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Literary Traveler
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6 to 12tag(s): authors (107)
Animated Engines - Matt Keveney
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4 to 8tag(s): industrialization (12), inventors and inventions (80)
In the Classroom
allow students to explore various simple machines.WASP on the Web - Wings Across America, Nancy Parrish
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6 to 12tag(s): air (102), aviation (40), women (151), world war 2 (161)
In the Classroom
Use the video on this site on an interactive whiteboard or with a projector to show students who the WASPS were as well as the contribution they made to the war effort. This would be a great addition to a lesson on WWII as well as the fight for equality between the sexes. Click on the Gallery and view Above and Beyond about the 38 WASPs who died during service to their country. The information here is very brief. You may want to ask small groups of students to select three of four WASPs to research and share their stories using a tool like Sway, reviewed here. With Sway, you can have music, photos, videos, and even make it interactive.Women Come to the Front - Library of Congress
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7 to 12tag(s): journalism (74), women (151), world war 2 (161)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station during a unit on the battle front in WWII. The content is still valid, and would be a great center to break up others based on the battles and the men who are normally focused on. A useful resource for a US history classroom.Unified Vision - The Prairie School - Minneapolis Institute of the Arts
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6 to 12U.S. Air Force Museum - U.S. Air Force
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4 to 12tag(s): air (102), aircraft (16), aviation (40), flight (34)
In the Classroom
Click on "explore museum exhibits" from the right menu, then scroll down the page and choose from a list of exhibit areas for photos of each plane and weapon featured in the museum. Aerospace teachers can use this site for example photos of planes being studied in class, while history teachers can use those same photos in units concerning the evolution of transportation or warfare. This site truly is an interdisciplinary webpage and can be used to supplement lectures in many classrooms. After introducing this site, allow student pairs, groups, or individuals to explore and find an area of interest. Then extend student learning by asking them to do some research to see what more they can learn about their area of interest and have them create a Google Drawing. Google Drawings allows you to annotate an image with links to videos, text, websites, and more. Not familiar with Google Drawings? Watch an archived OK2Ask session to learn how to use: OK2Ask Google Drawings.Flags of the World - Flags of the World website
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3 to 12tag(s): flags (18)
In the Classroom
Elementary social studies teachers may find this one addictive.Japanese American Internment Curriculum - National Japanese American Historical Society
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6 to 12tag(s): constitution (96), japan (57), japanese (47), world war 2 (161)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans and activities offered on this site! Save this site as a favorite for easy use and retrieval for future unit planning. Social studies teachers will love this one!Lessons from Teaching with Historic Places - National Park Service
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5 to 12tag(s): african american (115), american revolution (82), archeology (28), civil rights (209), civil war (139), hispanic (36), immigration (68), lincoln (66), migration (45), native americans (109), politics (118), spanish (109), war of 1812 (15), women (151), world war 1 (77), world war 2 (161)
In the Classroom
This is a great resource for ANY history teacher! Save this site as a favorite on your classroom desktop and use it as a reference point when in need of new material.Civil War Battlefields by State - National Park Service
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6 to 12In the Classroom
Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students explore this site independently or in small groups. Have groups look for the closest battles to your state (that is if in the Continental US) and how the battle impacted the environment. If out of the continental US select an arbitrary state and do the same. Have students present to the class what they thought the most important nearby battle was and why. This activity is a good way for students to understand how the Civil war affected their local environment in a way make the subject more tangible.Native American Dioramas - University of Michigan
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4 to 8tag(s): india (32), native americans (109)
In the Classroom
Share this site on an interactive whiteboard or projector as an introduction to a unit of Westward expansion or colonization. Allow students to view the images to garner a more realistic vision of what Native Americans were like during that time period. Use the images as inspiration for students to create their own dioramas, although be careful in making sure that the students don't create exact replicas of the originals.History in Pictures - Time, Inc.
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6 to 12tag(s): air (102)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a means to search for images to be used in a visual discovery activity. Select 3-5 images from this site, to be placed on a PowerPoint presentation. Have students view images one at a time, while filling out a graphic organizer asking them to observe, infer and predict the events seen in the image. This activity is a great way to get students talking about the content in a way that's helping them review simultaneously. After students have seen all the images, a great way to review is to have students discuss what their answers were and how they came to find them.Remember, Rebuild, Renew - Lower Manhattan Development Corp.
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6 to 12tag(s): architecture (75), sept11 (18)
In the Classroom
What do your students think the best memorial would be? Enhance learning and ask students to put thier choices in Dotstorming, reviewed here, where you can brainstorm then VOTE.Ghost Town Gallery
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4 to 12In the Classroom
Try this site for a "what would life have been like?" lesson.Wisconsin Pioneer Experience - University of Wisconsin
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6 to 12tag(s): pioneers (9), primary sources (117), wisconsin (5)
In the Classroom
Use these primary sources as a way to teach students what it was like to be a pioneer during the period of Westward expansion in the United States. Select documents that are at the appropriate reading level for your class, and have groups read and analyze assigned ones. Have groups present their findings to class in order to portray what life was like from all different perspectives. This can be easily used in either a Wisconsin History course, or a US history class.Civil War Letters of Calvin Shedd - University of Miami
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6 to 12tag(s): civil war (139), florida (12), new hampshire (3)
In the Classroom
Beyond the obvious insight this sight provides concerning the gritty details of the revolution, but it can also be used as an excellent example of a useful primary source. Open one of the documents on the interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students read the document and then have a classroom discussion as to the reliability of the source. Question students as to the motive of the writer, bias, information quality, and how that affects how they interpret the source. An interesting starting point to discuss the variability of history, and how historians interpret different sources.A Mohawk Iroquois Village - New York State Museum
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4 to 8tag(s): native americans (109), new york (24)
When They Were Young - Library of Congress
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1 to 12In the Classroom
Use the images on this site to inspire some creative writing! Allow students to explore the site on classroom computers, picking one of the images to choose as the subject of a creative writing piece. Have students write an essay, poem, editorial - depending on what's being studied, based on what they see in their image. Attach the images to their pieces, and it could make a great display in your classroom too! A fun site for a Literature or Language classroom.Prints and Photographs On Line - Library of Congress
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1 to 12In the Classroom
Use the images on this site to create a "picture walk" in your classroom, introducing any number of the topics hosted. Select 10-15 of the more powerful and diverse images, hanging them up in different locations around your classroom. Have students rotate around the classroom every 30-45 seconds, jotting down what they observe and infer about each image until the entire class has completed the circuit. After the class is back in their seats, have a class discussion based on what they observed and what this says about historical events. A great way to get students thinking about the content in a way that's more personal and lecture-less!What is it Like to Live in the White House? - US Government
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4 to 12tag(s): white house (16)