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Kansas Collection Articles: Orphan Trains of Kansas

For Students 9th - 10th

This site, presented by The Kansas Collection, provides insight into the westward expansion of orphan children from New York City. The page houses links to stories, newspaper articles, history, and graphics associated with the Orphan...

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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: The Harlem Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th

This site has a list of fifteen artists from the movement with links to images in various museums.

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Paul Munsey & Cory Suppes

Munsey and Suppes: Yankee Stadium

For Students 9th - 10th

Everything you need to know and more about the historic Yankee Stadium. Learn about the history, capacity, location, dimensions and fences of the stadium. From this site you can learn about other ballparks.

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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Olmsted and Vaux, Central Park

For Students 9th - 10th

Harper's Magazine declared in 1862 that Central Park was "the finest work of art ever executed in this country". Read about the history of Central Park, the design process, and view pictures.

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City University of New York

City University of New York: Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter

For Students 9th - 10th

A series of discussion questions to accompany screenings of the award-winning documentary "The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter." The film can be purchased or ordered through some libraries.

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Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company: Education Resources: King Lear

For Students 9th - 10th

A synopsis of King Lear with background and discussion of the play, a synopsis, and history of past play productions. Includes downloadable teacher guides as well as a video [1:18:14] of a performance the company did for students in New...

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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: James Watt

For Students 9th - 10th

The Scottish instrument maker and inventor James Watt had a tremendous impact on the shape of modern society. His improvements to the steam engine were a significant factor in the Industrial Revolution, and when the Watt engine was...

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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: A'lelia Walker

For Students 9th - 10th

Learn about the life of A'Lelia Walker, an American businesswoman associated with the Harlem Renaissance as a patron of the arts who provided an intellectual forum for the black literati of New York City during the 1920s.

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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Lonne Elder Iii

For Students 9th - 10th

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Lonne Elder III, an American playwright whose critically acclaimed masterwork, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (1965, revised 1969), depicted the dreams, frustrations, and ultimate endurance of...

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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: May Miller

For Students 9th - 10th

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features May Miller, an African-American playwright and poet associated with the Harlem Renaissance in New York City during the 1920s.

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Library of Congress

World Digital Library: Manhattan Lying on the North River

For Students 9th - 10th

A historic map of Manhattan created by cartographer Joan Vinckeboons around 1639 for the Dutch West India Company. A feature on the page allows the visitor to listen to and read the accompanying descriptive text in seven different...

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9/11 Memorial & Museum

National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Exploring Afghani Culture [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each activity...

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