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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The German Invasion of Poland

For Students 9th - 10th
September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland beginning WWII. View primary sources curated by the Holocaust Museum to better understand the agony of this time period in Poland. Sources include videos, photographs, interviews, diary entries,...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Voices From the Lodz Ghetto

For Students 9th - 10th
The dire conditions children lived in during the German invasion of Poland are hard to imagine. These primary sources try to bring to life what they went through living in a Polish ghetto so we can understand the unimaginable. Sources...
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Skin Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an excellent overview of skin cancer to include, types, diagnosis, treatment and other related information.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Testicular Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides links to an overview of testicular cancer, causes, diagnosis, treatment, life after testicular cancer, and how to do a testicular self-examination.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
General information on what cancer is, types of cancer, treatment and prevention.
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Allen Memorial Art Museum Oberlin College

For Students 9th - 10th
Located at Oberlin College in Ohio. The museum highlights 17th century Dutch, Japanese prints, Renaissance and Baroque prints, modern European and contemporary American art.
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Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: The Anzac Day Tradition

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of the ANZAC (Australia New Zealand Army Corps) Day traditions, and why it is such a special day in Australia.
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Will Rogers Memorial Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
A museum dedicated to American actor and humorist Will Rogers, with extensive biographical information, photos, quotes, his writings, and a virtual tour of the museum.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Statues and Memorials: Arlington National Cemetery

For Students 3rd - 8th
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present US laws to students grades K-12. This site presents a brief history of Arlington National Cemetery. Links to related sites are available.
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The Sonic Memorial Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the World Trade Center through sounds, interviews, personal story audios, and pictures. While there is a focus on the events and aftermath of September 11, 2001, many of the stories speak about life in and around the World...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Refugee Crisis and Establishment of Israel

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of how the plight of postwar Holocaust survivors brought about the establishment of a Jewish state in Israel.
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Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tar Heel Reader: Memorial Day (2)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An overview of May's Memorial Day.
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Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tar Heel Reader: Memorial Day

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Take a look at the story behind Memorial Day.
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Black Past

Black Past: Palmer Memorial Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia entry tells about the Palmer Memorial Institute, a school founded in North Carolina to educate African-American teenagers.
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National Council for the Social Studies: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An excerpt, from the March/April 2011 issue of Social Studies and the Young Learner, describes the design and construction plans for the memorial to Martin Luther King, which opened on the National Mall in August 2011. With useful...
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Statues and Memorials: The Jefferson Memorial

For Students 3rd - 8th
Features an image and brief description of the Jefferson Memorial located in Washington, DC which was built in honor of Thomas Jefferson.
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PBS

Pbs Newshour Extra: Mlk Memorial Opens on Anniversary of Historic March

For Students 9th - 10th
A memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. took its place in the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The date was chosen to commemorate the March on Washington and his "I Have a Dream" speech of August 28, 1963. Obstacles to the King Memorial...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Picturing America: Saint Gaudens: Robert Shaw Memorial [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Analysis of a memorial sculpture dedicated to the 54th Massachusetts, the first regiment of African Americans recruited for service in the Union Army.
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Bartok Memorial House Budapest

For Students 9th - 10th
Photos of Bartok's last residence, which is now set up as a memorial site, museum, and concert location. Several pictures, a little text, what you see is all there is.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Washington Dc: National Mall and Memorial Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
Travel to Washington DC with the family on vacation. See the National Mall and Memorial Parks.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: General Grant National Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
The Memorial is more than a tomb and has an interesting history. Be sure to click on History and Culture on the side menu bar for more information on Grant and his Memorial.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Korean War Memorial

For Students 3rd - 8th
A description of the Korean War Veterans Memorial, which is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Geo Logic: How Well Do You Know Your National Parks and Memorials

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using GEOLogic puzzles, pupils are challenged to associate historical figures with a particular National Park Memorial, as well as the number of points they scored in a fictitious game show, based on clues about the situation given from...
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Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
Located in Lincoln, NE. The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden web site resources highlight its collection of American art. Find examples of 19th-century landscape and still life, American Impressionism, early Modernism,...

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