Creator: Washington Post | visit site
Grade Range: K - 11
This site provides students with in-depth coverage of the conflict in the Middle-East While coverage ceases in 2005, the information is still valid and can be used to provide background information to the problems that still exist today.
In the Classroom
In a unit concerning the problems in the Middle East, use this site as an activator or introduction to some of the background information student should know before understanding current events. Explore the site with students via interactive whiteboard or projector. Upon reading the articles, create a concept map as a class to explore conflict beginnings and evolution. Use a tool such as bubbl.us (<a href="/single.cfm?id=1207">reviewed here</a>) to create and share the concept maps.
At Home
Bookmark this site for historical information from the prestigious Washington Post newspaper for your student about the situation in the Middle East.