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Bolivia - Country Studies - Library of Congress
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8 to 12tag(s): south america (40)
In the Classroom
Teachers will find these summaries useful for their comprehensive scope, which frequently includes historical and cultural background information. Much of the content is 5 or more years old, so these pages are best used for historical or background information.Belize - Country Studies - Library of Congress
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8 to 12tag(s): south america (40)
In the Classroom
Teachers will find these summaries useful for their comprehensive scope, which frequently includes historical and cultural background information. Much of the content is 5 or more years old, so these pages are best used for historical or background information.Boston Navy Yard - National Park Service
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1 to 12Valley Forge - National Park Service
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1 to 12Independence National Historic Park - National Park Service
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1 to 12Boston Freedom Trail - National Park Service
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1 to 12tag(s): american revolution (82)
NPS for Teachers - National Park Service
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1 to 12tag(s): national parks (29), virtual field trips (119)
In the Classroom
Whether you want your students to go on a virtual field trip, are studying American history, you're using blended or distance learning, you want to give your students a different take on math, science, art, or many other topics you will find something here for you and your students.Lost Colony of Roanoke - National Park Service
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1 to 12tag(s): colonial america (95), national parks (29)
Roanoke Revisited - National Park Service
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1 to 12tag(s): colonial america (95), national parks (29)
Castillo de San Marcos - National Park Service
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1 to 12tag(s): black history (130), florida (13), national parks (29), slavery (78), virtual field trips (119)
In the Classroom
If you are studying U.S. history, the history of Florida, or Black history, you will want to bookmark this site. Introduce the site by viewing several of the videos as a class, or if you have a blended class or are on distance learning, you can adapt the videos using your or your student's comments and questions with Moocnote http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=17266. Moocnote allows adding questions, comments, links, etc to any video.Roanoke Revisited for Young Readers - National Park Service
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1 to 12Fort Caroline Was First - National Park Service
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1 to 12Coastal Defense Systems - National Park Service
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1 to 12tag(s): national parks (29)
An Online History of the Millennium
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1 to 12tag(s): news (228)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a tool to helping students understand the historical context of events, and as an activator to new units. Simply type in the year being studied to access a summary article of the big events that happened. The articles are mostly western-centric, but for an American or European history class it is still a useful tool.Center for the Prevention of School Violence - North Carolina Department of Public Safety
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1 to 12tag(s): safety (68)
In the Classroom
understand how areas and the function of Public SafetySouthern Poverty Law Center - The Southern Poverty Law Center
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6 to 12tag(s): civil rights (201), courts (20), elections (82), immigrants (34), immigration (68), racism (79), sexuality (15), tolerance (8)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the information on the site to include when teaching lessons about equality, racism, and social injustice. Learn more about the classroom resources offered through Learning for Justice, reviewed here. Include selections from the Features and Stories portion of the site as part of any integrated unit. Consider using a learning management system like Actively Learn, reviewed here, to include videos and additional text sources as part of your unit. Actively Learn also includes resources that provide feedback on student learning. Extend learning by asking students to gather data and share information through various digital tools including infographics and digital storytelling resources. For example, as students learn about civil rights issues, ask them to share information by creating infographics with Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here, create a multimedia presentation with Sway, reviewed here, or use Powtoon, reviewed here, to create an animated video explanation.El Sabor del Caribe/ A Taste of the Caribbean - Yale University
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): spanish (108)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans hosted on this site! These would be excellent resources for a World history or Cultural Geography class.Camp David - US Government
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1 to 12tag(s): presidents (135)
In the Classroom
Use this site at a computer station or flip your classroom and have students look at it at home. Have them write a blog entry to document their learning using Telegra.ph, reviewed here. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or X (formerly Twitter) links. This blog creator requires no registration.Free Learning Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month - Common Sense
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K to 12tag(s): central america (20), cross cultural understanding (172), cultures (172), dance (31), hispanic (34), south america (40)
In the Classroom
Have students choose a Hispanic historical figure or cultural tradition and create a short video or digital story. They can use a free tool like Canva, reviewed here to combine images, text, and narration. Ask students to create a playlist of traditional and contemporary Hispanic music, ranging from salsa to reggaeton. Have students explore poems, artwork, or literature by Hispanic authors and artists. They can create artistic interpretations or write poems inspired by Hispanic culture, traditions, or history.Enemy Aliens - Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
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6 to 12tag(s): canada (24), germany (28), hitler (6), holocaust (42), jews (32), world war 2 (160)
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