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Read Works: Remote Control Classroom
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about classrooms where student use remote control to take tests instead of using paper and pencils. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in comparing and contrasting.
Eserver
E Server: The Thoreau Reader: "Civil Disobedience" Part 1 of 3
This is the annotated text of Part 1 of "Civil Disobedience," an essay by Henry David Thoreau. The essay, written in 1849, is about following your conscience.
Black Past
Black Past: Carver, George Washington
This brief encyclopedia biography about George Washington Carver tells about his interest and research in agriculture, especially in the South.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: George Washington Carver
This brief article from MIT Invention Dimension on George Washington Carver (1865-1943 CE) provides an overview of his education and his inventions, which influenced the world of agriculture.
Other
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art: Biography of John Ringling
Biographical information about John and Mable Ringling can be found on this site. John Ringling was one of the founders of the Ringling Brothers Circus.
Iowa State University
Iowa State Univ: Plotting Scatter Plot in X Gobi
Site explains how the XGobi computer program can be used to plot data in a scatter plot.
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Stained Glass by Grant Wood at Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
NPR explores the creation of Grant Wood's famous "American Gothic." This painting made the author an overnight sensation. Includes photo images of the people that served as Wood's models for the painting as well as numerous links to...
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Produce News: Iowa Born Norman Ernest Borlaug Left His Legacy
Photograph of Norman Borlaug in Africa in 2006, where he taught high-yield farming techniques.
Other
The Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts
Based in Dennison, Iowa, this foundation recognizes talent in the performing arts by providing scholarships to high school seniors and, throughout the year, a variety of performances and workshops. Locate here the history, mission, and...
EL Education
El Education: A Tribute to Victory
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....
CRW Flags
Flags of the World: Clickable Map of the United States
Includes both printable images and fascinating trivia behind the flag of each state. It includes alternate flags used in the past.
PBS
Pbs: Nature: Bald Eagle
Learn about America's national symbol, the bald eagle, through this full-length documentary.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Troublesome Creek
Companion website to the PBS documentary on the disappearance of the small American farm.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benton J. Hall
(1835-1894) Hall was a one-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district in southeastern Iowa.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Nebraska, 1903
A map from 1903 of Nebraska showing county borders, cities and towns, rivers, and railroads. This map also shows the rock types in the state. "Nebraska, a central State of the American Union, lies between 40 degrees and 43 degrees N....
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Etc: Oregon Trail and Other Routes, 1832 1842
A map of western North America between the opening of the Oregon Trail in 1832 to 1842, prior to the establishment of the Provisional Government of Oregon by American settlers in 1843. The map shows the boundary of the Oregon Country,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Comparative Areas of the United States and Other Countries, 1872
A map from 1872 of the United States used to illustrate the comparative area sizes of the states to other countries in the world. The map shows state and territory boundaries at the time (Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1850
A map of the United States in 1850, showing the frontier line, indicate by the thick black line. The map shows the States added to the Union between 1840 and 1850, including Florida (1845), Texas (1845), Iowa (1846), Wisconsin (1848),...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Beatrice Mintz (B. 1921)
Biologist Beatrice Mintz (b. 1921) was a professor at the University of Chicago, 1946-1960, before joining the Institute for Cancer Research (now called the Fox Chase Cancer Center) and then becoming a professor at the University of...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in South Dakota: Blood Run Site
An archaeological site overlapping into Iowa.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ansell Briggs
First Governor of Iowa
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Edwin Hurd Conger
Edwin Hurd Conger (March 7, 1843 - May 18, 1907) was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and banker from Illinois and Iowa.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Edward Hatch
General Hatch, born in Bangor, Me., December 22nd, 1832. In April, 1861, he was a member of the District of Columbia Volunteers, who were enlisted to defend the national capital, and subsequently had charge of the camp of instruction at...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James B. Weaver
A United States politician and member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa as a member of the Greenback Party.
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