Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Central Banking in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay gives a background to understand the controversy surrounding the creation of a central bank in the United States.
Article
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Second Bank of the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the structure and powers of the Second Bank of the United States.
Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: The Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
The first three pages of this extensive essay on the railroad in United States history focuses on the early railroad and the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
Website
Other

U.s. Centennial of Flight Commission: The u.s. Aircraft Industry During Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
A good essay on the development of the airline industry in the United States as a result of World War I. Many companies worked on airplane design, but few survived after the war.
Activity
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Nieuw Amsterdam

For Students 9th - 10th
This site lists the reasons why the Dutch trading companies were slower in colonization than the other New World countries.
Handout
US Senate

Historic Minute Essays: Senate Investigates the Teapot Dome Scandal

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the United States Senate provides an article on the investigation into the Teapot Dome Scandal and its findings. The information is somewhat brief, but factual, and worth checking out on the subject.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Machine: Airplane

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How to Make Something Simple, Hard

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners will have completed a unit of forces and motion prior to the current unit of study on simple machines (lever, inclined plane, screw, wedge, pulley, wheel and axle). Students will review the functions and examples of simple...