Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian: National Museum of the American Indian: Battle of Little Bighorn
The Battle of Little Bighorn made an immense impression on American society and culture. Americans became obsessed with this battle and created artworks, shows, postcards, and dime novels. View primary sources from this era to understand...
OpenStax
Open Stax: 1945 1960: African American Struggle for Civil Rights
Examines how Presidents Truman and Eisenhower dealt with the civil rights movement, the steps taken by African Americans to combat discrimination and segregation, and the reaction of white people in the South to the civil rights...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: Indian Wars and Battle of Little Bighorn
Discusses the series of events and conflicts in the Indian Wars that culminated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, or Custer's Last Stand. Includes questions for students at end.
University of Oxford (UK)
American National Biography Online: Depressions, Economic
Depressions are sustained troughs in the business cycle characterized by declines in output, employment, income, and trade. While they date from the earliest years of American history, little is known about them from the Colonial Era....
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Daniel and Little Dan'l" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
This is the complete text of the short story "Daniel and Little Dan'l" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: Indian Wars/ Battle of the Little Big Horn
In the late nineteenth century, the US Army clashed with Native Americans, and General Custer took his last stand.
Other
Native American Indian Legends: How to Scare a Bear: A Tewa Legend
A Native American Tewa legend about a little rabbit tricking a big bear. With links to other Native American legends, artwork, photographs, articles, and more.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Eyes on the Prize: School Desegregation, 1957 1962
As part of a much larger site from PBS' American Experience's series, Eyes on the Prize, look through this multifaceted site that traces the resistance to implementing school desegregation ordered by the Supreme Court and shows the...
Other
University of Arkansas at Little Rock: Life Interrupted
The history of Japanese Americans during World War II. Includes videos, pictures, and maps.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Paint by Number
Discover the history of a favorite American past-time. Learn the art of creating your own masterpieces with a little bit of help.
Library of Congress
Loc: African American Odyssey: The Civil Rights Era
This two-part feature on African American history offers an in-depth look at the events of the 1960's civil rights movement. Discusses voting rights, laws, military segregation, freedom rides, sit-ins and the NAACP. Includes historic...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Mount Rushmore
This resource contains descriptive and educational links about one of our country's most beloved national monuments: Mount Rushmore. Features interesting, little-known facts about the rationale, creation, and completion of the famous...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Little Brown Bat
Echolocation of little brown bats has been well studied since the invention of bat detectors, electronic devices that can "hear" the ultrasonic calls bats make, which are usually beyond the range of human hearing. Little brown bats...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Little Pocket Mouse
Because they use energy and water so efficiently, Little Pocket Mice can inhabit some of the driest and least vegetated parts of North America. They are abundant in deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, and...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Life's Little Questions: Frozen Droplets
Investigate the use of stroboscopic disks to study actions that are too fast for the naked eye, and construct a stroboscopic viewer to demonstrate how a gated view of dripping water may produce the illusion of "frozen" motion.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Life's Little Questions: How Do Bees Fly?
Build a simple wind tunnel to help formulate and answer questions about how wind influences animals and plants, and then use it to explore why geese fly in formation and to examine why certain plants do not break in strong winds.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Life's Little Questions: Can You Beat Jet Lag
Explore the human body's need for a normal cycle of dark and light and apply this to an understanding of biological clocks in other animals. Test the effect of light on the development of mealworm larvae into adults.
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Little House in Census: Almanzo and Laura Wilder
Data from the 1880 and the 1900 Censuses, and how these relate to the lives of Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder, are presented here. There are also ideas for teaching using primary sources.
Curated OER
National Park Service: A Sharp Little Affair [Pdf]
Although somewhat difficult to read, this PDF file from the National Park Service describes the Battle of Big Hole and the history and archeology surrounding this battle site. A most extensive study.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Massive Resistance and the Little Rock Nine
Read about resistance to desegregation and the nine African American students who dared to integrate Little Rock's Central High School.
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: "Little Richard" Penniman
This resource is a comprehensive reference tool for learning about the life and career of Little Richard, "the architect of rock and roll." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and also won a Grammy Lifetime...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Catch a Little Rhyme" by Eve Merriam
Contains the poem "Catch a Little Rhyme" by Eve Merriam.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Little Richard
Presents comprehensive biographical details on "the architect of rock and roll", Little Richard, a 1986 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events and essential songs list.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Showdown in Little Rock" by Us history.org
A learning module that begins with "Showdown in Little Rock," accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...