Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Sioux, a Native American tribe. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

A detailed article about how humans develop a "worldview" and how they see themselves in the world interacting with other people. A worldview can be religious or non-religious.

Joseph Bruchac gives a detailed description of his life and also discusses his involvement as a writer of Native American literature. Bruchac discusses his time as a volunteer teacher in West Africa, his memories of growing up with his...

Nitrogen is essential to all living things. This article explains what the nitrogen cycle is and the five steps involved in it.

Photographs of Native American children at several Indian schools from the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Here is an article on the Reconstruction, which touches briefly on several issues that arose during this period, specifically in Texas: President Johnson's Reconstruction plan, assimilation and rights of freed slaves, the 13th and 14th...

This National Humanities Center essay discusses the movement of American Roman Catholicism into mainstream culture from a historical perspective.

Through a series of six activities, students read about, connect to, and draw conclusions about the immigrant experience, via personal experience and a collection of resources, including Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland," oral...

The Indian Removal policy was inhumane and without empathy for the Native Americans who were forced from their lands. Read about the attempts to enforce federal treaties and the final removal of three major tribes from the Southeast.

This is an excellent resource on the life and work of the Swiss educational psychologist Jean Piaget (1896-1980).

An outstanding site for anyone who wants to know about Haitian immigrant issues.

This site contains a general overview of the BIA's impact on Native Americans in the 1900s.

In this incredibly comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn about the carbon cycle. You will also learn about how matter and energy flows through the nitrogen cycle and phosphorus cycle.

Explains what the impact of the Dawes Act of 1887 was on Native American Indians. Discusses the conflicts between whites and Native Americans that led to its passage and amendments made later. Includes questions for students at end.

Explains the origin of the Ghost Dance movement and the massacre of the Sioux that happened at Wounded Knee. Includes questions for students.

Tells the story of Ellis Island, the first stop for immigrants arriving in New York City beginning in 1890. Describes the process would-be immigrants to America had to go through before being allowed to board a trans-Atlantic ship, the...

This primary source set includes photographs, documents, and news footage that provide context for the challenges characters face in the play.

This site explains how as westward expansion grew, more and more Indians encountered settlers, ranchers and miners who sought life, land, and riches out West. Conflicts between settlers and Indians soon involved the federal government...

A lesson that helps students examine the immigrant experience from an adolescent's point of view by exploring how the American dream motivates students to succeed.

Contains selections from "With the Nez Perces: Alice Fletcher in the Field, 1889-92" by E. Jane Gay, which provided an anthropological look at the Nez Perce Indians and their bewilderment at the Dawes Act.

Explore how the Dawes Act of 1887 attempted to encourage Native Americans into a life of agriculture and to provide Indian schools which would emphasize agricultural and technical skills.

This student paper offers a short overview of the impact of the 1900s factories on the educational system.

This article is only text, so should be used as a source for homework or projects, rather than as an interactive site. Great concise info for younger students who don't need extremely in depth text.

Describes the steps involved in the nitrogen cycle, a critical biogeochemical cycle.