Lesson Plan
Curated OER

European Exploration

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders analyze key European explorers and focus on where and why they explored. They research who sponsored the explorers as well as the accomplishments of the explorers. They discuss the lasting effects of the expeditions in...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

100 Years 100 Towns

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students study Saskatchewan's Centennial by researching the history. They determine how the town celebrates the Centennial and write a report about it based on the given rubric..
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: New York Along the Hudson River, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A road map of New York along the Hudson River from Coxsackie to Berrytown, from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing county lines, principal cities and towns, rivers, and is keyed to show the best auto routes, other auto...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: New York Along the Hudson River, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A road map of New York along the Hudson River from Kingston to Poughkeepsie, from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing county lines, principal cities and towns, rivers, and is keyed to show the best auto routes, other auto...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: The Hudson River Newburg to New York, 1779

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Hudson River area from Newburg to the Long Island Sound showing the Revolutionary War posts and towns along the river, including West Point, Peekskill, Verplanck's Point, King's Ferry, Stony Point, Haverstraw Bay, Tarrytown,...
Website
Other

New Netherland Institute: Virtual Tour of New Netherland

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site on the colonization of New Netherland by the Dutch. Find maps, pictures, and artifacts on this interesting tour.
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Forts on the Hudson, 1777

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the forts along the Hudson River during the American Revolution from West Point to Stony Point.
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Explorations of Hudson and Champlain, 1609

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the region explored by Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson south of the St. Lawrence River in 1609. The map shows the area from the St. Lawrence down the Richenlieu south to Lake Champlain to the southernmost point reached by...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Hudson, 1776 1783

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Hudson River area from West Point to the Long Island Sound showing the Revolutionary War posts along the river, including West Point, Peekskill, Verplanck's Point, Stony Point, New York, Brooklyn, and the forts Montgomery,...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Albany and Vicinity, 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1872 of the vicinity of Albany New York, showing neighboring towns and the Hudson and Mohawk rivers. Albany, now the capital of the state of New York, is situated on the west bank of the Hudson River, 145 miles north from New...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Hudson, New York, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A road map of Hudson, New York, from the 1920 Automobile Club of Rochester, showing the Hudson River, principal roads, railroads and stations, ferry route, parks, cemeteries, and major landmarks.
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Hudson, New York, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A road map of Hudson, New York, from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the Hudson River, principal roads, railroads and stations, ferry route, parks, cemeteries, and major landmarks.
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Burgoyne's Campaign, 1777

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the area of General John Burgoyne's Campaign in 1777, also known as the Saratoga Campaign, a series of battles between the British and Americans for control of the Hudson River Valley. The map shows the area from southern Lake...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Middle Colonies, 1620 1702

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the New Jersey Colony between the establishment of the Dutch settlement at Bergen (1620) and the unification of East and West Jersey in 1702. The map shows the 'North River’ (Hudson River) and 'South River’ (Delaware River), the...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Intercolonial Wars, 1689 1713

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of eastern colonial North America showing the struggle for supremacy between England, France, and Spain in the region, from the King William's War (1689-1692) to Queen Anne's War (1702-1713), a period also known as the...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Buffalo, Rochester, and Albany, 1910

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of maps from 1910 showing the overland waterways of New York, including the river route between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario near Buffalo and Niagara Falls, the route of the Erie Canal, the Hudson River between Troy and Albany,...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Brooklyn and Queens, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A road map of Brooklyn and Queens, New York, from the 1920 Automobile Club of Rochester, showing the Hudson River, East River, principal roads, railroads, Bridges, ferry routes, and major landmarks.
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Borough of Manhattan, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Borough of Manhattan from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the Hudson River, East River, principal streets and avenues, ferry crossings, bridges, and major landmarks.
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Bemis' Heights, 1777

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the area around Bemis' Heights along the Hudson River, site of the Second Battle of Saratoga (October 7, 1777). The map shows significant locations in the vicinity around Bemis' Heights, such as the British and the American...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Iroquois Country, 1768

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York showing the Iroquois Six Nations lands as established by the Fort Stanwix treaty of 1768. The map show the expansion of English colonial settlers into the upper Hudson River Valley...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Surrender of Burgoyne, 1777

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the vicinity of Saratoga, New York, at the time of Burgoyne's surrender (October 17, 1777) to the American forces under General Gates. The map shows the Hudson River and surrounding terrain, roads, farmlands and woodlands, the...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northern Campaign, 1812 1814

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Great Lakes region of North America showing the area of conflict during the northern campaign of the War of 1812, from Lake Michigan east to Lake Champlain and the Hudson River. The map shows the routes of Hull, Wilkinson,...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Battle of Freemans Farm, 1777

For Students 9th - 10th
A plan of the Battle of Freeman's Farm (September 19, 1777), also known as the First Saratoga, fought between the British army under John Burgoyne and the Americans under Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold during the American...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: The War in Northern New York, 1777

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Adirondack Mountains, southern Lake Champlain, eastern Lake Ontario, and Hudson River Valley south to Peekskill showing the important battle sites of the area during the American Revolutionary War.