Epic Memes of HistoryExplore

Digital curriculum pilot · ages 9–12

History you can explore right here.

Investigate real historical clues in CleoCATra’s Egypt and William Walrus’s Scotland. Build your own explanation, then check it against the sources.

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World 01 · ancient Egypt

CleoCATra’s Evidence Hunt

Read the clues, make up your own explanation of what the Rosetta Stone can tell us, and pin the evidence that supports your thinking.

“Show me the evidence.”

Free preview · Lesson 1 of 3 Rosetta Stone investigation · about 10 minutes

Evidence investigation

The Rosetta Stone case file

This isn’t a matching quiz. Read the clues, decide what you think they mean, write your own theory, then pin the clues you believe support it. Check your thinking against the source after you’ve made a case.

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Case question · pin this at the center

How did the stone help people investigate ancient writing?

Evidence clues

Read the notes. Pin only clues that you think help explain the case.

Your theory

Hand-sketched CleoCATra, a made-up history-hopping sidekick, not Cleopatra VII

You’re the investigator: make a claim, then pin only the clues you think support it.

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Source card

The museum catalogue describes a fragment of a larger stela made for Ptolemy V. It carries one decree in Egyptian hieroglyphs, Demotic, and Ancient Greek. The catalogue is a modern description of the object, not the ancient decree itself.

Source: The British Museum, Rosetta Stone collection record, object EA 24.

History-hopping sidekicks are made up, not historical people, and never evidence about them.

Lesson 2 · sources about Cleopatra VII

Compare the record

Planned investigation: compare a modern reference, a coin from Cleopatra’s reign, and later Roman accounts. Full activity is not unlocked in this preview.

Lesson 3 · historical memory

How stories travel

Planned investigation: distinguish an ancient source from a later retelling and ask what another source could add. Full activity is not unlocked in this preview.

CleoCATra is a history-hopping sidekick. She is made up, not Cleopatra VII, and never evidence for her life. Student theories are temporary; they are not saved.

World 02 · Scotland

William Walrus’s Evidence Trail

Study a battlefield record, make your own claim about what happened at Stirling Bridge, and decide which clues strengthen your theory.

“Show me the evidence.”

Free preview · Lesson 1 of 3 Stirling Bridge investigation · about 10 minutes

Evidence investigation

The Stirling Bridge case file

You’re the investigator, not a multiple-choice matcher. Read the clues, write your own explanation, and pin whichever evidence you think helps. Then review a sourced answer and what the record cannot settle.

0 clues pinned

Case question · pin this at the center

What can this record help us work out about the battle?

Evidence clues

Read the notes. Pin only clues that you think help explain the case.

Your theory

Hand-painted William Walrus, a made-up history-hopping sidekick, not William Wallace

You’re the investigator: make a claim, then pin only the clues you think support it.

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Your notes stay in this page session and are not saved.

Source card

The modern record dates the battle to 11 September 1297, names William Wallace and Andrew Moray as Scottish leaders, and describes an English force crossing the River Forth by a narrow bridge. This is a modern inventory, not a witness account.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland, Inventory of Historic Battlefields, Battle of Stirling Bridge, designation BTL28.

History-hopping sidekicks are made up, not historical people, and never evidence about them.

Lesson 2 · Wallace and Moray

Keep both names in the claim

Planned investigation: compare records about the two commanders and test whether a theory leaves one out. Full activity is not unlocked in this preview.

Lesson 3 · later stories

What can a poem prove?

Planned investigation: explore Blind Harry’s later poem as evidence of memory, not a reliable record of every event. Full activity is not unlocked in this preview.

William Walrus is a history-hopping sidekick. He is made up, not William Wallace, and never evidence for his life. Student theories are temporary; they are not saved.

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