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The Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation: Genealogy Learning Center
How did your family come to America? When did they arrive? Chances are, they came into America by boat through Ellis Island. Check here for suggestions to get your family history research going.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Professional Development Workshops and Courses
Annenberg Media offers over 50 workshops and courses for teachers which can be used for graduate credit (through Colorado State University), for Continuing Education Units (CEUs), or for enrichment. The courses cover subjects in The...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Dragon Science: Time Travelers
Explore the work of archeologists and anthropologists by building a 3-D clay representation of a human skull to look for clues to a person's physical form, ethnic origin, behavioral patterns, health history and social standing.
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Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Predicting Weather
Site from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation combines Science and Social Studies. As students examine the various methods of predicting the weather, in Colonial Williamsburg.
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Ncrel: Reading Strategies: Before, During, and After [Pdf]
This page provides a detailed chart to aid students' understanding of texts. It goes through the steps of pre-reading, during reading, and after reading, outlining what students should be thinking about as they interact with a text. This...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Ww Ii as Seen Through Children's Literature
This interdisciplinary unit plan relies on children's literature about World War II. Bibliographies for both students and teachers are included as well as a rationale for the unit. Includes links to resources.