Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Sea Changes in a Community

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan dealing with the fishing industry in New England and native and immigrant fishermen, and government legislation.
Website
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Climate Change Boosting Flood and Drought

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article deals primarily with the affect on severe weather brought about by climate change. The article also deals with the risk brought about by this severe weather.
Article
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Did Climate Change Drive Katrina?

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Alister Doyle's article deals primarily with the issue of global warming and the possibility of it as a cause for Hurricane Katrina.
Handout
Chicago History Museum

Encyclopedia of Chicago: Bilingual Education

For Students 9th - 10th
A good look at bilingual education in Chicago beginning with German immigrants in the 19th century. The bulk of the article deals with changes brought about by the Bilingual Education Act of 1968 and its implementation in Chicago.
Primary
Calisphere: University of California Libraries

Univ. Of California: Calisphere: Great Depression: Everyday Life in Hard Times

For Students 9th - 10th
Original photos that look at housing, employment, and unemployment during the hard times of the Great Depression and the changing role of the federal government with the New Deal.
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Stanford University

Beyond the Bubble: Unions in Paterson, New Jersey

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An excerpt from an interview with a textile factory worker named Marianna Costa. In the interview, Costa talks about working conditions at the Arrow Piece Dye Works in Paterson, New Jersey, prior to the...
Website
Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The World at Our Doorstep

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Virtual Museum of Canada pictorial exhibition highlights the perseverance of a working class that is dealing with big changes that have taken place in Cape Breton over the last decade (closure of the steel plant in 1999; closure of...
Handout
Florida State University

Florida State University: Atmospheric Composition

For Students 9th - 10th
This page deals with the composition of the earth's first atmosphere and how it has changed. Also the elements and percentages that make up our current atmosphere are listed.