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Hubble Heritage Project
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has been used to accumulate images of a "cosmic zoo" of celestial objects. The Hubble Heritage Project uses these images for extending human vision for both scientists and the public. This site has links...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Personal Heritage Project
This research project requires middle schoolers to connect with the past by researching both primary and secondary sources for family history. Their findings are presented in a keepsake portfolio and in a multimedia presentation...
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Museum of Jewish Heritage: Coming of Age During the Holocaust
Classroom-ready curriculum about the Holocaust as seen through the eyes of children and teens who lived through it. With powerful video testimonies from survivors, first-person narratives, personal photos, and timelines as well as varied...
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Lincoln City Libraries: Nebraska's Federal Writers Project
Rudolph Umland's writing, correspondence, and scrapbooks offer revealing portraits of life in Depression era Nebraska, and a uniquely well-documented insider's view of the local literary community and the Nebraska Federal Writers' Project.
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Johns Hopkins University
Project Muse: Jesse Stuart: An Extraordinary Life [Review]
This site shares biographical information about Jesse Stuart, an award-winning poet and author. This biographical review excerpt is taken from the journal entitled Appalachian Heritage from the Winter 2011 issue.
Google
Google Arts and Culture: Open Heritage
Explore iconic locations in 3D such as the Tomb of Tu Duck, temples of Bagan, Mesa Verde, Chichen Itza, and more. Also, discover the tools used for digital conservation and how people around the world are preserving our shared history.
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Archives Pei: Heritage Fair Projects a Guide to Sources [Pdf]
A comprehensive resource for students and teachers for planning and researching a project for a heritage fair. While it is intended for Prince Edward Island residents, it offers excellent tips, web links and books for guidance.
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Asce: History & Heritage of Civil Engineering
Explore the profession of civil engineering. Investigate engineers that have made large contributions to the field.
Historica Canada
Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: Maple Leaf Gardens
During the Great Depression, to create work, an icon of hockey was built. This dramatization of the building of Maple Gardens gives a great background to the Depression as well as other links to digital sources. The resource is available...
Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubble Heritage Project: Jupiter's Great Red Spot Links
This page provides images of Jupiter's Great Red Spot taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Paul Revere Heritage Project
A compilation of information about Paul Revere, his role in colonial America and the beginnings of the American Revolution, popular myths about his famous ride, and an interactive map. Read primary source documents, see pictures of...
Space Telescope Science Institute
The Hubble Heritage Project: Crab Nebula
A picture of the Crab Nebula and accompanying text.
Glenbow Museum
Glenbow Museum: Mavericks: An Incorrigible History of Alberta
The Glenbow Museum presents the stories of almost 40 different mavericks who shaped the history of Alberta. The website breaks down the province's history into the following nine areas: Uninvited Guests, Mounties, Railway, Ranching,...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: African American Lives: Who Am I? A Genealogy Guide
Tracing African American history may be difficult, but the work of historian Henry Louis Gates proves that it isn't impossible. With this resource, learn how to plan a project on your family history.
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Heritage Lottery: England's Past for Everyone
England's Past for Everyone provides resources, interactive websites, and related links for England and its counties.
Curated OER
Unesco: Morocco: Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: A Shared Heritage
Located on the Atlantic coast in the north-west of Morocco, the site is the product of a fertile exchange between the Arabo-Muslim past and Western modernism. The inscribed city encompasses the new town conceived and built under the...
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Yo Yo Ma
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma's official website includes a biography, news and tour information, photos and much more. Of special interest is the section on the Silk Road Project, through which Yo-Yo Ma is examining, and bringing to a wide audience,...
Yale University
The Tainos of Puerto Rico: Rediscovering Borinquen
Nice unit designed to help students of Puerto Rican descent learn about their cultural roots. Students research Taino culture and read Taino myths, legends and poems; create their own myths and poems; and practice Spanish vocabulary....
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: St. Patrick's Day
Great resource for St. Patrick's Day activities, art projects and more.
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New Netherland Project: Fort Christina
Read the story of the settlement of Fort Christina by Swedes led by the Dutch Peter Minuit. Find out what contribution the Swedes made to American colonial life.
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Creating a Family History
What do you know about creating a family history? This site offers a complete lesson plan for developing a sense of how your own family history fits into the bigger picture of the world's history.
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Wiggins/mc Tighe: My Family and Other Families, Now and Long Ago
With this unit, 1st graders will explore how families have grown and changed over time. They will represent their learning through written stories, art, conversation, timelines, and other projects.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Coastal Communities Collection
This collection features videos that describe . ECHO members include people from Alaska Native Heritage Center and North Slope Borough ECHO Project in Alaska; Bishop Museum in Hawai'i; New Bedford ECHO Project and Peabody Essex Museum in...
Curated OER
Unesco: Lithuania: Curonian Spit
Human habitation of this elongated sand dune peninsula, 98 km long and 0.4-4 km wide, dates back to prehistoric times. Throughout this period it has been threatened by the natural forces of wind and waves. Its survival to the present day...