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Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about America's Central Intelligence Agency and how it works to provide national security intelligence. The resource discusses careers with the CIA, how the organization is run and its history. Also view the "World Factbook"...
PPT
Library of Congress

Loc: Frederick Law Olmstead

For Students 3rd - 8th
Landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmstead, created Central Park, and helped with the preservation of Yosemite National Park and Niagara Falls. Discover this brief description of his life and work, and click through Olmsted's portrait...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Woodrow Wilson and American Entry Into Ww I

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan explores the ways President Woodrow Wilson tried to keep America out of war as World War I raged in Europe. Examine documents, speeches, and other primary sources to follow America's path from neutrality to war.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mirror Pendant in Form of a Bat Human From Grave 5, Sitio Conte

For Students 9th - 10th
Bat-human imagery in ancient Central American art is often linked to religious beliefs and practices. View pictures and read descriptions of a pendant in the form of a bat-human found in a grave near Panama City in this essay. A video...
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Maps of Mexico

Virtual Picture Travel Map of New York

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Click on New York and take a virtual tour of Manhattan. Visit places of interest such as Ellis Island, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Empire State Building, Times Square, Rockefeller Center and the Central Park Zoo. Uses popups.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Bernardino De Sahagun and Collaborators, Florentine Codex

For Students 9th - 10th
The Florentine Codex contains an unparalleled wealth of information regarding the people and culture of central Mexico immediately preceding the Conquest and its discussion of the Conquest itself. View pictures and descriptions of the...
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Other

News Central: Brazil Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a list of all 44 newspapers in Brazil. Most are in their native language.
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Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: Regional and World Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
Maps of major areas of the world can be downloaded here. The maps have excellent detail and are in color.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Country Study: Panama, a Complete History

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good country profile and history of Panama in outline form. Very specific, but still easy to access information you want.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: History of Guatemala

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an extensive guide to the history of Guatemala dating from Pre-Columbian times to the 21st century.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Boy Travellers in Mexico by Thomas W. Knox

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Boy Travellers in Mexico by Thomas W. Knox (1890), a novel of the adventures of two youths in a journey to northern and central Mexico, Campeachey, and Yucatan,...
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Soylent Communications

Notable Names Database|nndb: Francisco Pizarro

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Known for conquering Peru for Spain in the sixteenth century, Francisco Pizarro moved north along the coast to discover Central America. He is highlighted in this biography.
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Climate Literacy

Clean: Climate and Civilization: The Maya Example

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners use geophysical and geochemical data collected by the Ocean Drilling Program to examine climate in Central America during the recent past. They also have the opportunity to investigate the link between climate change and...
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Other

Welcome to Puerto Rico: The Coqui

For Students 9th - 10th
This page presents the Puerto Rican frog the Coqui, part of a diverse family of frog species that are found throughout the Caribbean and Central America.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Heat Belts in North America, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1898 showing the heat belts in North America. The map gives the boundary isotherms of the hot belt as a mean temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit and the cold belt as a mean temperature of 30 degrees Fahrenheit, indicating the...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Central North America, 1755

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of central North America showing territorial claims at the beginning of the French and Indian War in 1755. The map shows the Oregon Country, the Spanish claims to New Spain and Florida, the French claims to Louisiana and Canada,...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Physical Map of South America, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1898 of South America showing the general physical features including mountain systems, prominent peaks and volcanoes, river and lake systems, plateaus, and coastal features. The map includes an insert of the Isthmus of...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Drawing of South America, 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
A base map from 1872 illustrating instructions for drawing South America. The map shows the equator, major rivers, mountain systems, and includes two east-west cross-sections showing the central and southern Amazon Basin and Andes.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Orographic Chart of North America, 1891

For Students 9th - 10th
An orographic map from 1891 of North America showing the principal mountain systems, rivers, and terrain features of the region. The map is coded to show high lands and mountain regions, and shaded regions of plains, with dark lines...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South America, 1885

For Students 9th - 10th
An orographic map of South America from 1885 showing the primary mountain systems and general elevations. The map is color-coded to show highlands in buff tint, lowlands in green, and the major mountain chains with heavy black lines. The...
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: El Salvador: Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of the tropical climate of El Salvador. Learn about average temperatures, rainfall, seasonal changes, and wind patterns of this Central American country.
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Climate Zone

Costa Rica Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the general climate in the Central American country of Costa Rica by reading tables that show average monthly temperature and amounts of rain and snow.
Handout
Climate Zone

Climate of Panama

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers climate information for the Central American country of Panama. Broken down by average monthly temperature, rain days, and snow days. Also featured is a country map.
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Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: Peru

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Peru. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It includes...

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