Social Studies Contributors

Students will learn more about Rosie the Riveter (both as a wartime motivator and the real life inspiration behind the image) during WW2 (World War 2, WWII), and other versions of the iconic propaganda poster by completing this 27 questions and 2...

Students will visit 4 websites to learn about Operation Paperclip which started at the end of WW2 and continued into the Cold War. There are 20 questions to answer of varying degrees of difficulty and are academic and opinion based. The answers are...

Students will visit two websites, answer 19 questions, and complete a commemorative task to learn about the events leading to Pearl Harbor. They will then watch 3 videos about the attack itself (two from survivors and one from historic news reels) and...

Students will learn about the Japanese-American soldiers of the 442nd Regiment of World War 2 (WWII, WW2) with this webquest. They will visit 4 websites, watch one video, answer 27 questions, and complete a creative task. The answers are included where...

Students will learn about, or review, the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War 2 (WWII, WW2) with this webquest. They will visit 4 websites, watch one TedTalk, and answer 28 questions. An abbreviated list of the Bill of Rights is included to...

Students will visit a selection of 16 websites to learn about the Rwandan Genocide. As they read, they will fill out a graphic organizer and answer 10 questions (mostly opinion based). The answers are included where appropriate. There are extra websites...

Students will learn about the women who served during WW2 (WWII) as code breakers by watching a 6 minute video, visiting 4 websites, and answering 14 questions (academic, opinion, and creative). The answers are included and this would work for both US...

Students will learn about the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in 1986 by visiting 3 websites (National Geographic, History Channel, and BBC), answering 12 questions, and completing a creative task. The web articles discuss the event itself, the impact on...

This 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...

Students 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...

Students 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...

These 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...