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Earth's Place in the Solar System

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study and discuss the planets. They create a visual representation of the layout of the solar system and color it. They also write an informative/narrative summary report on the cultural relevance of the Sun.
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Thirteen Moons Language Lesson

For Teachers 1st
First graders study, discuss, and memorize the meanings in the Oneida Language of the most commonly used names for each of the Thirteen Moon cycles in their community. They draw pictures corresponding with the name of each of the moon...
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Facts About Australia: Fill-In-The-Blank

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this geography worksheet on Australia, students fill in blanks in a paragraph about Australia with words from a word bank; the paragraph contains basic facts about geography, settlement, etc.
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Creating a Japanese Garden Lantern in Crea-Stone

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students create a Japanese Garden Lantern. In this step-by-step ceramics lesson plan, students follow simple how-to directions to mold and create a Japanese Garden Lantern out of Crea-Stone.
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Breaking News English: Rock Star Sting Fights Against Brazilian Dam

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Rock Star Sting Fights Against Brazilian Dam," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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The Carlisle Indian Industrial School: Research Pages

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page to an extensive site dedicated to the Carlisle School. The site contains primary and secondary source materials. Contains a history of the school, biographies of students, and of the school's most famous student -...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: American Indian Culture of the West

For Students 6th - 8th
The Western Indian tribes hit the lottery with the abundant natural resources in their area. The tribes that called this area home had diverse cultures depending on the geography of their specific location. Delve into these cultures and...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
Search the collections of the National Museum of the American Indian, which include a representative sample of this Smithsonian Institution's object and historic photo collections.
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Fishes of Australia: Red Indian Fish, Pataecus Fronto

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers information about the Red Indian fish, organized in tabs for easy access. Includes additional images and has links to videos.
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Arizona State University

Jaie: American Indians Out of School

For Students 9th - 10th
This well-developed article from Journal of American Indian Education describes the high Native American dropout rates and attributes the cause to the conflict between the school and home cultures.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Our Land Our Home

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource delves into the history of the Indian people on the Fort Berthold Reservation beginning in 1851 when it consisted of 12.6 million acres through 1960 when it consisted of only a few hundred acres.
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Illinois State Museum: At Home in the Heartland Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibit about family life in Illinois from 1700 to the present lets visitors experience the kinds of changes that an environment can undergo over several hundred years. Uses historical narratives, images of objects, timelines, maps, and...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

For Students 9th - 10th
Junior, a Native American boy growing up on the Spokane reservation in Washington, decides to attend Reardan -- an all-white school that's located 20 miles away from home. It includes selected (11) reading passages (grades 5-10) to pair...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Those Kids Never Got to Go Home

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Those Kids Never Got to Go Home" Jeff Gammage, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Native American History for Kids: Homes and Dwellings

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the Native American Indian homes and dwellings in the United States with this website. Explore how Native America Indians used teepee, wigwam, longhouse, pueblo, and more.
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Other

Indian Health Service: Internet Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Indian Health Service is a government organization that provides medical and educational services to Native Americans.
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Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation: Ah Tah Thi Ki Seminole Indian Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Seminole people and their rich cultural and historical ties to the Southeast and Florida, as they have made Big Cypress their home for more thousands of years.
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The Seneca Nation of Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page of The Seneca Nation Of Indians and contains links to a variety of resources.
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Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Stand Watie

For Students 9th - 10th
Who was the only Native American general in the Civil War, the last Confederate general to lay down arms? Read about Stand Watie, Cherokee chief whose troops fought throughout Indian Territory and surrounding states. From "The...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 8th
This study guide gives information about the Native Americans who were living in the area where the Pilgrims landed in 1620 and information about the new settlers too. The myth of the title concerns the friendly meal shared by the...
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Other

Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians: History of the Chumash People

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a history of the Chumash Indians and learn about their way of life before contact with the Spanish. Find out about their large domed houses, plank canoes, and impressive cave paintings.
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Other

Sunil Mukhi's Home Page: Indian Music Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Tata Institute provides basic information on Indian classical music. It also has links to pages with related topics.
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North Carolina Dept. Of Natural and Cultural Resources: French and Indian War

For Students 9th - 10th
Armed conflict left homes destroyed and casualties on all sides of the French and Indian war, which lasted from 1754 to 1763. Includes links to excellent resources for further information.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Trail of Tears: The Indian Removals

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Cherokee were not the only Native Americans affected by the Indian Removal Policy. Read about the Sac and Fox Indians in Illinois, and the Seminole in Florida. In addition, read about the many attempts, including a law suit filed by...

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