Source: NOVA
Explore Janusz Skulski's drawings of the battleship Yamato, and discover what made the ship both seemingly unsinkable and highly vulnerable to attack.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies
Topics: Transportation. Technology and Civilization. World History: 1900-1945.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity
Source: Secrets of the Dead
Discover what the Allied spies learned about the defensive strategies German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel used on Normandy Beach. Click on each of six different planned defenses to learn how their effects were minimized by the Allied forces.
Grade Level: 9-12
Subjects: Social Studies
Topics: Civics: United States Government. World History: 1900-1945.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity
Source: NOVA
Describe the difference between "code" and "cipher" and decipher a simple encrypted message.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Math, Social Studies
Topics: Functions and Algebra. Problem Solving. World History: 1900-1945. World History: 1945-1990.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity
Source: Masterpiece Theater
Examine Eudora Welty's work in the context of her life and major world events in this online interactive timeline.
Grade Level: 9-12
Subjects: Reading & Language Arts, Social Studies
Topics: Literature: American. World History: 1900-1945. World History: 1945-1990.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity
Source: NOVA
Explore one of the three escape tunnels secretly engineered by Allied airmen imprisoned at the Nazi POW camp Stalag Luft III. Follow the escape of the 76 men through the 300-foot tunnel using this interactive map drawn by one of the POWs after the war.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies
Topics: Engineering. World History: 1900-1945.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity
Source: Masterpiece Theater
Examine the personal and professional life of Henry James in the context of world events. Explore a listing of James's published works, including novels, novellas and short stories.
Grade Level: 9-12
Subjects: Reading & Language Arts, Social Studies
Topics: Literature: American. World History: 1750-1900. World History: 1900-1945.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity
Source: Masterpiece Theater
Examine James Agee's work in the context of his life and major cultural and world events in this online interactive chronology. Discover Agee's varied writings, including journalism, film criticism, screenplays, poetry and autobiographical fiction.
Grade Level: 9-12
Subjects: Reading & Language Arts, Social Studies
Topics: Literature: American. Poetry and Poets. World History: 1900-1945. World History: 1945-1990.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity
Source: NOVA
Examine airfoil aerodynamics and the history of the building of the Colditz Glider, constructed by two WWII POWs in a failed attempt to escape from a German prison in 1943. Fly a virtual glider in this online interactive activity.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies
Topics: Design & Invention. Motion & Forces. Technology and Civilization. World History: 1900-1945.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity
Source: NOVA
Describe the difference between "code" and "cipher" and decipher a simple encrypted message.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Math, Social Studies
Topics: Functions and Algebra. Problem Solving. World History: 1900-1945. World History: 1945-1990.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity
Source: NOVA
Investigate how the Enigma enciphering machine deciphers encrypted messages and decipher a message using a virtual Enigma.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Math, Social Studies
Topics: Functions and Algebra. Problem Solving. Technology and Civilization. World History: 1900-1945. World History: 1945-1990.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity
Source: Secrets of the Dead
Learn about the life and accomplishments of Wernher Von Braun through this interactive timeline. Discover how he came to the United States in Operation Paperclip and why he is known as the father of the U.S. space program.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies
Topics: Transportation. Technology and Civilization. United States History: 1945-early 1970s. World History: 1900-1945.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity
Source: Masterpiece Theater
Examine Willa Cather's life and work in the context of major world events in this online interactive chronological guide.
Grade Level: 9-12
Subjects: Reading & Language Arts, Social Studies
Topics: Literature: American. World History: 1750-1900. World History: 1900-1945.
Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity