National Humanities Center
Teaching The Great Gatsby: A Common Core Close Reading Seminar
The 41 slides in a professional development seminar model how to use close reading techniques to examine the many layers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. In addition to passages from the novel, slides provide biographical...
Curated OER
How to Celebrate Kwanzaa on Your Campus
An article details everything you need to know about celebrating Kwanzaa at your school. An opening-day ceremony starts the seven-day holiday celebration followed a daily routine that includes a greeting, candle lighting, reciting an...
Indiana Department of Education
Social Emotional Toolkit
Looking for some tools to help you incorporate social and emotional learning into your curriculum? Then check out this 79-page kit packed with ideas for developing social-emotional learning competencies. The first section provides...
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: United States
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of United States. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It...
Kidport
Kidport: United States of America Geography
This site contains a fun way to learn about the states within the United States. Click on the state that you want to learn more about and it provides facts, geographic landmarks, points of interest, major industries, a quiz and more.
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National Atlas of the United States
The National Atlas of the United States provides comprehensive information collected by the Federal Government and delivered through interactive maps. Select from a variety of scientific, societal, and historical information to be...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: World Atlas: United States
Features a detailed map of the United States with some basic facts. Click on each state name to get even a more detailed map and information.
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Open Society Institute: Gun Control in the United States
This site contains a report that is a comprehensive state-by-state look at the gun laws in the United States. The report covers state laws related to ownership, possession, sale, and transfer of guns, among other things. A discussion of...
OpenStax
Open Stax: World War Ii 1941 1945: Origins of War: Europe, Asia and United States
Examines the conditions that fostered the rise of Fascism and Nazism, the events during the lead-up to the outbreak of war, and what Roosevelt did to help affected nations yet still keep the United States neutral.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: United States History
A vast overview of the history of the United States from the First Americans to the presidency of Bill Clinton. This site is from the Library of Congress.
Library of Congress
Loc: United States Election 2002 Web Archive
The Election 2002 Web Archive includes Web sites associated with United States 2002 mid-term Congressional elections, gubernatorial elections, and mayoral elections in 15 major United States cities (including Washington, DC).
National Geographic
National Geographic: Population Density in the United States
Several factors contribute to the population trends across the United States. This lesson will explore maps to discover and understand these trends.
Library of Congress
Loc: United States & Brazil: Comparing Cultures
This bilingual site explores the history of Brazil, interactions between Brazil and the United States from the eighteenth century to the present, and compares and contrasts Brazilian and American culture and history.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: The Places of Migration in United States History
MIT provides and extensive list of reading and viewing materials in regard to the migration within the United States. Lecture notes and possible assignments included.
Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Castro and the United States
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson in which students analyze primary source material to consider different ways Castro viewed the United States. Includes teacher materials, student materials, PowerPoint and original documents.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Cultural Diversity in the United States
Students learn about several different metaphors that have been used to describe cultural diversity in the United States. Then they choose a metaphor that represents today's diverse cultural landscape. Background information, directions,...
Read Works
Read Works: The United States Constitution
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended for early elementary students, ReadWorks provides a brief history of The United States Constitution. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Pew Research Center
Pew Hispanic Center: Interactive Map: Where Latinos Live in the United States
Detailed population maps graphically demonstrate that changing demographics of the Hispanic population in the United States from 1980 to 2007.
US Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture: State Fact Sheets
State fact sheets provide information on population, income, education, employment, federal funds, organic agriculture, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, top commodities, and exports, for each state in the United States....
World Atlas
World Atlas: United States of America
A comprehensive guide to the United States of America including a variety of maps, statistics, facts, and information on history, geography, flags, symbols, travel, and much more.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Presidents of the United States (3 5)
Provides a list of presidents of the United States from George Washington through George W. Bush with their term dates and party affiliation.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: The Annenberg Guide to the United States Constitution
The Annenberg guide to the United States Constitution: what It says, what It means. RI.11-12.8 seminal U.S. texts
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: United States
Learn about religion in the United States, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile. Includes general facts, history, and religious data.
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: United States of America
Learn about core health indicators in the United States of America in this World Health Organization country profile which includes demographic and current health information.
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