Curated OER
Maine
In this Maine reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and they answer 10 true or false questions pertaining to the selection.
Curated OER
Personal Accounts of the Korean Civil War 1950-1953
Ninth graders evaluate primary source documents from the Korean Civil War to compare and contrast them to different countries. They identify the boundaries of the Korean Civil War and work in groups to investigate the story of a Korean...
Curated OER
Most Troublesome Exotic Invasive Plant Species Web Quest
Students participate in a Web Quest activity in which they identify common exotic invasive plant species of the Southern Appalachian Region. After identifying the top 10 exotic invasive species, they choose one to research in depth.
The Newberry Library
Newberry: Commodities and the Transformation of the American Landscape
Learning resource uses primary source material to explore the ways in which commodities are extracted, produced, and exchanged and how those processes have shaped the physical and cultural landscape of North America.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: Postcards From the Southwest
The Southwest region of the United States is filled with beautiful landscapes and marvelous cities. Use this site to see and learn about some of the wonders of the Southwest. You'll look at postcards from an imaginary trip. Then you can...
Nature Conservancy
Nature Conservancy: Nash Prairie Preserve
Explore the beauty of America's prairies and examine efforts to preserve this vanishing part of America's landscape.
Other
New Bedford Whaling Museum: William Bradford: Sailing Ships and Arctic Seas
Online exhibit of the life and work of nineteenth-century American marine artist William Bradford, whose lifelong interest in the sea led him north from New Bedford to Labrador and to the Arctic Ocean. See examples of Bradford's...