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Curated OER

National Park Service: Californio to American: A Study in Cultural Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site has a instructional activity about the ranching industry, creation of California towns and the changes over time. Contains information, inquiry question, historical context, maps, readings, and images.
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Project Britain

Woodlands Junior School: Introduction to Ancient Egypt

For Students 3rd - 8th
An easy to read, colorful site introducing many aspects of Ancient Egypt. The menu lists topics to click on: pyramids, farming, Gods, King Tut, hieroglyphics, mummies, river Nile, pharaohs, and more. Brief text make this ideal for...
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Lyceum Books

Lyceum Books: Medieval British Society, 1066 1485 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Full-text of a chapter from a multivolume work on the history of the British people describes British society during the Middle Ages following the Norman Conquest. Find information about the population, social structure, medieval women,...
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Black Past

Black Past: Carver, George Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief encyclopedia biography about George Washington Carver tells about his interest and research in agriculture, especially in the South.
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Other

The Great Plains in Midwestern Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the history of the people on the Great Plains, both the Native Americans and early settlers.
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American University

Deforestation in Madagascar

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives history of Madagascar's cultural and economic development in relation to its land clearing practices. Cites biological species indigenous to the island, and their imminent destruction. Includes links to several case studies.
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: The Magnificent Abersons

For Students 9th - 10th
Bob and Jane Aberson were Dutch immigrant farmers to the Manitoba prairies. Jane Aberson wrote a column in a Dutch newspaper for 30 years, describing the hardships and joys of farming life on the prairies. Her columns influenced many...
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: Rene Richard: Painter of the North

For Students 9th - 10th
Rene Richard was a native of Switzerland who worked as a trapper and hunter to avoid the hardships of farming life that his family endured. He came to appreciate Alberta's north and went to France to train as an artist. When he returned,...
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Postbellum African American Society and Culture: Black Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Encyclopedia of American Social History. Read about the black migration to the West, primarily Kansas and Oklahoma after the end of Reconstruction and the institution of black codes in the South.
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: The Reluctant Politician: The Story of Irene Parlby

For Students 9th - 10th
Irene Parlby, one of the Famous Five, came to politics reluctantly but determined to fight for the betterment of the lives of women and children on Alberta's farms. She fought to get them proper education, medical and dental care and...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Charles Sherwood Noble

For Students 9th - 10th
One of Alberta's greater known inventors, Charles Noble, is explored through his biography and his impact on soil erosion, the invention of the "Noble Blade" and the history of Nobleford, a community in southern Alberta named for him.
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Read Works

Read Works: The First Greenmarket in New York City

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage describes the history behind the first greenmarket for produce in New York City. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Digital Revolution: Homestead National Monument of America

For Students 9th - 10th
This information about the Homestead Act and homesteaders has been garnered from the National Park Service. Use the links at the bottom to find out about the history of the Act, the lives of the homesteaders, and what a tall grass...
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Middlebury College

Middlebury College: Essays on the Latin Authors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Middlebury College provides unique and useful essays on a variety of Latin authors in ancient Roman literature.
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Seafriends: Soil Dependence

For Students 9th - 10th
This website looks at our dependence on soil and what it produces. It includes text, graphs, charts, illustrations and important statistics. Hosted by the Seafriends Marine Conservation and Education Center.
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Upper Canada Village

For Students 9th - 10th
Ever want to know what life in Canada was like back in the 1860's? Well, look no further than this site! Information can be found on topics such as: daily life, communication, manufacturing, religion and more. Also be sure to check out...
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the history of the agricultural industry and how it shaped the great state of Texas throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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Other

Sheep 101: Learn About Sheep!

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides much information on sheep and shepherding. Includes Kinds of Sheep, Raising Sheep, Sheep Products, What Sheep Eat, Predators and Sheep, and History.
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Britain Express

Britain Express: Prehistoric Britain: The Neolithic Era (C. 4000 2000 Bce)

For Students 9th - 10th
This article looks at the Neolithic period in England, hallmarked by the rise of farming, stable communities, and domesticating animals.
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California Digital Library

The Jack London Story and the Beauty Ranch Interviews

For Students 9th - 10th
This unique site offers biographical information about Jack London and interviews the grandson of London's step-sister, who now manages the ranch.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Memory: Montana

For Students 3rd - 5th
Who were the first white explorers to "set foot in Montana?" Find out more about the Native American population living in Montana. Draw on the experience of the Native American population.
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National Academy of Engineering

Greatest Achievements: Agricultural Mechanization

For Students 9th - 10th
This page details the mechanization of agriculture from the late 1800's to the late 1900's.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: American Indian Culture of the Southeast

For Students 6th - 8th
The Southeast Indian tribes were known for their agricultural success. Examine their farming practices, pottery, mound building traditions, and societal structure in the following summary. Also included are pictures, maps, critical...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Sharecropping

For Students 9th - 10th
Features numerous facts about the history and events of sharecropping, a system of working land owned by others for a share of the yield.

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