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Women Come to the Front - Library of Congress
Grades
7 to 12
tag(s): journalism (73), women (146), world war 2 (160)
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.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Women and Social Movements in the United States - SUNY Binghamton
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
One of the most useful parts of the site are the pre-prepared DBQ's that are seen predominantly in classes preparing for the AP exam. Use the Document Based Questions on this site to help students prepare and practice for their exam. Make sure to pass this one on to other AP teachers!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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First Ladies - The White House
Grades
4 to 6tag(s): first ladies (4), presidents (135), white house (16)
In the Classroom
This site would be extremely useful during an American History class. Use this site to provide students with knowledge of the too often forgotten members of the White House - our first ladies. Towards the end of the semester, use this site as a spring board for research projects on the first ladies. Students can use this site as a beginning in their quest for information.Another use would be to show the ever-evolving role of the First Lady. Review with students the information found on one of the initial first ladies - Martha Washington is an interesting one, and have students compare her role with that of a more recent First lady. To compare the two,use an online tool such as Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram (reviewed here).
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Unified Vision - The Prairie School - Minneapolis Institute of the Arts
Grades
6 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Facing History
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson and plans and classroom activities offered on this web page. Simply go to the "educator resources" section and teachers can search for materials by theme, time period or sequence. Definitely save this one as a favorite and refer to it for new material or lesson plans!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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U.S. Air Force Museum - U.S. Air Force
Grades
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.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Flags of the World - Flags of the World website
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): flags (18)
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Elementary social studies teachers may find this one addictive.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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History - MIT Open Courseware - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): advanced placement (26)
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AP history students may find MIT's online course materials useful. MIT has committed to putting its entire curriculum on the web, and these early offerings include syllabi, reading materials, and a variety of subject-specific class notes. Before using these pages, students and parents should all be aware of what Open Courseware is and is not.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Political Science - MIT Open Courseware - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): advanced placement (26)
In the Classroom
AP history or government students may find MIT's online political science course materials useful. MIT has committed to putting its entire curriculum on the web, and these early offerings include syllabi, reading materials, and a variety of subject-specific class notes. Before using these pages, students and parents should all be aware of what Open Courseware is and is not.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Japanese American Internment Curriculum - National Japanese American Historical Society
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): constitution (93), japan (57), japanese (47), world war 2 (160)
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!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Freedom - A History of US - PBS
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): africa (147), african american (110), tolerance (8)
In the Classroom
While there are plenty of resources and content here, history teachers may or may not find this site's thematic approach compatible with the rest of their curriculum.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lessons from Teaching with Historic Places - National Park Service
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): african american (110), american revolution (82), archeology (28), civil rights (201), civil war (138), hispanic (34), immigration (68), lincoln (66), migration (45), native americans (108), politics (117), spanish (108), war of 1812 (15), women (146), world war 1 (77), world war 2 (160)
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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.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Civil War Battlefields by State - National Park Service
Grades
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.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Native American Dioramas - University of Michigan
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): india (32), native americans (108)
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.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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History in Pictures - Time, Inc.
Grades
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.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Remember, Rebuild, Renew - Lower Manhattan Development Corp.
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): architecture (74), sept11 (18)
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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.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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First World War.com - Privately Published
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): england (52), france (41), german (49), germany (28), russia (35), world war 1 (77)
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This one would be a great "term paper" site!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ghost Town Gallery
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Try this site for a "what would life have been like?" lesson.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Justice on Trial - Minnesota Public Radio
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): courts (20)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station during a unit on International Trials or the legal consequences of Genocide in a US government or history course. The site is a little text-heavy, and would work best with higher level high school classes. To assess student learning and differentiate between the trial events, have students create a timeline describing the events of all three events. We recommend using an online tool such as Timelline Infographic Templates, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wisconsin Pioneer Experience - University of Wisconsin
Grades
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.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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