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High School World History

High School World History: Resources for Students, Teachers and Parents

Studying world history provides important perspectives on the past and offers direction for the future. Our High School World History Web Guide connects you to the best online content for study guides and links to original documents, educational activities and much more. Bring history alive in the classroom and at home with our High School World History Web Guide.

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Teaching Resources for High School World History

There are so many fantastic world history resources online that, as a teacher, your biggest problem may be choosing which to use in your classroom. That’s why we’re here. This section tells you what to look for and what to avoid, and showcases the best Web sites for lesson plans, curricula and enrichment.

Dulcinea's Insight

  • Don’t get fooled into paying for resources. Although some pay sites offer dependable content, you’re just as likely to find great stuff somewhere else. Museums, government entities, universities and well-known broadcast media all offer excellent resources at no charge and are often more engaging than pay-site material.
  • High school is a good time to hone your students’ investigative skills and teach them to think like historians. The Web is full of primary resources that your students can use as artifacts that, when put together, tell a whole story.
  • Many popular news publications and networks, such as Time and CNN, offer online content designed for students. Their Web sites provide lesson plans, activities and worksheets for teachers based on the current articles. Some sites even describe alignment with content standards.
  • There are many great references throughout findingDulcinea.com that can greatly enrich the world history experience in your classroom. For a bit of history each day, try out the On this Day feature in our “Beyond the Headlines” section.

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For world history lesson plans and curricula …
PBS maintains a top-notch site for educators. Although this site can be intimidating at first glance, it’s very functional and easy to use. Choose a grade level and subject matter from the dropdown menus to get a list of several thoughtful lesson plans, many of which include printable copy masters.
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The Center for History and New Media helps you teach history like a historian. The Center focuses on using primary sources to understand how history is written. As such, you’ll find access to abundant documents, paintings, photographs and art as well as instructions on how to use them in your classroom. Use the “Teaching Sources” link to read case studies written by other teachers for inspiration.
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EDSITEment is hosted by the National Endowment for the Humanities and offers interesting lessons that are searchable by grade level and subject. If you’re the kind of teacher who prefers to go deep on certain issues, this site is for you.
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SCORE (Schools of California Online Resources for Education) provides a database searchable by keyword, grade and California Social Studies Standard. It’s not just for California teachers, though. There are abundant lesson plans and a wealth of student-generated material that can act as models for your students to follow.
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Exploring Ancient World Cultures provides excellent resources for studying the ancient world. The site provides an overview of ancient history that answers the question, “Why Study Ancient World Cultures?” The eight thumbnails at the top of the page are linked to resources that include original texts, timelines and scholarly essays.
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The World History Archives connects you to hundreds of documents that present history from a non-Eurocentric viewpoint. The links are organized by world region, making navigation easy, or you can search by keyword. Use these documents to broaden you students’ perspectives of important world events.
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The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “For Teachers” offers everything you need to teach the Holocaust. Access original documents, engaging lessons and even professional development material. Browse the “Exemplary Lessons Initiative” section for excellent ideas and examples of how to use these resources.
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