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Digital Library for Earth System Education

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site from Digital Library for Earth System Education provides materials for students and teachers on a huge array of topics. Search site by topic, grade level, and desired output (such as lesson plan, case study, assessment or...
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The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Other Americans and the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Newberry Library presents a lesson on the American Revolution in which students explore through primary resources, who identified as American and to what extent did the American Revolution serve the interests of its inhabitants.
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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Milton: Crime & Punishment in Paradise Lost

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through exploring characterization and setting in Paradise Lost, students will reflect on how transgressive actions and their consequences are presented, with particular reference to Books I, II, IX, and X. Included in this lesson are...
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National First Ladies' Library

National First Ladies' Library: Barbara Bush

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the story of First Lady Barbara Bush also known as Mrs. George H.W Bush. Learn details about her youth, her marriage and family, the White House years, and her later life. Includes links to a bibliography, timeline, and lesson plans.
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National First Ladies' Library

National First Ladies' Library: Hillary Clinton

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the story of First Lady Hillary Clinton also known as Mrs. William J. Clinton. Learn details about her youth, her marriage and family, the White House years, and her later life. Includes links to a bibliography, timeline, and lesson...
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National First Ladies' Library

National First Ladies' Library: First Lady Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Enjoy a wealth of information about the life and careers of the remarkable Eleanor Roosevelt. In addition to a concise biography, the site also includes lesson plans which reference Roosevelt and a timeline of events which took place in...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Lessons From Ny Life's Revitalizing High School Libraries Initiative

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn how pilot libraries in the Revitalizing High School Libraries Initiative, seeking to support adolescent literacy, doubled their circulation, increased visits from students and teachers, and expanded the role of library media...
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National First Ladies' Library

National First Ladies' Library: Elizabeth Monroe

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical essay on Elizabeth Monroe, wife of President James Monroe. Delves into her early years, her family and marriage, the White House years, and her later life. Includes links to bibliography, timeline, and lesson plans.
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National First Ladies' Library

National First Ladies' Library: Nancy Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the story of First Lady Nancy Reagan also known as Mrs. Ronald Reagan. Learn details about her youth, her marriage and family, the White House years, and her later life. Includes links to a bibliography, timeline, and lesson plans.
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University of Pittsburgh

Digital Research Library: Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site contains hundreds of illustrations that can be used to support instructional tasks such as describing objects and people (i.e., teaching vocabulary) or describing entire events and situations (i.e., teaching grammar).
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Other

Biosci Ed Net: Digital Library Portal for Teaching and Learning

For Students 9th - 10th
Teachers and students can easily browse and search a collection of biology resources, topics ranging from "Agriculture & Aquaculture" to "Zoology". This site offers preview information on thousands of resources at other sites,...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Photo Analysis Presenting the Statue of Liberty

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
The ability to examine a primary source is a gateway to building critical thinking skills and constructing knowledge. This lesson provides the students an opportunity to observe similarities and differences between 2 visual images,...
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Education.com

Education.com: Second Grade Resources

For Teachers 2nd Standards
View the entire library of resources that can be used in a second-grade classroom. Filter by subject, worksheets, online games, guided lessons, lesson plans, and more!
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Organizations That Promote Adolescent Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From lesson plans and classroom tools to free books and opportunities to publish students' work, nonprofit organizations have a lot to offer parents, teachers, and struggling readers themselves. Learn about some nonprofits with a...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What's the Fastest Way to Alphabetize Your Bookshelf?

For Students 9th - 10th
You work at the college library. You're in the middle of a quiet afternoon when suddenly, a shipment of 1,280 books arrives. The books are in a straight line, but they're all out of order, and the automatic sorting system is broken. How...
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iCivics

I Civics: Politics and Public Policy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this library of mini-lessons to teach students about the electoral processes of the American political system.
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iCivics

I Civics: State and Local Governments

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this library of mini-lessons to teach students about the concept of federalism, from the powers held by the federal government to the powers reserved for the states. They will also learn about state government structures and...
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The Newberry Library

Newberry: Exploration and Encounter: Map 2: Indian Map of the Southeast, 1721

For Students K - 1st
K-12 lessons using historical maps from Newberry Library presents an Indian map of the Southeast, ca. 1721. Students use maps to understand how spatial relationships are represented. Links to supplemental resources and reference material.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Book Award Winners Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
As part of a unit on book award winners and the day the yearly awards are announced, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Civil War Soldier in Wild Cat Regiment: Tilton Reynolds Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided by the Library of Congress. Through this collection of primary documents telling of the Civil War experience of Captain Tilton C. Reynolds, a member of the 105th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, you can find out...
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Woodrow Wilson's Daughters Go to School: Elite Education for Girls a Century Ago

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here's a lesson plan from the Woodrow Wilson Library that has students investigating the education of Woodrow Wilson's daughters through the use of primary sources.Also a brief discussion of education in general in the Progressive Era.

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