MERLOT Materials

This website has been produced by the Smithsonian Institution to highlight a major new exhibit on Viking exploration of... see more

This site includes a collection of nine historical mysteries which draw students into Canadian history, critical thinking... see more

A complex and highly detailed virtual tour of 18th century Edo (now Tokyo) using traditional Japanese woodblock prints to... see more

History Matters is designed for high school and college teachers of U.S. history courses; however, teacher education... see more

A website designed to help undergraduates use internet (and printed) resources in researching and writing history papers... see more

This web site is associated with a literature course at WMU. It includes essays about literature and historical texts... see more

A women's history assignment based on the students' understanding and use of open informational resources, including... see more

Multimedia presentation of two scrolls, one formerly believed to be an accurate copy of the other, depicting the Mongol... see more

In 1943, Ansel Adams (1902-1984), America's most well-known photographer, documented the Manzanar War Relocation Center... see more

This is the companion site to PBS series "History Detectives" in which a team of history detectives solve mysteries,... see more

A multi-media primary source website embodying and explaining the work papers of nineteenth century seafarers on British... see more

In the field of history, the Web and other technologies have become important tools in research and teaching of the past.... see more

Produced by BBC as part of the Open University series, this website features four historians' views on aspects of... see more

This site is part of a BBC internet series called the History Trail: How to do History. The object of the site is to lead... see more

Curriculum and lessons for teaching the entirety of US History in K-12 that incorporates and promotes historical... see more

Covers a number of categories related to Sikhism and the Sikh people including history, religion, and literature. Content... see more

This is "a resource created to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into... see more

This is a free, online wikibook, so it is continually being updated and refined. According to the authors, "This is a... see more

This open historical game was created through an ALG Pilot Grant for Developing an Open Historical Game. In this type of... see more

EASE History is a rich learning environment that supports the learning of US history. Over 600 videos and photographs are... see more

Focus on Film presents film as a historical source and considers its advantages as evidence for the past. There are... see more

Explores the history of the city & region known as the Gateway to the West. The site includes lessons on comparing life... see more

Exhibits and other online resources for history of physics and allied fields.

Much of world’s documentary heritage rests in vulnerable, little-known and often inaccessible archives. Many of these... see more