Curated OER
A View on Cities: Chicago: Carson Pirie Scott Company Department Store
Carson Pirie Scott Company Department Store (Chicago)
US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Basics: Renewable Energy: Biomass
Find out about the renewable energy resource using biomass technologies. Learn about the three main types of biomass and how the stored energy from the sun is captured for use.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ia: Van Allen and Company Department Store
A Louis Sullivan-designed 4 story building, now apartments over commercial space.
Duke University
Duke University: Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850 1920
This timeline includes selected events in business technology, media, marketing, and advertising for 1850-1920.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Trying to Find a Best Fit: Heuristic Approach
In this activity, students can use geometry to determine the optimal location for a distribution warehouse of a department store chain.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Curious George: Secret Agent George
In this "Five Senses" game, George is headed to Mabel's Department Store to pick up some items, but he needs to remember what they are. Help George identify items by what they look, smell, sound, taste, or feel like.
Other
The Wooden Periodic Table
A giant sized table made of wood houses a large collection of minerals from the periodic table. Click on any wooden tile to discover what the element looks like and details about its atomic structure and uses. The author even tells you...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Equations for Curves Passing Through a Given Set of Points
In this Derive activity, students explore equations of curves which pass through a set of given points. They use this method to determine the location of a distribution center which is equidistant from the outlets of a large department...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Glamour of American Cities
You can't keep them down on the farm! Read about the glamour and allure of the city in the late 19th century where electricity and skyscrapers, along with other thechnological advances, enticed people into the city from the country.
Other
Times: Recreation at the Crossroads of the World
Good site for historical overview of the rise and fall of the New York Hippodrome. Also mentions a one of its early productions, "A Yankee Circus on Mars".
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Career Gates: Logistics
This video highlights various careers in logistics that are available in and around the Lehigh Valley. Paul Davis from Nestle discusses how Nestle owns their own trucks and that his division manages using those trucks to deliver products...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Wanamaker
Famous for department stores, "The Grand Depot." "Wanamaker's" is usually considered the first department store.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Marshall Field
Marshall Field (August 18, 1834 - January 16, 1906) was founder of Marshall Field and Company, the Chicago-based department stores.