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Consortium for Ocean Science Exploration and Engagement (COSEE)

Fish Morphology

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Life comes in all different shapes and sizes, and fish are no exception. Here, young scientists create fish prints as they learn how specific characteristics allow different species to survive in their particular habitats.
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EMC

The Inn of Lost Time Reader's Resource

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Introduce "The Inn of Lost Time" by Lensey Namioka to your middle schoolers with a reader's resource page. It includes links to different activities, including a creative writing prompt about losing fifty years of your life, and a...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Japanese Art and Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
This Ibiblio.org site is a thorough description of Japanese art and architecture. There are no pictures, but the writing makes up for this in its extensive history and descriptions.
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Other

Women in World History Curriculum: Heian Period

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the status of women in Japanese society during the Heinan Period.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: East Asian History Sourcebook: East Asian History Sourcebook

For Students 9th - 10th
Fordham University, known for its excellent primary historical resources in English translation, provides one for Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese history.
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Other

Shadowofleaves.com: History of Japanese Swords

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the history of Japanese swords from the earliest times to present. Different kinds of swords were introduced during different historical periods with the samurai sword being the most well known.
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US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: Wwii Philippines/bataan Peninsula

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good overview of the WWII Japanese conquest of the Philippines, with information on the Bataan Peninsula specifically, including a map, toward the bottom of the page.
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ArtLex

Art Lex: History of Japanese Art

For Students 9th - 10th
A very general survey of the history of Japanese art. Click on any of the time periods to learn more specific information about each one. Includes several examples; click on the title of each work to enlarge the image and to learn more.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Japanese Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides detailed information on the history, forms, and authors of Japanese literature. Includes external links and hyperlinked terms.
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History Link

Bertha Pitts Campbell: An Oral History

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Washington State Oral History Project comes this captivating interview with Bertha Pitts Campbell, an African American woman and early Seattle civil rights worker. Campbell talks about the discrimination and segregation she...
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Other

Ancient Scripts: Writing Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
History and definition of writing, plus extensive information on the types, families, and regions of written languages. For each language, you'll find information on when and where it was used, the people who used it, and what it looked...
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Digital History

Digital History: Trail Gunner Joe

For Students 9th - 10th
A charismatic demagogue, Joe McCarthy grew up on a Wisconsin farm and attended a one-room schoolhouse. While still a teenager, he established a thriving business as a chicken farmer. He dropped out of school after eighth grade, but...
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Other

Japanese Woodblock Printing by Hiroshi Yoshida

For Students 9th - 10th
Online version of a very detailed book on woodblock printing. Text and images are available as well as author's preface. Very good information now available online.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Japanese Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Japanese Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Japanese Internment

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover why in 1942 the Japanese Americans living in California were moved away from the coast and its vital military installations and put into relocation camps.
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Encyclopedia Mythica

Pantheon: Japanese Mythology

For Students 1st - 9th
Encyclopedia of Japanese mythology.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Japanese Internment

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, an action that resulted from Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066. The constitutionality of the order was challenged all the way to the Supreme Court by Fred...
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BBC

Bbc History: World Wars: World War Two: The Burma Campaign, 1941 45

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive five-part article that covers the events and outcomes of the Allied struggle against the Japanese in Burma.
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Singapore: History

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how the history of Singapore was intertwined with the British East India Company. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Korean War Timeline: 1950 1953

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed timeline showing the events leading up to and during the Korean War. Begins in 1893 with the Sino-Japanese War and continues until the end of the war in July 1953.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Muromachi Period

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides information on the Muromachi Period of Japanese history running from 1336 to 1575. Also has a chart showing the Ashikaga family tree.
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University of Maryland

Republican China: Anti Japanese War

For Students 9th - 10th
History of China from 1937-1949.
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Other

Brown Quarterly: The History of Japanese Immigration in the u.s.

For Students 9th - 10th
The Brown Quarterly article provides photos and a history of Japanese immigration in the United States. It also offers information about religion, discrimination, and work.
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Other

Discover Nikkei: Japanese Migration to Paraguay

For Students 9th - 10th
A short but concise description of Japanese immigration to Paraguay that gives information about how they were received and what work they performed.

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