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52 Weeks of Weird History!

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Ages 9-13
Live Group Class
Welcome to 52 Weeks of Weird History. This ongoing course will introduce students to a different strange story from history each week.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(500 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week
3-10 learners per class
45 min

What's included

1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

US Grade 4 - 7
Welcome to 52 Weeks of Weird History!
In this course, students will be introduced to a different weird story from history each week.  The stories will be highlighted, as well as any scientific data that provides answers to why these events occurred, if applicable.  For our summer lessons, we will be discussing the following topics:

Week of October 31:  The Myth of the Bell Witch 
Week of November 7:  The Nuremberg Space Battle of 1561
Week of November 14:  The Devastating Dust Cloud of 536
Week of November 21:  The Strange Deaths of King Alexander I, Attila the Hun, and Others
Week of November 28: The Salem Witch Trials
Week of December 12: Weirdest Tanks Ever Built

Learning Goals

Students will learn about strange events from history.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
No violence or graphic content will be discussed in class, although some stories do contain the loss of life. Content will be disclosed to students in an age appropriate and factually contextualized manner.
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in History from Grand Valley State University
Amber Chaffee
No sensitive or high risk topics will be discussed in this class.  All weekly discussions will be held in a historically contextualized, fact based manner.  We will explore the science and historic significance behind these stories. 

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