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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park
Resource is the homepage for the de Young Museum, one of the two Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Includes information about the museum, its collections, and exhibitions, and resources for educators wanting to take their students to...
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Seasonal Chef: Preserving Fruits and Vegetables
Instructions for preserving fruits and vegetables.
CNN
Cnn: The Reagan Years: A Second Act in Politics
Part of a cnn.com in-depth special "The Reagan years", this site follows Reagan's evolution from Hollywood movie star to governor of California.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1844 1877: The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 acted as a band-aid over the growing wound of sectional divide.
Digital History
Digital History: Impact of the Mexican Revolution
Seee how Mexico's independence from Spain affected not only the Mexicans who lived in California, but also the native population, and the white Americans.
Digital History
Digital History: Spanish America
Read about Spanish influence in the northern part of its empire in America. See what American cowboys borrowed from the vaqueros, and how Spanish architecture came to spread across the Southwest.
Social Security Administration
Social Security Online: Upton Sinclair
The Social Security Administration profiles the political career of author Upton Sinclair and his unsuccessful run as a progressive candidate for governor of California in 1934. He proposed a plan for California similar to what became...
Oakland Museum of California
Gold Rush: California on the Eve Californios
This resource presents information about the Spanish influence in California before the Gold Rush.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Pacific Ring of Fire
Wikipedia offers information on the location of the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Map included.
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California Museum: Discover: Fun With Crafts: State Symbols of California
Instructions and templates for creating the state symbols of California out of paper and other easy-to-find materials.
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Ailello Studios: The Land of Glittering Dreams
Learn some interesting facts about the California Gold Rush through images, personal stories and other writings.
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California State Capitol Museum: Kids Zone: California State Word Searches
Explore California while solving these fun word searches on a variety of subjects.
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California State Capitol Museum: Kids Zone: Coloring Pages: State Fish [Pdf]
Have some fun being creative while coloring in the golden trout fish which is native only to California.
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California State Capitol Museum: Kids Zone: Coloring Pages: State Reptile [Pdf]
Printable page to color and get useful information on the desert tortoise, which is the official State Reptile of California.
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Ca State Capitol Museum: Kids Zone: Coloring Pages: State Marine Mammal [Pdf]
Printable page for coloring and to find useful information on the California gray whale which was named the official State Marine Mammal in 1975.
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California State Capitol Museum: Kids Zone: Coloring Pages: State Seal [Pdf]
Printable page for coloring and to learn useful information about the official California State Seal.
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Eugene O'neill Foundation: Tao House
Read the background and purpose of the foundation. Click on related links on the left side of the page. Take a virtual tour of the Tao House.
Other
Danny Yee's Book Reviews: John Mc Phee
This site provides brief reviews of some of American author John Mcphee's books.
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Chicago Public Art Group: Techniques of Community Murals
Street murals in California, and the cultural influences on these murals are presented here. Murals dating back to the 1970s are examined as well as mural techniques.
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Uc Press: The Great Central Valley
This site, from the University of California Press, describes the book "The Great Central Valley," with text by Gerald Haslam and photos by Stephen Johnson and Robert Dawson. The description offers interesting information about the book...
Ducksters
Ducksters: United States Geography for Kids: California
Kids learn facts and geography about the state of California including symbols, flag, capital, bodies of water, industry, borders, population, fun facts, GDP, famous people, and major cities.
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American Cetacean Society: Monterey Bay Chapter
This resource provides basic information about educational, conservational and scientific efforts in the Monterey Bay area.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Pacific Coast Region
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is one in a series of flipcharts about the different regions of the US. Facts and links to websites included on the Pacific Region.