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Denver Post P Log: Wounded Knee, 1890 1973 in Photos

For Students 9th - 10th
Fifty-seven photos that document the painful history of Wounded Knee from just before the massacre in 1891 up to its occupation in 1973 by the American Indian Movement. Some of the battle images are quite graphic and should be previewed...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Deep Knee Bends: Measuring Knee Stress With a Mechanical Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Prosthetic limbs and artificial joints can help people with disease or injury lead a normal life. Sports medicine or physical therapy is also an area that relates to this experiment. Either way, this project serves as a good match if any...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Wounded Knee Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Wounded Knee Massacre.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Wounded Knee Massacre

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Wounded Knee Massacre" from Digital History, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Knee Injuries and Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
A directory of sites related to information about the knee and its injuries.
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Wounded Knee Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual tour of the massacre at Wounded Knee from a museum dedicated to preserving the history of what happened there.
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WebMD

Web Md: Knee Problems and Injuries

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from WebMD provides an overview of the common injuries and problems that can occur to knees. It contains links for additional information on common symptoms, different types of knee problems and injuries, and conditions that...
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University of Washington

Images of the Knee

For Students 9th - 10th
Numerous computer created pictures of bones of the knee. These 2-D and 3-D views of the knee are from cadaver sections, MRI scans, and computer recontructions. A few quizzes are also posted at the bottom of this page.
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U.s. Marshals Service: Incident at Wounded Knee

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973 from the viewpoint of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Knee Injuries

For Students 9th - 10th
If you're involved in sports and your knee becomes injured, chances are you'll have to sit out. Learn more on this site about the types of knee injuries, what doctors do to fix the injury, and how they can be prevented. Links to similar...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Red Coud's Speech After Wounded Knee

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Red Coud's Speech after Wounded Knee" by Chief Red Cloud, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: The Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the origin of the Ghost Dance movement and the massacre of the Sioux that happened at Wounded Knee. Includes questions for students.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Red Knee Tarantula (Brachypelma Smithi)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the red knee tarantula. Discusses where they are found, their popularity as a pet, physical characteristics, lifespan, diet, predators, and life cycle.
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PBS

Pbs: A World of Stories: Head, Waist, Knees, and Feet/cabeza, Cintura, Rodillas Y Pies

For Students K - 1st Standards
In this Spanish version of "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes," students learn the Spanish words for head, waist, knees, feet, face, eyes, nose, and mouth. Story told in Spanish and English.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Wounded Knee Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses documents, photographs, government records, and news reporting to explore the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee and its historical impact.
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Edheads: Virtual Knee Replacement Surgery

For Students 9th - 10th
Take on the role of the Surgeon throughout a total knee replacement surgery.
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Old West: Wounded Knee

For Students 9th - 10th
A good set of images and background on Wounded Knee can be found on this site. Statistics on the battle are provided as well.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Virtual Knee Replacement Surgery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will take on the role of the Surgeon throughout a total knee replacement surgery. Great lesson for an Anatomy and Physiology class with a focus on the Skeletal System.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Knee Injuries in Athletes

For Students 9th - 10th
This passage will test your knowledge on Newton's laws and equilibrium in regards to knee injuries.
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PBS

Pbs the West: Lakota Accounts of the Massacre at Wounded Knee

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS site offers excerpts from the report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for 1891 on the events of the Massare at Wounded Knee in 1890.
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Conditions of the Knee

For Students 9th - 10th
A physician offers information about common knee conditions like knee arthritis, meniscal cartilage tear and conditions affecting a runner.
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Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: Massacre at Wounded Knee, 1890

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides information about the Massacre at Wounded Knee. Gives background information on why and how the battle happened and includes a first-hand account of what occurred at the battle from an interpreter for the Army who...
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Cyber Learning World: A Brief Look at the Massacre of Wounded Knee

For Students 6th - 8th
Read an interesting article on the massacre at Wounded Knee written in an engaging way by a high school social studies teacher.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Wounded Knee Massacre

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the phenomenon of the Ghost Dance that was causing a religious reawakening with Native Americans in the 1880s. See how this caused the travesty at Wounded Knee Creek where the U.S. Army attacked peaceful Sioux who were trying...

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