Article
Other

Voice of America: American History: 1920s Were a Big Time for the Arts

For Students 9th - 10th
Voice of America offers an article about the arts in the Jazz Age including information about authors who wrote to protest what they saw happening in society. Read this article or listen to the narration of it.
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Other

Library of Congress: Jewish American Heritage Month

For Students 9th - 10th
Hosted by the Library of Congress, here is a page of articles about important Jewish Americans that have contributed to the "fabric of American history, culture and society." Among the entries find an online exhibition on Jewish Veterans...
Activity
Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech: A Multicultural Literature Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list that provides either the teacher or the student with a list of books that gives a representation of the multicultural society that exists in the United States. A brief synopsis of each book is given along with a suggestion for the...
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Other

American Mathematical Society: Mathematical Moments

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to promote an awareness of mathematics as it occurs in nature, science, technology and human culture. This series of articles and podcasts can be used as teaching resources.
Article
Scholastic

Scholastic: New York Times Upfront: The New Face of America

For Students 9th - 10th
Article examined the rising numbers of young people who identify themselves as being multiracial and provides information on the trends and implications to American society. March 14, 2011
Handout
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Native American History

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 27 Grade-Leveled texts (4-12) on the topic Native American History. Before European settlers came to North America, millions of native people lived in many unique societies. Explore the history of Native Americans...
Handout
Other

Animated Atlas: American History Timeline: 1780 2010

For Students 9th - 10th
Animated timeline with layers showing states, territories, presidents, society, Native American tribes, world and scientific events, and cultural achievements in the United States from 1780-2010.
Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Immigration in America

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by National Public Radio. There has been some time since the 9/11 tragedy when Americans were upset with immigration laws. Where is America now? How do Americans look at immigrants and the diversity they bring...
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Other

The Center for the Study of Technology and Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This online magazine offers the latest news and information concerning the relationship between society and available technologies.
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Other

Southern Nature: Scientific Views of the Colonial American South

For Students 9th - 10th
These colonial members of the American Philosophical Society explored the southern colonies. Here you will see what they found to be of scientific importance. There are accounts of indigenous people, flora, and animal species.
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Other

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.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Associations (I), Making of African American Identity: V. 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper articles that illustrate how benevolent and charitable societies fostered racial solidarity among African Americans in late-nineteenth-century America are provided. Links to these articles can be found on the second page.
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Other

Postbellum African American Society and Culture: Black Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Encyclopedia of American Social History. Read about the black migration to the West, primarily Kansas and Oklahoma after the end of Reconstruction and the institution of black codes in the South.
Interactive
The Field Museum

Field Museum: Exhibits: The Ancient Americas

For Students 9th - 10th
Gain a deeper understanding of the Americas on this journey through 13,000 years of human ingenuity and achievement in the western hemisphere.
Handout
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Youth and Education in Afghanistan: Pulitzer Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the daily struggle faced by many Afghan students seeking an education, and the danger faced by teachers and schools working to provide these children with an experience many Americans take for granted.
Article
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: The Christian Right

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay defines the Christian Right and explores its cultural significance in American society, including why and how it emerged, religious and political goals, and who is included. Section for guiding students in discussion, scholar...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Global America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Comprehensive teaching unit on globalization's influences on the political and social structure of America at the turn of the twenty-first century. Includes a look at how immigration has affected a changing America. Contains video and...
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Other

Cordoba Initiative

For Students 9th - 10th
The Cordoba Initiative is a multi-national, multi-faith organization dedicated to improving understanding and building trust among people of all cultures and religions.
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Scholastic

Scholastic:twentieth Century: Society in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief easy to read overview of major developments in the way Americans lived during the first two decades of the twentieth century. This site also provides links to overviews of other major social events in twentieth century America...
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Other

Welcome to the Oneida Indian Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official website of the Oneida nation in the state of New York, which provides much information about the culture, history and current life of the Oneida Indians.
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: American Dream: Spotlight on 1965

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use quotes from people in 1965 to talk about culture, the 1960s, and the American Dream. Students write about them and discuss their ideas in groups. The quotes are included on a handout, and there is a link that explains who said each...
Lesson Plan
American Forum for Global Education

American Forum for Global Education: Lullabies Link People

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site is provided for by the American Forum for Global Education. Using lullabies as the base of study, students learn about cultural differences in child care and taking care of basic human needs.
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Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma Historical Society: Missionary Tour in the Chickasaw Nation [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A primary source account by a Catholic priest who visited and worked with the different Native American groups in the Indian Territory in 1885. He spent some time with the Chickasaw tribe.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity

For Students 9th - 10th
The Engines of Our Ingenuity is a radio program that tells the story of how our culture is formed by human creativity. The program uses the record of history to reveal the way art, technology, and ideas have shaped us. Episode topics...