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Follow the Campaign Trail

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students choose a candidate of interest to them to follow throughout a campaign. Using the Internet, they identify the strengths and weaknesses of their candidate and compare them to the others. They share their findings with the class.
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Curated OER

The Hunt for Red October

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify and apply some of the vocabulary used in Science concerning the Sea Perch project. They view a video of The Hunt for Red October, and students make a comparative study of the translation of the printed work onto...
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Curated OER

Plot and Conflict

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Pupils review the literary elements of plot and conflict. In this plot and conflict lesson, students read a story and answer questions about the plot and conflict within. Pupils create a concept map for the novel to identify the...
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Curated OER

Ruby Bridges: One Little Girl's Brave Act

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the life of Ruby Bridges. In this bravery lesson, 2nd graders read the story of Ruby Bridges and discuss Ruby's actions and decisions.  
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Curated OER

"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore nature by reading stories in class. In this animal characteristics instructional activity, students read the story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," by Rudyard Kipling and identify the different animals mentioned in the book. Students...
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The Newberry Library

Newberry: 1893: Chicago and the World's Columbian Exposition

For Students 9th - 10th
Historical photos of Chicago during the Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, gives viewers a sense of the image Chicago was trying to portray through the ideals expressed in the architecture.
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University at Buffalo

Pan American Exposition of 1901: Leon Czolgosz and the Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a larger website about the Pan-American Exposition of 1901, this section deals with the assassination attempt of President William McKinley by Leon Czolgosz, and his subsequent trial for murder after McKinley died. Find...
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Other

San Francisco Memories: The Panama Pacific International Exposition

For Students 9th - 10th
A beautiful, comprehensive look at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition that San Francisco hosted in 1915. Find a history of the exposition as well as a map of the grounds, a desciption of the many buildings, art, and sculptures...
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Illinois Institute of Technology

Paul v. Gavin Library: World's Columbian Exposition of 1893

For Students 9th - 10th
Find essays, electronic books, and floor plans of the major Exposition buildings at the Columbian World's Fair in Chicago in 1893. A great resource with many related links to the exposition.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry: Map 17: Geography: Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition, 1893

For Teachers K - 1st
Students K-12 explore a map of the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, to get a sense of how Americans entertained themselve prior to the automobile.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Panama Pacific International Exposition 3 D

For Students 9th - 10th
View one hundred sets of stereographic images of the Panam-Pacific International Exposition. The site also explains how to make 3-D glasses that enable you to see the images in all their glory.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Primary Sources: The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An hour-long professional development workshop on investigating the Chicago Exposition as a vision of America's future. Features experienced classroom teachers. Materials and a complete lesson plan are also provided.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Exposition

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces exposition in fiction writing.
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Other

Buffalo History Works: A Souvenir of the Pan American Exposition

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a tour of the Pan-American Exposition held in Buffalo, New York, in 1901. Visit the city before entering the exposition itself. Read about the various buildings on the Exposition grounds and view pictures of them, and see what...
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Other

The Internet 1996 World Expositions Pavilion

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this archived guide to the Internet 1996 World Exposition- Columbian Exposition and Philadelphia's Centennial Exposition.
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Museum of the City of San Francisco

Virtual Museum of San Franciso: Panama Pacific International Exposition 1915

For Students 9th - 10th
Time travel back to 1915 and visit the Panama-Pacific Internation Exposition by following the description in the original brochure. San Francisco was justifiably proud of this expo which was a celebration of modern achievement in...
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University at Buffalo

Illuminations: Re Visiting the Pan American Exposition

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, NY. Read about the food available at the fair as well as the music, immigrant experience, and the assassination of President William...
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Museum of the City of San Francisco

Virtual Museum of San Francisco: Panama Pacific International Exposition Map

For Students 9th - 10th
See a map of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. An interesting hyperlink shows a map of the same area and the buildings damaged by the earthquake in San Francisco in 1989.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: The Meaning of the Machine: The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition

For Students 9th - 10th
Two views of late-nineteenth-century American progress: Henry Adams criticizes it in his autobiography, and the Columbian Exposition of 1893 praises it.
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Boston College

A Digital Archive of American Architecture: 1893 World's Columbian Exposition

For Students 9th - 10th
Find photographs of buildings and other sights from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Treasures: World's Columbian Exposition

For Students 9th - 10th
Description and link to a map of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
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Museum of the City of San Francisco

Vmcsf: Panama Pacific International Exposition Map 1915

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. Find out where it was built and what buildings are still standing.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Project Exposition

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson engages students in expository writing. Four graphic organizers are provided to assist students in the expository writing process.
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Other

Wold Exposition Pavilion: Chicago Columbian Exposition 1893

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the Exposition of 1893. Follow the links for more information.

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