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PBS

Pbs: Face Off: United States Foreign Policy With n.korea

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan that shows the relationship between the United States and North Korea. It has the students answer questions about what they believe the US and North Korea should do to ease tensions between the two countries. The lesson...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: United States Mexico Borderlands

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great site that talks about changes in the U.S.-Mexico border. It also discusses the meaning of the border, the people that live there, and border regions. Click "next" at the bottom of the page for more information on the...
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Made From Media

Made From History: Was the 88th Congress' Racial Split Regional or Partisan?

For Students 9th - 10th
Several infographics illustrate the racial distribution of the 88th United States Congress from the 1960s.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Ecological Regions of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
A helpful map of North America which color codes its 15 ecological regions. Click on the different regions for a brief description of the area.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Urban and Regional Planners

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a complete description of the career of urban planner. It includes the nature of the work, training and education, employment outlook and wages.
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: African American Population Shifts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After completing this mini-unit, students will understand some of the economic, educational, and lifestyle reasons why African Americans have moved from one place in the United States to another.
Website
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Structure and Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, this pamphlet describes the roles of the Federal Reserve System's Board of Governors, 12 regional banks, and Federal Open Market Committee in fostering a sound economy.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Gardelegen

For Students 9th - 10th
Article about the massacre of concentration camp prisoners at the end of a "death march" in the Gardelegen region of Germany at the end of World War II.
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: North American Cultures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, students develop an understanding of the wide variety of traditions and cultural practices in the United States and North America.
Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Old South: Images and Realities

For Students 9th - 10th
First read the plantation legend about life in the South. The remainder of the article refutes the legend, explains the differences in many facets of the South, and emphasizes the importance of the Southern agricultural output to the...
Unit Plan
University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: Urbanization & Migration in the Developing World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson presents the scale of recent urbanization in different global regions and the diverse roles that migrants play in contributing to urbanization. The following graph, map, video, and news report provide a general overview of...
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Curated OER

Bureau of Land Management: Bureau of Land Management

For Students 9th - 10th
The BLM manages one in every 10 acres of land in the United States, and approximately 30 percent of the Nation's minerals. These lands and minerals are found in every state in the country and encompass forests, mountains, rangelands,...
Website
Other

New Madrid: Earthquakes of 1811 1812

For Students 9th - 10th
This very detailed description of the largest series of earthquakes in the United States tells what happened to the land and rivers as a result of the quakes. Read about the series of earthquakes that shook the region between December...
Article
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Made Clear: What Is Mid Atlantic Climate Change?

For Students 9th - 10th
Climate change is impacting every nation and continent on Earth- including the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Find out how.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Howard W. Odum

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Howard W. Odum, an American sociologist who was a specialist in the social problems of the southern United States and a pioneer of sociological education in the South. He worked to replace...
Article
Country Studies US

Country Studies: The Gulf War

For Students 9th - 10th
Almost as soon as the Cold War ended, another war began. The First Persian Gulf stemmed from the Iraqi invasion and occupation of Kuwait and the threat that posed to other Persian Gulf states and the countries throughout the world that...
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US Department of State

America.gov: Megalopolis

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent definition of a megalopolis. Begins with the creation of Megalopolis and delves into the dominant theme which is "Urban-ness." The "Changing Patterns in Megalopolis," are also discussed.

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