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Website forums allow students to e-mail their questions to experts and receive a response within days. This type of person to person correspondence allows for to students to discover how Professional study is conducted in a variety of field , to gain new insights into a subject to receive the most up to date information, and to get clarification on abstract or difficult concepts. Time: This assignment will take one or two class periods. Task: Formulate questions for online experts Purpose: To gain more in depth knowledge of ancient cultures Directions: 1. Identify areas of interest in ancient cultures. Topics may (but are not limited to…) a. Indo-European language families b. The Aryan Caste System c. The Origins and diffusion of Hinduism or Buddhism, d. Judaism and the Kingdom of Israel e. Similarities and differences among Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism 2. Use online forums and submit 1-2 questions- asking for clarification, in-depth information, or information on your topic of importance and why it is relevant today. 3. Create an “ask the Expert” bulletin board in the classroom where you can post your questions and the responses you have received. Technology tips: A. You can use keywords such as “Buddhism online forum” as a starting place B. Typing, “Ask an Expert” into a search engine will generate a list of sites. Many of these are designed for K-12 Students C. The Virtual Reference Desk (VRD) sponsored by the United States Department of Education is a good resource. Digital reference, or Ask A (Short for “as a librarian”) service, assist users in location information using library resources. Here you can learn about VDR through a Web site called the Librarian’s index to the Internet D. Local Libraries often have virtual reference desks. Here you should look for links on the local library homepage. My Web Librarian is one name to look for

Technology of World War II Maxim Machine Gun 1884 Hiram Maxim (above) invented the first portable, automatic machine gun. Machine guns fired hundreds of rounds per minute and were used by all the combatants in World War I. First Military Plane 1909 The earliest military planes were used for reconnaissance of enemy positions. A passenger could drop bombs (below) and, in later World War I models, operate a machine gun. Poison Gas 1915 Poison gases were introduced to help break the stalemate of trench warfare. They caused suffocation, blistered skin, or blindness (below) to those exposed. Tanks 1916 Tanks like the early British model shown above, enabled armies to travel over uneven ground and barbed wire. Although too slow to be used to full advantage at first, they were devastating against soldiers in trenches Blitzkrieg 1939 The Germans used blitzkrieg or “lightning war” to invade Poland. They employed air strikes, fast tanks, and artillery, followed by soldiers sped into battle on trucks (shown above). They swiftly overwhelmed Poland and disrupted its command and communications German Me 1944 262 Military jet planes were first used by the Germans in 1944. These planes added speed to fire power. The Me 262 (below) was the only jet to be used extensively in World War II. Atomic Bomb 1945 The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan and became the first nation to use nuclear weapons. An atomic bomb (right) creates an explosion that causes massive damage. The radioactive particles released are carried by winds for weeks. Questions: 1. How did technology change the nature of war in the 20th century? 2. Compared with earlier guns, what made machine guns so effective? 3. How did airplanes change the way war was carried out?

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