Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating the Long Meadow Lake Unit of Valley Nat'l Wildlife Refuge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This is a field investigation at the Bass Ponds Trailhead area in the MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge in which students will collect data in the field and samples to test back in the classroom. Students will try to elicit the...
Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service

For Students 9th - 10th
Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: Unit: Period 8: 1945 1980 Unit Test

For Students 9th - 10th
A thirteen question unit test over US history between 1945-1980.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1844 1877: Unit Test

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this ten-question unit test over the period of 1844-1877 in US history.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: Unit Test

For Students 9th - 10th
A twelve question unit test over US history between 1800 and 1848.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: Unit Test

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this eleven question unit test over US history during the period of 1754 and 1800.
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: United States History Map: The Nation Expands

For Students 9th - 10th
After examining a map showing the expansion of the United States, click to read about each addition to the country and see where that addition is. Play Expansion Concentration to test your skills.
Handout
Other

National Math + Science Initiative: Vocabulary Study: Julius Caesar [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson unit covers vocabulary used in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Includes list of fifty SAT words with an accompanying glossary and references to the play, grouped under each act. This is followed by a fill-in-the-blank activity...
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

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.
Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Article Vi: Oath of Office

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the words in the U.S. Constitution, Article VI, concerning the oath of office. Link to a Supreme Court case which tested the interpretation of this article, McCullock v. Maryland, to view the decisions of the Justices.
Graphic
Curated OER

The First Atomic Bomb Explodes at Trinity Test Site July 16, 1945.

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn the history of the controversial creation of the atomic bomb in the United States. Sound clips from National Public Radio and a photo gallery help to give you a first hand experience of the making of the atomic bomb.