"One if by land, two if by sea." This famous quote was the direction Sexton Robert Newman was to follow by shining a lantern from the Old North Church steeple to warn the patriots that the British were coming. The church is the oldest in...

How did early maps show the mapmakers' perception of the known world? Early mapmakers used maps drawn from coastal explorations, land travels, and even information heard word of mouth from American Indians or from colonists or traders....

Learn about the history of maps, what makes a map a map, and why bother with maps. Get answers to many different map questions and much more.

Shows maps of the Underground Railroad routes that slaves took when they sought freedom, along with an informative article on the history of this movement in Indiana.

A photo of the only building still standing in Boston from the 17th century, Paul Revere's home. Paul Revere is known for his role as a revolutionary patriot in the 18th century. A brief biography of Revere is included.

A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of Key to Pelton's New and Improved Series of Outline Maps by Cale Pelton, a nonfiction geography book for children.

Designed for students who speak Spanish, this graphic organizer provides a story map. Students can use this visual resource to help them record major plot events from a story or from a historical event.

A virtual tour of the Japanese internment camp at Manzanar. Presents the camp as it exists today and provides a map of where different facilities were located.

Detailed geographical information on any country is available at this site. Within the World Map section, you can get facts and figures about each country's geography, demographics, government, political system, flags, historical and...

Amazing visual presentation about the history of Indians in Virginia. included in this comprehensive slideshow are startling pictures and maps tracing the Native American culture from prehistoric times through the 1600's.

Get an in-depth look at gene inheritance and transmission with this webpage. This site explores genetics beyond Mendel and his peas. Investigate transmission genetics with the following topics gene linkage, variation in gene expression,...

Although Louis Riel and the Metis of Manitoba often get the most recognition, there were Metis people elsewhere. This site focuses on the Metis of Alberta from their beginnings, their people and communities,their culture and way of...

In this activity, students will identify and analyze documents related to key presidential decisions. Through close examination of the documents, students will determine which president was involved. Students will then identify the...

This Teaching With Historic Places lesson plan about Thomas Edison's laboratories is filled with maps, readings, critical thinking questions, and photographs related to Edison's labs and inventions. This site explains and details the...

A collection of lessons where students explore the history of Lake Pontchartrain Basin. By researching and finding primary and secondary documents and artifacts, students will create a time line, concept map, and journals about daily...

High school students in Dubuque, Iowa, created this book as part of a learning expedition on World War II. In pairs, students conducted extensive interviews, asking veterans to share personal accounts of their experiences during the war....