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Afghanistan Unveiled

This site provides information and lesson plans to accompany the film Afghanistan Unveiled, which focuses on the experiences of women. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Independent Television Service

African Voices

An online exhibit of historical and modern materials from Africa, as well as selections from contemporary interviews, literature, proverbs, prayers, folk tales, songs, and oral epics that reflect the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples... (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Smithsonian Institution

African Wildlife Foundation

Detailed information about Africa's wildlife, geographical regions, and the African Wildlife Foundation's conservation projects (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: AWF

BBC News: Country Profiles

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

Format: website/general

Provided by: BBC

BBC World Service.com

The online version of BBC World Service is available in 43 languages and provides more than current world events. Scientific breakthroughs, business, and sports are also covered. A section for Learning... (Learn more)

Format: website

Provided by: BBC

BBC: Science and Nature

This large interactive site has a tremendous amount of information in subjects that range from the human body to space travel. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: BBC

Beyond the Fire: Teen Experiences of War

The film Beyond the Fire introduces the real-life stories of 15 teenagers, now living in the U.S., who have survived war in seven war zones. These stories tell of loss, hope, fear, strength and despair—and most of all, resilience. At this... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Independent Television Service

BioEd Online

Provides educational resources for k-12 biology educators in the form of streaming video presentations, slides, and other instructional materials. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Baylor College of Medicine

C-SPAN Classroom Resources

Lesson plans include video clips, discussion questions, and booknotes for selected units. Some plans, such as the Checks and Balances lesson plan, contain a Fun Fact, Capitol Question (with link to the answer), Learn More, and Review Quiz, in addition to... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: C-SPAN

Carnegie Council

A clean, easy to navigate site that acts as the “Voice for Ethics in International Policy”. This site offers articles, podcasts, events and programs. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Center for Documentary Studies

Working to collect and preserve fieldwork that captures cultures, this organization is a prime resource for engaging activities designed to introduce students to their history and the history of other cultures. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Duke University

Children's BBC Newsround

A United Kingdom news website with articles about events, arts and science that will be useful to anyone interested in what's happening in the world. Browse thematic picturecollections, play a game, participate in an online opinion poll, or just catch up... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: BBC News

ClassBrain.com

An educational and informative website for everyone: students of all ages, teachers, and parents. This website contains thousands of resources, activities, games, and articles about nearly every topic imaginable. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: ClassBrain.com

CongressLink

Provides information about the current Congress, about the Congress as an institution, and resources for teachers to help teach about the Congress. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: The Dirksen Congressional Center

Connecting for Kids

Connecting for Kids is a place where concerned adults can track the issues such as child care and early learning, education, family finances and more that matter most for kids and families. The site provides articles, polls, and other resources... (Learn more)

Format: website

Conversations with History

Find over 200 interviews, in transcript and video format, with historians, writers, activists, and diplomats who discuss political, cultural, and social issues that span the globe. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Institute of International Studies at UC Berkeley

Cool Planet for Teachers

This site from OxFam helps teachers bring global issues into the classroom. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: OxFam

Cornell Legal Information Institute

View online or download Supreme Court decisions, other court decisions, the Constitution, international treaties, and many acts. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Cornell Legal Information Institute

EurasiaNet

This website offers news, photo essays and comics regarding the events and politics of the following countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Central Eurasia Project of the Open Society Institute

FactCheck.org

Just what are the facts? This nonpartisan, nonprofit group checks the factual accuracy of what is said by major United States politicians and political players and reports what is factual. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania