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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Renaissance: Printing and Thinking

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Focus on the emergence of the printing press and bookmaking. Humanism and other new philosophies of the Renaissance mentioned as well. Also, check out other links to learn more.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Merica's Story: Oregon Territory

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the settling of Oregon country and how westward expansion prompted Congress to make it a territory.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca

For Students 3rd - 8th
Gain insight into the life and adventures of Spanish explorer, Cabeza de Vaca, whose expeditions led him to Texas and Mexico.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Where Do You Feel Most American

For Students 9th - 10th
A touching website from the National Public Radio devoted to stories of Americans who feel a national pride and an American identity.
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PBS

Wgbh/pbs: Westward Expansion 1860 1890

For Students 9th - 10th
Many changes across the country during the westward expansion were features that could be captured on a map. Review this map and select characteristics to be illustrated. Characteristics such as population, major cities, railroads, and...
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Other

Cincinnati's Abandoned Subway

For Students 9th - 10th
So much work, time and money, but now an urban legend, that's the abandoned subway project in Cincinnati. Narrative with some photos describe the city's failed attempt to build the subway despite the Depression and World Wars.
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Other

Kent May 4 Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the shooting of four Kent State students on May 4, 1970, including chronology, quotations, and descriptions of the students who were killed and wounded.
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Chicago History Museum

Encyclopedia of Chicago: Railroad Strike of 1877

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the Encyclopedia of Chicago explains how a strike by railroad workers in West Virginia eventually made its way to Chicago and was taken up by workers from many industries. See how city officials resolved this general...
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Other

Gold Rush Chronicles: The Pony Express

For Students 9th - 10th
At this comprehensive site, students learn about the first cross-country mail courier service in the United States, the Pony Express.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Libraries: Zoos, a Historical Perspective

For Students 9th - 10th
An online sample of maps, drawings and photographs of zoos from over 30 states and 40 countries.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Landscape Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
In this amazing online tutorial you will learn about how water, mass wasting, weathering, and erosion have help shape the landforms on Earth. The lesson includes many helpful interactive materials to prepare help you understand landscape...
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US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Renewable Energy: Wind

For Students 3rd - 8th
Mankind has used the wind as an energy source for thousands of years. Discover other ways the wind is used to make energy.
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Curated OER

A History of the 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this site to read a personal account of an infantryman whose unit saw action in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Oscar Robertson

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Oscar Robertson, an American basketball player who starred in both the collegiate and professional ranks and was considered one of the top players in the history of the game. As a player...
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Other

Transit People: Early Transportation

For Students 3rd - 8th
Today we use cars, trains, airplanes and boats to travel around our world. But it hasn't always been this easy. Learn about the many different ways people have traveled in the past.
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Other

What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This online companion to a television production in the U.K. contains information about the achievements of the Industrial Revolution. Click the Changing Landscape link to view an interactive map showing how the landscape of Great...
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Curated OER

Jack 'Golden Bear' Nicklaus

For Students 9th - 10th
Born in Ohio (USA), Nicklaus is considered to be the greatest golfer of the modern era and arguably the greatest in the game's history. This site provides basic information about the golfer.
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Curated OER

Etc: Center of Population, 1790 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1919 showing the mean center of population of the United States, calculated at each census from 1790 to 1900. The map illustrates the westward expansion of territory and migration during the period. "The center of population...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Whitelaw Reid

For Students 9th - 10th
Whitelaw Reid (October 27, 1837 - December 15, 1912) was a U.S. politician and newspaper editor, as well as the author of a popular history of Ohio in the Civil War.

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