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Curated OER

Modern Day Pilgrims

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars examine the similarities and differences between modern day immigrants and pilgrims. They listen to stories, discuss their ancestors' origins, and create a native costume for a paper doll for where their ancestor is from.
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Stanford University

Stanford Center for Latin American Studies: Expressions of Honduras

For Students 9th - 10th
The Stanford Center for Latin American Studies provides information, multimedia resources, and activities relating to the art and history of the Garinagu, or Garifuna, people of Honduras.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: The Columbian Exchange

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The story of the Columbian exchange is a story of two worlds colliding. The Europeans brought horses and wheat, they also brought germs. Here's a synopsis of the effects of that fateful encounter.
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Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Columbian Exchange

For Students 9th - 10th
A page on the elements of the Exchange that made the most significant impact. Clicking on the item brings up a page of explanation.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: The New Americans (Lessons on the Immigrant Experience)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find eleven lesson plans developed in conjunction with the PBS documentary "The New Americans," which explores what it means to be a new Americans in the twenty-first century. Lessons touch on topics associated with recently arrived...