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Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma: Government Throughout the Years

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of information on the evolution of the Choctaw Nation's government from pre-removal to post-removal to having its own tribal Constitution. Copies of the numerous treaties the Choctaw made with the European settlers' government...
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National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health: Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a wealth of information on the vitamins and minerals that the human body requires. Click on any nutrient to access a page of resources, then click on the 'Consumer' resource. Discusses what the nutrient does, how much...
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Oregon Secretary of State

Oregon State Archives: The Oregon Blue Book

For Students 9th - 10th
The Oregon Blue Book, the official state directory and fact book, provides a wealth of information about Oregon. "FACTS," contains almanac references, economy information, scenic images, capital city information, and state buildings;...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Fairy Tales Around the World

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This collection of activities gives students a chance to discover and compare fairy tales from around the world. It provides a wealth of links to resources, printable diagrams, discussion questions and the like.
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Sam Houston State University

Shsu: The Warsaw Pact

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a wealth of information about the Warsaw Pact. Includes information about the Soviet Alliance System, the organization of East European National units, the development of Socialist Armies in Eastern Europe, East-West diplomacy...
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National First Ladies' Library

National First Ladies' Library: First Lady Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Enjoy a wealth of information about the life and careers of the remarkable Eleanor Roosevelt. In addition to a concise biography, the site also includes lesson plans which reference Roosevelt and a timeline of events which took place in...
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Bristol University: Toynbee's Lectures on the Industrial Revolution in England

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of lectures on the Industrial Revolution, written by one of the most famous economic historians of the nineteenth century.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Egypt's Pyramids: Monuments With a Message

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Take a trip back in time with this exciting lesson plan! Explore the Egyptian pyramids with the wealth of resources presented on this site. Provides links to information, photos, and much more!
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Global Interactions: Political Outcomes

For Students 11th - 12th
In this learning module, students examine the economies of transnational corporations (TNCs) and compare them to those of nation states. Many TNCs are richer than nation states, which undermines the political sovereignty of those...
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Global Policy Forum: Inequality of Wealth

For Students 9th - 10th
Inequality of wealth in both the U.S. and world is a controversial topic. This site from the Global Policy Forum contains a series of articles that address this topic. Great for student research.
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The Nevada Index

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This online "Reference Desk" provides links to libraries, newspapers, people, grants, maps, magazines, and a wealth of other state and national resources.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Taming the Octopus: Social Policy: Social Darwinism vs. Social Gospel

For Students 9th - 10th
Two Protestant clergymen discuss the morality of wealth: William Graham Sumner defends it and the practices that create it, while Walter Rauschenbusch questions its impact on society and calls for its Christianization.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Gila Monster

For Students 9th - 10th
This complete site presents a wealth of information in fact sheet format. In addition, find out how Native Americans viewed the Gila monster and how a component of its venom is being investigated as a possible drug to treat type-2 diabetes.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Earth First, 1960's

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent resource provided by Digital History contains a wealth of information on the environmental movement of the 1960s in America, as well as the rest of the century.
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Library of Congress

Loc: The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit from the Library of Congress explores black America's quest for equality from the early national period through the twentieth century. Exhibit contains a wealth of items including books, government documents, manuscripts,...
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National Library of Scotland

National Library of Scotland: Digital Archive: Robert Burns, 1759 96

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of information about the life and times of Robert Burns. Learn about his family, every stage of his life, legacy, and more.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Van Valen's Gold Rush Journey

For Students 9th - 10th
In this superb interactive exhibition, students explore primary resources and learn about the reasons people left their homes to search for wealth during the California Gold Rush. Van Valen, along with four other men, set out in 1849 to...
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The Tennessee Geographic Alliance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In addition to the usual information about the organization, classroom teachers will find a wealth of information here: among them, a state atlas that features agricultural, political, economic, and population & cultural, physical...
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The Tennessee Geographic Alliance

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to the usual information about the organization, classroom teachers will find a wealth of information here: among them, a state atlas that features agricultural, political, economic, and population & cultural, physical...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Freedom's Story: The Civil Rights Movement: 1968 2008

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent essay from the National Humanities Center that explores the civil rights movement after the groundbreaking legislation in the 1960s. It looks at how the civil rights movement has transitioned in the last part of the 20th and...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Aggregate Demand

For Students 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and graphs related to aggregate demand (AD). Topics include the wealth effect, the interest rate effect, and the exchange rate effect, as well as the...
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McMaster University

Mc Master University: Adam Smith Biographical Sketch

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from McMaster University has background information on Adam Smith. The article is provided by James Anson Farrer, and the information is very in-depth and lengthy, broken into different chapters. (Published 1881)
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Montana Tribes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A superb website with a wealth of information on native tribes in Montana. The site has an extensive digital archives with hundreds of videos, all categorized by Essential Understandings. There are lesson plans, historical and current...
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Population Connection

Population Connection

For Students 9th - 10th
Population Connection, a grassroots organization concerned about overpopulation and its affect on the quality of life, provides a wealth of materials about human population. Resources include world population fact sheets, factoids,...