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Andre Dollinger

Reshafim: Housing in a Workers' Village: Deir El Medine

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the village built for the craftsmen who built the monuments in the Valley of the Kings. See a floor plan and read about the building techniques. Hyperlinks for more information and links to other websites for additional...
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The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress Link: Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The Dirksen Congressional Center provides abundant lesson plans on all aspects of the US Congress and the US Constitution. All lessons contain time frames, objectives, and links to material, and are built around Bloom's taxonomy.
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Other

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation: Monticello: House & Gardens

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation features the architectural features of Monticello, including a floor plan of the house.
Lesson Plan
Other

Dwellings: The Message of Houses and Their Contents, 1780 1820

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Architectural styles of the times reflected the economic status and taste of the individuals who owned the houses. As this turn of the century proceeded from 1780 to 1820, many changes occurred in communication, transportation,...
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Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The home page of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Visit the museum through an interactive floor plan, or by area (American art, European art, Asian art, Arms and Armor, Costumes and textiles, Dutch ceramics, etc.).
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PBS

Pbs: Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Architect Walter Burley Griffin is featured at this PBS site, with links to images of four of the homes he designed.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Map Your World

For Students 2nd - 8th
Students can follow these easy steps to develop a model (drawing) of their room and the things in it. Then they can broaden the drawing to include their entire floor, apartment, or house.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ground Plan of the Capitol, 1825

For Students 9th - 10th
A plan of the ground floor of the Capitol Building from 1825. The map is keyed to show: (A) House of Representatives, 96 feet radius; (B) Senate Chamber, 75 feet radius; (C) Central Rotunda, 96 feet in diameter; (D) Library, 92 x 34...
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Curated OER

Etc: Houses of Parliament, Westminster; Plan of Principal Floor, 1836 1868

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the Plan of Principal Floor of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, England.
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Curated OER

Unesco: China: Fujian Tulou

For Students 9th - 10th
Fujian Tulou is a property of 46 buildings constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries over 120 km in south-west of Fujian province, inland from the Taiwan Strait. Set amongst rice, tea and tobacco fields the Tulou are earthen...