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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: The United States and Neighbors, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1898 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean to Puerto Rico, subtitled "The United States and its Neighbors in North America." The map is color-coded to show the possessions of Greenland (to Denmark),...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Vegetation Regions, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
A base map from 1898 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean to Puerto Rico showing the general distribution of vegetation types in the region, including areas of deserts, tundras, and ice fields, areas of grassy...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: North American Vegetation Regions, 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1901 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean to Puerto Rico showing the general vegetation regions. The map shows areas of deserts, tundras, and ice fields, areas of grassy lands, areas of open forests,...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: North American Population Density, 1910

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1910 of North America, Central America, Greenland and the Caribbean showing population density distribution in the region at the time. The map is coded to show areas of population densities ranging from less than 1 inhabitant...
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Guiro

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this resource to learn about the percussion family of the orchestra and the guiro. This instrument is untuned and comes from South and Central America.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: West Indies, 1910

For Students 9th - 10th
A relief map from 1910 of the West Indies and Central America showing the land relief of the islands and isthmus, the extent of the submerged Florida, Bahamian, and Yucatan platforms, the basins of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea,...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Cuba and Mexico, 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1903 of Cuba, Isle of Pines and Jamaica, showing the provinces at the time, province capitals, major cities, towns and ports, railroads, mountains, rivers, coastal features, and smaller neighboring islands. An inset map...
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Curated OER

Etc: The West Indies and Mexico, 1898 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1907 of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies (Greater Antilles to Puerto Rico) between the Spanish-American War in 1898 and the Third Pan-American Conference in 1906. The map shows the political boundaries in 1906,...
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Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Loon Lake Elementary School: Hernando Cortes

For Students 3rd - 5th
A biography of Hernando Cortes (or Cortez) (1485 -1547), a Spanish adventurer who conquered what is now central and southern Mexico. His seizure of land, power, and wealth made him the greatest Spanish conqueror in the Americas. His...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Southern Flying Squirrel

For Students 4th - 8th
Most of the Southern Flying Squirrel's range is east of the Mississippi River, but it occurs west of the river in central Texas, and as far south as Honduras, in Central America. Like the Northern Flying Squirrel, it has a gliding...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Eastern Red Bat

For Students 4th - 8th
Common and widespread from far southern Canada throughout most of the United States and Mexico, and farther south through Central America and into South America, the Eastern Red Bat requires trees and shrubs for roosting. It is...
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Pallas's Mastiff Bat

For Students 4th - 8th
This free-tailed bat prefers warm climates and is most commonly found in northern South America, Central America, and the Caribbean Islands. It is believed that several colonies that have been found roosting in buildings in the Florida...
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Other

Sir Francis Drake

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Sir Francis Drake's attacks on the Spanish treasure ships and "silver trains" in the Caribbean and Central America.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Mexican Long Tongued Bat

For Students 4th - 8th
Mexican long-tongued bats feed on fruits, pollen, nectar, and probably insects. The populations that summer in the United States migrate to Mexico and northern Central America in winter, following the blooming cycle of plants such as...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Maya, an Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
The Maya civilization (300-900 C.E.) was one of the most sophisticated in the pre-Columbian Americas. It extended from southeastern Mexico across modern-day Guatemala, Belize and the western parts of Honduras and El Salvador. The Maya...
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PBS

Pbs: The Living Edens/patagonia/natural History

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site lets you click on six different spots in the Patagonian region of Argentina to learn about the physical geography. For each area, a description is given along with information on conservation efforts.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Epsid World Geo 2019

For Students 9th - 10th
Flexbooks 2.0 are interactive, customizable, digital textbooks. Flexbooks are standards-aligned. Flexi, a student tutor, is integrated into each book to guide you on your learning journey. Flexi can assist in learning, answer questions,...
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Founding Fathers: New York: Alexander Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of one of America's founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton.
Website
Digital History

Digital History: Shays' Rebellion

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief discussion of Shays' Rebellion and why it was but a symptom of a weak central government under the Articles of Confederation. See what some saw as a way to fix the problems.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Economy of Honduras

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth encyclopedia entry discussing the economy of Honduras.
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Costa Rica

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Costa Rica, including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create the entry.
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Other

El Salvador Military Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you'll find an overview of El Salvador. It discusses early 20th century instability with exports and government leading to rebellions. Good Basic information.
Website
Other

El Salvador's Coffee

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you'll find a history of coffee exportation and plantation life in El Salvador. You can also find a general overview of El Salvador including government, geography, religion, labor, and culture.
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Curated OER

Usacmh: Defense of the Americas 7 December 1941 2 September 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
This brochure from the Army's Center of Military History gives an extensive account of the little-reported on American theater of World War II. Read about the preparations for hemispheric defense, the few breaches of the defense, and the...

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