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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Do Different Materials React to Static Electricity?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Polyester clothing was generally accepted as a popular trend in fashion at one point in history. Now everybody wears cotton, which doesn't get static cling nearly as much. Why are some materials more susceptible to static cling than...
Interactive
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National Museum of Australia: Flemington on Cup Day

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive virtual exhibit, explore Flemington, Australia's largest racecourse, on Melbourne Cup day. Learn about the fashions, horses, and people who have impacted this event in history.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

For Students 9th - 10th
The online home the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lets visitors journey through the history of rock 'n' roll and discover the talents of the hall of fame inductees. Includes many stylish exhibitions and fashions to sample.
Handout
Other

Kingwood Library: American Cultural History: 1940 1949

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a walk through this part of American history surrounding World War II. Each section includes cultural history of the time, with links pertaining to art and architecture, books and literature, education, fads and fashion, historic...
Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Gordon Parts

For Students 9th - 10th
Gordon Parks was a force in many fields, particularly photojournalism, as you will read in this encyclopedia entry.
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Victorian Web

Brown University: The Victorian Web

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a comprehensive resource on literary, philosophical, religious, scientific and technological advancements of the Victorian age. Learn about famous Victorian authors, literary genres and more.
Lesson Plan
Other

Silicon Valley Art Museum: Clay Beads [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An online lesson plan for getting your hands dirty! The student will learn all about making beads from clay and receive ideas on what to do with them after they are done.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Renaissance for Kids: Elizabethan Era

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Elizabethan Era including the English Renaissance, theatre, arts, clothing, fashion, and fun facts.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The American Spy in Me

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is a fun and innovative lesson plan that will allow students to travel through history in a most unique fashion. Through Internet research and video conferencing students will get a real blast from the past. Students will hold on to...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Mysteries of Vernacular: Tuxedo

For Students 9th - 10th
How did tuxedo's roots extend from Native American history to black tie evening wear? Jessica Oreck reveals what the Delaware Indians and formal fashion have in common. [2:04]
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PBS

Pbs: Events in the West: 1800 1820

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site on the development and history of the American West. In timeline fashion, this page details the events leading up to the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It continues with information about...
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Other

Fifties Web

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore popular culture of the 1950s and 1960s. Learn about the cars, tv shows, music, fashion, pop history, slang, and celebrities of those eras.
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Other

Free Code Camp: The Absolute Worst Technology Predictions of the Past 150 Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Technology has proven to be extraordinarily slippery over the past century. Despite the vast information that industry insiders have had at they're fingertips, they've made some pretty terrible forecasts over the years. The predictions...
Graphic
Other

Museum of New Zealand: Who Was Mrs. Devereux?

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive resource takes visitors through an analysis of a portrait by John Singleton Copley that focuses on the details of the sitter's colonial-era clothing.
Handout
Other

University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits

For Students 9th - 10th
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....
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Other

New Wave City: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
A good, informative site describing New Wave music and fashion. Includes a history of New Wave City and how it has played a role in new wave music from 1977 to 1985.
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University of Washington

Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization: Clothing: Traditional Versus Modern

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of traditional forms of Chinese dress that also looks at how styles of clothing in China have changed, especially with the introduction of communism in the twentieth century.
Graphic
Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Statue of Khufu Iam and His Wife

For Students 9th - 10th
Khufu-iam and his wife are shown seated on a backless seat. They wear the fashionable garments of their period. Khufu-iam's wife rests her right arm on his right shoulder, a common pose in Ancient Egyptian statuary that shows strong...
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George Eastman Museum

Eastman House: Camera Maze [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 5th
Print this maze from the George Eastman House museum and find your way through the camera.

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