You are sitting in a trench during World War I watching the ground for possible attack. Suddenly, a bomb hits your trench—from the air? Scholars analyze the first use of airships in warfare in an installment of a video series on the Great War. A short clip on the Zeppelins of the First World War starts a discussion on the impact of warfare from the skies. 

Concepts

world war i, aviation, weapons

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Compare and contrast Zeppelins to today's Goodyear Blimp
• Create extension lessons with the investigation of WWI pilots and materials used in air combat: WWI Air Warfare 

Classroom Considerations

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Audio and visual learners benefit from the video clip format
• Lesson provides primary source photographs from World War I

Cons

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3