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Motor Trend

For Students 9th - 10th
Motor Trend magazine delivers the latest news, issues, and events in the automotive industry. Coverage includes road tests, shows, "car of the year," and a buyer's guide.
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Other

Detroit News: Autos

For Students 9th - 10th
Detroit News delivers the latest news and issues in the auto industry.
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Automobile Manufacturer Henry Ford

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Library of Congress timeline series discusses Henry Ford, whose automobiles and manufacturing process made the "horseless carriage" affordable to every American.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Making Sense of "Failed" Car Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
America on the Move explores the role of transportation in American History highlighting its role as a vital part of our business, social, and cultural history. Learn about the auto industry's experiments, dead-ends, and temporary...
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Interactive
Museum of Modern Art

Mo Ma: Different Roads: Automobiles for the Next Century

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out some of the future car designs from major manufacturers. Also learn about what goes in to powering cars among other bits of information.
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Car and Driver

For Students 9th - 10th
Car and Driver Magazine details the latest news, features, shows, issues and tests of cars today.
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The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford Showroom of Automotive History

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about automotive history as you browse the collection of The Henry Ford Museum. Enter the showroom to see a complete profile on some of the most important cars ever made, from the 1896 quadricycle to the 1986 Taurus.
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Handout
John Wiley & Sons

John Wiley & Sons: Henry Ford and the Model T

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from John Wiley & Sons examines Henry Ford and the Model T. It provides an in-depth description of how Henry Ford solved production challenges and worker shortages. Read about the other automobile companies that survived in...
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Other

The Auto Channel

For Students 9th - 10th
Website contains the latest news, issues, road conditions, recalls, and reports for the car owner and auto industry.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Delco

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The automotive industry was expanding in the beginning of the 20th century. Read about a company that was developing improvements for automobils, the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company, otherwise known as Delco.
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Unit Plan
The Henry Ford

Henry Ford Museum: Smart Fun Online: Model T Road Trip

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This collection of lesson plans and activities are for fourth through eighth graders. Lessons revolve around the automobile and its place in American society, the Model T Ford, and Henry Ford.
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Other

Automotive News: Gottlieb Daimler

For Students 9th - 10th
Photo and biography of Daimler as well as notes on his contributions to the automotive industry.
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Article
NASA

Climate Kids: The Story of Fossil Fuels, Part 2: Oil

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Learn about the history of oil and its consumption through the ages, beginning with Bertha Benz and the creation of the first automobile.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Gottlieb Daimler

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about Gottlieb Daimler, a pioneer of internal-combustion engines and automobile development.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Prosperity: Fact or Myth [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the reasons for the booming economy in the United States in the 1920s. Can the seeds for the Great Depression be seen in the fruit of the economy? [pdf]
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PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Henry Ford

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page profile of influential innovator, Henry Ford, whose vision and ideas created low-cost forms of production that made cars affordable to the average American.
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Curated OER

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For Students 9th - 10th
Who invented the automobile? While there is no simple answer to this question, this site does shed some light on the topic. The images, related links, and further reading supplement the content here by the the library of congress.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Image: See Caption Below

For Students 9th - 10th
Who invented the automobile? While there is no simple answer to this question, this site does shed some light on the topic. The images, related links, and further reading supplement the content here by the the library of congress.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Image: See Caption Below

For Students 9th - 10th
Who invented the automobile? While there is no simple answer to this question, this site does shed some light on the topic. The images, related links, and further reading supplement the content here by the the library of congress.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Image: See Caption Below

For Students 9th - 10th
Who invented the automobile? While there is no simple answer to this question, this site does shed some light on the topic. The images, related links, and further reading supplement the content here by the the library of congress.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Image: See Caption Below

For Students 9th - 10th
Who invented the automobile? While there is no simple answer to this question, this site does shed some light on the topic. The images, related links, and further reading supplement the content here by the the library of congress.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Image: See Caption Below

For Students 9th - 10th
Who invented the automobile? While there is no simple answer to this question, this site does shed some light on the topic. The images, related links, and further reading supplement the content here by the the library of congress.
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Activity
Other

Bryant University: The Five Dollar Day

For Students 9th - 10th
The Ford Sociological Department was established to administer Henry Ford's plan for a five dollar a day salary for employees working eight hour days. Discover the benefits and problems this plan created.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Machine: Factory

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...

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