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Curated OER

Amish Man Moving Farming Equipment,lancaster, Pennsylvania

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Amish man moving farming equipment.
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Curated OER

Youngzine: The Amish Way of Life

For Students 3rd - 8th
As you drive along the rolling hills of south-east Pennsylvania, you might come across a community where time stands still. Welcome to Amish country! We take a look at these unique people and their origin in Part 1 of the series....
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Picturing America: Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Quilts [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Examples of quilts produced across two centuries puts particular emphasis on Crazy quilt patterning and on quilts produced by Amish quilters.
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Other

Illinois State Museum: Online Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features links to more than 30 online resources such as Amish Quilt Gallery, Art in the Abstract, and Audio-Video Barn: Oral History of Illinois Agriculture.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Genetic Drift and the Founder Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
This image of polydactyly illustrates one symptom of Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, which is commonly found in the Amish. Ellis-van Creveld is one example of the founder effect and genetic drift.
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Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives: Family Tree: Mennonite Churches

For Students 9th - 10th
A graphic representation giving the various religious sects and groups that make up the Mennonite churches in the United States along with a timeline. Provides additional information on certain groups when you do a mouse-over.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Second Generation of British Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
The religious and civil conflict in England in the mid-17th century limited immigration, as well as the attention the mother country paid the fledgling American colonies.
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Other

German Corner Cooking Index

For Students 9th - 10th
The German Corner offers German and German-American recipes in English. Recipe titles, however, are in German. Recipes are alphabetized and categorized as Amish, Mennonite, Pennsylvania Dutch, Shaker or generally German. Information on...
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Curated OER

An Elderly Amish Couple, C. 1940.

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Forces of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes three of the four forces of evolution: mutation, gene flow, and genetic drift.
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Other

Who Are the Mennonites?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site invites the viewer to explore the Mennonite tapestry to learn about their history, beliefs, and culture and how they are adapting to a changing world.
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Other

Anabaptists: The Germans Come to North America

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains what brought various German religious groups to America.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Pennsylvania

For Students 3rd - 5th
Can you name the "two major cities" that dominate the state of Pennsylvania? At this site from the Library of Congress you can learn about how William Penn named this state and find answers to many other questions, as this site takes a...
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Other

The Pennsylvania Dutch Country: Covered Bridges

For Students 9th - 10th
View pictures of beautiful covered bridges in the snow and in summer. Pennsylvania has the largest number of covered bridges in the nation.
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Curated OER

Caution Road Sign, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Road caution sign in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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