Creator: Tracy Wilson and Holly Frey | visit site
Grade Range: 6 - 11
Explore interesting history tidbits and background information about world events including topics from Atlantis to Vikings. Scroll through the list of topics and find links to various podcast episodes with archives going back to 2008. Click to play the episodes or download any episode in mp3 format using the download link. Episodes are approximately 30 minutes in length. You can also search for specific topics using the search tool.
In the Classroom
Use podcasts from Stuff You Missed in History to enrich current lessons or lure students into thinking history can actually be "cool." Provide a link on class computers or your class website for students use. Have students use a mapping tool such as Zeemaps, <a href="/single.cfm?id=15592">reviewed here</a>, to create a map of one of these events (with audio stories and pictures included)! Have students use Fakebook (<a href="/single.cfm?id=14197">reviewed here</a>) to create a "fake" page similar in style to Facebook about one of the people in these lesser known historic events.
At Home
Share Stuff You Missed in History with your student as a way to get excited about history. Find information to inspire History Day projects or for social studies research projects. Download some podcasts to play in your car during carpools or trips.
Tags
world war 2, world war 1, native americans, mental health, civil rights, religions, black history, archeology, civil war, podcasts, vikings, cross cultural understanding,
Subjects
American History, Geography (US/World), Government/Civics: U.S, History & Culture: Ancient, History & Culture: Asia, History & Culture: China, History & Culture: Europe, History & Culture: Japan, History & Culture: Middle East, History & Culture: Russia, History & Culture: The Americas, History & Culture: World, Social Studies, Social Studies,