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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: w.e.b. Du Bois

For Students 9th - 10th
Article outlining the ideas, life and career of W.E.B. Dubois.
Unit Plan
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Usps: Charles W. Chesnutt: Dreamweaver

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Celebrate Black Heritage Month by studying this Dreamweaver who used his talents as a teacher, writer, speaker, and activist to persuade people to share his passion for a world in which all people are treated equally. Write poems,...
Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Howard W. Odum

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Howard W. Odum, an American sociologist who was a specialist in the social problems of the southern United States and a pioneer of sociological education in the South. He worked to replace...
PPT
Other

George W. Bush Presidential Library: September 11, 2001

For Students 9th - 10th
The pivotal point of George W. Bush's term as President came on September 11, 2001. View the following gallery of photographs that capture his response to the crisis immediately following the attacks through the next two months as our...
Article
Other

West Virginia Archives and History: Battle of Droop Mountain

For Students 9th - 10th
A good description of the Battle of Droop Mountain and an explanation of its place in West Virginia history, occurring as it did just a few months after West Virginia achieved statehood. Published in the West Virginia Review in October...
Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Election of 2000

For Students 9th - 10th
The 2000 presidential election was the closest in Electoral College history and the first to be decided by the Supreme Court. This source explains what happened on election night and the following month. Included are references for...
Primary
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Interview With Secretary of State Rice

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview conducted by Jim Lehrer. Topics included "Syria's presence in Lebanon, diplomatic efforts to end Iran's nuclear aspirations, the U.S. relationship with Europe, and her first months as America's top diplomat."
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Curated OER

Chien Shiung Wu (1912 1997), y.k. Lee, and l.w. Mo

For Students 9th - 10th
The experiments of Columbia University physicists (left to right) Chien-shiung Wu (1912-1997), Y.K. Lee, and L.W. Mo confirmed the theory of conservation of vector current. In the experiments, which took several months to complete,...
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Sequence Putting Things in Order

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will practice putting things in order, learn about sequence words, and use sequence words to produce a writing assignment within this interactive SMART whiteboard lesson.