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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Science Education Center: Sending "Learning Styles" Out of Style

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Studies have found that there is no benefit to matching teaching styles to individual learning styles. Mulitple representations of a topic are more helpful to a learner than just one regardless of preferred learning style. This is...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Felix the Cat

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Predicaments of Early Republican Life

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Primary resource material focusses on predicaments in early American history. Students read primary source text to answer questions surrounding the nature of society following the American Revolution, learning about the hopes and fears...
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Wilson Center: Modern Korean History Portal

For Students 9th - 10th
If you are interested in learning more about Korea this website includes resources to do just that!
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Wilson Center: Pakistani Nuclear History

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Pakistan history of nuclear power this digital collection of historical documents.
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Wilson Center: 1980 81 Polish Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Polish Crisis of 1980-1981 that began with a wave of strikes across Poland and the formation of the first independent labor union. The documents are from Russian archives that were writtne in response to the Polish crisis.
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Wilson Center: Berlin Wall

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the history of the Berlin Wall through this collection of documents. The documents begin with the conditions in Berlin and East Germany before it was built all the way to the wall being torn down in 1989.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Science Education Center: Science: A Work in Progress

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The scientific method is more than just a series of steps to be followed like a recipe. It is a fluid, ever-changing process. This video discusses student's perception of the scientific method and how to make learning science in the...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Science Education Center: Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Develop a more nuanced understanding of how student ideas are formed both in and outside of the classroom. By understanding the student's misconceptions on scientific ideas, you can better structure your lesson to be more effective. This...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Science Education Center: Attack the Knack

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Science is more than "eureka" moments. Science is about trying, asking good questions, failing, and learning from mistakes. Learn how to help motivate those students who believe science isn't their "thing"!
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NASA

Nasa: Astronaut Journals

For Students 9th - 10th
Read journals from different astronauts and discover how they viewed their work and experiences. Discover different training and space missions that these astronauts have been a part of in NASA.
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Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: 1950s 1970s: The Free Speech Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore these primary resources to learn about the free speech movement, particularly in California, determine who the leaders were, where the center of activity was, and what the message was that students were trying to convey.

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