Social Studies
Weirdest Weapons of World War II
This one time class will introduce students to some of the weirdest weapon innovations of World War II
Military History 101 by Amber Dowdy
481 total reviews for this teacher
22 reviews for this class
Completed by 115 learners
8-12
year old learners
3rd-6th
US Grade Level
3-13
learners per class
$13
Charged upfront
Meets once
45 minute class
Available times
Pacific
Description
Class Experience
Welcome to Weird Weapons of World War II. In this one-time class, learners will learn about some of the less than successful wartime innovations from the second World War. Students will be introduced to a variety of interesting inventions, including the following: The Bat Bomb (American Invention) The Balloon bomb (Japanese Invention) The Krummlauf (German Invention) The Panjandrum (British Invention) The Gustav Gun (German invention) The Ship Mounted Aerial Projectile Launcher (British...
This class is taught in English.
Students will learn about some of the less successful innovations of World War II.
The instructor is employed at a World War II submarine museum, and regularly works to educate students about military history through historically contextualized, and age appropriate information.
No homework is required.
No supplies are required for this class.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
No assessment is administered.
45 minutes per week in class, and no time outside of class.
Most of these weapons did not see any combat action, however, the balloon bombs were used and a family in Oregon was killed when they encountered one of these explosives. This fact will be mentioned briefly in class, and will be contextualized with the statistics surrounding the deployment of these balloon bombs during the second World War. Additionally, the bat bomb does utilize actual bats in their explosive endeavors.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a228/1280861/ https://www.businessinsider.com/6-largest-guns-ever-used-in-combat-2017-9 https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/04/old-weird-tech-the-bat-bombs-of-world-war-ii/237267/ "Bat Bomb" by Jack Couffer https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/1945-japanese-balloon-bomb-killed-six-americansfive-them-children-oregon-180972259/ https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigation/japenese-balloon-bomb/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a21800/forgotten-weapons-wwii-curve-a-bullet/ https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/second-world-war-weapons-that-failed
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About Us
Welcome to Military History 101! My name is Amber, and I am the owner/head teacher of Military History 101 by Amber Dowdy. I have a degree in History from Grand Valley State University, which is located in Michigan, USA. Prior to becoming a...
