A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Pacific Northwest Man."

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Pacific Northwest Raven Art."

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Pacific Northwest Salmon."

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Pacific Northwest Salmon Art."

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Pacific Northwest Totem."

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Pacific Northwest Whale Art."

The USGS provides an extensive section of information about tsunamis. The items presented are the basics of tsunamis regarding the Great San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, tsunamis in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, and the 1998...

This lesson plan is designed to help familiarize students with methods scientists use to study the coastal ocean in the Pacific Northwest. It will encourage them to pose and investigate their own questions about the ocean.

A comprehensive look at the Seattle General Strike, which began in February, 1919. Here you will find an explanation of why the strike began, an interactive map of the location of important events, oral histories, contemporary newspaper...

Explore the culture, beliefs, and people of the Tlingit Indians of the Northwest Coast.

This passionate essay provides an informative history of the battles between Northwest Indians and the US in the 1960s over fishing rights and broken treaties.

The National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian presents an extensive annotated bibliography of works on Native Americans for grades K-12.

A collection of tales that focus on the exploits and adventures of the Raven. Raven is a prominent character in Native American tales from the Pacific Northwest.

Information about temperate forests, birds, mammals, plants and resources. There are numerous links about each of the topics mentioned above.

HistoryLink, the Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History, discusses the outbreak of smallpox in North America among the Native Americans of the Northwest coast in the 1770s.

In this chapter, you will access Global Positioning System (GPS) data from the Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) and analyze the data in a spreadsheet to measure the motion of GPS stations in the Pacific Northwest. From your analyses, you...

Here is a gold mine of information about advertising from 1867 to 1918 in the western part of the United States, particularly the Pacific Northwest. This collection of 450 ads shows social, cultural, and economic trends during this time...

Use these resources to study the ecology of the rainforest of the Pacific Northwest and issues surrounding its preservation.

Resource tells the story of the exploration of the "Great River of the West" in the late 1700s and early 1800s.

PBS television has aired "Kamchatka: Siberia's Forbidden Wilderness" and this website summarizes that film. In it explores Bering Island, which was discovered by Vitus Bering who died there in 1741. It details the week long events of...

This comprehensive and well-organized resource walks students through the Great Depression using concise summaries, pictures, and many primary source documents.

Find Native American tribes grouped by geographic location as well as relevant information and pictures.

Find out about the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and learn how it supports the fourteen Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations in British Columbia. The site provides information about the services and programs it offers, as well as numerous videos...

Watch a series of short films on what makes the Puget Sound so special, and why residents are working to preserve their environment.