Weapons of War • Grenades—small missiles that contain explosives or

chemical agents and are thrown by hand or projected by a rifle.

Weapons of War • Machine Guns—Dominated WWI; were set up on tripods

and could fire over 600 rounds per minute; caused a massive amount of casualties.

Weapons of War • Poison Gas—Chlorine gas grenades were thrown or fired;

mustard gas was odorless and caused serious blisters externally and internally; both gases did a great deal of damage to soldiers and forced them to wear gas masks during the war.

Weapons of War • Tanks—Introduced by the British in 1916, tanks were bullet

proof and able to charge the enemy trenches. This was the first off road vehicle ever used in a war.

Weapons of War • Trench Mortars—A short tube designed to fire at a steep

angle; these mortar bombs fired straight down, which meant it could only land directly into the enemy’s trench.

Social Studies• Video Clip—Realities of War• Video Clip—World War I: A New Kind of War

• Answer the DLGQ—List and describe weapons used during the first world war. • Journal Entry #2 (time to work on it tomorrow)

• TOMORROW—Bring Index Cards for Vocabulary • Next Tuesday—Project in Computer Lab & Review• Next Wednesday—QUIZ & Project in Computer Lab

Social Studies• Vocabulary—complete on index cards1. industrial nation 2. The Great War3. Archduke Franz Ferdinand4. nationalism5. alliance6. neutrality7. trench warfare8. Western Front9. “No Man’s Land” 10. Woodrow Wilson 11. Central Powers12. Allied Powers

DLGQs—

1.) Explain the causes of the first world war. 2.) Describe trench warfare. 3.) List and describe the weapons used during the first world war.

WWI Welcome Brochure• Create a “Welcome to the Great War” brochure for newly

arriving soldiers. • Include Info & Pictures about—

• the war: who, what, where, why• trench warfare• living conditions for the soldiers• weapons being used

• This can be completed by hand OR digitally. IF you choose to do your brochure digitally, you MUST print at home. • You CAN print small pictures to glue on your brochure.

No more than 1 page of paper per student. • Brochures will be due this Friday, Jan. 17th