Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 9 Professional Commentary: This resource, "Origins of WW I prepared by the BBC, is an interpretation of the causes of World War I. The value of the resource is that it offers a different interpretation as to the cause of war.... 1522 Churchill: The Gathering Storm Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 9 Professional Commentary: This resource, Churchill: The Gathering Storm, is an article by Professor John Charmley found on the BBCs website, which debates whether Churchill has rewritten the history books to portray himself as a foreign policy visionary during the time of Appeasement. The article directly addresses those benchmarks and indicators that deal with the causes of World War... 1523 Genocide Under the Nazis Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 9 Professional Commentary: This is an excellent well written and documented resource which allows teachers to give their students a vast amount of first hand knowledge about the Holocaust. This will allow students to analyze the oppression of the Jewish people, and others targeted by the Nazis during the 1930s and 1940s.... 1524 The Hidden Story of Partition (India and Pakistan) Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 9 Professional Commentary: This content resource from the BBC examines the portioning of India and Pakistan into two independent countries where India was predominately Hindu and Pakistan was suppose to be predominately Muslim. The article discusses the problems that existed after the British withdrew after World War II.... 1525 The Future of Energy: Transportation Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 9 Professional Commentary: This content resource explains the importance of transportation and its impact on the environment by examining vehicle emissions and the world vehicle ownership now and in the future, comparing industrialized countries and developing countries. A glossary is provided for unfamiliar vocabulary which includes a pronunciation key, definition, and facts.... 1526 Out of Africa: Somali Bantu...Refugee Resettlement Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 9 Professional Commentary: This site aligns with the benchmark in that it analyzes the movement of people and analyzes the social and political factors contributing to human migration. The author presents facts as well as his credible opinion.... 1527 The Effects of Uranization on Water Quality Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 9 Professional Commentary: The US Geological Surveys webpage aligns with the benchmark because it analyzes the affects of urbanization on water quality and includes geographic facts. The site does an excellent job of explaining the causes and consequences of urbanization connecting it to economic development.... 1528 Brazil: Curitiba's Urban Experiment Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 9 Professional Commentary: The PBS Frontline World program created an episode about urbanization called Brazil Curitibas Urban Experiment. It documents how one growing city in South Americas largest country has attempted to solve the problems associated urbanization, including transportation, environmental conservation, and social services.... 1529 Wake Up America: The Industrial Revolution Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 10 Professional Commentary: The PBS webisode Wake Up, America covers a wide range of topics relevant to the rise of the United States. It includes the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in Britain and its development in the US, the resulting growth of both travel and production inventions, the oppression of workers during the industrial age, the growth of... 1530 The Depression and War Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 10 Professional Commentary: The PBS webisode Depression and War covers a wide range of topics through the 1930s and 1940s. It includes the stock market crash of 1929 and the resulting Depression, FDR and the New Deal, the rise of fascism and dictatorial regimes, the course of World War II and Japanese internment.... |