of the Tiananmen Square Massacre and protests by completing this graphic organizer and webquest. Students will first visit a BBC website and respond to 22 prompts/questions. They will then visit an AP...$3.50