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NOAA
Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Observing Estuaries:
Students investigate landforms and features associated with estuaries by taking a journey down a river to an estuary system where the river empties into the Gulf of Mexico near Weeks Bay. They will use Google Maps and other resources to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Band of Volcanoes in the Pacific
Young scholars can form conclusions about the location and formation of volcanoes by viewing pictures and maps. These pictures show eruptions, plumes of smoke, and an underwater volcano. The map shows the location of volcanoes in the...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Early American and Colonial Period to 1776
Background information about the literary traditions of the pre-Colonial and Colonial period. Includes information about Native American oral traditions and Native American cultures. Follow the links to the Early American era and to...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: An Earthquake Lab for Physical Geology
This article from the Journal of Geological Education describes an activity in which learners locate the epicenter of several earthquakes, plot the trends of the two faults involved, and determine the sense of motion along the plane of...
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
Teaching History: Jamestown: The Starving Time
This lesson provides a great opportunity for students to engage in real historical inquiry with prepared sources. The lesson is displayed in three locations on the site: the student view, which guides the student through the activity;...
PBS
Pbs: African/african American Culture: Plantation Dance/ring Shout
The Plantation Dance/Ring Shout represents a style of dance and music found in African slave communities on plantations in the southern United States, Caribbean Islands, and other locations. Included are teaching tips and additional...
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National Council for the Social Studies: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
An excerpt, from the March/April 2011 issue of Social Studies and the Young Learner, describes the design and construction plans for the memorial to Martin Luther King, which opened on the National Mall in August 2011. With useful...
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A View on Cities: Notre Dame De Paris
Background information from A View on Cities about the construction and dimensions of the Notre Dame Cathedral, located in Paris, France on the island Ile de la Cite.