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Colorado Historical Society: Tribal Paths: State's American Indians, 1500 Today

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibit investigates major events in the history of Native Americans in Colorado over five centuries.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Colorado

For Students 3rd - 5th
Discover more about the Rocky Mountains. Why is Colorado called the "Centennial State?" Look at this website for captivating facts.
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The State of Colorado

For Students 9th - 10th
Features information about Colorado state symbols including the flag, the state seal, the state motto, the state animal, bird, insect and fish, the state tree, the state flower, the state song, and more. Provides numerous links to many...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Adeline Hornbeck and the Homestead Act

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Teaching with Historic Places lesson effectively depicts the life of a pioneer woman and ways in which the Homestead Act impacted her life. The site includes lesson plans, inquiry questions, and photos that may be used in covering...
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MLB Advanced Media

The Official Site of the Colorado Rockies

For Students 9th - 10th
This website, the official site of the Colorado Rockies, offers stats, schedules, news, history, and more on the baseball team.
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Desert Natural History/sonoran Desert

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the habitats in the Sonoran Desert region and the subdivisions of the Sonoran Desert (Lower Colorado River Valley, Arizona Upland, Plains of the Sonora, Central Gulf Coast, Vizcaino, Magdalena, and foothills of Sonora)....
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University of California

The History Project: Ideas and Strategies of the Woman Suffrage Movement

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Although the campaign for Woman Suffrage in the United States began with the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, six decades later the leaders of the movement could claim victories in only four, sparsely-populated Western states, Colorado,...
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Exploring the United Farm Workers' History

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent history from the University of Colorado of the creation of the United Farm Workers Association led by Cesar Chavez. Outlines the methods used by laborers to achieve better wages and working conditions, such as the boycott on...
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Academic Integrity Seminar: Frontier and American Character

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is the reproduction of Ray Allen Billington's essay, "How the Frontier Shaped the American Character," (published in "American Heritage, The Magazine of History" in 1958). Billington analyzes the Turner frontier thesis in...
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Foundations of Software Engineering: An Early History

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an early history of software engineering, dividing software engineering into three periods: the Pioneering Era (1955-1965), the Stabilizing Era (1965-1980), and the Micro Era (1980-Present).
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Ph Et: Function Builder

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Play with functions while you ponder Art History. Explore geometric transformations and transform your thinking about linear functions, then have fun figuring out the mystery functions.
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Irc History: The Ludlow Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
A good explanation of the Ludlow Massacre in the coalfields of Colorado and what led up to it. In addition, there is an interesting description of how this violent reaction to a strike by miners affected John D. Rockefeller, Jr., one of...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Enduring Mystery of the Anasazi

For Students 9th - 10th
Time-worn pueblos and dramatic "cliff towns," set amid the stark, rugged mesas and canyons of Colorado and New Mexico, mark the settlements of some of the earliest inhabitants of North America, the Anasazi (a Navajo word meaning "ancient...
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50 States

50 States: Colorado (Co)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find here a collection of links to information about the state of Colorado. Categories include facts, government, geography, education, people, attractions, history, industry, and miscellaneous.
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Denver.gov: Denver's History

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the history behind the capital city of Colorado. There is a timeline of important dates with additional in-depth history and facts about Denver's symbols and government.
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Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Online vs. Print Publishing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A thorough and well-researched resource on the history and advantages/disadvantages of print and online publishing. W.9-10.6 Techno
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Doing History/keeping the Past: Farmers and Ranchers of Colorado

For Students 4th - 8th
An essay on how farmers and ranchers lived and created communities in Colorado in the late nineteenth century. This was the period following the initial migrations of pioneers and homesteaders into the West.
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Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Located in Vail, Colorado this is the official site of the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum. Here you can read about the history of skiing, find out about members of the Ski Hall of Fame, and get general information about the museum...
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History Matters: Eyewitness to Murder: Recounting the Ludlow Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
An eyewitness account provided by an electrical engineer about the brutal Ludlow Massacre in which three women and eleven children were killed in a tent city in Ludlow, Colorado, during the height of the Colorado Coal Strike.
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Denver Museum of Nature and Science: Ancient Denvers

For Students 9th - 10th
What did Denver look like millions of years ago? Find out the answer to this and see how it has changed over time. There is also a list of parks to visit in Colorado.
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United Mine Workers of America: Umwa History: The Ludlow Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the Ludlow Massacre in Colorado in 1914. Read about the thwarted attempts of coal miners to unionize.
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University of California

The History Project: Ideas and Strategies of the Woman Suffrage Movement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The campaign for woman suffrage in the U.S. began with the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. Sixty years later, however, women could vote in only four states: Colorado, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. In 1910 the state of Washington voted nearly...
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Events at Sand Creek, 1864

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A great lesson plan about an incident that receives little coverage in most textbooks. This plan lays out the objectives and procedures for learning about and discussing the actions of Col. John...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Colorado State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Colorado including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, and becoming a state on this site.

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