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HISTORY
INTERNET LINKS
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America's
Story |
| Library of
Congress site which includes: Meet Amazing Americans (bios), Jump
Back in Time Explore the States & more. |
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Archiving
America |
| Images of
historical documents, solve interactive crossword puzzle, read the Early
American Review & participate in a "Town Crier" online
forum. |
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Holocaust:
A Tragic Legacy |
| Interactive
site includes a summary of the Holocaust, See a Camp, Interactive
Timeline, Survivors Stories, Quizzes and a Wall of Remembrance where
students can submit their thoughts, stories & artwork. |
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WWII
- History Textbooks Project |
| Students
research and compare how events of WWII are treated in various
countries' school textbooks through linking with another classroom from
that country. |
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Nazi
Germany Through an Examination of the Holocaust |
| Online
activity requires students to produce a news series on the Holocaust in
the context of pressures from neoNazis & others espousing Holocaust
denial theories. |
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U.S.
Holocaust Museum |
| Teacher's
guide & related material for teaching about the Holocaust. |
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Horizon
- The Learning Section |
| Online
newspaper published by the Washington Post. |
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Footsteps
to Freedom |
| The trails
followed by fugitive slaves seeking freedom in Canada are
retraced. Daily entries are posted, photos, and reflections will
enrich students' understanding of this phase of American history. |
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Lewis
& Clark |
| Allows
students to join the famous Lewis & Clark expedition. Their
goal is to chart rivers, make friends with natives, open the West to
trade & look for a Northwest passage. |
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Museum
Mania - Online Treasure Hunt |
| Students use
the Web to find answers to questions which will unlock the Museum. |
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Oregon
Trail |
| Includes
historical sites on the Trail, Fantastic Facts, and Cool Trail Media. |
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Spy
Letters of the American Revolution |
| An exhibit
based on spy letters. It provides a brief description of each
letter and links more information about the stories of the spies in the
letter or the secret method used to make the letter. |
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George
Washington's Mount Vernon Estate |
| A visitor's
guide, library & collections, educational resources and archeology
at Mount Vernon. |
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Exploring
Ancient World Cultures |
| Explore
eight cultures from the Near East to Medieval Europe. |
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Empires |
| A collection
of epic historical miniseries. Each tells a story of a great
empire - its people & passions that changed the world. |
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Gateway
to America's Capital |
| Information
about local history, Federal City, the presidents, & importance of
the African American community in the U.S. capital. |
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A
to Z History |
| Explore
ancient history, world history and U.S. history. |
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From
Revolution to Reconstruction |
| Covers
American history from colonial times to WWI with text, photos &
resources. |
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Biography
of America
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| Provides
resources for high school students studying U.S. History from its
origins to contemporary times.
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Blue
Web'n Learning Sites Library
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| Includes
48 Web-based activities and projects for students to complete online.
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Connecting
Students: Internet Activities & Lesson Plans
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| Lesson
plans and activities for students with computers.
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Daily
Life in Ancient Civilizations |
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Students learn Taoism on the China page, & find other interesting information about life in
Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and India.
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Donner
Online: An Internet Activity
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Web-based activity in which students learn about a topic by collecting information, images, and
insights from the Internet, and then pasting them into a multimedia Scrapbook to share.
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Monticello
- Home of Thomas Jefferson |
| Follow
Jefferson through his day or browse an index to find information on a
variety of subjects relating to the third president. |
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Abraham
Lincoln Online |
| Historic
Lincoln sites, resources and pictures, speeches and writings and a
Lincoln Quiz of the Month. Students can also add their views to
the online discussion. |
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A
Walking Tour of Plimoth Plantation |
| A virtual
tour of the first permanent European settlement in southern New England,
including pictures and descriptions of how these settlers lived in 1620. |
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