Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Child Labor and the Building of America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are immersed in primary source materials that relate to child labor in America from 1880-1920 to gain a personal perspective of how work affected the American child within a rapidly growing industrial society. This project is...
Activity
Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Posted Aboard r.m.s. Titanic

For Students 9th - 10th
This online exhibit looks at the role of the Titanic as a Royal Mail Ship, and what was lost with the ship's sinking. Primary materials are used throughout the exhibit.
Handout
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Earthquake Lists, Maps, and Statistics

For Students 9th - 10th
All kinds of earthquake data compiled here. Find the deadliest earthquakes, most damaging earthquakes, world and US statistics, historical earthquake lists, and more.