Lessons Direct

This Substitute Teaching plan is straightforward:

1.) Print off enough copies of the handout for all students

2.) Take attendance

3.) Start the video: https://youtu.be/-KsDT0W6T2o?si=rGIzO_fTC6vWPtoi

4.) Students answer the questions while the video goes. They’re graded for getting the questions correct. It’s due at the end of the class period.

Questions to Follow Through:

1. Which country was racing to build advanced weapons and technologies during the war?
2. What was the purpose of radar technology in World War II?
3. How did radar help during air battles?
4. What type of aircraft innovation helped improve bombing accuracy?
5. What was one example of a “secret weapon” mentioned in the documentary?
6. What challenges did scientists face while working during the war?
7. What was the Manhattan Project?
8. Who were some of the scientists involved in developing atomic technology?
9. What major weapon developed during World War II is discussed in the documentary?
10. How did science and technology impact the outcome of World War II?

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Answer Key

1. Germany (Nazi Germany) (also Britain and the U.S. later in the film)
2. To detect incoming enemy aircraft and ships
3. It gave early warnings so defenses could prepare and respond
4. Bombing guidance systems / improved targeting technology (e.g., bombsights)
5. Examples: V-1 flying bomb, V-2 rocket, jet aircraft (any one is acceptable)
6. Examples: secrecy, limited resources, danger from bombings, moral dilemmas
7. A secret U.S. project to develop the atomic bomb
8. Examples: Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi (any one acceptable)
9. The atomic bomb
10. It helped determine the outcome by giving countries military advantages and ending the war faster

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Final Note: I made any handout from a sub day a quiz grade so that students didn’t blow off the work, and so they would not give the sub a hard time. You can consider changing the questions or giving three questions at a time in different handouts to prevent cheating.