The 'Crash course world history' website is an informative and well-produced video-based resource that uses content from author John Green. There are approximately 40 topics including World War One and Two, the industrial revolution, the dark ages and ancient Egypt. The average length of each video is about 10 minutes and videos are fast-paced use animations and John Green’s sense of humour to good effect.
Structure and features
Students can use these videos from the 'Crash course world history' website to establish an introductory understanding of each significant historical period or event. This resource provides:
- information about a specific significant historical period, community or event
- links between civilisations and critical developments within each time period
For teachers
This resource can be used for:
- developing skills in interpreting content
- developing knowledge and understanding of Historical content.
Teachers can use the videos to introduce a topic or to help students develop a baseline of knowledge that can be built on to develop a more sophisticated understanding. Many ideas are presented within each video, giving teachers the opportunity shape learning activities around key ideas backed up by support and scaffolding. Teachers can develop questions for students that allows them to build a rich understanding of history, or curate a series of activities to develop a unit of work.
Teacher notes
Topics and areas on the Crash course website appear throughout the year 7 to 10 history (Australian Curriculum) depth studies and content descriptors.
