Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: United States History Map: Indians
An interactive site showing the Native American culture areas and the major tribes living in those areas before the arrival of the Europeans. Click to find out more about Indians living in those area and find a game that challenges you...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: Carving a Memorial to Chief Crazy Horse
This Harcourt Publishing site is all about the memorial carved in the Black Hills of South Dakota in honor of Chief Crazy Horse.
PBS
Pbs: Nature: American Buffalo: Spirit of a Nation
Website that accompanies the PBS movie "American Buffalo: Spirit of a Nation." Offers information about the American buffalo and its struggles in the modern world. Also discusses the impact of national parks on buffalo.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Westward Expansion and Reform
Part of a longer time line describing the history of the American West, this section covers the period 1829 to 1859 with hyperlinks to stories and people of this time period.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Native American History for Kids: Sioux Nation and Tribe
Kids learn about Native American Indian tribe the Sioux Nation from the Great Plains of the United States on this site. Explore where the Sioux live, eat, and more on this website.
World Geography Games
World Geography Games: Regions
Identify the world's major regions through this interactive quiz. Regions include the Great Plains, Southeast Asia and Micronesia
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Prairie Shrew
The Prairie Shrew is small, weighing only 2-5 g, brown, and relatively short-tailed. This species inhabits the northern Great Plains in Canada and the United States. Learn more about the Sorex haydeni, more commonly known as a Prairie...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Ord's Kangaroo Rat
By occupying the short grass prairie of the Great Plains, and a variety of habitats where there are fine-textured, sandy soils, Ord's Kangaroo Rat has managed a truly enormous geographic distribution. The varied habitats that it occupies...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Elliot's Short Tailed Shrew
Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew occurs in much of the central Great Plains. Its fur is a nearly uniform brownish-gray, often with brown tips. Learn more about the Blarina hylophaga, more commonly known as Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew, in this...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Prairie Dog
A site about a tiny rodent who is a keystone species in the Great Plains, but is losing its habitat. Learn about this prairie dog.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Facts
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado who explored New Mexico and the Great Plains of Kansas.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: View of the Great Hungarian Plain With Draw Well
An image of "View of the Great Hungarian Plain with Draw Well", created by Karoly the Elder Marko in 1853 (Oil on canvas, 41 x 53 cm).
PBS
Pbs: Arikara Indians
This site from PBS provides information about the Arikara Indians and the Lewis and Clark expedition.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Machines Help Farmers
Read about the advances made in agriculture during the last part of the 19th century which allowed for the increase in production of farm products.
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Out of the Dust: Visions of Dust Bowl History
The Dust Bowl experience is brought to life through historical photos and Karen Hesse's award-winning "Our of the Dust", a historical fiction depicting a child's life during this time in American history.
Other
Kingsnake.com: Cornsnake
Also known as the Red Rat Snake, the Cornsnake can be found throughout the United States. Links to both subspecies are available on the Kingsnake.com website.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Train to Somewhere
This site contains a review of the book "Train to Somewhere," as well as related books and other Internet sites.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Site provides some historical information on early prairie life through the eyes of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Grassland
This site provides information on grassland biomes such as temperature, precipitation, and vegetation.
Library of Congress
Loc: Summer on the Lakes E Text
Here is a short biography and a analysis of "Summer on the Lakes" by Margaret Fuller. It also contains links to the online text for this essay describing her trip to the Great Lakes in 1843. Text can be viewed on a page-by-page basis in...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Physical Features of the United States, 1898
A map from 1898 of the United States showing general elevations, water depths, and terrain features, including the Pacific Slope, Great Basin, Rocky Mountain Plateau, Great Plains, Mississippi Valley, Gulf Plain, Appalachian Highlands,...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Kansas: El Cuartelejo
This archeological district consists of more than 20 sites, mostly associated with the Dismal River/Plains Apache culture, dating from c CE 1650 to 1750. The principal site is a pueblo ruin thought to have been built by Taos Indians who...
Curated OER
Etc: Original Range of the Bison, 1720 1903
A map of North America showing the original range of the American bison. The map shows the dates of local extermination, location, and numbers of wild animals in 1903 (Central Canada and the Rockies). "Beyond all doubt the most...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Denver Basin, 1911
A geologic map of a section of the Colorado Front Range near Denver and Golden showing the structure and topography of the common border between the Great Plains and Southern Rockies. The map is keyed to show rock types, formations, and...
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