LESSON:  World War II

PictureHeadline before the U.S. and Japan go to war.

The B-25 bomber was designed for and used as an instrument of airpower in World War Two (WWII).  To appreciate its role we make maps and a timeline to understand the conflict:
  • the nations involved
  • their leaders
  • where it was fought
Groups of students investigate
  1. where the war was fought - and annotate a map we can put on a wall
  2. when the war happened - making a timeline we can expand over the coming months
  3. who led the nations at war and their military forces - with pictures to put on the map
  4. which battles were key to the outcome - mix and match names with descriptions

Place materials constructed on a wall and interconnect to show associations.
Watch a section of the documentary World War II from Space.

Sources and acknowledgements
    Mr. Mike Taylor is the author of four books for middle school students, "Leaders of World War II", "Generals ...", "Air Forces ...", and "Battles ...".  They are in the Lafayette Public Library.

Documentary video "World War II from Space".

Picture
Bloom's Taxonomy
E:  Reporting findings to group.
An:  Associating weapons with battles.
Ap: Tie maps, photos, and timeline together.
R:  Names of leaders, names of battles, and dates.
Colorado academic standards
Social Studies / History:  "evaluate primary and secondary sources"
Social Studies / Geography: "variables that influence the interaction of people"
Math: "Use number line diagrams ... to represent points on the line"
Math:  "Solve problems involving percent of a number"