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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Art Wonders Teachers: Portraits

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A teacher resource that explains an online activity through which students explore and find important objects in portraits. Click on the lesson plan link on the left to access a lesson on portraits and a student handout that goes with it.
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British Library

British Library: Dickens's a Christmas Carol: Poverty, Money and Miserliness

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will consider the economic and political context that informs Charles Dickens's famous novella, A Christmas Carol.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Making of African American Identity: Leaving, but Staying

For Students 9th - 10th
Accounts of African American migrations from the rural South to Southern cities. This resource provides not just accounts of the Great Migration focusing on the flight from the South to the North, but also the migration within the South...
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Other

Oslis: Research Process

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent site outlining each step for Internet research for grades 6-12. This site focuses on writing a research paper from selecting a topic through to the final paper. Click on Cite My Sources to get the electronic citation machines....
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Library of Congress

Loc: Policies and Problems of the Confederation Government

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This teacher resource includes imagesand historical documents, alllowing readers to trace the creation of our government from the Continental Congress through the Articles of Confederation. An overview helps to clarify the policies and...
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Other

Oslis: Learn How to Do Research, Find Information, Cite Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent site outlining each step for Internet research at the middle school and secondary levels. This site focuses on a variety of information literacy topics, from how to research, find and evaluate information, and cite sources....
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Other

Bare Bones Lesson 5: Evaluating Web Pages

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Read web addresses with confidence, check the content and vital statistics and be more discriminating in your selection of web resources after you take this mini-lesson in website evaluation.
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Library and Archives Canada

Nlc: Defining Primary and Secondary Sources

For Students 2nd - 9th Standards
Libraries and archives hold documents and books that can be used for your research projects. Learn how to divide and identify them into primary and secondary sources in this tutorial.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: New Nation: The Constitution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This teacher's guide provides a list of resources for information about the Constitution and its signers.
Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Jean Racine

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed biography of Jean Racine. Includes a list of plays, and a bibliography of other resources.
Website
National Geographic

National Geographic: Human Impacts on the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
Humans impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water. These...
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Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Mla Citation Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This 10-page resource explains what a bibliography is and gives examples of MLA style in regards to citing, both in the bibliography and in-text, for works such as books, anthologies, encyclopedia articles, journals, magazines,...
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City University of New York

American Studies Program: The Lowell Mill Girls

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource lists a number of questions for pondering about the women mill workers of Lowell, Massachusetts. There are several questions about many topics including the dress of the women, a drawing of the women, a time table of the Lowell...
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Other

Md Advice: Toe Exostosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource discusses toe exostosis, some causes, treatments and ways to prevent it from occurring while competing in sports.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Read a Good Book: Creature Craft: Iptv Kids Clubhouse

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Clubhouse friends visit their local library to read and discover more about birds. In this segment, kids take on the role of a bird and create a nest. Working in teams, kids apply their problem solving skills to create birds' nests...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Digital Slideshows: Power Point for the Novice

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will learn how to use presentation software to enhance learning. Student-created digital slideshow presentations can span the curriculum. Each student will prepare a presentation in one of the following curriculum areas:...
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Immigration Since 1965

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about immigration since 1965. With the landmark Hart-Celler Act of 1965, American immigration expanded in both size and scope.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Coming to America

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about immigration. Follow generations of immigrants as they traveled to the U.S. eager to start a new life.

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