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National Park Service: Museum Collections/ Chaco Culture National Historic Park

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the earliest peoples living in the Southwest of present day America were the Chaco, also called the Anasazi. Learn about their history and culture and the great contributions made by this civilization, view preserved artifacts and...
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Ohio Historical Society: The Hopewell Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Who were the Hopewell? There seems to be many ideas due to the variation of Hopewell artifacts and sites. Authors offer a few facts and many thumbnails of images that when clicked, provide further information on Hopewell artifacts,...
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Vermont Historical Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This site allows you to view exhibits from the Vermont Historical Museum collection. Click on 'Virtual vhs' for a list of their online exhibitions. The teaching resources section includes a collection of whiteboard lessons for Promethean...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Historic Moments

For Students 9th - 10th
More than 125 exhibitions based on significant moments throughout history contain artwork, documents, photographs, and other artifacts that make the connection between history on a grand scale and the individual human level. Material can...
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Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society: The Writer's Hour: Footprints on the Sands of Time

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This series of lessons introduces children to Longfellow's poetry and provides them with an opportunity to write their own. There is also the opportunity to take a virtual tour of the poet's home, and to be a curator examining artifacts...
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Pueblo County Historical Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This site will enable you to better understand the history of the State of Colorado and in particular, Pueblo County which is located in Southeastern Colorado. The museum houses many collections which include artifacts, photographs,...
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Kentucky Historical Society: Kentucky Military Treasures

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of personal stories, illustrated with artifacts, documents, and photographs, that exemplifies the military experiences of Kentuckians in America's wars, beginning with the War of 1812. Requires Adobe Flash.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Placing Artifacts in Time

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is from an American history course designed for teachers to enrich their knowledge and their teaching practice. This interactive focuses on how history views Pocahontas. It looks at how historical events are re-interpreted as time...
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Indiana Historical Society: Digital Image Collections

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Vast database of images and artifacts tells the story of Indiana and its people. Search by keyword or browse preset special collections of notable Hoosiers, the history of African Americans in Indiana, or Indiana military history, among...
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National Park Service: Eisenhower National Historic Site: Military Career

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibition details aspects of Eisenhower's military career, beginning with his days as a West Point cadet. Covers his campaigns in North Africa and Italy, his appointment as Supreme Allied Commander, the Normandy invasion, and his...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Presidential Inaugurations: Historical Insights

For Students 9th - 10th
Features inaugural artifacts and highlights of nine presidential inaugurations starting with George Washington who established many of the ceremonial traditions that are still followed today.
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University of Hawai'i

University of Hawaii: Have a Historical Question? Ask a Historian!

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site summarizes what a historian does, what tools they use, and how to prepare to ask a historical question.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Teaching From Objects and Stories: Eskimo People

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The object of these three lesson plans is for the young scholars to use objects and stories to learn about the Eskimo people of the Bering Strait. All worksheets and materials are included. Students will solve historical problems, using...
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Historic Jamestown: 400 Year Old Well

For Students 9th - 10th
Archaeologists unearthed a time capsule in the form of a well located in the corner of the Jamestown fort. This article lists some of the artifacts found there.
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Chicago History Museum

Chicago Historical Society: History Files: Parades, Protests and Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of events with photos and artifacts about the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: The Price of Freedom: Americans at War

For Students 9th - 10th
View comprehensive sets of artifacts that tell the story of America's wartime past and present. Artifacts from every major American military conflict, beginning with the American Revolution, can be closely examined. Full curatorial notes...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Discover History: American Antiquities Act of 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the text of the law that was passed to protect American archaeological sites and the artifacts that these sites contained.
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Other

American Centuries, View From New England

For Students 9th - 10th
A multi-purpose site that provides information on history and historic artifacts from New England. There are also some interesting games that serve to enhance learning about New England. Be sure to watch video demonstrations of Early...
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art: Late Medieval Period: History

For Students 9th - 10th
A solid introduction to Islamic art of the late medieval period (approximately A.D. 1250 to A.D. 1450) that relates historical events to the art production of the time. With informative descriptions and wonderful reproductions that...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Pre Columbian America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Although the title of this unit is Pre-Columbian America, the primary focus is on historical thinking. The second part of the unit explores the variety and complexity of cultures in Pre-Columbian America. Included are State Standards,...
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Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Museum: Interactive Texas Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Texas artifacts and stories, or share a story. Click on one of the points on the map to see the content associated with that location.
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Objects and Images

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of objects and images from the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum which uses artists' responses to Shakespeare and historical objects from Shakespeare's time to...
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Kentucky Educational Television

Ket: A State Divided: Exploring the Civil War Through Images

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A State Divided: Exploring the Civil War Through Images includes 75 images related to the Civil War in Kentucky, ranging from medals and photographs to portraits and weapons. The goal is to provide images of artworks, artifacts,...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Source: Resources for Teaching American History: Primary Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A varied collection of primary resources from American history. They include portraits, banknotes, artifacts, newspaper items, paintings, and illustrations.