Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Texas, Our Texas

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore U.S. geography by completing a coloring activity in class. In this Texas history lesson, students utilize the web to locate Texas on a map of the U.S. Students view a PowerPoint presentation which showcases the state...
Website
Other

The United States Capitol: Architect

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Capitol homepage offers information on: construction, architecture, works of art, the grounds, current projects, and other gov't buildings.
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Temple of Liberty

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress presents research materials about the building of the United States Capitol. Conceiving of themselves as inheritors, guardians, and conveyors of Western civilization, our founding fathers slowly built a Capitol...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Building Big: Domes

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of resources about domes that includes basic facts about domes, challenges faced by dome builders, famous domes from around the world, and a lab that helps you understand different kinds of materials used to construct domes....