You Are Here – Fort Belle Fontaine
27:56
Grades: 5 - 12
Video Description: Take a step back in time to life in late 18th and early 19th century on the American frontier in St. Louis as you tour Fort Belle Fontaine in St. Louis.
Type of Video: Documentary*
Unique Video ID: US History-47**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Provide the video for students looking for a history project on a specific location or events in early 19th century history.
- Use the video in a flipped learning activity and have students come to class prepared to share two insights gained by watching the video and two questions they’d like answered through their own or class research.
*Documentaries offer long form, in-depth exploration of a topic, location, person, etc. in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
