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Primary
Mechon Mamre

Hebrew English Bible: Zephaniah

For Students 9th - 10th
0 he text of the Book of Zephaniah, presented side-by-side in Hebrew and English.
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Primary
Mechon Mamre

Hebrew English Bible: Song of Songs (Song of Solomon)

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the Book of the Song of Songs (Song of Solomon), presented side-by-side in Hebrew and English.
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Primary
Mechon Mamre

Hebrew English Bible: Esther

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the Book of Esther, presented side-by-side in Hebrew and English.
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Primary
American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Republican Party Platform of 1880

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the Republican Party Platform for the presidential campaign of 1880.
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Website
Cornell University

Cornell University: Library: Abolitionism in America: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
The introduction of an extensive website from the Cornell University Library, which includes text, documents, and other primary sources in an examination of the anti-slavery movement known as abolitionism.
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Lesson Plan
Indiana University

Is Classification Arbitrary or Not?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students transition from classifying furniture to an understanding of classification of living organisms in this thorough lesson plan site.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: The Annals of Congress: 1789 1824

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Library of Congress presents primary documents from the 1st session of Congress to the 18th.
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Handout
National Institutes of Health

The Cancer Genome Anatomy Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource, established by the National Cancer Institute, deals with the genetic conditions that cause cancer, and are present in cancerous tumors.
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Primary
American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: James K. Polk, 4th Message

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a transcript of James Polk's address to the country during his annual message in Washington, DC, on December 5, 1848. The text is in-depth and covers his entire speech. A good, informative site on the subject.
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Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: The Soviet Union and the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ibiblio.org gives information about the historical relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States. After reading the summary on this page, click on the links at the bottom of the page to read about early...
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Article
Boston University

The Cautionary Ontological Approach to Technology of Gabriel Marcel

For Students 9th - 10th
An advanced look into Marcel's ontology and ontological approach. Not for beginners, but excellent with some background information.
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Graphic
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Edouard Manet Le Fifre

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives you a good reproduction of Le Fifre. Also there is information concerning the painting and how it was accepted.
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Article
Cato Institute

The Gold Standard: An Analysis of Some Recent Proposals

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes specific and recent proposals set forth to return the U.S. to the gold standard. Includes detailed information on the gold "price rule," "classical" gold standard, and other important terms.
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Article
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Native American Religion in Early America

For Students 9th - 10th
Lesson plan page from the National Humanities Center details the religious systems of Native Americans and the similarities and differences with early modern Europeans. The site is very interesting and informative, with pictures and...
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Website
Center for Educational Technologies

Nasa Classroom of the Future: Korean Enigma: Korea Divided

For Students 9th - 10th
Explores the historical events that took place between the United States and the USSR to bring about the political division of Korea on the 38th parallel into north and south after the end of World War II.
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Lesson Plan
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Weather Scope: An Investigative Study of Weather and Climate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The activities in this comprehensive weather unit are designed for Grade 6 and up. Students will use real time data from around the world to conduct an investigation about weather and climate.
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eBook
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: Framework of Hemisphere Defense [Chap 8]

For Students 9th - 10th
A highly detailed and in-depth account of U.S./Latin America military relations in the years leading to and during WWII.
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eBook
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: Framework of Hemisphere Defense [Chap 1]

For Students 9th - 10th
This chapter is a comprehensive and detailed account of the formulation of U.S. strategic defense policy in the western hemisphere prior to WWII.
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Primary
Curated OER

History Matters: Separate but Equal: The Plessy v. Ferguson Case

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the judgment of Supreme Court justice, Henry Billings Brown, who wrote for the majority in the Plessy v Ferguson decision that codified the idea of "separate but equal" in the American justice system until it was overturned by Brown...
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Primary
Curated OER

History Matters: Keep Off the Grass!: Coxey's Army Invades the Nation's Capital

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the speech that Jacob S. Coxey planned to give at the U.S. Capitol in 1894, but was prohibited from doing so after being arrested for walking on the grass. He wanted to address the issue of the harm the depression of 1893 was causing.
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Website
Florida State University

Florida State University: Microscopy Primer: Anatomy of the Microscope

For Students 9th - 10th
The premier web site on the physics of microscopy. Includes several pages and numerous Java applets about microscopes and refraction. Thorough, well-illustrated, interactive, fun, and educational. What more can one ask for?
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: France in America

For Students 9th - 10th
A bilingual overview about the French colonization of the New World. Primary source documents are provided on this Library of Congress site.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Perspective on the Slave Narrative

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan focusing on the the historical context of slave narratives, "Perspective on the Slave Narrative" introduces students to the abolitionist movement and the slave experience.
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Activity
NOAA

Noaa: Be a Citizen Weather Reporter [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Report the local weather to your community after deciding which data to collect and reading some of the National Weather Service's forecasting tips for amateur weather reporters.