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US National Archives

National Archives: Bring History to Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
How can you actually bring history to life? Here are some tools from the National Archives that allow students to create their own projects using primary-source based activities that develop historical thinking skills. Special historical...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: It's a Church. It's a Mosque. It's Hagia Sophia.

For Students 9th - 10th
If walls could talk, Turkey's Hagia Sophia would have an abundance of stories to tell. Once a church, then a mosque, and now a museum, this world marvel has stood the test of time and war, surviving centuries of conquest by some of...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Politics From Camelot to Watergate

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief overview of the state of the United States between the election of 1960 and 1968. See how a nation full of enthusiasm and confidence could become so divided in eight short years.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Lyndon Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about President Lyndon Johnson's on how to end poverty in the United States as well as how to protect civil rights.
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Project Britain

Timeline of the Kings and Queens of England

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information and a timeline about the British Monarchs.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Lyndon B Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Lyndon Johnson and summaries of important events during his presidency.