Europe

Explore the culture, geography, and history of the nations of Europe with this sampling of educational resources found on LEARN NC.

Political map of Europe. (Photograph courtesy of Central Intelligence Agency. More about the photograph)

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• Greece: Part 1: This lesson is one of three created as an interdisciplinary unit on the connection between the art and artifacts of a culture and the values and beliefs of the members of that culture. This unit begins with a class-wide investigation of Ancient Greece and concludes with a visit to the Ackland Art Museum. During the visit, students will have the opportunity to assess their predictions about the Ancient Greeks. In addition, students will look at works of art from other cultures and compare and contrast the visual information provided about those cultures with visual information provided about Greek culture.
• World War I political debate: In this lesson for grades six and seven, students will use their knowledge of World War I to debate whether Germany should have paid reparations following the war.
• Bullfighting in Colombia: In this lesson for grade six, students study the history of bullfighting in Spain and Colombia as an example of how cultural traditions can be transferred from one place to another. Students analyze photographs of bullfighting in Colombia and discuss the cultural tradition of the sport and the controversy surrounding it.

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Careers in Travel: Working with Currency Exchange

In this lesson for grade six, students will learn about foreign currency exchange rates and will understand the importance of currency exchange in the travel industry.

Travel Brochure for Western Europe

Students will explore a particular country in Western Europe and get a general overview of the country. This is an activity designed to cover a great amount of material in a brief period of time.

Analyzing Statistics S.S. Europe and Russia

Students will gather statistical information on countries in Europe and Russia from almanacs. The information will be recorded in a chart. Students will then take the information and make line or bar graphs. Students will analyze the information by answering higher level thinking questions.

Xpeditions Express

In this lesson from Xpeditions, young students will take a virtual trip on National Geographic’s Xpeditions Express through Europe to the cities of London, Paris, Innsbruck, Venice, Budapest, and Istanbul. Students will use clues relating to the descriptions that they have read to select the cities they would most like to visit.

European Shadow Puppets

Students will work in cooperative groups first to read a fairy tale by a European author. Then they will make shadow puppets to use on an overhead projector. Finally, they will present their puppet shows to their class.

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European Union: Your Europe

Factsheets for residents of the European Union states about residence, education, working conditions and social security, rights as a consumer, and other resources for citizens’ practical problems. Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Leichtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom and Sweden are all EU members.

Inside Europe

Current event headlines as well as focus stories that explore events and issues in the European Union in depth. There are also photojournals, country profiles, quizzes, and maps that allow students to explore the history of the ever-changing borders in Europe.

European Commission: Public Opinion Analysis

Find out how Europeans look at themselves and how they feel about the issues which affect them the most in the 21st century. Surveys conducted over the past 30 years by the European Commission give insight into the opinions of the citizen of the European Union’s Member States.

Fiftieth Anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty

Digital images of the first and last pages of the North Atlantic Treaty. These pages include the first page in both English and French and the first and last signature pages. Also find links to the full text of the treaty, an exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of the treaty, and a fact sheet.

Europe of Tales

Traditional folktales from Scotland, Finland, Iceland, Italy and Brittany. Stories include readings in the native language, sound effects and music.

EuroDocs

Features links to primary historical documents from Western Europe that shed light on key historical happenings within the respective countries (and within the broadest sense of political, economic, social and cultural history).

BBC News: Country Profiles

Features full profiles to provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries.