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A&E Television

History.com: 10 World Engineering Marvels

For Students 9th - 10th
These remarkable feats of design and construction transformed the ways that people travel, communicate and live. For thousands of years, mankind has engineered remarkable structures such as the pyramids of Egypt and the Great Wall of...
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A&E Television

History.com: How the Ancient Greeks Designed the Parthenon to Impress and Last

For Students 9th - 10th
This icon of classical architecture perched atop the Acropolis has dominated the Athens skyline for 2,500 years. Few monuments in the world are more recognizable than the Parthenon. Sitting atop a limestone hill rising some 500 feet...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Motivation for European Conquest of the New World

For Students 9th - 10th
God, gold, and glory motivated European nations to explore and create colonies in the New World. This article discusses the Crusades and how they influenced European colonization projects.
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Text Project

Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 2, Issue 9: Noodles Around the World [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 3rd
Read this magazine article to learn all about noodles or pasta including their history, materials used, names, and how it is eaten.
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Other

Japanese Canadian History: The War Years and Beyond: Years of Sorrow and Shame

For Students 9th - 10th
The internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II is a dark time for human rights in Canada. The Japanese Canadian History Project looks at events and the impact on the Japanese community, and on the broader Canadian community.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Decolonizing the Map: Creating the Indigenous Mapping Collective

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For many Indigenous communities, mapping plays a large role in reclaiming their lands. Mapping is not new to Indigenous peoples, in fact, some of the world's earliest maps can be seen in cave paintings or heard in the stories that have...