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E History: Hazards of 19th Century Coal Mining
Information from an Ohio State University site. You can read about the many hazards coal miners in the 19th century faced while digging coal to fuel the emerging industry of America.
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Ohio State University: Ehistory: The Changing Character of Immigration
Images and stories of Immigrants to the United States in the early part of the 20th century. Tells why these people came to the United States and what effect that this had on US foreign policy.
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Ohio State University: A Brief Introduction to the Islamic (Hijri) Calendar
Provides background information about the Islamic Calendar, also called the Hijri. Explains the differences between the Gregorian calendar and the Islamic Calendar; lists important holidays and the months of the Islamic year. Provides...
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Ohio State University: Byrd Polar Research Center
Visit the Byrd Polar Research Center site and find out about the research currently going on in Antarctica. Click on Polar Pointers to find links to other sites with information about the Antarctic.
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Ohio State University: Properties of Gases
A good introduction to gas properties. Covers general properties and the four variables.
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Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: The Forces That Change the Face of Earth
Learn how different types of Earth processes change Earth's surface.
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E History at Osu: America in Vietnam: The Fifteen Year War
Read the complete text of history professor Dr. John Guilmartin's book America in Vietnam, which follows the Vietnam War from 1960 through the 1975 fall of Saigon.
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Osu History Teaching Institute: Native American History: John Smith and the Powhatan
This lesson plan relates to understanding primary sources to evaluate John Smith's description of the Powhatan Indians.
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Osu History Teaching Institute: Indian Removal
This lesson plan looks at the process whereby a policy of assimilation gave way to one of overt removal under President Jackson.
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Osu History Teaching Institute: The Alien and Sedition Acts
Objective of this lesson is to understand the provisions of the Alien and Sedition Acts within their political and constitutional contexts.
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Osu History Teaching Institute: Alexander Graham Bell Primary Source Activity
Eighth graders will critically examine primary sources to gain a better understanding of Alexander Graham Bell and the impact of his inventions.
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Osu History Teaching Institute: Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion
This lesson plan looks at ways that the ideology of Manifest Destiny expressed both national political objectives and the goals of ordinary men and women who settled the west.
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Osu History Teaching Institute: Homestead Act of 1862
Through the use of primary sources, 4th graders will understand the main concepts of the Homestead Act and use that information to write a letter to a relative explaining why they moved to Ohio.
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Osu History Teaching Institute: Slave Ships
After analyzing the engraving and accompanying text, learners will discuss the point of view of the resources using a compare and contrast diagram.
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Osu History Teaching Institute: Irish Immigration to the United States
Brief overview of how various immigrant groups have been accepted with a focus on the Irish. Discusses the melting pot concept of immigration and how it compares to the 'salad bowl' concept of immigration.
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Osu History Teaching Institute: The Boston Massacre
Fourth graders will learn about the Boston Massacre then compare and contrast two artistic images of the Boston Massacre and use their observations to conclude which image portrays the event more accurately.
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Osu History Teaching Institute: George Washington
Eighth graders will read about George Washington as President then analyze the different images and sculptures and write a short essay.
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Osu History Teaching Institute: Declaration of Independence
Lesson plan helps students understand the Declaration of Independence.
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Osu History Teaching Institute: Code Talkers the Navajo Soldiers of Wwii
This lesson explores the unique role that the Navajo secret codes played in winning WWII.
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Osu History Teaching Institute: Galileo and the Scientific Method
Lesson focuses on the Scientific Method and the nature of Galileo's conflict with authorities in the Roman Catholic Church.
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Osu History Teaching Institute: The Development of Atomic Theory
Students learn about the development of atomic theory.
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Osu History Teaching Institute: The Trial of Galileo
Young scholars will become familiar with the Trial of Galileo Galilei, will understand who Galileo was, and how the controversy around his ideas about the solar system reflected the conflict of ideas in a time of change.
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Osu History Teaching Institute: Revolutionary War Maps
Learners will compare two Primary Source maps for Boston and the surrounding area looking at accuracy and detail. Students will decide which side has the advantage then use that information to analyze the advantages of good maps vs....
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Osu History Teaching Institute: Immigration to America in the 1800s
Students will be introduced to the reasons people came to America and the different modes of transportation used for the journey. Students will follow the journey of one man from Switzerland to Ohio.