Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: United States Virtual Tour Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Groups/pairs of students will create a short digital slide presentation and travel brochure on one of the 50 U.S. states. They will do research in encyclopedias/atlases and on the Internet to include information on geography, official...
Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: Local Legacies

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience America through its grassroots! Diverse populations lend cultural colorfulness to our country. Read about an International Food Fair in California, Annie Oakley Days in Ohio, and Wabanaki Basketry in Maine. Click on your...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Is Power Divided in the United States Government?

For Students 4th - 8th
Video accompanied by questions for students that looks at how the concept of separation of powers embedded in the Constitution is applied in the United States government. [3:50]
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Nafta: Are Jobs Being Sucked Out of the United States?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, went into effect on January 1, 1994. The Agreement phases out most tariffs between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Tariffs, which are taxes on imports, increase the price of foreign...
Primary
US Census Bureau

U.s. Census Bureau: Gazetteer Files

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Gazetteer Files provide a listing of all geographic areas for selected geographic area types. The files include geographic identifier codes, names, area measurements, and representative latitude and longitude coordinates. There...
Handout
50 States

50 States: Michigan (Mi)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find here a collection of links to information about the state of Michigan. Categories include facts, government, geography, education, people, attractions, history, industry, and miscellaneous.
Handout
50 States

50 States: North Carolina (Nc)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find here a collection of links to information about the state of North Carolina. Categories include facts, government, geography, education, people, attractions, history, industry, and miscellaneous.
Handout
50 States

50 States: Delaware (De)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find here a collection of links to information about the state of Delaware. Categories include facts, government, geography, education, people, attractions, history, industry, and miscellaneous.
Handout
50 States

50 States: Mississippi (Ms)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find here a collection of links to information about the state of Mississippi. Categories include facts, government, geography, education, people, attractions, history, industry, and miscellaneous.
Handout
50 States

50 States: South Carolina (Sc)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find here a collection of links to information about the state of South Carolina. Categories include facts, government, geography, education, people, attractions, history, industry, and miscellaneous.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Schrodinger's Cat: A Thought Experiment in Quantum Mechanics

For Students 9th - 10th
Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger, one of the founders of quantum mechanics, posed this famous question: If you put a cat in a sealed box with a device that has a 50% chance of killing the cat in the next hour, what will be the state...
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Gervais's Beaked Whale

For Students 4th - 8th
More than 50 Gervais's beaked whales have been found stranded along the coast of the United States. The holotype of this species - the individual that was identified as a separate species, and named - was found floating in the English...
Article
Other

Saudi Aramco World: Cooking in Hunza

For Students 9th - 10th
In northern Pakistan, in the high valley of Hunza, food practices have changed profoundly during the last 50 to 60 years. For decades, access to Hunza, in the heart of the Karakoram mountains (Western Himalayas), was quite difficult. But...

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