Melissa Jacobs

Global Resources

ED 224

1.) Seoul Museum of History

55 Saemunan-ro, Sajik-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
+82 2-724-0274
Museum located in South Korea. The website is interesting to navigate through as it is
not in English. I believe that I would use this website specifically to bring a different
culture into the classroom. This museum specifically shows the city of Seoul prior to the
thriving place that it became in todays day. This would be a great way to discuss culture
and to teach students about different areas around the world.

2.) The National History Museum of London

Cromwell Rd, Kensington, London SW7 5BD, UK

General enquiries

Switchboard: +44 (0)20 7942 5000 (9.00-17.50 daily)

There are many different exhibits within this huge Natural History Museum that go from History
through Science. The online website is completely in English and displays different exhibits and
attractions within the museum. This could be made into a virtual field trip to show students the
history and artifacts that are being presented within London to students.
3.) The Army Museum in France
129 Rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris, France
+33 810 11 33 99

This museum has collections of weapons and uniforms from French military as well as
Napoleons tomb. Although the website is in French, there are pictures within the
website of the exhibits that could be used for a nearpod or virtual field trip to present to
students about the history of the French military as well as differences between the US
Military and French Military. Students should be aware of the history of the military and
the difference that military makes for the freedoms of the countries that they serve.

4.) The Taj Mahal

Dharmapuri, Forest Colony, Tajganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282001, India
To contact: 91 0562-2226431

The Taj Mahal was commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1631, to be built in the memory of
his wife Mumtaz Mahal, a Persian princess who died giving birth to their 14th child,
Gauhara Begum (wikipedia). It is now a architectural masterpiece that people visit to
admire the construction and admire the muslim artwork. This could be used to discuss
culture and the differences in artwork and architecture amongst countries and cultural
groups. Students could view multiple different structures that have been built to discuss
the importance of art within culture.

5.) The Royal Palace of Madrid

Calle de Bailn, s/n, 28071 Madrid, Spain
+34 914 54 87 00

Construction of the Royal Place of Madrid began in 1734 and the home opened in 1735.
This would be the home to the royal families of Spain. It is now only open for special
ceremonies as the Royal family does not reside in the palace. I believe that I would use
this to discuss different places that individuals of royalty or presidents of different
 countries reside depending upon what type of government they are. There are also
primary source documents that display the Royal Palace of Madrid so discussion could
be made about the difference in primary source documents and what the students see.

Here is a document from this palace:

6.) The Royal Canadian Naval Monument

Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4, Canada

I could not find a phone number for this monument because it is a public monument in a
public park in Canada. This commemorates for past and present individuals who have
served in the Navy for Canada. According to the website for this Naval Monument this
was designed specifically to embody the Navy. The website states The monument
reflects several facets of the Navy. The use of the naval colours (black, white and gold)
creates an open space charged with meaning. At the heart of the monument site is a
white form that evokes several symbols of the Navy, ranging from sails, to a ships
design lines, to icebergs, to naval attire. The design also makes use of gold spheres,
which represent the sun, moon and stars, as well as the global reach of the Royal
Canadian Navy. The fouled anchor is made of black granite.
I believe that this monument could be brought into discussion along with other
monuments worldwide. There are so many different architectural designs all meaning
something to culture or community served. These photos could be collected and put into
a presentation to discuss.

7.) Concern Worldwide

 Registered in Ireland, Registered address is 52-55 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2.
Phone: ++353 1 417 7700

Filll out the form to request a school speaker

Or email Lauren Wright at lauren.wright@concern.net

A worldwide speaker to bring global and economic awareness to schools international is the goal of
this agency. They focus on poverty, hunger, gender equality, climate justice, and much more.
These speakers currently do not work in the US, but there are links to request information to find out
more about their agency and request information. I believe that it would be important to provide
students with information about different issues around the globe that are currently being
experienced including worldwide hunger and poverty. This could be done through virtual field trips
through different countries and bringing in this information from Concern Worldwide.

8.) Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Cora-Berliner-Strae 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
+49 30 2639430

Similar to the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C., this museum is dedicated to those
Jews who were murdered under Hitlers reign. The memorial serves as a remembrance
for those who were victims of the Holocaust. This could be used when discussing the
Holocaust. The website holds images and different information about the Holocaust and
some of the individuals that were important factors to these circumstances. I would use
this as the Holocaust Museum in D.C. to discuss what occurred during this era. Both
these places show historical information in regards to the Holocaust.

9.) The National Library Of China

33 Zhongguancun S St, ZiZhu Qiao, Haidian Qu, China, 100000
+86 10 8854 5426

This library was established over 100 years ago and is the largest library in Asia and
also one of the largest in the world because it holds over 35 million items. This library is
 open daily from 9am-5pm. There are also primary source documents and other
historical items housed in this library. One such is

A page from the original draft of Zizhi Tongjian

(published in 1084) written by Sima Guang.
There are other primary source documents from this library that can be found. I think
that it would be interesting and fun to complete a classroom webquest about different
primary source documents and items that can be found at libraries worldwide.

10.) Valle de los Cados

Carretera de Guadarrama/El Escorial, 28209 San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain
+34 918 90 54 11

This monument was built to honor those who died in the Spanish Civil War. It is open
daily for visitors to come and pay their respects to those who fought and died for them.
This is a piece of Spanish history and culture. I find this to be a great example of
Spanish artwork as well as a piece of history in regards to the war. This could be used
to discuss culture and artwork or to discuss the Spanish Civil war. A virtual field trip
could be created for students to visit this and other war landmarks and monuments in
Spain.