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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Esc 20: How Did Texas Grow One City at a Time? Case Study: Dallas [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An examination of the factors that led to the urbanization of Dallas, Texas, and the impact of the resulting changes.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas in Transition: Railroads, Oil, and the Rise of Urban Texas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A collection of lesson plans that explore the changes that have taken place in Texas as a result of the railroad and oil industries. There are case studies of the impact of urbanization on six Texas cities, as well as online exhibits on...
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide, Period 6: 1865 1898

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] AP U.S. History study guide on the social, cultural, economic and political changes that occurred during the period of American expansion, industrialization, and urban migration, 1865-1898. Learning...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Animal Studies [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
"Animal Studies" is a one page, non-fiction, reading passage about studying the behaviors of animals including the sawfly and the poppy-bee. They learn about animals by observing them. It is followed by constructed-response questions...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Animal Studies [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th
"Animal Studies" is a one page, non-fiction, reading passage about scientists learning about animal behaviors by observing them. They discuss the sawfly and poppy-bees specifically. It is followed by constructed-response questions which...
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Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies

Orb for Medieval Studies: Crusades

For Students 9th - 10th
This online reference book for medieval studies shares the speech of Pope Urban II and in-depth information about the Crusades.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Jakarta: Case Study of Ledc City

For Students 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart looking at the development of Jakarta as an LEDC city providing photo images as well as an urban development model.
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PBS

Pbs: p.o.v. Flag Wars (Economic Competition Between Two Social Classes)

For Students 9th - 10th
A case study in different points of view about the process of gentrification. Explore what happens when new residents move into an older African-American neighborhood. Where realtors and buyers see run-down homes in need of...
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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Foothill Settlement and Urban Planning at Copan (2000)

For Students 9th - 10th
Preliminary study found indications of human offering.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Classify Facts and Opinions [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Students will find three lessons about facts and opinions in this learning module. The following topics are linked in the module: contrast and evaluate fact and opinion; classify facts and opinions; and locate and classify facts.
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US Department of Agriculture

Nrcs: Helping People Understand Soils

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive resource for the study of soil regions. Special information for teachers and students include soil facts, resources, state soils, urban soil issues, state of the land, and more. Be sure to click on their special...
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US Census Bureau

Census 2000 Briefs

For Students 9th - 10th
A page of a number of news briefs from the U.S. Census Bureau discussing Census 2000 results in population, race, housing, and much more. A nice source when studying American diversity.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Children's Guide: The Art of Romare Bearden [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A colorful, printable packet, from the National Gallery of Art, for students studying the work of Romare Bearden. Includes images of his work, including his well-known collages. Investigates all the important aspects of Bearden's work:...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Jane Jacobs

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Jane Jacobs, an activist who worked to save the neighborhoods of New York City in this video segment from New York Voices. [5:38]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Maya Lin

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment from New York Voices features Chinese American architect Maya Lin.
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Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: Transportation 2: The Subway

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery item, the Subway.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Change in Early 20th Century America: Doing the Decades

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This unit provides a flexible investigative structure for the study of selected themes in U.S. history and culture using the American Memory collections and related resources. Core goals are the development of relationships between...
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Rice University

Rice University: Focus on Your Community

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A resource page for teachers and students with lesson plans and varied resources to study your local community.
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Library of Congress

Loc: How Transportation Transformed America: Going to Market

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This project investigates and examines the impact transportation has had on peoples' lives. We chose to compare and contrast the turn of the centuries. This lesson introduces primary documents, specifically visuals. We intend for this...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Animals Past and Present

For Students 9th - 10th
In English and Spanish this site deals with animal life in Illinois past and present. With sections on dinosaurs, animals in Illinois 65 million years ago, animals in Illinois 10 million years ago, and animals in Illinois today, this is...
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Dimensions

For Students 9th - 10th
The College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan publishes a student-produced journal of architecture titled "Dimensions." Aimed at showcasing the best student work and at increasing the quality of the...
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Other

Tenant Net: How the Other Half Lives

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a hypertext reproduction of the full text (with illustrations) of the original 1890 edition of Jacob Riis's classic work on the living conditions of New York's poor immigrants, "How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Electrifying America

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection of primary sources explores the introduction of electric power to the United States.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The New Woman

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection uses primary sources to explore the New Woman ideal.

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