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Pony Express History
Grades
4 to 8
tag(s): westward expansion (39)
In the Classroom
Save the "bunkhouse" portion of this site as a favorite and allow students to use it as a learning center. There are many sections student can research as well as a quiz section teachers can use to assess their participation in the webquest. This site would be a great supplement during a unit on Westward expansion.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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The Gold Rush - PBS
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): gold rush (15), westward expansion (39)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans here that show you how to incorporate all the features of the site into a unit on the Gold Rush and Westward Expansion. Excellent resource for American history teachers, just be sure to save it as a favorite to allow for easy retrieval later on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Fur Traders & Mountain Men
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): westward expansion (39)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource to find primary source material about the fur traders, as well as what life was like for the first American settlers on the west. This site would be useful during a unit on Westward Expansion, and primary sources can be used a variety of ways. Try finding a shorter letter or piece and projecting it on the board as students are first walking into your classroom. Have immediate directions posted on the board, instructing students to sit down and respond to a specific aspect of the piece in some sort of journal entry. This process not only sets the tone for the material to be covered in class, but it also gives you and students the time needed to settle down and get focused and ready to learn. Great resource for an American history teacher.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Journals of Lewis & Clark - University of Virginia
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): explorers (65), lewis and clark (14), westward expansion (39)
In the Classroom
Use these journal pages to supplement a unit on Westward expansion and these two men's travels. Select specific journal articles that would interest your students, sharing them on the interactive whiteboard while students have their own copies at their desks too. Read aloud the specific quotes you think are important, or have a volunteer do the same, asking students what this means, the impact, perspective, etc. This is a great way to segway into a lesson about analyzing, as well as summarization. At the end of the activity, have students summarize the articles in a journal, afterwards responding to a specific aspect they did or did not agree with. Interesting resource for a US history teacher.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lewis & Clark - PBS
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): explorers (65), lewis and clark (14)
In the Classroom
Such a great site! Use this site as a resource for anything and everything concerning Lewis and Clark. Use the interactive map over the projector to show students how far their travels extended, as well as to show the growing size of the United States at that time. There is also an interactive story that could be used as a learning center, primary sources that could be used in discussion, and various other activity ideas on this site. US history teachers will appreciate this one!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Klondike Gold Rush Stories - Smithsonian Institution
Grades
4 to 8In the Classroom
What a creative way to meld Literature and the history of the Gold Rush in this site! Use some of the resources and stories in this site in your classroom to teach about the Gold Rush in Alaska in a non-lecture format.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Daniel Boone - University of Virginia
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): heroes (24), westward expansion (39)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station during a lesson on the famous character. Because there is a lot of information on this site, we recommend creating a follow-along to highlight for students what's most important, as well as provide you with some assessment of their participation. For help creating graphic organizers, try Mindomo, (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Along the Chisholm Trail
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): westward expansion (39)
In the Classroom
Use this PDF to teach about the "wild west," and how it was affected by the pioneers who settled it. Use this site as a learning center or station during a unit on the West and Westward Expansion. The information given would probably work best with a graphic organizer to accompany it. We recommend Graphic Organizer Maker.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Alamo
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): native americans (111), westward expansion (39)
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Turtle Tracks
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4 to 8tag(s): native americans (111)
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Pre-Contact Native American Housing
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4 to 8tag(s): native americans (111)
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Photographs of Edward S. Curtis - Library of Congress
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): native americans (111)
In the Classroom
Use the images on this site to create a "picture walk" in your classroom, introducing the topic of Native American cultures. 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 the specific tribes studied. A great way to get students thinking about the content in a way that's more personal and lecture-less!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Indian Peoples of the Northern Great Plains - Montana State University
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): native americans (111)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a point of reference in searching for primary sources and images of the Native American tribes from the Northwest. These images could easily be used to supplement a unit on the tribes themselves, Westward Expansion, and the tensions between the US government and the various tribes in that region. Useful resource for a US history or government classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Histories of the First Nations
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): native americans (111)
In the Classroom
Use this site as an anticipatory set or "activator" to introduce a unit or lesson on a projector. The site has brief blips about many of the Native American tribes that existed pre-colonial America, although it varies in content. There are a lot of interesting details that students will find interesting.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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American Indians of the Pacific Northwest - University of Washington
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): native americans (111)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a reference point to search for primary source material concerning Native American tribes of the Northwest. These materials could easily supplement a unit on Native Americans, Westward Expansion, tensions between the US government and the various tribes, etc.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Living Pictures Representing the History of Black Dance - Yale University
Grades
7 to 8tag(s): africa (147), african american (111), dance (31)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans offered on this web page. The focus is interdisciplinary, and although lengthy offers a lot of valuable information. Be sure to look at this thoroughly before you plan to use it with students. Though the resources are listed, you will need to obtain them yourself. Definitely take a look at this one!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Internet African American Challenge
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): africa (147), african american (111)
In the Classroom
There is a special section for teachers on how to make this a classroom supplement.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Road to Equality - CNN
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): africa (147), african american (111)
In the Classroom
Save this site as a favorite on classroom computers and allow students to teach each other about the progression of civil rights. Put students into pairs or cooperative learning groups and assign each group and article or video seen on the CNN site. Have each group observe, read and analyze their source, noting essential words. After they are done have each student create a quick graphic of what they learned from the site. The end result will be for students to present their findings to the class. For quick projects, create electronic "posters" or word graphics for adopteds word using tools such as Piclits, reviewed here, or WordClouds, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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African American Odyssey - Library of Congress
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): africa (147), african american (111), black history (131)
In the Classroom
Use the images on this site for a picture-walk during a unit on African American History, from slavery to Emancipation. Print and hang pictures around the classroom, with students assigned to different stations. Have students rotate around the classroom, looking at a new image every minute. Once students have walked through everything, have a class discussion about what students saw and learned. This activity works best with a graphic organizer - to create one, we recommend using Graphic Organizer Maker. Lots of excellence historical info and pictures.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Blues Impulse - An Era and the Ambiguity of Adolescence - Yale University
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Take advantage of these free lesson plans and activities! This site would be an excellent resource during a unit on the Harlem Renaissance or during Black History Month!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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