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Pbs Learning Media: The Journey of the Jewish Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment from The Jewish Americans shows how in the 19th century Jews and other groups were sometimes not welcomed when they immigrated to the United States. In addidtion to the video are teaching tips and follow-up questions,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Electrifying America

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection of primary sources explores the introduction of electric power to the United States.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Rise of Conservatism in the 1980s

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the rise of conservatism in the United States in the 1980s.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: u.s. History Map Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Become a geography whiz as you learn how the United States was settled. Discover how the continent was irrevocably changed by European colonization, the events that caused the wholesale displacement and decimation of the land's original...
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Secession of the Southern States

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the secession of southern states from the United States prior to the Civil War.
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Annenberg Learner: United States History Map: Colonists

For Students 5th - 8th
Use these interactive maps to see and read about the colonization of the New World by several European nations. When you are finished looking at the maps, test your skills with the European Colonies Challenge.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Impact of Television on News Media

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the impact of television on news media.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: The United Farm Workers Delano Grape Strike

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection uses primary sources to explore the United Farm Workers and the Delano Grape Strike.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Early Chinese Immigration to the Us

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore early Chinese immigration to the United States.
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Pbs Learning Media: Montana: Give Me Liberty the Montana State Constitution

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Compare the meanings of "freedom" and "liberty." Students watch a video about what liberty meant to Thomas Jefferson, then consider different definitions of the word "liberty" by analyzing founding documents of both the United States and...
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Rock 'N' Roll: Beginnings to Woodstock

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the early history of Rock and Roll music.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Feed the Hungry With Food Stamp Programs

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to the history of food stamp programs.
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Pbs Learning Media: First Ladies' Service

For Students 9th - 10th
The First Ladies of the United States have a history of being philanthropical towards their passions. Whatever they advocate for, they have committed many years of service throughout the years. Find out some outreach that a few of these...
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Blue Fountain Media: The Impact of Covid 19 on the Future of Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
The way we live has changed immeasurably since COVID-19 began spreading rapidly throughout the United States. The importance of technology in our lives has never been more apparent. The virus will have a tremendous long-term impact on...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Growing Global Power

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive teaching unit on the emergence of the United States as a global power after World War I. Learn about America's drive for expansion, first by the military, then by businesses. Contains video and text materials, web...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Antebellum Reform

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Nineteenth century United States saw the creation of reform movements: temperance, abolition, school and prison reform, as well as others. This unit traces the emergence of reform movements instigated by the Second Great Awakening and...
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Broward Education Foundation: News Is Knowledge! [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The project provides teachers with ideas to create literacy centers for use in their own classrooms using student-friendly newspapers from various curricular areas. We will provide plans that can be used to adapt the materials each week....
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Us History: 1920s, the Great Depression, & World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
AP U.S. History learning module on 20th Century eras and events including the 1920s, Great Depression, and World War II. Comprehensive multi-media lesson materials.
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Pbs Learning Media: Collection: Anti Asian Racism: Connections in History

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of educational resources will help students make sense of anti-Asian racism today by connecting it with history. Americans of Asian descent have lived and contributed to the development of the United States. The first...
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Loc: American Memory: Native American History

For Students 9th - 10th
These six extensive collections provide first-person historical accounts, audio clips of music and thousands of photographs from Native American cultures. Audio requires Windows Media Player for PCs, and QuickTime for Mac.
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Pbs Learning Media: Election Central 2016: Elections Throughout History

For Students 9th - 10th
This link from the Election Central 2016 website focuses on elections throughout history with the use of primary source documents such as campaign posters, newspaper headlines, and video clips from various Presidential elections...
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Pbs Learning Media: Election Central 2016: Inaugural Addresses

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the Election Central 2016 website that provides information about the 2016 Presidential candidates and election. The link Inaugural Addresses provides information about the history of inaugural addresses and videos of several...
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Pbs Learning Media: Brand New Flag Lesson Plan: Molly of Denali

For Teachers K - 1st
This instructional activity, based on the 11-minute animated story "Brand New Flag" from the PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI, helps children use captions to access and convey meaning in informational texts. After Molly learns about the...
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Annenberg Learner: Us History Map Assessment: Test Your Skills

For Students 3rd - 8th
Test how much you know about major U.S geographic features, Indian tribes, states and regions, European colonists and territorial expansion. View your correct and incorrect answers, and print out your assessment.