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USS Constitution History - U.S. Navy
Grades
4 to 12
tag(s): american revolution (93), boston (11), evolution (85), massachusetts (8), navy (8)
In the Classroom
This one would be great for a study of the American Reovolution, the navy, or the role of the sea in the formation of the nation.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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The Monitor - NOAA The Mariner's Museum
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4 to 12tag(s): civil war (145), museums (52), navy (8), virginia (15)
In the Classroom
Divide students into cooperative learning groups to explore the site. Have them go through the interactive tour of the monitor and take notes, with the end result being shared on Padlet, reviewed here. Padlet offers virtual sticky notes, perfect for collaboration and note-taking. Also, since this site has audio features, be sure to include headphones or earbuds near computers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America - Library of Congress
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6 to 12tag(s): jefferson (20), lewis and clark (15)
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Use this site as a learning center or station during a lesson on Lewis and Clark and their travels. Introduce the site on the interactive whiteboard before allowing students to explore the site in cooperative learning groups on classroom computers. Have cooperative learning groups create podcasts demonstrating their understanding of one of the concepts. Use a site such as PodOmatic (reviewed here).Students can summarize their entire journey, or focus on one specific aspect, such as the explorers interactions with Native Americans. American history teachers will definitely be able to incorporate this one into their classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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How Air Force One Works - Howstuffworks
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4 to 12tag(s): aircraft (25), flight (33), presidents (153)
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Use this site as a starting point for students working on research projects or papers on the President and the many services surrounding him. This site has a lot of great information and would be a great springboard for further research. Make sure to include this site on any resource sheets concerning their research!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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FireWise
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6 to 12tag(s): ecosystems (105), environment (253), fire (23), fire prevention (16), fire safety (16)
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As your students study about safety or environmental issues, include this site as a resource. Ask students to create a fire pro and con list as they discuss the more obvious safety issues of fire and the balancing role that fire can play in renewing habitats and nature's cycles. Extend learning by using an online graphic organizer tool such as bubbl.us, to map out the many impacts that wildland fires can have.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Children's Internet Protection and the Courts - A Context - American Library Association
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6 to 12tag(s): freedom of speech (15), internet safety (121), speech (66)
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This would be a great case study for a discussion on freedom of speech.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Alaska's Digital Archives - Historical Alaska Images - Fish and Wildlife Service
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4 to 12tag(s): alaska (21), copyright (42), gold rush (18), states (128)
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If you're looking for photos of early Alaska, this is a great resource. Use these images as a chance to teach students about copyright use.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Smithsonian Jazz - National Museum of American History
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): africa (162), african american (130), harlem (10), jazz (17)
In the Classroom
Use the audio on this site to supplement a lecture or class discussion about the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz era. Click Education from the left menu, then use the next menu on the left to allow students to explore an area of interest. Enhance learning by having students use Padlet, reviewed here, to share what they learned and comment on their peers' contributions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow - PBS
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6 to 12tag(s): 1900s (84), african american (130), civil rights (219), segregation (20)
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True to its claim, this is an educator's site; it contains lesson plans, simulations, narratives, and picture galleries and more. The site may be useful for both American History and American Literature classes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Day After Pearl Harbor
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6 to 12tag(s): 1940s (70), 20th century (168), pearl harbor (16), world war 2 (169)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a way to discuss how life may have been for families on the home front and how they were affected by more than rationing. Some of the letters are touching, so be aware if you have quite a few sensitive girls in your class when to stop. But the letters show a different side of the war than normally discussed in class. Teachers can also have students use this as a writing prompt - have students write a letter from the perspective of a soldier on different fronts. Letters can be used to detail the different experiences of soldiers or even how varying locations were subject to more or less warfare. A touching side to war - who would have thought?!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CensusScope
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6 to 12tag(s): census (12), demographics (14), population (53)
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Share these visuals on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Have students investigate one area of this data and contribute to a class wiki. Not comfortable with wikis? Have no wiki worries - check out the TeachersFirst's Wiki Walk-Through.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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NPR Middle East Transcripts - National Public Radio
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6 to 12In the Classroom
The entire NPR news feed is also available at this site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Muslims - PBS
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): religions (120)
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This content could be useful in social studies or world cultures classes, whether you use the film or not.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Eleanor Roosevelt - National Park Service
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6 to 12tag(s): 1930s (40), 20th century (168), new deal (5), roosevelt (16), women (189)
In the Classroom
If looking for a way to introduce Eleanor Roosevelt, try the slideshow of scenes from her life on this site! Eleanor Roosevelt is an interesting character in history as the slides show, and this could be used during a unit on her husband or during Women's history month. Open the site on the interactive whiteboard in order to show your students a brief slideshow representing who she was.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Origami Learning Center
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4 to 12tag(s): japan (62), origami (15), paper folding (3)
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Use this site as an supplement to the book "One Thousand Paper Cranes." After the students have completed the book, use some class time to allow students to create their own cranes in class. Introduce the site on the interactive whiteboard before allowing students to explore it further in cooperative learning groups. Once students have created a crane, encourage them to try more complicated shapes and figures! This is a great way to lead into a conversation on the significance of origami and why it was so important in the book.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Atomic Archive
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6 to 12tag(s): atomic bomb (7), energy (139), world war 2 (169)
In the Classroom
Save this site in your favorites on your class computers and use it as a point of reference for students working on research projects or papers. The information is reliable and plentiful, spanning all issues of atomic energy - from the Manhattan Project to Nuclear Facilities, this site has it all. It is a little advanced, but science and history teachers in the upper levels of high school will appreciate the resources this site has to offer.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Council on Foreign Relations
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6 to 12tag(s): terrorism (41)
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Open this site on the interactive whiteboard or projector during a unit on modern politics. This link specifically focuses on Terrorism, but there is abundant information on other subjects that can be accessed by simply clicking on the other subject headings. Select an article and share it with the class. Once students have read the article, begin a class discussion based on their reaction and opinions. Teachers could also assign students articles, and have them report their findings to the class the next day as a news report.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Japanese Americans at Manzanar - Library of Congress
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6 to 12tag(s): japan (62), japanese (53), world war 2 (169)
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Teachers will need to supply the context for these images, but they are an important historical resource.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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George Washington - A National Treasure
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6 to 12tag(s): washington (33)
In the Classroom
There is a very complete teachers' section with more than a dozen lesson plans. (How about Washington's Rules of Civility for a starter?) and teachers can order an education kit based on the exhibit. Lots of possibilities at many grade levels for this one.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Newspapers in the US
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4 to 12tag(s): news (223), newspapers (88)
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This is a huge collection of links. Although they try to keep them updated, there will probably be some that will not load. The good thing is that there are many alternatives!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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